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Madhouse (Cal Leandros #3)

by Rob Thurman (Goodreads Author)

4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 · rating details · 2,614 ratings · 146 reviews

Half-human Cal Leandros and his brother, Niko, aren't exactly prospering with their preternatural detective agency. Who could have guessed that business could dry up in New York City, where vampires, trolls, and other creepy crawlies are all over the place? But now there's a new arrival in the Big Apple. A malevolent evil with ancient powers is picking off humans like shee...more

Mass Market Paperback, 337 pages

Published February 26th 2008 by Roc

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Mar 21, 2012 Carol rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Simon Green fans, UF fans

Shelves: my-library, urban-fantasy, male-lead, re-read

Another dark entry into the Leandros series, this time focusing on the pursuit of mass murderer Sawney Beane the Redcap, and on the mysterious attempts to assassinate Robin Goodfellow. Cal is less despair-ridden and more sardonic, which is a welcome relief in an overall grim story. I know the wisecracking narrator can be overdone, especially in the UF genre, but it seems appropriate here. This is Cal talking, the one who's been kidnapped, had his personality damaged, been trained to violence and...more Another dark entry into the Leandros series, this time focusing on the pursuit of mass murderer Sawney Beane the Redcap, and on the mysterious attempts to assassinate Robin Goodfellow. Cal is less despair-ridden and more sardonic, which is a welcome relief in an overall grim story. I know the wisecracking narrator can be overdone, especially in the UF genre, but it seems appropriate here. This is Cal talking, the one who's been kidnapped, had his personality damaged, been trained to violence and known no loving connections but Niko. His flippancy is part of a picture of emotional damage and distance, and one of the enjoyable developments in Madhouse comes when he realizes the extent to which his inner circle has broadened and his emotional risks have increased. Even though the books are action-oriented, there is quite a bit of emotional development as well. In fact, there will be a... hug.

As usual, the brother relationship is well done, with moments of being swatted upside the head standing in for pats on the back, and threats of violent training replacing kudos. School of hard knocks gone exponential. Although tracking down Sawney is what drives the story, it's the side characters that kept me interested. We witness complicated interactions between Ishiah the peri and Robin; Promise the vampire assists them with their search; Delilah the wolf gets involved in the search for fun and money. Hints abound at their own complicated pasts; all are fascinating additions to the cast. Thurman's mythology and monsters are always interesting as well, and we meet another boggle, and her almost endearing brood, a pack of spider-women and a Valkyrie among others. I thought Thurman did a beautiful job of developing complexity in her depiction of a boggle, one of the monsters. In a more uplifting development, Cal (view spoiler) "She may--may try to eat you afterward, but it's rare... Only if she she finds you very, very charming, and with your personality, I think we know what the odds are on that."

Overall, it's a bloody story--how could anything centering on a mass murderer not be?--with too many descriptions of mutilated bodies and eviscerations to be a truly great book for me. People who aren't bothered by horror will likely be untroubled by it.(less)

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Feb 25, 2008 Schnaucl rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, owned, read_2008, urban_fantasy, february, glbt, series

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I enjoyed it. Thurman's writing continued to improve.

I really like what she did with Goodfellow. It goes a long way toward explaining why he is the way he is. And I love the idea that his crush on Niko is just a substitution for his feelings for another man. I'd love to know more about his history with the man in question.

I kind of hope this is the last we see of George. I doubt it, but I can hope. She always seemed ridiculously young to me and...more

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Feb 21, 2008 Rachel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, supernatural

OMG I love these books... I can't wait for the next one! Madhouse was just as angsty and melodramatic as the previous two in the series, but the edge of self-aware irony elevates it from goth to highly entertaining. This series is much like Joan Vinge's Catspaw meets S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders, with all the demons of hell thrown in. Big grin. :D

This book, being the third in the series, was more about character development and trying some new directions -- the overarching plot doesn't advance s...more

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May 08, 2012 Kelly Maybedog Hawkins rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: what-modern-fantasy, why-favorite-series, why-favorite-authors, why-favorites, what-male-protagonist

Damn Rob Thurman. She is responsible for many of my lost hours of sleep in the past couple of weeks alone. She writes well and knows when to stop a chapter so you have to keep reading the next one. Her characters are engaging and tug on my emotions even if they’re a bit unrealistic. There’s action and drama and the story moves along at a brisk pace, there is lots of bloodshed and characters on the verge of death. (I admit, I have very emotionally juvenile tastes in that arena.) She even shares a...more

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Feb 19, 2008 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Third book in the series of Cal and Niko, two brothers in NYC that run a underground supernatural detective agency of a sort, with reluctant help from Goodfellow, a Puck of ancient age and a murky past.

