"A roaring rollercoaster of a read...[it'll] take your breath away." -- Simon R. GreenAbout the AuthorRob, short for Robyn (yes, he is really a she) Thurman lives in Indiana, land of rolling hills and cows, deer, and wild turkeys. Many, many turkeys. She is also the author of the Cal Leandros Series: Nightlife, Moonshine, Madhouse, and Deathwish; has a story in the anthology Wolfsbane and Mistletoe; and is the author of Trick of the Light, the first book in the Trickster series.Besides wild, ravenous turkeys, she has a dog (if you dont have a dog, how do you live?)one hundred pounds of Siberian husky. He looks like a wolf, has paws the size of a persons hand, ice blue eyes, teeth out of a Godzilla movies, and the ferocious habit of hiding under the kitchen table and peeing on himself when strangers come by. Fortunately, she has another dog that is a little more invested in keeping the food source alive. By the way, the dogs were adopted from shelters. They were fully grown, already housetrained, and grateful as hell. Think about it next time youre looking for a Rover or Fluffy. For updates, teasers, deleted scenes, and various other extras, visit Rob Thurman's website and her LiveJournal. how do you find the genre of a book Roadkill (Cal Leandros)
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I think the author has good ideas and a nice story and allBy lily709Eventhough this is, I believe, the third book in the series, it was the first one I read, mainly because the others weren't available to kindle. So, having said that, I will not be reading further books from this series. I think the author has good ideas and a nice story and all, but it just tries too hard to be funny. I love my characters to be snarky and sarcastic and even sometimes a bit mens. I don't mind that, but it gets super annoying when in every single paragraph there has to be a funny comment. Just stop, that's trying way too hard. When the funny/sarcastic / witty comments keep slowing the story down, it is just over the top. Seriously, I just couldn't stand it. We don't have to be hit in the head over and over again to understand that they're smart and sassy, etc. For that reason alone I was happy when I finished the book and will not buy any more.9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. 4.5 stars, it's getting dark out here...By JmaynardHmmm...Thurman definitely ended this with a very dark edge. And that is saying something considering the villains Cal and Niko have faced, including their own issues. The novel begins more or less like usual: the guys take a case with a near-indestructible enemy, and learn that the Kin know about Cal and Delilah. Promise skips this mission, but since the enemy is an anti-healer, they need a healer to help combat him. I was glad to see the werewolf cousins, Rafferty and Catcher, return. Their story has been a loose thread since the beginning. I wanted to know why Catcher is stuck as a wolf, and why Rafferty feels responsible - and we do. And it's pretty damn clever to boot.In Deathwish (Cal Leandros, Book 4), Thurman shook up the format by having Niko alternate with Cal as narrator. She does so again here, only this time Catcher alternates with Cal to tell the tale. I'm split over this. On the one hand, I like seeing Cal's actions through others' eyes. Especially since Catcher doesn't love Cal like Niko does, so he's more objective. And able to see the slow changes in Cal that Niko can't or won't see as the plot moves along. On the other hand, this shifted the dynamic of the story making this as much about Catcher and Rafferty as about Cal. With the Auphe gone, readers might've expected Cal and Niko to "go forth and be supernatural protectors of the realm." Instead, Thurman throws a curveball by introducing a very dark thread for Cal when unexpected side-effects to gating start to manifest. I'm not sure I like this theme, since I can't see how it can be resolved with my favorite anti-hero still intact. Thankfully, I have faith in the author! It does add a new dimension to the brothers relationship as we see just how far Niko will go to protect his brother, even from himself.In direct contrast to the dark storyline, Thurman keeps the black humor rolling. Cal's famous sarcasm is as sharp as ever, and his thoughts about sex, now that he's getting some, are frequent and hilarious. Niko wastes no time cuffing him on the back of the head when he requires it either. Goodfellow, while not adding anything to the plot or story (which was somewhat disappointing), does add laughs as he wrestles with, oh the horror, monogamy! The ending was an action-packed, exciting battle where all plot threads converge to one showdown.Overall, though the pacing of the book wasn't as tight as the previous books (mainly because they spent so much time chasing the enemy across country so we could have therapy time), the plot was well done, the ending spectacular and the characters true to form. I can't wait for the next book.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. another enjoyable book in this seriesBy nekojitaI was happy to see that Rob Thurman was continuing with the Cal Leandros series, having thought that the fourth book wrapped up things and that she was moving on with the Trickster series. There's a bit of a new direction here, Cal and Niko have resolved some 'family' issues, but still have their business dealing with monsters to attend to and the responsibilities of the relationships they've built up over the last few years.The greatest strength of this series has been those relationships - of Cal and Niko specifically, but also of the bond they form with Robin and various friends, almost against their will. The way that once they let someone in close they'll be there for each other to the end, the wonderful banter, the give and take. It's great to sit back and read the scenes between Cal and Robin as they snipe away at each other, the affection and one upmanship, the way Cal always looks up to Niko and how Niko always looks out for Cal but never looks down on him. Whether they're lounging around or fighting, the dialogue is usually fun and the scenes interesting and easy to follow. The mythology of the world is interesting as well and among the more unique out there.The thought of a healer who destroys instead of making things better is a nice take on things, and it was good to see the Kin character Delilah along for the ride. I think of her as the strongest female character in the series, doing what she has to do to get what she wants in a sense of simplicity. It's nice to see characters like her and Rafferty who are not evil, just true to their natures, who can be grumpy or out for themselves and not the bad guys.There's more of an exploration of Cal's Auphe self in here, which in one sense is a progression for the series. For all of Cal's insistence that he's a monster, it's good to see more of that side of him emerge. One of my main complaints about the book is the treatment of his ability to gate - not to give too much away, but at times it seems that this ability comes and goes based on plot needs. Another complaint is too many characters seemed obsessed with sex in this volume. I expect that from Robin, but at point I was hoping that the road trip would stop by Las Vegas for a few hours so the boys could see to their needs being met just to stop reading about all the blue ball syndrome.It would also have been nice to have a Niko point of view chapter, considering the changes happening to Cal in this volume. Hopefully we'll get that in the next one. Minor complaints aside, I think Roadkill is one of the stronger books in the series and sets things up for some interesting plotlines in the future. I look forward to Cal's evolution in the future, how things are going to be for him and Delilah as well as him and Niko, and the impact to Robin's love life.