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| Title | : | Deathwish (Cal Leandros #4) |
| Author | : | Rob Thurman |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | March 3rd 2009 by Roc |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Vampires. Fiction. Horror. Supernatural |
Rob Thurman
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 4.1 | 5847 Users | 213 Reviews
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In a nightmarish new york city, life is there for the taking...Half-human Cal Leandros and his brother, Niko, are barely getting by with their preternatural detective agency when the vampire Seamus hires them. He's being followed, and he wants to know by whom. But the Leandros brothers have to do more than they had planned when Seamus turns up dead (or un-undead). — Worse still is the return of Cal's nightmarish family, the Auphe. The last time Cal and Niko faced them, the Auphe were almost wiped out. Now they want revenge. Cal knows that before the Auphe get to him, they will try to destroy everything and everyone he holds dear. Because for the Auphe, Cal's pain is a pleasure.
And they're feeling good.
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| Original Title: | Deathwish |
| ISBN: | 0451462629 (ISBN13: 9780451462626) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Cal Leandros #4 |
| Characters: | Cal Leandros, Niko Leandros, Robin Goodfellow, Promise |
| Setting: | United States of America New York State(United States) |
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Ratings: 4.1 From 5847 Users | 213 ReviewsEvaluation About Books Deathwish (Cal Leandros #4)
OK, wow, this was probably the strongest instalment in the Cal Leandros series for me. Partly, I think, because of the clear character development we've seen on Cal's part since Book #1, and partly because FINALLY, we get inside Niko's head as well. Therein, we discover that while our super-honourable-ninja-assassin may *look* like he's got it all together from the outside, inside he's every bit the epitome of broken competence I love so much in all the other characters I meet it in (yes,The Cal and Niko Leandros series is one of my favorite urban fantasy series, a fact which owes much to its well-developed characters and the originality of its fantasy world. Mythological stereotypes are turned on their heads---there's a merman here who is a barely humanoid shark, a chupacabra who plays Go Fish, and vampires who (usually) rely upon iron supplements. And I adore the interplay between the two brothers Cal and Niko---they clearly love each other, and Deathwish in particular shows
Niko, Cal, Goodfellow...You can see the following review also here: http://loveandlivetoread.wordpress.co...Im trying to write this review for a while, but its not easy. Why? Because I absolutely loved this book and I believe that five stars are not enough! I knew that I was going to love this book when I saw that it has POVs from both brothers! I was expecting to read Nikos POV since I read the first book and I was not disappointed. Like the previous books, its dark, non-stop action and full of
It's a sad moment to realize that you don't care about the characters of a book anymore. Whether by Niko's obnoxious pestering or Cal's excessive whining, I realized that I couldn't give two fucks. Yes, we are aware that you do not approve of Cal's eating habits, Niko. Please, continue to explain how Cal is making sure he is meditating with his mantra beads. Oh, we do indeed know that Robin is a whorish puck. What Cal? You're half Auphe and you hate it? Really? It's the same overused ploy of
Im a cranky asshole with a gun and superpowers, remember? Try giving me a day to work on it, at least, before you start bitching.I just love this series so much! And I really love this book in particular because it is the first time we get a POV from Niko. The first time I read this series it took me awhile to warm up to Niko and this book was when it happened. He seems all stoic on the outside but once you get into his head it's clear that he's just as messed up as Cal is, albeit in slightly
These just keep getting better. This one really pulled me in.At first, I wasn't sure I would like the chapters alternating Cal's and Niko's points of view, because the previous 3 books have been from Cal's POV (aside from the Darkling business in book 1, but that was filtered through Cal) and I'm very fond of Cal. However, I ended up liking the structure a lot. Finally, we got to see what really makes Niko tick, why he does what he does, how truly fierce his love for his brother is, what kind of
Great story but a little heavy on the angst. This would have been a 5 star story but I didn't care for the Niko to Cal alternating POVs.
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