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Jailbait Zombie (Felix Gomez #4)
Vampires versus Zombies, round one . . .
Vampire detective Felix Gomez has seen a lot of weird things since becoming one of the undead--nymphomaniacs, aliens, and X-rated bloodsuckers, just to name a few--but now he comes face-to-face with the worst sort of undead.
To stop a ravenous army of zombies, Gomez must team up with a precocious teen with clairvoyant powers whose coo...more
Vampire detective Felix Gomez has seen a lot of weird things since becoming one of the undead--nymphomaniacs, aliens, and X-rated bloodsuckers, just to name a few--but now he comes face-to-face with the worst sort of undead.
To stop a ravenous army of zombies, Gomez must team up with a precocious teen with clairvoyant powers whose coo...more
Paperback, 353 pages
Published
February 24th 2009
by Harper Voyager
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Felix Gomez is a vampire. He got his start among the Undead in Iraq, where he was serving with the US Army. After unwittingly killing an innocent Iraqi family, thinking they were terrorists, and having the rest of his group wiped out by enemy attack immediately afterward, he fled into a building, huddling there alone as he tried to deal with what he had just caused -- and discovered that he was sharing the room with an ancient Iraqi vampire. When he emerged from hiding, he, too, was a vampire, t...more
Eh, ok modern vampires-in-real-world novel. This is my third Acevedo novel--all picked up at Half-Price Books. No way I'd pay cover price for these. Felix Gomez is a reasonably well-drawn character. He's got all the appropriate snark. The plots are over the top, of course--evidence from the titles. The sexual content is not nearly as great as is implied by the titles. Fine by me. I would have just flipped past those pages, probably.
The zombies of this novel are almost genuinely scary, in fact, i...more
The zombies of this novel are almost genuinely scary, in fact, i...more
This is as hard boiled a noir thriller as you can get, with a dash of dark fantasy thrown in. Felix Gomez, who apparently has three other books behind him, is a vampire detective, at home with the paranormal and the gritty underworld both. The short chapters cut off right at the cliff, so the action keeps the story moving along quickly. The prose is extremely curt, which works well with this sort of story, but got a little grating at points. The sex and violence are both gratuitous, the latter m...more
I have to say from the getgo that I have never been a fan of zombies. Also I made the mistake of reading this one before I read book 3 (Undead Kama Sutra) so there were a lot references to the previous book that I didn't get.
Over all, pretty standard fare for books about Felix Gomez, my favorite vampire PI. He starts with a case there are several seemingly unconnected events that end up being all tied together by the end.
This book gives a little more insight into the Araneum, the vampire authori...more
Over all, pretty standard fare for books about Felix Gomez, my favorite vampire PI. He starts with a case there are several seemingly unconnected events that end up being all tied together by the end.
This book gives a little more insight into the Araneum, the vampire authori...more
The sex and violence are both rather tame. Which is fine, but someone else implied they were more of an issue, and I disagree.
It is too easy for Felix to hypnotize humans to get what he wants. It's a rather annoying plot crutch. Takes a bite out of the mystery/struggle of a PI and kills the tension (get it? "Bite"? Yeah...everyone's a comedian, right?)
The mystery is not "solved" so much as Felix stumbles right into it while randomly flailing around.
However, the book is occasionally amusing. Feli...more
It is too easy for Felix to hypnotize humans to get what he wants. It's a rather annoying plot crutch. Takes a bite out of the mystery/struggle of a PI and kills the tension (get it? "Bite"? Yeah...everyone's a comedian, right?)
The mystery is not "solved" so much as Felix stumbles right into it while randomly flailing around.
However, the book is occasionally amusing. Feli...more
Felix Gomez is a private detective and a vampire. Because of his detecting skills, the vampire community's ruling body, the Araneum, sends him out on jobs for them. In Jailbait Zombie Felix is hunting, you guessed it, zombies. In the mean time, Felix has been getting flashbacks to the time when he was first turned, an issue he thought he had already come to terms with. All in all, Felix is in for a really rough case...
