Madhouse (Cal Leandros, #3) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

May 08, 2012 Kelly (Maybedog) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: what-male-protagonist, why-favorite, where-grr-mine, what-modern-fantasy, how-ebook, what-vampires, what-shifters, why-favorite-author, why-favorite-series, what-brothers

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 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 name with an extremely respected father in my field of study in grad school.

This is just like the others in the series and just as good. I've been plowing through these and I don't know what I'm going to do when I reach the end.

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Second read:

Tags: brothers, modern fantasy, action, dusters, cliffhanger

This is my second or third read of this book and it’s still excellent. The love between the brothers is palpable even though they never say “I love you.” It’s like the show Supernatural with a lot more angst and a lot more near-death, both of which I love. (Don’t get me wrong. I LOVED Supernatural and watched every episode of its ten seasons.)

The action, the adventure, the danger and near-death—it was all wonderful. The part where Cal freaked out and tried to avenge (not telling who or what) was a beautifully horrible emotional scene. And the sarcasm? Be still my heart!

It’s so weird how no one ever hears the screams or the monster’s bodies or anything.

I have no idea how Robin managed to live for thousands of years when he doesn’t have superior healing skills and he gets hurt as easily as a human. He keeps nearly dying.

I think George is totally wrong for Cal and I have no idea why she’s so into him. She’s soft and sweet and kind and loving and giving. Cal has many of those traits but they’re hidden beneath a very hard shell. He is a warrior and his life is so different. He’s right that his world would get her killed.

I don’t get why Delilah talks like English is her second language. ...more

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Dec 01, 2008 Kati rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, in-english, queer, urban-fantasy, brothers

The Sawney Beane case was interesting and I loved the part that focused on Robin, his past and his relationship with Ishiah. But!

Everything else felt like watching a merry-go-round, for real. They went after Sawney and got their butts kicked, they went after Sawney and got their butts kicked, they went after Sawney and got their butts kicked... Someone tried to kill Robin and failed, someone tried to kill Robin and failed, someone tried to kill Robin and failed. Cal bemoaned Georgina and slept w ...more

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