Search - The Nymphos of Rocky Flats (Felix Gomez, Bk 1)

I enjoyed this book, though I did have to struggle to get through it at times. It didn't "grab me" like some other books. It's got a bit of a noir feel to it, with some sci-fi and horror thrown in. The basic premise is a vampire PI investigating a rash of nymphomania at a secret government facility. For a book about nymphomania outbreaks, there is surprisingly little sex, but it doesn't harm the book at all. The main character is interesting and well drawn, and the mystery is well done. Overall a good, funny book, but don't get it if you're expecting a romantic "paranormal" kind of book. This one is more Sam Spade than Anita Blake, regardless of the presence of vampires and dryads.

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.

This was just not my style of book. I thought it moved a bit slow and the way he got his blood was pretty gross. He 1) didnt drink human blood, only animal blood, and 2)he got his blood by smothering regular food in it (blood) like pasta (rather than from a neck). I stopped reading it halfway through cause it was blah and the whole food thing.

A very different kind of book than what I'm used to reading. Think of Tom Selleck as a vampire PI. Women throwing themselves at him while he's trying to run an investigation. I'm also not used to reading male authors. This is not a romance, but it does have a few steamy scenes. The humor is laugh out loud funny at times. Don't go into this book thinking it's a hot and steamy romance. This is a paranormal murder mystery novel. Definitely a new take on the typical old novels. Mario is a funny guy, read his stuff! You just might like it!

This was a lot of fun.

Once I decided I was all right with the premise of a vampire as a Private Investigator, I enjoyed this book a lot. Some of it was very funny, such as when our hero Felix Gomez is hiding in a culvert and finds himself staring down a raccoon. Felix is a "good" vampire, who doesn't want to feast on human blood (due to guilt from his time serving in Iraq), but he's finding that a steady diet of animal blood is weakening his vampire powers. Quick read, well-written story!