I haven't reviewed these individually, but figured I'd put a quick word in. As usual with the Urban Fantasy series I've read, the first book or two are good but not great (new writer, so allow them to grow!), and start getting better after that. For the Cal Leandros books, the stories are interesting but the main attraction for me is the characters, the humor, and the geuine dementedness. How can you not like an author who says things like:"Truthfully, two things attracted me to the UF genre. Guns and the f-bomb."I think that sort of captures Rob's sense of fun in the books, although they do get pretty dark in places too. But ultimately even those parts just stress the importance of the bonds between brothers & good friends. Anyway, as long as Rob keeps writing these, count on me buying and reading them as soon as they come out. But she better not REALLY kill off Georgia... This is the eighth Leandros book, and though many such series show signs of wearing out or thin after so long, Thurman again finds a way to keep the work fresh and interesting. In this one the narrative switches back and forth from the present day to twelve years in the past when the boys were still with their mother. The transitions between the chapters are done in a very clever fashion, and it all ties together well. Promise gets the best line in the book, and there's a cool Easter Egg on page 325. My favorite quote: "Our issues should have come with radioactive warning labels, sealed in hazardous waste drums, and tossed into the Marianas Trench or Mount Doom if anyone had the upper body strength to carry them that far." The thing I didn't like was a bit about reincarnation that didn't seem to fit in well with anything else and felt like it was just kind of tacked on at the end as an afterthought, but maybe it will go somewhere in a future volume.
What do You think about Slashback (2013)?
My favorite series and Slashback was one of the best in the series thus far...just read it!
—shoesareohsocool
I love the way these characters continue to grow and evolve.
—Sobereno
I seriously love the Cal Leandros series. That is all.
—_al0ndra_
Please no Robyn say it ain't over!
—tshaikmahaboob
