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"Evie’s always thought of herself as a [[I Just Want to Be Normal|normal teenager]], even though she works for the [[Government Agency of Fiction|International Paranormal Containment Agency]], her ex-boyfriend is a [[The Fair Folk|faerie]], she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals’ glamours.
"Evie’s always thought of herself as a [[I Just Want to Be Normal|normal teenager]], even though she works for the [[Government Agency of Fiction|International Paranormal Containment Agency]], her ex-boyfriend is a [[The Fair Folk|faerie]], she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals’ glamours.
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So much for normal." -- Amazon
So much for normal." -- Amazon


In the sequel ''Supernaturally'', Evie finds that normal life is boring after her exciting life at the IPCA as well as finding herself in yet another Faerie plot.
In the sequel ''[[Supernaturally]]'', Evie finds that normal life is boring after her exciting life at the IPCA as well as finding herself in yet another Faerie plot.


What happens when [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] has a baby with [[The X Files|The "X" Files]]? Paranormalcy.
What happens when ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' has a baby with ''[[The X-Files]]''? ''[[Paranormalcy]]''.


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=== These books provides examples of: ===
* [[Action Girl]]: Evie is this.
* [[Action Girl]]: Evie is this.
* [[Adults Are Useless]]: Despite lodging tonnes of complaints to her supervisor, Evie still isn't believed when she says Reth is stalking her and is refused another faerie. {{spoiler|Until he gives her a burn on her arm, in front of a prisoner and said supervisor...}}
* [[Adults Are Useless]]: Despite lodging tonnes of complaints to her supervisor, Evie still isn't believed when she says Reth is stalking her and is refused another faerie. {{spoiler|Until he gives her a burn on her arm, in front of a prisoner and said supervisor...}}
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* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Lend. {{spoiler|And Evie.}}
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Lend. {{spoiler|And Evie.}}
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Evie and Lish. {{spoiler|Before she dies, anyway.}}
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Evie and Lish. {{spoiler|Before she dies, anyway.}}
* [[Human Mom Nonhuman Dad]]: Inverted for Lend. {{spoiler|Played straight for Evie, whose father is a Seelie Faerie.}}
* [[Human Mom, Nonhuman Dad]]: Inverted for Lend. {{spoiler|Played straight for Evie, whose father is a Seelie Faerie.}}
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: Evie's dream life involves lockers and drama.
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: Evie's dream life involves lockers and drama.
** Justified since she's lived in IPCA her whole life with hardly anyone to talk to.
** Justified since she's lived in IPCA her whole life with hardly anyone to talk to.
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* [[Pink Means Feminine]]
* [[Pink Means Feminine]]
* [[Portal Door]]: The faeries use this to get around.
* [[Portal Door]]: The faeries use this to get around.
* {{spoiler|[[Red Eyes Take Warning]]: Fehl, she's Unseelie.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Fehl, she's Unseelie.}}
* [[Sadistic Choice]]: {{spoiler|Reth instigates this when he forces Evie to make him change his name or he'll kill Lend. She saves Lend.}}
* [[Sadistic Choice]]: {{spoiler|Reth instigates this when he forces Evie to make him change his name or he'll kill Lend. She saves Lend.}}
* [[Shapeshifter Default Form]]: Lend's default form is a teenage/young adult male.
* [[Shapeshifter Default Form]]: Lend's default form is a teenage/young adult male.
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: Reth. Just, Reth. {{spoiler|Though it is revealed he had a "good" (read: 'by faerie standards') reason}}.
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Reth. Just, Reth. {{spoiler|Though it is revealed he had a "good" (read: 'by faerie standards') reason}}.
* [[Talking in Your Dreams]]: Evie with Vivian in book one. {{spoiler|Continues with a more friendly tone in book two even though [[Dead Person Conversation|Vivian is now permanently comatose.]] }}
* [[Talking in Your Dreams]]: Evie with Vivian in book one. {{spoiler|Continues with a more friendly tone in book two even though [[Dead Person Conversation|Vivian is now permanently comatose.]] }}
* [[Tempting Fate]]: 'Tonight is perfect': {{spoiler|at the prom. One page before Reth kidnaps Evie. For the second time.}}
* [[Tempting Fate]]: 'Tonight is perfect': {{spoiler|at the prom. One page before Reth kidnaps Evie. For the second time.}}
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[[Category:Young Adult Literature]]
[[Category:Young Adult Literature]]
[[Category:Paranormalcy]]
[[Category:Paranormalcy]]
[[Category:Trope]]
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Latest revision as of 14:01, 7 March 2020

"Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals’ glamours.

But Evie’s about to realize that she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.

So much for normal." -- Amazon

In the sequel Supernaturally, Evie finds that normal life is boring after her exciting life at the IPCA as well as finding herself in yet another Faerie plot.

What happens when Buffy the Vampire Slayer has a baby with The X-Files? Paranormalcy.

Tropes used in Paranormalcy include: