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Oct 27, 2008
Lori
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I bought this on impulse (I should not be allowed in book stores). It sounded quirky and funny. Imagine, if you dare, an outbreak of nymphomania among female emploees of Rocky Flats, a nuclear weapons research facility near Denver. Felix was an Iraq war veteran, and was turned into a vampire while serving. Now he's a PI, and an old college friend at Rocky Flats asks him to come uncover the cause of this nymphomania.
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Feb 27, 2010
Wicked Lil Pixie (Natasha)
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Rounding up from 3.5
The Nymphos of Rocky Flats is the first book in Acevedo’s Felix Gomez series, which centres around the ex-soldier who gets turned into a vampire while on active duty in Iraq. Felix and his company, accidentally kill a group of innocent civilians and the ultimate punishment for Felix was being turned. Because of the guilt he still feels, he refuses to drink human blood instead surving on animal blood. Which begins to take a toll on his powers. Now a Private Investi More...
The Nymphos of Rocky Flats is the first book in Acevedo’s Felix Gomez series, which centres around the ex-soldier who gets turned into a vampire while on active duty in Iraq. Felix and his company, accidentally kill a group of innocent civilians and the ultimate punishment for Felix was being turned. Because of the guilt he still feels, he refuses to drink human blood instead surving on animal blood. Which begins to take a toll on his powers. Now a Private Investi More...
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Feb 05, 2009
Marfita
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I'm not sure what I expected from this ... why I expected the solution to this to be any less silly than the premise. It was a light, frothy read, if "light, frothy reads" can have so much blood in them. I realize that the lead character is a vampire detective b-b-b-but this could have been more ... serious. The beginning lead me to believe that vampire thing was going to be merely incidental (or maybeeeeee more a metaphor). Acevedo, I think, is capable of more weighty efforts. He
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Oct 10, 2011
Alkalinemeow
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Ok, so I really really hate to write this review giving the book the 3 star rating I believe it earned. I bought this book and before I even read it wanted to give it 5 stars. Why you ask? Because it is so freaking original. I mean, come on, aliens, nymphos, and daywalking vampires? Sounds like a sweet read, right? *Sigh* regrettably it wasn't as sweet of a read as I had hoped. The ideas and premise of this book were excellent. They were well thought out (I assume), original, and intere
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Jul 16, 2011
Cara
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"The Nymphos of Rocky Flats" is about a Mexican-American Iraq war veteran whose guilt about killing an innocent person leads to him becoming a vampire. Felix Gomez goes on to become a detective who uses his vampire skills to solve a mystery at Rocky Flats near Denver. Rocky Flats was once a war contractor that made plutonium triggers for nuclear warheads, and women involved in cleanup at the old site have suddenly been afflicted with nymphomania. Rocky Flats is real, the nymphomania ou
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May 10, 2011
bookczuk
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It was the opening lines that drew me in to reading this: "I don't like what Operation Iraqi Freedom has done to me. I went to the war a soldier; I came back a vampire." That the book didn't live up to my expectations is not the author's fault. I expected a bit more humor a la Carl Haaisen or something. What I got was a decent enough mystery, with a bit of the paranormal thrown in. It is unique if in only that this is probably the only vampire mystery to have been reviewed and dec
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Mar 10, 2011
Amanda
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This is a story about a private investigator who "happens to be a vampire" and while mildly entertaining, it is easily forgettable. The outrageous title is not necessarily indicative of the content: there are no gratuitous sex scenes, sex in general, or steamy content. The title is actually a clever marketing idea to lure unsuspecting buyers, which may help or hurt sales depending on reader preferences. Readers preferring a steamy sex content should be warned that the book is more PG-1
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Nov 28, 2010
Sam
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Disclaimer: Any bad puns you find in this review are entirely intentional. :-) .... We now return you to our regularly scheduled program....
This book contains a few of my favorite things (ques up Sound of Music track): Action, Conspiracy Theory and Vampires (oh my). The style is light "tongue and cheek" and flows well on one level. On a deeper level, as sci-fi/fantasy, it does a good job of tying together Aliens, Conspiracy Theories and Vampires (Who knew they were related?) More...