This is an excellent addition to the Felix Gomez series. Felix is tough and fu...more
This is an excellent addition to the Felix Gomez series. Felix is tough and fu...more
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I saw a review for a Felix novel a while back and put it on my to read list. I ran across this one in the used book store, so this is my introduction to the series.
I thought it was a decent PI novel. A zombie is found in Boulder, and Felix has very little information to go on when he is sent out to find where it came from. If kind of resembles a needle in a hay stack search where all he has to focus on are the people who have disappeared.
Felix also has to deal with a psychic teen who wants to...more
I thought it was a decent PI novel. A zombie is found in Boulder, and Felix has very little information to go on when he is sent out to find where it came from. If kind of resembles a needle in a hay stack search where all he has to focus on are the people who have disappeared.
Felix also has to deal with a psychic teen who wants to...more
Even though the title implies zombie I placed this on my vampire shelf because this series is about Felix Gomez a vampire enforcer. Felix does go up against zombies, the other variety of the undead, in this episode. It seems zombies are real sloppy and may expose the supernatural world if not stopped so the Areneum, or vampire council, sends in Felix. This is a good series of books for those that like the Harry Dresden series by Jim Butcher as there are some similarities. I liked the book and th...more
I really enjoy Mario Acevedo's 1st person narration of his vampire adventures as an enforcer for the ruling VAMP agency. This book deals with a mad scientist creating zombies, and a 16 year old girl who along with our hero Felix Gomez, gets entangled with the zombies. Overall, I really liked it, but the ending fell apart a bit for me, won't say why because of spoiler. Nevertheless, still quite good and will look for next book to see what becomes of the loose ends from this and previous book (whe...more
This one's a pretty darn fun continuation of the series. It would work for people who haven't read the earlier ones, but if you want to skip some, starting at #2 is still the best bet (the back third of the first was pretty horrible).
The book before (The Undead Karma Sutra) ended on quite a cliff-hanger; that is still hanging throughout this book. Felix' failure in UKS is a shoe waiting to drop and he is pleased to be distracted by his current problem--an infestation of zombies threatening to bl...more
The book before (The Undead Karma Sutra) ended on quite a cliff-hanger; that is still hanging throughout this book. Felix' failure in UKS is a shoe waiting to drop and he is pleased to be distracted by his current problem--an infestation of zombies threatening to bl...more
This was probably my least favorite of these so far. It just never really coheres - there are two mysteries that turn out to be completely unrelated except by physical proximity, and while the zombies are tolerably entertaining for the twenty pages they're actually on screen, the other villain is just cringeworthy. It doesn't move the series along at all, doesn't have a particularly satisfying ending, and is just a little more coated in male-gaze ick than I am willing to tolerate.
Zombies? Vampires? This book is right up my alley. However, it was difficult for me to get engrossed into this story. The unique characterizations of these creatures threw me for a loop-- Zombies that can walk with a decapitated head and plan far enough to bring a tupperware of rotting brains? That's just plain weird.
If you like paranormal noir thrillers, I think a better choice would be Charlie Huston's Joe Pitt series.
If you like paranormal noir thrillers, I think a better choice would be Charlie Huston's Joe Pitt series.
Aug 01, 2009
Jp
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
ehrich, anthony
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Another of Mario Acevedo's fantastic Felix Gomez novels. Action, mystery and dark fantasy fun. The series has vampires, UFOs and more... This one was just vampires, zombies and psychics, but Mario Acevedo keeps it light and fun.
A great summer beach read.
A great summer beach read.