As always, the book opens with a bang - in the first 60 pages, they meet a host of grandmothery spider creatures, a demon chicken, and discover that Scottish mass murder has been resurrected. Oh, and the Met Museum is overseen by a Valkerie. For a good reason.

This series is a good one for anyone...more

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May 25, 2010 Jo rated it 3 of 5 stars

Cal and his older brother Niko Leandros partner with vampire girlfriend Promise in a private detective/whatever else is needed business. An old evil is reborn and plans to reek havoc on the unsuspecting NYC dwellers. Robin Goodfellow their friend the puck, has a hit on him as big as his ego.
Cal is coming to terms with what he is. He made decisions on the man he is going to be and he is a Man. He is breaking hearts in his path especially his own.
It was funny and suspenseful thrill to read this...more

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Aug 21, 2012 Cornerofmadness rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The third book (nearly in a row) that was good all the way up to the end. This one didn’t end as badly as the other two but it had two big turn offs for me. That said, I really enjoyed it up until the last few pages. I’ve developed a fondness for Cal, Niko, Robin and Promise (and yes at this point I see them as a group or characters as opposed to this being only Cal’s story, though it is his pov).

This book had three subplots in order of descending importance 1) defeating a monster name Sawney Be...more

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May 23, 2012 Jenny Tapp rated it 5 of 5 stars

Excellent book. The story falls within the Urban Fantasy Genre. The charaters range from human to a variety of Fae creatures, both good and bad, and while the author has changed some of the classic stereotypes of Fae creatures it only adds greater depth to the story. For those who are interested in deeper meanings within books, you can find some within this tale. There are many paychological issues which come up with the main charateres, and the interactivity between them shows the personal and...more

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Dec 23, 2011 Shawn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook

Cal Leandros and his brother Niko have been on the run and relying on only one another for years now. Finally, after confronting Cal's "relatives" they have set up roots in New York City with a few new trusted friends. Madhouse, is the third book in the series and I enjoy the narrator, Cal, a snarky sarcastic twenty year old with lots of angst and a huge amount of hero worship for his older brother. In Cal's eyes Niko can do no wrong and has god-like perfection in all skills, looks, morals etc....more

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Dec 06, 2011 Nightfall rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-in-ct, read-and-own

I didn't entirely enjoy this book, tho I have no complaints about this particular book specifically (except, maybe, that I feel she overdoes the recap on the previous books) - it's more of a series problem. The monster in this book was scary, new things were learned about some of our main characters, romantic relationships made new twists and turns, new powers were explored... So it was a decent episode as a standalone story, and it moved the series overall along nicely. My problem lies in the f...more I didn't entirely enjoy this book, tho I have no complaints about this particular book specifically (except, maybe, that I feel she overdoes the recap on the previous books) - it's more of a series problem. The monster in this book was scary, new things were learned about some of our main characters, romantic relationships made new twists and turns, new powers were explored... So it was a decent episode as a standalone story, and it moved the series overall along nicely. My problem lies in the fact that having read 3 books in this series in a row in a relatively short time period, I think I am overdosing on the main character. I am sick of him. I can't deal with all the angst. Reading the reviews for this series, I guess a lot of people find the main character appealing, but I have trouble with him. He keeps talking about how he is a monster, and he doesn't deserve to have a good life (which is apparently represented by his love interest from the beginning of the series, George), but he doesn't act particularly monstrous. At least not in relative terms. So to be fair to Cal, he is a monster by regular everyday standards. But he's surrounded by other monsters who apparently have an entirely different code of ethics. Maybe it's to his credit that he doesn't want to adopt a code of ethics for himself that excuses the killing that he does entirely, and that he keeps feeling terrible about himself, but I don't feel drawn to this, I feel like kicking him in the butt and telling him to stop whining. I am also puzzled by George. It is hard to feel compelled by their romantic drama when I didn't get to read anything about their backstory and why they fell in love. I can understand from the story why they are drawn to each other, actually, I just don't feel it emotionally. I think overall the romances are the weakest link in this series, they seem to have developed pretty suddenly in the first book, and now the author has to fill in the details of why it happened retroactively. But it's also that romance is not the point. The friendships and family ties are given much more gravity. I'm fine with that, I like it when there's other things going on besides romance, it's just that if a romance is included, I would have liked to have seen it happen more "on screen". (view spoiler)

