Adventures of a Demon Hunting Soccer Mom: Difference between revisions

Content added Content deleted
VisualWikitext
m (Dai-Guard moved page Adventures of a Demon Hunting Soccer Mom (Literature) to Adventures of a Demon Hunting Soccer Mom over redirect: Remove TVT Namespaces from title)
m (Mass update links)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{work}}
{{work}}
During her youth, Kate was a [[Badass|badass]] demon hunter. She was [[Conveniently an Orphan|an orphan]] who was taken in by agents of the Vatican and trained to fight [[Our Demons Are Different|demons]] when they come to our dimension with their evil schemes.
During her youth, Kate was a [[badass]] demon hunter. She was [[Conveniently an Orphan|an orphan]] who was taken in by agents of the Vatican and trained to fight [[Our Demons Are Different|demons]] when they come to our dimension with their evil schemes.


But eventually she met Eric, her true love, and after years of being a [[Battle Couple]], they decided to retire, marry, and pursue a normal life.
But eventually she met Eric, her true love, and after years of being a [[Battle Couple]], they decided to retire, marry, and pursue a normal life.
Line 8: Line 8:
Kate's now on her second husband due to Eric's sudden but tragic death. She has daughter Allie, just about to turn fourteen, and son Timmy, aged two. And her past [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]] type lifestyle is about to come home to roost. Can a mom with two kids and a bunch of housewife responsibilities keep Santa Diablo safe from demonkind's evil machinations?
Kate's now on her second husband due to Eric's sudden but tragic death. She has daughter Allie, just about to turn fourteen, and son Timmy, aged two. And her past [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]] type lifestyle is about to come home to roost. Can a mom with two kids and a bunch of housewife responsibilities keep Santa Diablo safe from demonkind's evil machinations?


That's the question Julie Kenner's [[Adventures of a Demon Hunting Soccer Mom (Literature)|Adventures of a Demon Hunting Soccer Mom]] answers, often hilariously.
That's the question Julie Kenner's [[Adventures of a Demon Hunting Soccer Mom]] answers, often hilariously.


So far, the series consists of:
So far, the series consists of:
Line 53: Line 53:
* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]: Nadia.
* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]: Nadia.
* [[Honorary Uncle]]: Grandfather, actually, in the person of Eddie {{spoiler|though Kate has allowed the family to believe there's a blood connection through Eric, Eddie is just another hunter}}.
* [[Honorary Uncle]]: Grandfather, actually, in the person of Eddie {{spoiler|though Kate has allowed the family to believe there's a blood connection through Eric, Eddie is just another hunter}}.
* [[Hot Mom]]: Considering the comparisons to [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy]]...
* [[Hot Mom]]: Considering the comparisons to [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]...
* [[Housewife]]: Kate was one happily before demons came to town. Now she juggles housewifery with demon hunting.
* [[Housewife]]: Kate was one happily before demons came to town. Now she juggles housewifery with demon hunting.
* [[Improvised Weapon]]: Kate tends to wear barettes with metal clasps; good for stabbing demon possessed humans in the eye.
* [[Improvised Weapon]]: Kate tends to wear barettes with metal clasps; good for stabbing demon possessed humans in the eye.
Line 62: Line 62:
* [[Make It Look Like an Accident]]: Since the world at large doesn't know about or believe in demons, Kate has to do this to avoid going to jail for murder when she takes out a demon.
* [[Make It Look Like an Accident]]: Since the world at large doesn't know about or believe in demons, Kate has to do this to avoid going to jail for murder when she takes out a demon.
* [[Mama Bear]]: Kate, natch.
* [[Mama Bear]]: Kate, natch.
* [[Married to The Job]]: Stuart has a bit of this problem. And so does Kate.
* [[Married to the Job]]: Stuart has a bit of this problem. And so does Kate.
* [[Muggles]]: Stuart, Laura's husband, their daughters, and pretty much everybody but the Forza Scura, the reason Kate lies and the reason she has to [[Make It Look Like an Accident]] or self defense when she kills a demon.
* [[Muggles]]: Stuart, Laura's husband, their daughters, and pretty much everybody but the Forza Scura, the reason Kate lies and the reason she has to [[Make It Look Like an Accident]] or self defense when she kills a demon.
* [[Muggle Best Friend]]: Laura
* [[Muggle Best Friend]]: Laura
Line 81: Line 81:
* [[Stood Up]]: The captain of the surf team does this to Allie in ''California Demon''.
* [[Stood Up]]: The captain of the surf team does this to Allie in ''California Demon''.
* [[Sword Cane]]: David's cane has a sword in it.
* [[Sword Cane]]: David's cane has a sword in it.
* [[Tampering With Food and Drink]]: Kate slips some holy water into the glass of a man she suspects to be demon possessed in ''Deja Demon''.
* [[Tampering with Food and Drink]]: Kate slips some holy water into the glass of a man she suspects to be demon possessed in ''Deja Demon''.
* [[Tell Me About My Father]]: Allie, since Eric was her father, not Stuart, and it's been years since his death.
* [[Tell Me About My Father]]: Allie, since Eric was her father, not Stuart, and it's been years since his death.
* [[Theme Naming]]: All the book titles are [[Punny Name|PunnyNames]] that cross over [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]].
* [[Theme Naming]]: All the book titles are [[Punny Name|PunnyNames]] that cross over [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]].
* [[The Vamp]]: Nadia again.
* [[The Vamp]]: Nadia again.
* [[With This Ring]]: Kate and Laura have conversations about Kate's fidelity and whether she's ever taken her wedding ring off since marrying Stuart.
* [[With This Ring]]: Kate and Laura have conversations about Kate's fidelity and whether she's ever taken her wedding ring off since marrying Stuart.
Retrieved from "https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Adventures_of_a_Demon_Hunting_Soccer_Mom"