Mirna Z. (otherworldgirl) reviewed on
Helpful Score: 9
Cal (short for Caliban, not Caleb) is only half-human -- and his non-human sire wants him for a mysterious purpose likely to leave Cal very much dead. His fully human half-brother Niko has devoted his life to protecting Cal, but their past catches up finally in New York, where the supernatural rub shoulders with the human with an alarming frequency. There are trolls, vampires, boggles, werewolves, and Grendels, which is what the brothers call elves... elves so dark and twisted they'd have Legolas run screaming for his mother. Oh, and there's also Robin Goodfellow, the original puck, cocky, smarmy and utterly adorable with his fastidious fashion sense, over-inflated ego and a sex drive in permanent overdrive.
First-time novelist Rob Thurman's style is similar to that of Simon R. Green's Nightside series but -- much like its lead characters -- Nightlife is edgier, slicker, at times obnoxious but always oodles of fun.
First-time novelist Rob Thurman's style is similar to that of Simon R. Green's Nightside series but -- much like its lead characters -- Nightlife is edgier, slicker, at times obnoxious but always oodles of fun.