This series does introduce a new character tho - Delilah - who I think has potential. Promise is getting slightly more interesting too, tho at a much slower rate than Robin. However, maybe with Delilah thrown in the mix the female half of our merry band of protagonists will get more credit and we'll learn more about what makes them tick. In short, I think I will take a break and read something else, but I'll probably come back and finish the series. (and just as a minor quibble: I am finding myself more and more wondering if even New York could sustain such a high body count. I mean, what is the actual murder rate in New York these days? Are there really so many people that all these supernatural creatures could be feeding off of them?)(less)

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May 17, 2011 Krystal Hammond rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Summary: When nonhuman serial killer Sawney Bean is brought back to life, Cal and Niko Leandros juggle their quest to stop Sawney with their commitment to eliminate a threat to Robin Goodfellow's life.

Review: Thurman throws something extra into the mix this time. Rather than only having one plot that could take up a whole novel, she uses two--the Sawney Bean plot, and the Robin Goodfellow assassin subplot. I kept expecting these two stories to run together and become one entity, but that never r...more

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May 28, 2009 Kim rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormalfiction

This is a particularly gruesome installment in the Cal and Niko Leandros series, but still really good. Thurman's use of traditional mythology is as iconoclastic as always, but here the author ventures into dismantling non-supernatural legend as well. Cal and Niko are hired to take care of a little problem that has arisen at the Museum of Natural History---apparently the legendary Scottish murderer and cannibal, Sawney Beane, has mysteriously come back to life. Add in a threat to Robin Goodfello...more This is a particularly gruesome installment in the Cal and Niko Leandros series, but still really good. Thurman's use of traditional mythology is as iconoclastic as always, but here the author ventures into dismantling non-supernatural legend as well. Cal and Niko are hired to take care of a little problem that has arisen at the Museum of Natural History---apparently the legendary Scottish murderer and cannibal, Sawney Beane, has mysteriously come back to life. Add in a threat to Robin Goodfellow's life, Cal's increasing angst over his relationship with George, and his attempt to get a handle on his Auphe powers, and you have another thrilling urban fantasy. I still love the chemistry between the two brothers, even though Niko seemed to be less of a focus here than in the first two installments, and the romantic tension between Cal and George made me want to defenestrate the book at times, but in a good way. Cal's world, which has previously included only his brother and himself, has expanded, and he is struggling to deal with that realization, as he fears the growing number of people he may be putting at risk. In fact, I may go too far in saying this, but it almost seems that Cal's psychological struggles mirror the adolescent's new awareness that there is a whole world outside his own perspective; Cal is twenty, after all. For all the good qualities of this book, I found a few false steps that almost brought it down to a three for me. I won't wander into spoiler territory, but you may want to stop reading if my impressions are likely to contaminate your reading of the book.

First off, there is a major deus ex machina about 2/3s of the way through the book---not necessarily a huge plot point, but one that nevertheless made me want to scream. There was one subplot that I really thought I wanted to see resolved before the next book, but then when it was, I wasn't happy with how it was done. Judging by some of the Amazon reviews, I'm not the only one. Finally, the book ends on an odd sort of cliffhanger---that's not a flaw, per se, but nevertheless something about which readers may want to be aware. Book 4 is out now, so if cliffhangers bug you, you may want to have it on hand before starting number 3 (which isn't to say the ending to Deathwish isn't a cliffhanger too---I haven't read it yet!). Despite the issues I've mentioned, I still recommend this series in general and Madhouse in particular---for the jaded reader of urban fantasy, the series is exciting, amusing, and original, and above all, a lot of fun.(less)

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Oct 24, 2012 Katepc rated it 4 of 5 stars

Is anyone else finding George a) annoying as hell, b) completely unreasonable, c) badly written or d) all of the above?

