Felix has survived Operation Iraqi Freedom, being turned into a vampire, and a ravenous horde of nymphomaniacs. Now he faces his toughest task ... read full description
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Mar 09, 2011
Amanda
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X-Rated Bloodsuckers is completely forgettable. The 2nd installment of the Felix Gomez series follows the same pattern of good pacing paired with a lack of characterization and complicated plot with a slapdash ending. On the plus side, I read the first book in the series (Nymphos of Rocky Flats) and thus was not expecting much from this book to begin with, so I can't say I was especially disappointed. Fortunately, I borrowed this from a friend rather than pay full price, and recommend you do the
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Mar 24, 2010
Andy
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There is nothing quite like mixing vampires and porn. Better than Twilight? Yes. More obvious than Anne Rice? Absolutely. A little bit sexier than Sookie and her adventures? Not really. The fact remains that Marios Acevedo does some very interesting things with vampires, but sometimes misses the mark, especially when it comes to sex and vamps. I was expecting, as I should have been with a title like "X-Rated Bloodsuckers", to read about some real x-rated shit, well, this is not
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Jul 14, 2009
Patrick
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The client’s name is Katz Meow, an L.A. porn actress (how perfect). His name is Felix Gomez, a private detective, ex-military, Hispanic, Vampire. His services have been retained for $100,000 (cash) to solve the murder of Ms. Meow’s co-worker Roxy Bronze.
This is the follow up to Acevedo’s first novel ‘The Nymphos of Rocky Flats.’ Like I said concerning that book, the title is most titillating part and as far as this one goes the title is the most x-rated thing about it (sort of). I a More...
This is the follow up to Acevedo’s first novel ‘The Nymphos of Rocky Flats.’ Like I said concerning that book, the title is most titillating part and as far as this one goes the title is the most x-rated thing about it (sort of). I a More...
Apr 18, 2011
Rebecca
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Like all of his books it was a little confusing. There are terms in there I don't understand until I've seen them a few times in context, and the constant "I hung a left here, then went here and passed here" got annoying. But the story overall was brilliant.
Felix Gomez is a thoroughly interesting character, and not only did this have the fantasy elements of him being a vampire there is also the main focus that this is a crime novel, with Felix as PI, but there was also a romantic More...
Felix Gomez is a thoroughly interesting character, and not only did this have the fantasy elements of him being a vampire there is also the main focus that this is a crime novel, with Felix as PI, but there was also a romantic More...
Feb 04, 2009
Jenna
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Felix Gomez is a vampire PI who takes on the case of a murdered porn star. With such an enteraining description on the dust jacket I expected to be instantly engrossed. Unfortunately, the plot ticked along with metronome proficiency. New suspect. New motive. New clue. New suspect. New motive. New clue. Add love interest.
I think the series has a lot of potential, but needs more character development. Felix Gomez just wasn't interesting enough to be carrying a series like this.
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I think the series has a lot of potential, but needs more character development. Felix Gomez just wasn't interesting enough to be carrying a series like this.
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Aug 15, 2011
Bill
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X-Rated Bloodsuckers is the second Felix Gomez mystery in the series by Mario Acevedo, and I honestly enjoyed it as much as I did the first book, The Nymphos of Rocky Flats.
Felix is an Iraqi War veteran turned vampire turned supernatural shamus. (Down these mean streets an UNDEAD man must go.) Based out of Colorado, Felix returns to his native L.A. after being hired by a porn actress to investigate the murder of fellow adult film star, Roxy Bronze.
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Felix is an Iraqi War veteran turned vampire turned supernatural shamus. (Down these mean streets an UNDEAD man must go.) Based out of Colorado, Felix returns to his native L.A. after being hired by a porn actress to investigate the murder of fellow adult film star, Roxy Bronze.
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Dec 08, 2011
Barbara
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Katz Meow hires vampire private investigator Felix Gomez to investigate the death of fellow porn star, Roxy Bronze. Once Felix informs the Araneum (the vampire council) of the nefarious goings on of the LA vampires, they authorize Felix to infiltrate, find the missing Araneum agents and destroy the nest. Of course it's not that easy. There are many many conspiracies involving politicians, preachers, realtors, surgeons and even a non-profit organization at the heart of it all. Feliz has to di
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Dec 21, 2009
Jacqui
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Interestingly....I agree with most of the other readers comments here. I liked this book less, but more, than the first one...I would really like to see Acevedo do a lot more with character development, there just really isn't any passion with this, it's very generic. There's nothing really unique or special about Felix Gomez, it's more like he's exactly the same thing as every other person walking around, except that he likes to drink blood. He is definitely not the kind of vampire that affe
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Jan 01, 2009
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May 23, 2008
Cherie
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This is the second book in the Felix Gomez series, but for some reason, I didn't find it quite as entertaining as the first. A lot of the ridiculousness of some of the situations, that I found so amusing in the first book were missing from this second book.
In similar vein to book 1, Felix Gomez, still a private eye, has now been called to Los Angeles to investigate the death of porn star Roxy Bronze. Upon arriving in LA however, he finds that the person who visited his office only More...
In similar vein to book 1, Felix Gomez, still a private eye, has now been called to Los Angeles to investigate the death of porn star Roxy Bronze. Upon arriving in LA however, he finds that the person who visited his office only More...
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Aug 15, 2007
Seth
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Much, much, much better than its predecessor. The basic storyline is just as minimal as in Nymphos (someone killed a porn star and our hero goes to LA to investigate), the side story is more interesting than Nymphos (Vamps in LA might be about to break silence and no one knows why), and the character story is fabulous.
