faehistory's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
perfectlymisaligned's review against another edition
5.0
Rating: 6 stars
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Depth of the Characters: 6 stars. Rob Thurman is a master at this.
Where it ranks in the series thus far: #1 - hands down the best and most emotionally engaging book of an already fantastic series.
This book made me cry. Not one or two random tears...this book made me sob like a baby that just had her favorite blanket stolen from her. Not because this was the end of the series (which it thankfully isn't) and not because...no, I cried because this book was just...so...damn...good.
Okay, so crying myself into a massive headache sounds like a strange reaction to a good book. Lord knows it has only happened to me once or twice before. I guess the real reason i cried was due to the characters.I felt the pain and frustration of these characters...for the impossible choices they had to make. The characters of Niko, Cal and Robin have always been some of my favorites in any type of fiction, but with Roadkill we had the added bonus of Rafferty and Catcher. and they were the ones I was most drawn to here. I'm not really going to say anything about them (to avoid another weeping fit) other than to just let anyone reading this know that their relationship was so spot on perfect. And it mirrored the relationship between Cal & Niko...which was part of the reason their story destroyed me on such a deep level.
Rob Thurman has long been one of my favorite authors, but with Roadkill she had vaulted to the top of the pack.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Depth of the Characters: 6 stars. Rob Thurman is a master at this.
Where it ranks in the series thus far: #1 - hands down the best and most emotionally engaging book of an already fantastic series.
This book made me cry. Not one or two random tears...this book made me sob like a baby that just had her favorite blanket stolen from her. Not because this was the end of the series (which it thankfully isn't) and not because
Spoiler
we ended up losing one of the main characters (which i spent a good deal of the book believing we would, but thankfully once again didn't happen).Okay, so crying myself into a massive headache sounds like a strange reaction to a good book. Lord knows it has only happened to me once or twice before. I guess the real reason i cried was due to the characters.I felt the pain and frustration of these characters...for the impossible choices they had to make. The characters of Niko, Cal and Robin have always been some of my favorites in any type of fiction, but with Roadkill we had the added bonus of Rafferty and Catcher. and they were the ones I was most drawn to here. I'm not really going to say anything about them (to avoid another weeping fit) other than to just let anyone reading this know that their relationship was so spot on perfect. And it mirrored the relationship between Cal & Niko...which was part of the reason their story destroyed me on such a deep level.
Rob Thurman has long been one of my favorite authors, but with Roadkill she had vaulted to the top of the pack.
raven_acres's review against another edition
4.0
Loved getting more of Catcher and Rafferty's story, and wrapping up the nasty Gypsy woman's story. Perfect ending for her. I love werewolves, didn't care as much for them in this series, but did like this storyline.
ptaradactyl's review against another edition
2.0
It was...ok. It read like a transition; even when I was in the middle of the action, I was waiting for things to really pick up and kick in.
Not my favorite in the series, but it did have its one-liners.
Not my favorite in the series, but it did have its one-liners.
reginaexmachina's review against another edition
5.0
Road trip! Road trip! Road trip!
Hahah... couldn't resist. So if you enjoyed the previous 4 books in the series, you'll certainly enjoy this one. Cal and Niko finally get their justly deserved road trip. The Plague of the World has been stolen from a gypsy clan. And of course, Niko and Cal get called up for help. Robin joins the group and is having issues with potentially becoming *GASP* MONOGAMOUS with Ishiah. Talk about your shocking information.
The healer Rafferty and his cousin Catcher join the group also to possibly help stop the Plague from getting loose. Delilah the werewolf, and Cal's nonexclusive girlfriend, also comes along the trip as the Kin have found out about her and Cal's relationship.
I have loved all of the books in this series, and this one was no different. The characters are fantastic and the plot always keeps you at the edge of your seat. Now I'm all bummed that I have to wait another year for the next book.
Hahah... couldn't resist. So if you enjoyed the previous 4 books in the series, you'll certainly enjoy this one. Cal and Niko finally get their justly deserved road trip. The Plague of the World has been stolen from a gypsy clan. And of course, Niko and Cal get called up for help. Robin joins the group and is having issues with potentially becoming *GASP* MONOGAMOUS with Ishiah. Talk about your shocking information.
The healer Rafferty and his cousin Catcher join the group also to possibly help stop the Plague from getting loose. Delilah the werewolf, and Cal's nonexclusive girlfriend, also comes along the trip as the Kin have found out about her and Cal's relationship.
I have loved all of the books in this series, and this one was no different. The characters are fantastic and the plot always keeps you at the edge of your seat. Now I'm all bummed that I have to wait another year for the next book.
brittaniethekid's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of my favourites of the series so far. I loved that we got to see inside of Catcher's head and it made him more human, so to speak, instead of when we saw him in the second novel, where he was mostly just a wolf. The ending seemed kind of anti-climatic, though, especially after the big Auphe showdown of the last novel, but was still fun to read.
thekillingedge's review against another edition
4.0
I'm too tired to properly review this book but I was shockingly pleased with it. After I had been assured that this particular book was slow and boring and that 'nothing happens' and I 'could skip it without missing anything'... wow. I think it helps greatly that I absolutely adore Cal as a character and it was rather fun getting into Catcher's head as well.
Watching the progression of Cal as he used the gates more frequently and the subsequent BAD reaction he had in his enjoyment of them was very entertaining. And, sure, the ending battle with Big Bad was rather short when you get down to it but DAMN was that awesome imagery and complete badassedness on Cal's part.
Watching the progression of Cal as he used the gates more frequently and the subsequent BAD reaction he had in his enjoyment of them was very entertaining. And, sure, the ending battle with Big Bad was rather short when you get down to it but DAMN was that awesome imagery and complete badassedness on Cal's part.
schomj's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
For me, this is a character-driven series. I'm rarely fully invested in the plot, and this installment was no exception. Which is probably just as well, because of all the road trip stories I've ever read, I've only enjoyed maybe two of them.
Much to my surprise, I was really moved by the sequences with Catcher and Rafferty. Having lived with a close family member who suffered severe brain damage, the grief and guilt expressed by both members of the relationship felt very real to me and moved me to tears a few times. (That said, the POV switches between Cal and Catcher were occasionally a bit disconcerting. Especially near the end, their voices were written so similarly that it threw me off a few times.)
Robin was not as entertaining as he normally is. This actually felt kind of like filler for a future installment of the series, in terms of his development. Ditto for Niko, and Promise wasn't present at all.
Cal... I'm not sure. Some parts were fun, some were repetitive, some were good but fell a little flat in the shadow of the Catcher storyline. Overall though, he's continuing to grow in a way that I find interesting, so I'm looking forward to the next in the series.
For me, this is a character-driven series. I'm rarely fully invested in the plot, and this installment was no exception. Which is probably just as well, because of all the road trip stories I've ever read, I've only enjoyed maybe two of them.
Much to my surprise, I was really moved by the sequences with Catcher and Rafferty. Having lived with a close family member who suffered severe brain damage, the grief and guilt expressed by both members of the relationship felt very real to me and moved me to tears a few times. (That said, the POV switches between Cal and Catcher were occasionally a bit disconcerting. Especially near the end, their voices were written so similarly that it threw me off a few times.)
Robin was not as entertaining as he normally is. This actually felt kind of like filler for a future installment of the series, in terms of his development. Ditto for Niko, and Promise wasn't present at all.
Cal... I'm not sure. Some parts were fun, some were repetitive, some were good but fell a little flat in the shadow of the Catcher storyline. Overall though, he's continuing to grow in a way that I find interesting, so I'm looking forward to the next in the series.