This is my one criticism of this instalment. Cal tells us a lot about George - or rather he says the same things over and over again - but we rarely experience her directly. And we know Cal is not a reliable narrator. George's reactions, given what Cal has gone through for her and her refusal to give him the reassurance he needs, play out as vindictive and manipulative, despite...more

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May 11, 2012 Amanda rated it 3 of 5 stars

*sigh* How is it that an author can be good at some many things and then equally as bad at others? Who knows, but that’s the case with Thurman. He knows how to create a fantastic story, I mean, the world and characters he creates are totally his own and absolutely fantastic. However, when it comes to telling that story and focusing on that story, he loses his way. He also has the unfortunate ability to make awesome characters less awesome with each page.

On that note - I really hated the fact th...more *sigh* How is it that an author can be good at some many things and then equally as bad at others? Who knows, but that’s the case with Thurman. He knows how to create a fantastic story, I mean, the world and characters he creates are totally his own and absolutely fantastic. However, when it comes to telling that story and focusing on that story, he loses his way. He also has the unfortunate ability to make awesome characters less awesome with each page.

On that note - I really hated the fact that our main character turns into a raging man whore who sleeps with whatever he can… all because he can’t have sex with the woman he actually loves. Sounds stupid doesn’t it? That’s because it is. I get that the author was attempting some emotional depth, but he failed miserably. The only thing he accomplished is making his main character less likable. Honestly, I wanted to jump inside the book and punch Cal in the throat. Or better yet, run up to the author himself and be like “WTF, man?!” It made zero sense. And it doesn’t help that Cal constantly pisses and moans about everything. He is in serious need of character development – it’s time this guy grows.

Another problem was the story, or rather, stories. There were two main stories going on at once in this book, and while both were an interesting read that I enjoyed, they had absolutely nothing to do with one another and therefore had no place in one book. The bigger of the two stories was the hunting and killing of a new bad guy in town, this is the story that should have taken center stage. The other story featured Goodfellow, and it was so random and so totally out of place in the book. It was yet another thing that made no sense. I have a feeling that the Goodfellow story was filler to fit in between scenes of the bad guy story. It was unnecessary and a bit annoying. I love learning more about Goodfellow, but that would have been better suited in a book of its own. Two wildly different tales in one novel makes it difficult to fully connect to a main plot.

It’s really unfortunate that I have to give this book such a low rating, because it truly was very entertaining and the stories were excellent (though misplaced). The world the author has created is brilliant and the tales are full of great twists and turns. The author really knows how to set a tone and create a unique and perfectly pictured landscape full of bizarre and captivating characters, but he needs to work on other things. Here’s hoping the next book in the series improves.
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Aug 24, 2011 Joey Cruz rated it 3 of 5 stars

A little slower on the pick-up than the previous two books, it took me a while to get into this one. Eventually it picks up, and the villain of the story makes for an engrossing challenge, but the realities of this being an ongoing series takes away any real sense of urgency or peril. The characters that could die - that, if you ask me, SHOULD have died for the emotional weight it would have placed on Cal - don't... because they're the supporting cast. You can't just kill Willow or Xander off th...more

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Nov 13, 2011 Hazel G. (I ♥ Mr. Grey) *Craves the Angst Reviews* . rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Madhouse is the third installment in the Cal Leandros series by Rob Thurman and in my opinion, the best one so far. I loved the story. It was full of action and plenty of page time with each character. Ms. Thurman really found Cal's voice in this book. I felt like more story was told and less internal monologuing by Cal. Though books one and two were really good, they were so full of sardonic monologuing that I couldn't get through the pages without going back and re-reading the conversation to...more

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Sep 30, 2010 Ami rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy-with-male-protagonist

I'm a bit torn on how to rate this book ...

