List Containing Books Blackout (Cal Leandros #6)
| Title | : | Blackout (Cal Leandros #6) |
| Author | : | Rob Thurman |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2011 by Ace Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Fiction. Vampires |
Rob Thurman
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 4.14 | 4272 Users | 209 Reviews
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Loved, loved, loved. Thurman has done a lovely twist on the old amnesia device, successfully re-inventing Cal and writing a riveting book. While technically it could be a stand-alone book, it's genius is in the setting of the series and character development. The sarcasm is much less dark and self-flagellating and closer to genuine playfulness--more than once I giggled with Cal's lines like "Sun in the sky, bacon in the skillet, and a cell phone for everyone past the first stage of mitosis." Then there was Miss Terrwyn saying, "You have a mouth on you, don't you? I was thinking you were the quiet sort, but maybe I was only thinking you should be the quiet sort." And Cal's boast of confidence, "While I might have the haircut of a sheepdog, I was one badass mother-effing sheepdog." Or during a fight with a pack of spiders: "The other one fell but dragged itself behind the refrigerator. Wasn't that always the way? Off to the ultimate spider sanctuary." The section with the mummified cats (view spoiler)[ in Robin's house was merited a laugh out loud--"Salome perched on top of that giant refrigerator with dimly glowing eyes crossed in pleasure... It was only right. Every power-mad villain merited minions." (hide spoiler)] It was been torture to put it down so I could do those annoying things like go to work and sleep. The writing has flashes of beauty that I don't often see in the Leandros series, perhaps because it is so preoccupied with the darkness in Cal's life. Cal's re-introduction to Promise deserves mention: "she was more of a marble statue under a cascade of moonlight, smelling like flowers and ivy--the glory of a weeping graveyard angel." I found the plot engrossing and still somewhat unpredictable, even as we knew it would revolve around the returning memories. Cal's memories started to return in fragments (view spoiler)[ but had the surprise of them receding again, both for organic and inorganic reasons. (hide spoiler)] Much better development than the stately pace or sudden return amnesia artifice. Perhaps my only complain is that even on re-read, I'm still not sure about the gestalt moment when Cal pieced together (view spoiler)[ Niko's role in his memory impairment. It seems like a eureka! sort of moment that deserves more reflection, but instead we get cagey hints that Cal has realized something but needs to check it out. That coyness was inappropriate for such high-quality character development (hide spoiler)]. Warning, my star rating is entirely in context of the series--until Roadkill, I've been feeling like I was losing interest in the series. Roadkill gave it a new spark and Blackout set off fireworks.Point Books In Favor Of Blackout (Cal Leandros #6)
| Original Title: | Blackout |
| ISBN: | 0451463862 (ISBN13: 9780451463869) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.robthurman.net |
| Series: | Cal Leandros #6 |
Rating Containing Books Blackout (Cal Leandros #6)
Ratings: 4.14 From 4272 Users | 209 ReviewsAppraise Containing Books Blackout (Cal Leandros #6)
There really hasn't been a paranormal series that I have enjoyed as much Rob Thurman's Cal Leandros series. I can be a harsh critic of urban fantasy because the genre has already defined itself with a series of clichés including snarky protagonists and monsters that induce romantic fantasies rather than nightmares. But Thurman's series about half-Auphe Cal and his human brother Niko worked for me because Cal had good reason to snark and the inventiveness of the series brought a freshness to a
I really enjoyed this book. It was really nice to see a Cal who was still badass and not constantly full of self loathing. (view spoiler)[It couldn't last, of course. I knew it couldn't last as soon as it happened. But it was really nice. I'm not entirely sure I buy that it couldn't last (I knew it wouldn't because fans might complain) but for practical reasons I'm not sure the reversion was necessary. He could still be a good guy and do what needs to be done.I wish his reversion hadn't been
You can see the following review also here: http://loveandlivetoread.wordpress.co...After reading Roadkill I thought that I wouldnt love another book from this series as much as I loved that one. I am glad I was wrong. Blackout was a great book for many reasons. I was expecting a different kind of book. I thought that we were going to see Cals internal battle and after that his dark powers coming to life. What I actually see? A better understanding and acceptance of himself.Cal wakes up with
Ugh, why did she have to get rid of new!Cal. I hate regular Cal. He's all darkn'edgy. That's not characterisation. It's just lazy.
IMHO probably the best Cal/Niko book yet. Maybe because I just finished it. I think maybe he should have dubbed the cat Serpico tho. Spartacus is just too Smart Ass. Though there was an edited Cal pic on Robyn's Facebook page with the gingham apron-hilarious.
After Roadkill, I really thought that Thurman's latest installment of the Cal Leandros series would be about Cal and his increasing battle (which worries me, as he seems to be losing) with his Auphe half. Instead, Blackout opens with Cal on a beach in South Carolina, with no memory and surrounded by really big, really dead spiders. The rest of the story follows the amnesiac Cal and, eventually, Niko and Robin as Cal tries to recover his memories and the trio tries to stop a killer who targets
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