Rescue From Planet Pleasure

Felix Gomez #6

by Mario Acevedo

Planet Pleasure. The one place in the galaxy you seriously want to avoid, but it’s the next stop for Felix Gomez, detective-vampire and undead enforcer. His rescue the bodacious vampiress, the hyper-sexual Carmen Arellano, from the clutches of ruthless warrior aliens. Her captors have doomed themselves by honing their military prowess at the expense of their libido, and Carmen is their last chance in regaining their mojo before they die out. Felix can’t waste any time because Phaedra, the ruthless bloodsucking ingénue--now with extra-superpowers--is making good on her threat to destroy the Araneum and take over the undead underworld. Luckily, Felix is not alone in his quest to save Carmen and stop Phaedra. That redheaded whirlwind with a gun, Jolie, has got his back. Also lending a hand is everyone's favorite down-and-out trickster sage, Coyote, and he's brought along his mom...la Malinche...aka La Llorona! Here it comes, ground zero of a mega-ton story bristling with action, interstellar double-crosses, skin-walkers, Hopi magic, and trigger-happy goons. Exactly what you'd expect from Felix Gomez.

Genres: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Science Fiction, Paranormal Urban Fantasy, Fiction, Supernatural

371 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 3, 2015

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Jonathan Tennis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Five years after Acevedo left us and Felix Gomez at the end of Werewolf Smackdown we get a 6th novel about our favorite vampire detective veteran. Hopefully we get number 7 before another long wait. These are fun stories, action packed and great to read.

[Robin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh my god, this book is bad, bad, bad. Though if you just start it in the middle it's tolerable. The first half wasn't even funny.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely the strangest book that I have read all year long.

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

So if you wanted to find out what happened to Carmen after the Undead Kama Sutra, read this book. Otherwise, it's not one of his best.

[Jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable, but Felix is an annoying meathead! Again!

I have really enjoyed these Felix Gomez, vampire PI novels. I loved the alien encounters aspect as well as the psychic warfare amongst vampires.

But, my patience with the thickheadedness of Felix has worn thin! Of course, part of his charm is that he does have a ‘conscience,’ which for an undead bloodsucking beast is a serious handicap. I keep wishing he would find more of a backbone and take an intelligent and ruthless approach to his situation!

I won’t say more, as I have no wish to spoil anything for other readers. This was another good installment, but I don’t know if I can take another book of Felix stumbling around like an idiot and making obviously moronic choices—setting himself up for failure.
Well see.

[Tyler · Rating 3 out of 5]

This actually wasn't as bad as it could have been! I was expecting a super trashy sci-fi romance, what I got was kind of a super-trashy sci-fi/fantasy action story? It was pretty fun to read, and the one alien sex scene was done tastefully (kinda). This is the first book I've read in the series, which honestly made it even better because I was delighted every time some of the supernatural being was introduced (vampires, werewolves, aliens, zombies, psychics, skin-walkers, the boogeyman, fairies, oh my!).

3 stars, I don't not recommend it!

[Adam D. · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was not at all impressed by this book. I feel no sympathy for any of the main characters. The bulk of the book is made up of dull filling material stuffed in between some (only slightly more interesting) build-up toward the inevitable final confrontation. I got this book as part of a humble bundle so I haven't read any other books by Mario Acevedo. I have no plans on reading the rest of the series, this book was more than enough for me.

The book is filled with frustratingly frequent descriptions of every single meal taken by the main character; I get the point: normal(ish) food with extra blood (cause he's a vampire). It feels like the only reason the author came up with the dietary part of his take on the vampire myth was to be able to add pages to the book as it adds very little to the overall atmosphere. When eating is not the main focus, it is guns (this guy really likes guns), then vampire myth stuff (which is _slightly_ more interesting). I was a bit amazed at the extensive vocabulary used to describe anything remotely related to sex, although for the most part this was delivered as rather pointless filling material.

There were two things which I thought the author really managed to bring out: the shady military operation (that gave me the creeps several times) and most of what happened on Planet Pleasure (sadly this was only about 10 % of the book).