This was fun. I'm adding it to my paranormal PI list. Felix Gomez is a vampire who works for the Arcanum, a sort of vamp High Council. In this world vampires, zombies and (presumably)other supernatural beings exist, but most regular people don't know about them and the Arcanum wants to keep it that way. When zombies start turning up, the Arcanum sends Felix to track down a suspicious psychic disturbance. What he finds is gangsters, more zombies, a 16-year-old psychic who wants him to turn her as...more
We met Mario Acevedo when he visited the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver. You can listen to him talk about "Jailbait Zombie" here: http://www.authorsontourlive.com/?p=252
About this podcast:
Colorado author Mario Acevedo is a former infantry and aviation officer, engineer, art teacher to incarcerated felons, and the bestselling author of "The Nymphos of Rocky Flats," "X-Rated Bloodsuckers," and "The Undead Kama Sutra." Acevedo reads from and discusses his new novel "Jailbait Zombie," which find...more
About this podcast:
Colorado author Mario Acevedo is a former infantry and aviation officer, engineer, art teacher to incarcerated felons, and the bestselling author of "The Nymphos of Rocky Flats," "X-Rated Bloodsuckers," and "The Undead Kama Sutra." Acevedo reads from and discusses his new novel "Jailbait Zombie," which find...more
Maybe the male narrator just isn't for me, but I had a very hard time getting through this book. The story itself is interesting, but there seem to be times (particularly when the narrator is describing sex or sexual traits) when the style changes. The story will be going along and then out of the blue there is a sexual description that seems to have been written by a twelve year old boy. I'm not a prude by any means....and maybe it's more of an issue that I know more than two words for breasts....more
This series just keeps getting better and better; you can tell the author is starting to lay plans for a longer series now, as issues from the last book were mentioned, but not resolved, in this one. The level is snark is great, and the writing is crisp.
The best in the series by far. First Acevedo breaks Felix's spirit and then he kicks him in the balls. Fantastic! He has set up a great new adversary for Felix and friends and the last chapter is just a great way to end this tale.
Didn't hate it. I finished it, which is saying a lot, and is a testament mostly to the good pacing. The ridiculous plot twists and "surprise" ending aren't well enough written to convince me that what happened in the end made any sense. No desire to read more from this series.
This is my favorite of the series to date. A good mystery, a cinematic feel, and a surprising but intriguing ending. Acevedo is also beginning to find reasonable ways to weave together elements and characters from the previous novels.
I read about 60 pages and couldn't finish it. I like zombies and vampires, but the author added in aliens, extra-dimensional travel, and a bunch of other crap I just couldn't get into.
It's not great writing, but it's a pretty engaging story. I feel like the main character is way too overpowered though. I won't spoil, but there are a lot of remixing of undead mythology that I didn't care for.
Mario Acevedo seems to be an one on one off writer. With Felix Gomez series, #1 was decent, #2 was blah, #3 was entertaining and this book #4 was blah yet again. I'm not as a rule a fan of vampires or detective series (unless it's exceptional and this is far from it) or as with this series vampire detectives, so this was just something I read from time to time when I don't want to have to make a decision or think for a few hours. As with previous, this was a very quick read, but without Acevedo'...more
This was a very good sequel. I thought it would be hard to keep me as interested as the last book, I was wrong. While I will admit in the beginning I did not see where the author was leading me, I was worth the wait. The ending was so unexpected. Time to move to a another series till he writes book 5.
Long story short? I've got a new author to read. This was my first book by Acevedo and I'd put it right up there with Dresden Files books. Fun stuff!
Not as funny as the previous 3. Although Phaedra is definitely an interesting new character.
I loved this, well written and funny. I have both the e-book and the audio book.
Jan 14, 2010
Nicole Engard
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Jailbait Zombie (Felix Gomez, Book 4) by Mario Acevedo (no date)
Not as funny as X-rated Bloodsuckers, but it was an entertaining easy read.
All his books so far have been very entertaining...
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Born in El Paso, Texas and grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico, but visited family in Chihuahua. Joined the US Army and flew attack helicopters.
Was artist-in-residence for Arte Americas in Fresno, California and served as a combat artist in Operation Desert Storm. Also teaches/taught art to prisoners at Avenal State Prison.
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Was artist-in-residence for Arte Americas in Fresno, California and served as a combat artist in Operation Desert Storm. Also teaches/taught art to prisoners at Avenal State Prison.
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