{"id":2750,"date":"2012-01-29T10:17:52","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T15:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=2750"},"modified":"2021-06-02T18:40:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T22:40:07","slug":"roadkill-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/2750","title":{"rendered":"Roadkill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roadkill<\/a><\/em> (2010) Rob Thurman<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I’ve got one book left and then I’m all caught up on the Cal Leandros series.<\/p>\n

In a way, that’s a good thing, because I have a huge to-read pile. But mostly it’s sad, because I love spending time in this world. As I reread these books, I keep coming upon passage after passage that had stuck out in my memory, that made me laugh, or made me love the characters even more.<\/p>\n

Again, another bit about the relationship between Niko and Cal:<\/p>\n

“He is a monster,” she said sharply to Niko, “this thing you call a brother, but perhaps you are worse. You are his keeper. We keep our monster under lock and key and you let yours run free, free to kill and destroy as he sees fit. Everything he does, the responsibility is shared equally with you.”<\/p>\n

“Of everything he does, I”m proud to claim half.” Niko rose to his feet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, just because Niko refuses to let anyone else insult Cal, that doesn’t stop him for giving Cal precisely what he deserves.<\/p>\n

…I’m heaped with good karma for putting up with your incessant bitching and moaning. If you didn’t sleep, I wouldn’t escape it at all.” He placed his own bags beside mine and paid the cab driver. “Forget the usual hundreds of reincarnated lives one usually must pass through. It’s a wonder I didn’t become enlightened and reach nirvana before you hit puberty for my righteousness in the face of incomprehensible suffering.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And of course, there’s Salome, Goodfellow’s mummy cat.<\/p>\n

I went to the passenger side and was greeted by fangs shown in a cheerful greeting, jack-o-lantern eyes, and a ruby collar with a gold ID tag around a hairless neck. I opened the door and Salome, who was sitting upright, reagal, and ready for her ride, didn\u2019t move. I opened my jacket and showed her my gun. She opened her mouth and I watched her already-visible fangs slide farther out of her gray gums and double in size. I closed my jacket and got in the backseat with Robin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A hairless paw, with perfectly normal-looking claws that obviously weren’t, came through the bars, followed by a dry-as-dust mrrrp. “There, there. Who’s a good kitty?” I said, taking a step back. I didn’t pull a gun, though. I thought that gave me balls of steel. In Salome’s eyes, steel would just make them easier to roll across the condo floor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Calm down,” Robin said dismissively. “She doesn’t kill humans.”<\/p>\n

“How do you know for sure?” Niko asked pointedly.<\/p>\n

“Because I spray her with a water bottle if she does. Very effective.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, I adore this series.<\/p>\n

And again, kudos to whoever does the artwork for ROC. The cover once again nails the book precisely, without actually giving anything away. I love these covers.
\nRating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by ROC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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