The real story here is Carlos joining up with the down-at-the-heels, universally disliked-but-tolerated, and proudly barrio-living Hispanic vampire Coyote. Coyote loud More...
The real story here is Carlos joining up with the down-at-the-heels, universally disliked-but-tolerated, and proudly barrio-living Hispanic vampire Coyote. Coyote loud More...
Sep 14, 2011
Allen
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Reading the series backwards. It's steadily getting worse. Unsympathetic characters all around, a paper thin plot, mostly stilted dialog (occasionally funny--I'd give it 1 1/2 stars for Felix's rare good liners), little of interest vampire or magic wise (Pretty much Felix's only investigative tool is to hypnotise humans, and occasionally leave order them into trite embarrassing situations for when they wake up).
Good thing I only paid half-price for this, at the used bookstore. It was More...
Good thing I only paid half-price for this, at the used bookstore. It was More...
Oct 30, 2009
Eric
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I never really got into this book. To use a cliche, I wasn't feeling it. Something about the mythology seemed off to me. I've never liked my vampires outside during the day, so that's probably part of it. Also, this is really just a mystery story with the vampires thrown in to spice things up.
But here's my major complaint: Gomez doesn't really do anything to solve the mystery. He drives around and talks to people but finds only more questions. All the major breaks come as a result o More...
But here's my major complaint: Gomez doesn't really do anything to solve the mystery. He drives around and talks to people but finds only more questions. All the major breaks come as a result o More...
May 30, 2011
Rebecca
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Fun read to pass a weekend. The characters are entertaining and adequate description is given for proper visualization. Little glimpses given into the vampire culture will hopefully be better brought to life in future books. This book was a decent follow up to The Nymphos of Rocky Flats. I will continue reading these books, we all need some guilty pleasures and the occasional easy read.
Nov 01, 2010
Holly
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The book was a quick read, and I didn't read the first in the series, but it was easy to understand what was going on. I can see this not being everyone's thing, but I liked the characterization of Felix, as well as the characters around him. There was definitely some weakness to the book, but I think it's a promising series.
Jul 26, 2009
Alissa
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My uncle recommended this to me because it was funny. So I gave it a try while on vacation. It was funny, clever and entertaining, plus it had a fairly good mystery.
The title is really not totally related to the novel and more for shock value, and I could understand how it might turn some people away.
Quick read. And I can't wait to read the other too, I like Felix.
The title is really not totally related to the novel and more for shock value, and I could understand how it might turn some people away.
Quick read. And I can't wait to read the other too, I like Felix.
Jan 19, 2011
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Dec 01, 2008
Rhonda
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Felix Gomez is a vampire PI who winds up in strange situations, or at least that is what was established in book one. Book two was just as strange and funny.
You'd think by the titles of these books that they would be Xrated but honestly there isn't anything like that in there; just a whole lot of funny.
You'd think by the titles of these books that they would be Xrated but honestly there isn't anything like that in there; just a whole lot of funny.
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Jan 30, 2012
Mel
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This was a fairly entertaining book. The author is a smarta$$, which is a good thing, but he would appear to take himself too seriously at other times (plus it ruins the general smartypants nature of the book). So, overall, good, but not stellar. Not sure I'll read any of the others in the series.
Jan 02, 2009
Denni
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Sequil to Nymphos Of Rocky Flats, the continuing saga of a vampire PI. The hero has worked through his angst of the first book. Lots of action, interesting cast of characters, and the plot wraps up nicely without much help from the hero. Good reading but not a keeper.
Mar 27, 2011
Ann (Noumena12)
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Of course a book written by a MALE author is centered around the porn industry and is full of cliches. The only reason I finished this was because I needed an "X" for my A-Z title challenge. Then I realized I paid $9.99 for this book. OMG Just shoot me!
Aug 23, 2009
Dolores
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If you judge a book by its cover, this one would have won the I won't read award. However, this is a delightful vampire book that is focused on Los Angeles. Absolutely geared to walk the native through local haunts and new ideas. Good summer read.
Apr 25, 2011
John
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A clear improvement over the first novel, with more details on the structure and culture of the supernatural world. The Publisher's Weekly review of it on Amazon.com was dead-on.
Apr 29, 2009
Lori
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This is a quick read - despite being a bit embarrased at the barnes and nobel for picking up all of Mario Acevedo's books - its pretty good so far. It's a really fun, quick read. Not as X-rated so far as you'd think by the title!
Mar 11, 2009
Carol
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Another funny, yet intriguing vampire mystery from Mario. After meeting Mario last summer, I now see where he mines some of his material. Excellent!
May 23, 2009
Elke
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A great sequel starring private eye Felix Gomez. This time the case leads to L.A., where Felix must not only investigate a murder, but also a conspiracy that endangers the whole vampire community. Threatened by exposure, the Araneum wants Felix to find out what the conspiracy is about and who is to punish.
The second book in the series features the same kind of humor and bizarre characters as the first did. The plot seems better developed and the chapters coming together more smoothly More...
The second book in the series features the same kind of humor and bizarre characters as the first did. The plot seems better developed and the chapters coming together more smoothly More...
Jun 04, 2008
James
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Another great and funny little Felix Gomez novel, number 2 in this series. The author continues following the career of his Iraq veteran vampire private detective, with more focus on his Latino heritage via one of the funniest and weirdest supporting characters in a long time. This time out Felix is trying to figure out who murdered a porn actress who he remembers having been a sweet and gracious girl as a teenager, and getting tangled up in L.A. power politics in the process with some high-st
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Jan 29, 2009
Suj
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Different types of coffee with different types of blood every other scene gets distracting.
Mar 26, 2010
Penny
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I loved this, well written and funny. I have both the e-book and the audio book.