This book contains a few of my favorite things (ques up Sound of Music track): Action, Conspiracy Theory and Vampires (oh my). The style is light "tongue and cheek" and flows well on one level. On a deeper level, as sci-fi/fantasy, it does a good job of tying together Aliens, Conspiracy Theories and Vampires (Who knew they were related?) More...
May 09, 2010
Angela
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So, I got to meet Mr. Acevedo, and I had him sign this book. Then I decided I should get it read. And it is quite entertaining. It is not a change the world book, but an entertaining detective novel? yes it was.
And I appreciate that some of the scenes take place in the snow! YEAH!! I am so tired of all the CSI shows and the police shows not having any snow. We all know it happens (Law and Order takes place in New York, yet how often have you seen snow on the show?? ask a New Yorker h More...
And I appreciate that some of the scenes take place in the snow! YEAH!! I am so tired of all the CSI shows and the police shows not having any snow. We all know it happens (Law and Order takes place in New York, yet how often have you seen snow on the show?? ask a New Yorker h More...
Feb 28, 2010
Brenda
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Felix Gomez is a former soldier, a vampire and he is guilt ridden. He's also a man with convictions, and a hot private detective. Felix is called on by an old friend to figure out why several women who work for the U.S. Department of Energy suddenly came down with a case of nymphomania that cost them their families, their lives and possibly their jobs. Hey, too much sex is not always a good thing people. Felix, despite my first impression from the cover, is not a greaser, and does not take advan
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Dec 18, 2009
Pikachu
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I remember walking into a bookstore looking for vampire books last summer and seeing one of these books on the shelves (I think it was X-Rated Bloodsuckers). I toyed with the idea of purchasing it, decided it was trash (and poorly-written trash, from the comic-like design of the cover) and decided not to get it. I am now kicking myself over that decision. This series nearly as racy as the title would leave you to believe--one of those SEX!(now that I have your attention...) approaches--but the b
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Nov 29, 2009
Paul
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I was intrigued with the premise of this book: a soldier gets turned into a vampire and then comes back as a private detective who is now investigating a case of nymphomania.
This premise is interesting, but I feel the book fails to deliver a whole package. Acevedo's descriptions are weak, and at no point did I feel myself drawn into the story, like I was feeling what it was like to be a vampire detective. The narrator was very nonchalant about his powers and there was little, if any, More...
This premise is interesting, but I feel the book fails to deliver a whole package. Acevedo's descriptions are weak, and at no point did I feel myself drawn into the story, like I was feeling what it was like to be a vampire detective. The narrator was very nonchalant about his powers and there was little, if any, More...
May 25, 2009
Patrick
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It has been a long time since I snaggled my tooth into a bloody vampire yarn. It’s time. Since I just acquired the Blu-ray of “Trueblood” and am about to engulf my visceral side in yet more vampire lore, I might as well match it with some reading material.
He’s Hispanic. An Iraq War veteran. A detective working around Denver. And a vampire.
As titillating as the title may be, it is really only the title that is the least but evocative. Vampires aside, this is a solid action More...
He’s Hispanic. An Iraq War veteran. A detective working around Denver. And a vampire.
As titillating as the title may be, it is really only the title that is the least but evocative. Vampires aside, this is a solid action More...
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Mar 03, 2011
Linsey
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Curiosity killed the cat. This book has taunted my friends and me for several years as well as the others in the series. These books and their ridiculous titles stare out from the sci-fi/fantasy section of BN bookstore. So, my library has it as a free downloadable ebook and I decided to check it out as a purveyor of vampire fiction.
The premise is intriguing. An American soldier fighting in the Iraqi war is transformed into a vampire after he is overcome with guilt when his troop a More...
The premise is intriguing. An American soldier fighting in the Iraqi war is transformed into a vampire after he is overcome with guilt when his troop a More...
Jun 05, 2010
BookMarc
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There's a lot in this novel to talk about but let me start with the cover of this particular edition of 'Nymphos of Rocky Flats'. There are only three women in the novel who contract nymphomania yet there are five women on the cover. I suppose one could argue that the other two women represent other female characters in the book but I would find that out of context. Even though I do like the cover it appears the artist never read the novel and no-one pointed out the discrepancy. And, as an after
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Apr 17, 2011
Aaron
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Obviously the star rating tells you all you really need to know. What I hated about this book was the break in genre. Fantasy for most of the story, then sci-fi w/ aliens in the end. Bad bad bad.