What I like
+ Cal still being snarky. I'm still amused on his thoughts. Some of them are REALLY FUNNY!
+ A subplot related to Robin; because I love that oversexed puck
+ Less George. I don't like her. I don't know why. She's creepy
+ Delilah is interesting :)
+ Is there possibility of a puck and a peri ... K-I-S-S-I-N-G in the next book? *grin*

What I dislike
+ The subplot of Robin actually makes the writing (since this is written from Cal's 1st POV) feels sca...more

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Jul 18, 2011 L-D rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, urban-fantasy, shifters-weres, demons, sentinels-warriors-swordsman, series

The third book in this series, Cal and Nik find themselves up against an army of revenants led by Sawney Beane, A Scottish mass murderer that has come back to life after 500 years as dust and ash. Sawney is actually a Redcap, a Scottish-English lengend that were rumored to murder travelers and then stain their hair with their victim's blood. An action-filled plot, I STILL could not learn to like Cal. This is the first series I've read where I like the books but feel "meh" about the protagonist....more

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Sep 29, 2009 Abby rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, mystery-suspense, new-york-city

Well, it's official: I love the Cal Leandros Series. I really do. With an ever-expanding cast of bad guys from the world of monsters, I love that Rob Thurman goes above and beyond the vampires/werewolf/demon thing and even expands on those classic figures of paranormal fiction.
But most of all? Most of all, I love Cal. As the narrative voice in the series, that's a pretty important thing. He has a wonderfully gritty, snarky way of thinking, angsty and self-aware. I've gone on about it in my revie...more

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Oct 07, 2010 Lin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, supernatural

"Breaking promises. Sometimes you break them little, and sometimes you break them big. This was going to be fucking huge."

The gang (yes now there's a gang) take on an insane redcap.

Loved:
Really cool insane bad guy
Cal's powers: He was wondering why he couldn't have his own comic book, well now he can.
The humor is still brilliant, snarky and sarcastic.
Robin's incest jokes
Cal just watching a bar fight
Cal hugged Robin, just awww
New piano skills, that's kinda scary but hot

Meh:
I do love Caliban, even...more

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Jun 15, 2012 James rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

[Disclaimer: I am writing this review two weeks after having read the book, and having read other books in the meantime. Therefore, it will be sparce and very general, lacking any specifics. I have become quite lax regarding reviews, seeing as I have just come out of an exam period and want to read, read, read. I will rectify this now, but the books I have read in the meantime will have relatively poor reviews]

Plot: Four Stars

I wondered how they were going to develop this whole series, and havin...more

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May 12, 2013 Richard rated it 3 of 5 stars

Well book 3 now of Rob Thurmans Cal Leandros series and I still can't quite get over how much of a whiney git the main character is, Woe is me only works for so long in my opinion before the character has to grow up and move on, unfortunately Cal doesn't seem to work that way, on the other hand the oddly whiney main character does well to show off just how much better his companion characters are..... yeh their a little unbelieveable like the older brother who knows everything is a master of eve...more

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Nov 07, 2009 Summer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, urban-fantasy, shifters-werewolves, paranormal, fairies, need-to-buy

In Madhouse, Cal and Niko are still getting into trouble as usual. Promise gets the boys a gig through a friend at a museum. Something has escaped the museum that should not have been able to. Turns out it was an ancient serial killer known for his numerous victims and cannibalistic tendencies. While trying to catch this murderer, another problem arises when Cal's new boss tips them off that someone has put a hit out on Robin. Robin can't even remember how many people's he's pissed off enough to...more

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Oct 19, 2012 Grey Liliy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, bromance, monster, urban-fantasy, serial-killer

If I wanted an overall summary: Starts out slow, gets much better toward the end.

This time with Cal and friends, Robin and a Madman get center stage. Cal comes to terms with the fact he cares about Robin a great deal as someone tries to hunt him down, and he and Nik face their biggest bad yet with Sawney Beane--an undead lunatic with a taste for all things crazy, figuratively and literally.

The first part of the book is a little lagging, with a good deal of focus on Cal and his attempts to run a...more If I wanted an overall summary: Starts out slow, gets much better toward the end.

