

Not surprising, given the time period and the inspiration. The asylum Griffin was sent to as well.Battle Couple: Pretty much all of the main couples.Badass Bookworm: Whyborne, and the librarians.Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: " was keeping me from my town, it was assaulting my friends, and thanks to it, my coat and vest were ruined along with my trousers.".Ascended Extra: Maggie starts out as a minor recurring character (usually in comedic appearances to highlight Whyborne's Clueless Chick-Magnet status), but gradually gets integrated into the main crew and even gets her own novella.Anguished Declaration of Love: Griffin starts to do this in Widdershins, but it quickly turns into an Aborted Declaration of Love.He also remains forever clumsy and goofy, with perpetually unfashionable, unruly hair. Adorkable: Whyborne becomes a sorcerer of no small reputation, feared and sought after.Whyborne and Griffin provides examples of the following tropes: All the while Whyborne finds himself hopelessly falling for the charming detective. When Griffin asks for Whyborne's help translating a mysterious book, they soon find themselves drawn into a world of magic, cults, and monsters. Ex-Pinkerton turned private investigator Griffin Flaherty has moved to the small coastal city of Widdershins to escape his past and start a new life. Percival Endicott Whyborne keeps to himself and his dead languages, ruthlessly supressing his attraction to men after the loss of his first love. Hawk set during the Victorian era in the fictional town of Widdershins, Massachusetts. An Lovecraft-inspired paranormal romance series by Jordan L.