It didn't look good to begin with, but I support local artists and have tons of music and books that are crap to prove it. I even bought the second book of this series to support the author.
Then, a few years ago, I learn through the author grape vine he purposefully wrote crap because More...
It didn't look good to begin with, but I support local artists and have tons of music and books that are crap to prove it. I even bought the second book of this series to support the author.
Then, a few years ago, I learn through the author grape vine he purposefully wrote crap because More...
Aug 11, 2011
Katy-Del
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Felix Gomez is a Gulf War vet who received some instant kharma while in the Middle East and was made into a vampire. Now he is retired from the armed services and making his living as a Private Investigator. An old friend has contacted him to do an investigation at Rocky Flats. The military is cleaning out radioactive material and there has been an outbreak of (da da DUN) nymphomania.
Like any good noir-ish book PI, Felix drives around, asks questions, gets shot at, and gets hit More...
Like any good noir-ish book PI, Felix drives around, asks questions, gets shot at, and gets hit More...
Mar 26, 2010
Pixie
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Apr 17, 2010
Deenbat
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This was an interesting shift in my recent paranormal/sci-fi/fantasy reading. I learned about Acevedo from Nicole Peeler's blog, having found Peeler on Gail Carriger's blog - so there are at least 3 authors who can be assured that goodreads brings them new readers.
It was interesting to read a paranormal story that wasn't a "romance." There's a certain similarity to A. Lee Martinez in Acevedo's work, although probably the similarities are fairly superficial. I read this very More...
It was interesting to read a paranormal story that wasn't a "romance." There's a certain similarity to A. Lee Martinez in Acevedo's work, although probably the similarities are fairly superficial. I read this very More...
Jun 15, 2011
Bandit
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I'm not a fan of series, I don't care for "paranormal" genre, detective fiction and I'm not crazy about vampires, but this book, the whole series actually, was recommended to me, so I thought I'd check it out. As I expected a quick decent read, if I were into the things mentioned in the first sentence of this review, I'd probably love it. I will say that the writing was solid, the pace was good and the characters compelling and interesting enough to warranty me checking out the rest of
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Nov 05, 2011
Klarissa
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Feliz Gomez was an solder who accidentlly killed civilians in Iraq and was turned into a vampire to suffer from guilt for eternity. But this book isn't twilight. He can go in the sun as long as he has on sunscreen and he refused to drink human blood. When he returns to the states, his friend wanted him to investigate an outbreak of nymphomania at a secret government facility in Rocky Flats. And this isnt just a normal town with other strange creatures in it. After some investigating, he realises
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Jul 06, 2009
Brian
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Iraq War veteran, Mario Acevedo's first stab at a book and this is what he comes up with??? Seriously??
AWESOME!
Is it "War & Peace?" "Crime & Punishment?" "The Sun Also Rises?"
Hardly...but it is a fun book and almost impossible to put down. Entirely unique and definitely a book that you're NOT SUPPOSE to take seriously! Part Anne Rice + Elmore Leonard + Playboy's humor pages! Definitely worth reading the other books in the series. More...
AWESOME!
Is it "War & Peace?" "Crime & Punishment?" "The Sun Also Rises?"
Hardly...but it is a fun book and almost impossible to put down. Entirely unique and definitely a book that you're NOT SUPPOSE to take seriously! Part Anne Rice + Elmore Leonard + Playboy's humor pages! Definitely worth reading the other books in the series. More...
Jan 02, 2009
Russell
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"Sigh" yet another Vampire Private Detective Novel. I do give the author points for giving his character Felix Gomez a modern back story as a traumatized Iraqi War vet who accidentally kills a young girl and becomes a vampire as penance for doing this. His refusal to drink human blood makes him something of an outcast from vampire society.
The plot that involved female workers at a goverment facility that are mysteriously turning into nymphos was mildly amusing, but nothing about More...
The plot that involved female workers at a goverment facility that are mysteriously turning into nymphos was mildly amusing, but nothing about More...
Feb 08, 2010
Sandy
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The first and only vampire book to be declassified
by the federal government . . .