This time with Cal and friends, Robin and a Madman get center stage. Cal comes to terms with the fact he cares about Robin a great deal as someone tries to hunt him down, and he and Nik face their biggest bad yet with Sawney Beane--an undead lunatic with a taste for all things crazy, figuratively and literally.

The first part of the book is a little lagging, with a good deal of focus on Cal and his attempts to run away from his relationship with George, recruiting Robin to help hook-him-up with a few one-night stands. We get to see more of Ishiah the Peri, Robin's background comes a little more to light with a plot to kill him, and we get a new female love-interest in Delilah (who is awesome) for Cal.

There's some good character stuff going on, too, with Cal and his determination to get ahold of his Auphe gifts behind Niko's back, and of course--Sawney Beane. That guy is fun--I won't lie though, I have a bit of a fondness for completely insane homicidal lunatics in my serial-killer stories, and Beane fits that description to a tea. He even manages to get under Niko's collar in this book by taking a literal bite out of Cal. Guy is crazy and living it up & he uses a scythe--how does it get better than that?

If I had any complaints, it'd be the focus on Cal & George's relationship, but I'll admit most of that is a hangover from 1) Never quite liking George to begin with and 2) still thinking the relationship came out of nowhere back in book 2. It feels a little forced, more so when you see Cal have a much more natural chemistry with (view spoiler). This is a personal hangup though, and I can admit that 100%. If you like George, I doubt it'll be an issue.

For me though, the whole book was worth it for two Cal moments the first when he has an utter homicidal freak-out when he thinks (view spoiler), and the second time(s) when he gets into the hang of (view spoiler).

By the end, I really enjoyed the read & I think it hit some high points the previous novels hadn't hit yet. Good stuff all around.

Fair warning though, the end slaps you in the face with a tag-on massive cliffhanger into Book 4. So be prepared for that if you're not good with waiting to read the next book. :P
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Feb 28, 2010 Brenda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Rob Thurman is the Mistress of Sarcasm. Truly, she can sling the sarcasm hard enough to slice off an arm or leg. Madhouse is no exception, and her wit had me laughing to myself as I read. Here are a few quick examples from the book with the character who is thinking or saying it before the quote:

Cal: Niko was a teacher's assistant at NYU (pity the kid who walked late into one of his classes-decapitation is a big deterrent for tardiness.)

Goodfellow: Gods save us. I haven't seen an expression like...more

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Jul 04, 2008 Mare S rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: loved-and-reread, fantasy-scifi, favorites

I really loved this book. Mostly because I loved how all the things that have happened in the first two books are finally catching up with our main protagonist and he has to deal with it. Highly recommend this series if you like urban fantasies.

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Dec 27, 2010 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paperback

Cal and Niko just keep encountering Trouble (note the Capital T). This is a whole new take on the Sawny Beene history, tho...

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Oct 30, 2009 Fangirl rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

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Oct 04, 2011 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

So much more fun than the last one, probably because Cal was actually participating in his life instead of unconsciously trying to end it. I did figure out who the big bads were within a couple of chapters of starting, but that didn't bother me since I read these more for the journey than the destination. Niko was fun, Promise actually spoke occasionally, and Robin emoted in non-leering ways -- I'm really enjoying watching his character evolve. Also, Ishiah - squee!

I wish I hadn't put myself on...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Siew Ee rated it 5 of 5 stars

This series just gets better and better, oozing its trademark violence, gore and humour. “Madhouse” strikes fast, and Cal and Niko gets down and dirty with more exotic and some hitherto unheard-of supernatural creatures from page 1. Only grouse is that romance is sorely lacking.

The last chapter closes all the plotlines in a real page-turning fashion, making it a very satisfying read. What makes reading this book a double thrill is the fact that it also ends with a promise of more action, intrigu...more

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Rob Thurman is currently writing three series for Penguin Putnam's imprint ROC FANTASY, as well as a brand-new mainstream series for Simon & Schuster's POCKET BOOKS.
Rob has also written for a Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Kelner Anthology, WOLFSBANE AND MISTLETOE. This year, Rob contributed a post-apocalyptic, "grim" faerie tale Western to the anthology, COURTS OF THE FEY.

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Madhouse (Cal Leandros #3)

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