[Topher · Rating 4 out of 5]

I apparently waited 8 years to read this. My my my, how the time does fly? It was enjoyable, but after such as long break I felt much less connected to the characters and less invested in the story. From what I remember, the endings of the others in the series could have just as easily acted as the end of the series - there was nothing particularly final about this. Maybe the author will come back to play in this universe again some day?

Well written, and very enjoyable.

[Richard S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its an ok book. Not the citizen kain of novesl ,but I enjoyed it. Will I be going back to reading it again? No. But, that does not mean you should not read it. I got this from a humble bundle book bundle a long time ago. And I do not regret getting it. Would I pay a ton of money to buy it on kindle? No. But, if it were on sale for, say, 6.99, or something like that, sure. It is an enjoyable enough read. Good characters, and such. Although the ending drags a but, it is still good.

[Francesco Tehrani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still great like I remember!

Even though it has been years since I last read a Felix Gomez book, this was one was just as great as the others! I love how it followed up, continued, and resolved what occurred in the previous books! I definitely recommend this series and this book!

[Matevž · Rating 3 out of 5]

An... interesting read. On one hand a vampire like novel written in a modern way (no blah blah blah) with an interesting addition of some mexican folklore and expressions.
On the other hand a bit shallow in plot and an ending that feels a bit rushed after all the wind up.

[Richard Lujan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny, Funny and just plain weird. Never a dull moment with all the Mexican, and Chollo Boogie Men and women that we all know so well. Felix does it all, sex with Space Aliens and Chicana Vampires. He is my new Hero. Keep then coming, (no pun intended), Mr Acevedo.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe not quite as good as the first five, but still good.

[High Plains Library District · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mario Acevedo has been a favorite of mine for a while. I love that he is a Colorado author dealing with paranormal themes from a Chicano perspective. It is so exciting for me! I waited a long time for this book to come out, and, several weeks after reading it, I am still not sure what I think about it. The plot is complex with a lot of twists and turns. That was great. Where I get all caught up is in the way in which Acevedo uses some cultural figures. This novel features Coyote once again, but introduces his mother and her close friend. His mother turns out to be Malinche, which is both exciting and odd. In addition to this, her friend is El Cucuy. At first I was so weirded out about them showing up in this very contemporary fiction piece about vampires and aliens. It did not seem like a good fit. As I read along, I began to appreciate the way in which Acevedo weaves them into the story. By the end of the novel, I was once again a little weirded out by the whole inclusion of them in this piece, especially when he introduces some Native American themes that also seem weirdly out of place. The addition of the Hopi kachinas and the Navajo Skinwalkers just kind of put me over the edge. Not so much that were mixed the ways in which they were, which is a very typical kind of mestizo experience. I guess it was the mixing of these traditional ideas with the sci-fi themes of the novel that really made me not a fan. It was too much for me to fully enjoy the novel, which was actually quite good in many other aspects.

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[Rich Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve loved this series from the beginning....

A long time ago I wandered into a Borders books and saw a flag stuck in a book that read “Signed by a local author.” Interested, I picked up The Nymphos Of Rocky Flats by Mario Acevedo. I fell in love with the concept of the vampire detective immediately (remember that TV show Moonlight? I loved that too, but Felix is better...) Anyway, I was hooked. I’ve read every book in the series and I even own the graphic novel. This book may be my favorite. One more thing - I listened to this on audio and I feel the narrator killed it. File this one under get it, you won’t regret it.

[lincoln brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Planet pleasure

Finally my favorite vampire p i is back. This is a great read. Felix Gomez has to recuse Carmen to save earth. This is well written and ties up some loose ends from a earlier book. If you have read mario acevedo before you won't be disappointed if not this can be a stand alone but I recommend staring from the beginning.

[Ernest Hogan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sexy, action-packed road trip across the weird, empty places of New Mexico, with an detour to the other side of the galaxy with vampires who dunk their tamales in boar's blood. What more could you want?

[Junior · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seemed like a decent conclusion to quite a few loose ends. I felt like dinging it down to three stars because the pacing seemed a bit forced at times, but it was never less than entertaining and came together pretty well in the end.