Felix Gomez went to Iraq a soldier. He came back a vampire.
Now he finds himself pulled into a web of intrigue when an old friend prompts him to investigate an outbreak of nymphomania at the secret government facilities in Rocky Flats. He'll find out the cause of all these horny women or die trying! But first he must contend with shadowy government agents, Eastern European vampire hun More...
by the federal government . . .
Felix Gomez went to Iraq a soldier. He came back a vampire.
Now he finds himself pulled into a web of intrigue when an old friend prompts him to investigate an outbreak of nymphomania at the secret government facilities in Rocky Flats. He'll find out the cause of all these horny women or die trying! But first he must contend with shadowy government agents, Eastern European vampire hun More...
Oct 26, 2011
Barbara
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I forgot as I was reading this that it was not a romance and the vampires are not the good guys and the hero is not a hero. That being said, I hated Felix Gomez. I didn't find anything even remotely attractive or likeable about him. I totally had to force myself to continue reading this book and to finish it. It ended well, sort of, but the journey was so not worth the missing hours required to actually read this book. Unfortunately, I have to read X-Rated Bloodsuckers because I need a "
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Aug 15, 2011
Tami
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I've lived in Colorado all my life and my dad worked at Rocky Flats for 20 years. So, because this book was based in Colorado and on Rocky Flats, I had to read the book. Based on the title I anticipated it to be similar to reading soft porn, but any mention of sex wasn't detailed at all. It just happened to be a mystery novel that involved nyphomania...go figure. I knew I would be dealing with vampires, but there were several other paranormal facets that came into play, especially towards the en
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May 06, 2009
Noe
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Vampires and aliens and wood sprites, oh my! This book is just silly. I read it because the next two books in the series are supposed to be better and actually have been reviewed pretty well. Unfortunately that meant that I had to get through this one first.
I could have done without the great description into our vampire hero's eating habits. That was making me a little nauseous. But I just read through those parts quickly and moved on to less vomit-inducing content.
Ther More...
I could have done without the great description into our vampire hero's eating habits. That was making me a little nauseous. But I just read through those parts quickly and moved on to less vomit-inducing content.
Ther More...
Jan 06, 2010
Kit
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Despite the title, there's hardly any carnal action in this vampire detective novel. Felix Gomez is an Iraqi war vet turned vampire turned private detective, living in a world where the supernatural exists side-by-side with the mundane and tries to keep from being noticed. In a lot of ways the setup is like the Dresden Files novels, only without the Dresden Files' trademark one-liner humor. In fact, even though this is clearly supposed to be humorous, it wasn't really all that funny. I've heard
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Jul 19, 2011
Jennifer
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The Nymphos of Rocky Flats was an unexpected book. I was expecting sexy, frivolous, vampiric fun given the title and cover of the book, but the story itself was something closer to a hardboiled detective novel with a conspiracy mystery and paranormal elements peppered throughout.
Felix Gomez is hired by the government to find the cause of a recent and rampant outbreak of nymphomania. It's not as sexy as it sounds. The women effected can be downright scary. At the same time, vampire h More...
Felix Gomez is hired by the government to find the cause of a recent and rampant outbreak of nymphomania. It's not as sexy as it sounds. The women effected can be downright scary. At the same time, vampire h More...
May 03, 2009
slayra
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Average story, average character. Didn't pull me much.
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Felix Gomex foi para o Iraque como soldado... e voltou um vampiro.
Dispensado do dever activo, Felix dedica-se a apanhar criminosos. A sua fama de detective privado leva um antigo amigo a contratá-lo para investigar um estranho surto de ninfomania entre as trabalhadoras da base governamental de Rocky Flats.
Mas o caso é mais complicado do que parece; Felix descobre que este não havia sido o primeir More...
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Felix Gomex foi para o Iraque como soldado... e voltou um vampiro.
Dispensado do dever activo, Felix dedica-se a apanhar criminosos. A sua fama de detective privado leva um antigo amigo a contratá-lo para investigar um estranho surto de ninfomania entre as trabalhadoras da base governamental de Rocky Flats.
Mas o caso é mais complicado do que parece; Felix descobre que este não havia sido o primeir More...
