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Roadkill (2010)

by Rob Thurman(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0451463196 (ISBN13: 9780451463197)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Roc

series

Cal Leandros

review 1: A few books back, half-human Cal and his brother Niko had dealings with an ancient Rom woman--dealings that almost lead to Niko's death. Now the old crone is back, this time with a job offer. Someone has stolen a coffin from her clan, and this isn't just any coffin. It contains Suyolak, the Rom who once-upon-a-time unleashed the Black Plague for kicks. Suyolak is a healer turned anti-healer. Cal and Niko reach out to their old healer friend, Rafferty, who has problems of his own--a werewolf cousin who is stuck as a wolf. Together they take to the American highway to stop Suyolak from popping free.[return][return]My feelings on this book are mixed. On one hand, I love the concept of Suyolak. I love writing healer characters, so it was fun to see how Thurman handled their po... morewers. She also had a gift for pulling out very obscure, nasty creatures from mythology and bringing them to life in horrid detail. Reading these books can be educational. The action stays consistent, too.[return][return]Then there's the bad stuff. Rafferty and Catcher had larger roles in this book, with some chapters from Catcher's point of view (which made his ending far too predictable). The problem is that too many characters sounded the same. They were almost all male, bitter, profane, and unnaturally-witty at all times. As it is, Cal can be a bit too whiny and rambling, but here it felt like overkill with so many characters alike. Even Robin Goodfellow, the perpetually horny puck, was whinier in this book as he attempted monogamy. I also missed the balancing presence of Promise, Niko's girlfriend, who was omitted despite how their relationship was supposedly mended.[return][return]I'll still continue with the series when the next book is released in March, but I hope it remedies some of the narrative problems.
review 2: As they say if you like supernatural, you'll also like cal leandros series. Full of brotherly angst. Roadkill is the 5th book of the series and probably one of the better books in the series. Its action packed and suyolak is one hell of an antagonist. As always my only problem with the cal leandros series is the first person point of view. I would have preferred that Rob Thurman did the 3rd person point of view so that we will be able to know the character better. We see the story only in Cal's point of view and he definitely is suffering from big brother heroworship, i could tell i suffered from that almost my whole life. LOL. Anyway just the same roadkill is one hell of a book full of action and humor and i'd definitely recommend this for those who want a rolliking good read. less

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