Jailbait Zombie
A Felix Gomez Novel, #4
by Mario Acevedo
Felix Gomez is a vampire enforcer for the Araneum, the head honchos of the vampire world. His
job is to track down anything that might reveal the supernatural world to humans and endanger
vampires. He's dealt with renegade vampires and even aliens in the past but this time the job is
a little messier—zombies. Someone is making unusually smart zombies—zombies that can
drive cars—but like all zombies, these guys are mostly into destruction and brains. Felix
has to put a lid on it quick before the zombies cause such a big stink no one can ignore them.
Along the way, Felix meets Phaedra Nardoni, a psychic superpower who can blast Felix into Iraqi
flashbacks with barely a thought. And Phaedra recognizes that Felix is a vampire, which means
the Araneum insists he kill her—but how do you kill a kid who's already dying?
This was the most complicated of the Felix Gomez novels I've read as the author juggles the
psychic crazy girl, the madman who makes zombies, and the looming threat of the Araneum. If Felix
messes up this assignment, his friend Jolie has orders to skin him. Ouch. I found this novel less
funny than the last I read though it certainly opens with a hilarious zombie scene. The zombie
mastermind is hysterically quirky as well, but the violence was rougher and Felix certainly
suffered for the cause. Plus bringing all the disparate elements to a satisfying ending proved
hard on the author. One storyline is meant to continue but some of the others seemed to just drop
rather than really fulfill their potential. Still, it's blazingly fast paced and Felix is an
appealing hero who's not terribly heroic sometimes. I'll definitely sign on for the next novel
when it comes out—Felix has me hooked. |
The Book |
Eos / Harpercollins |
November 2009 |
Mass Market Paperback |
0061567175 / 978-0061567179 |
Fantasy |
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The Reviewer |
Jan Fields |
Reviewed 2009 |
NOTE: Reviewer Jan
Fields is the editor of Kid Magazine Writers emagazine and has written dozens of
stories and articles for the children's magazine market. |
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