Rating: 
Summary: Four stars for a fresh viewpoint...
Review: ...but heavy points deducted for some of the prose, which came off a bit too cutesy. The idea of a vampire stalking the singles bar scene in LA has a certain appeal, and Cacek's visions of the seamier side of the LA was fun.Distracting from all this was the little asides. Like this. That distracted a little bit. And were sometimes too cute. Don't take me seriously now. You better not. Well, you get the idea. All in all a fun read. This is Cacek's first novel length book, so I look forward to watching her grow.
Rating: 
Summary: Worst I've read
Review: All she ever wanted was someone who appreciated and cherished her. Instead, every male she ever met and went out with could be classified as card-carrying members of the 4F club (not the selective service interpretation). Being thirty seven and alone has driven Allison Garrett to seek men at the Silver Concho Saloon, but Seth is different than any man she ever met before. Not that he really cares, but he leaves Allison as everyone else has, but this time the man?s nips, nibbles, and tucks change her into a vampire. Allison sees her new hunger for men from a different light (or is that dark?). Starting with a pick-up at her favorite bar, Allison plans ?to suck males dry?. When Mica ?Chosen Preacher to the People? Poke meets Allison, he falls for her, even though she is a messenger from the dark side. However, the nights in Los Angeles turn ugly, as a vampire group wants to perform the dance of the dead on Mica and Allison. NIGHT PRAYERS is an amusing urban vampire tale that horror readers who enjoy a twist of humor and satire in their novels will find quite entertaining. The story line is a romp through the underside of Los Angeles, but what makes P.D. Cacek?s book enticing is the characters. Allison is a desperate loser until she receives her otherworldly powers that grant her the ability to strike out at all those 4F men who dumped her over the years. However, her troubles do not vanish. They change. This is an enticing vampire tale that will send readers seeking other works by this Stroker winning author. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Tounge-in-cheek vampie saga. Delightful
Review: All she ever wanted was someone who appreciated and cherished her. Instead, every male she ever met and went out with could be classified as card-carrying members of the 4F club (not the selective service interpretation). Being thirty seven and alone has driven Allison Garrett to seek men at the Silver Concho Saloon, but Seth is different than any man she ever met before. Not that he really cares, but he leaves Allison as everyone else has, but this time the man?s nips, nibbles, and tucks change her into a vampire. Allison sees her new hunger for men from a different light (or is that dark?). Starting with a pick-up at her favorite bar, Allison plans ?to suck males dry?. When Mica ?Chosen Preacher to the People? Poke meets Allison, he falls for her, even though she is a messenger from the dark side. However, the nights in Los Angeles turn ugly, as a vampire group wants to perform the dance of the dead on Mica and Allison. NIGHT PRAYERS is an amusing urban vampire tale that horror readers who enjoy a twist of humor and satire in their novels will find quite entertaining. The story line is a romp through the underside of Los Angeles, but what makes P.D. Cacek?s book enticing is the characters. Allison is a desperate loser until she receives her otherworldly powers that grant her the ability to strike out at all those 4F men who dumped her over the years. However, her troubles do not vanish. They change. This is an enticing vampire tale that will send readers seeking other works by this Stroker winning author. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Funny, not scary... but funny!
Review: Bombeck meets Bram Stoker. What else do you need out of life
Rating: 
Summary: Night Prayers by P.D. Cacek
Review: Bram Stoker Award winner P. D. Cacek delivers a wryly witty romp that turns the conventions of vampire fiction inside out. Meet Allison Garret: thirtysomething, biological clock loudly ticking and perpetually unlucky in life and love. But it will take more than luck when Allison wakes up in a seedy motel room after a three day binge...as a newborn vampire without a clue about how to survive! In a rollicking tour of the seamy underbelly of L.A., Allison hooks up with a young Bible-thumping streetcorner preacher, but they'll both need more than a night full of prayers to escape the clutches of a catty coven of strip club vampire vixens out for their blood!
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Summary: Come to the Cabaret...
Review: How would you feel if your latest in a long string of short term boyfriends reveals he is a vampire? He beds you, bites you, and, without a by or a leave, rides off into the sunset. Leaving you a vampire yourself, sexy, powerful, and totally uninformed about what to do next. Well, that's exactly what happens to Allison Garrett. Clueless and hungry, she wanders through Las Angeles snacking on strangers, until she falls into the hands of Luci, owner of the Fur Pit cabaret, and vampiress extraordinary. Luci and her cohorts are topless fur dancers in Los Angeles only strip joint for furverts. Luci's cohorts are Miriam, who has a gruesome fondness for cats, Gina, a tough, irritable vampire with a yen for Luci, and now, Allison. The human contingent at Luci's consists of Gypsy, a happy go lucky biker type who tends bar and stops fights and Mica, who touts at the entrance. Attracting customers is Mica's night job. During the day He is a bible toting street evangelist, trying to save the souls of the local residents. Needless to say, this is a difficult task in Los Angeles, and Mica frequently comes back from his soul saving stints with as many brochures as he started out with. Mica is a bit young, and alarmingly naïve. He has managed to miss the fact that the Fur Pit is not just your ordinary den of iniquity. Mica's holiness helps by keeping him pretty close to indigestible (he makes Allison sneeze) but Luci's pet project it to lure Mica from his sanctified state. What happens as Allison attempts to adjust to her to role in unlife and Mica finds he has to temper his lust for the sexy new vampire or be bitten out of going to heaven is the true plot of "Night Prayers." Not really a horror story, or a romance, but simply a vampiric comedy of errors with a plot that adds new meaning to the phrase 'willing suspension of disbelief.' All the vampires can read each others minds, which makes it tough for Allison to hide all of her disbelief in Luci's line of gab. Gina is always trying to kill someone, usually Allison. This has something to do with the 'liking' Luci has taken for the newest. Mica is head over bible in love with Allison as well. When he discovers they are all vampires he spends half his time trying to stake her and the other half trying to... Well, we won't go there. "Night Prayers" is almost successful. It teeters between funny and serious until the reader gives up trying to resolve the issue. It actually is pretty plotless, which is a rare complaint for a book that is only 220 pages. But the worst fault in my mind is that every single character is a stereotype. The two that are potentially the most offensive are Gina, the big, bad black woman, and Mica the bible thumping, born-again lay preacher with a heart filled with lust. Gina is almost acceptable, but many fundamentalists might find Mica's character upsetting, and I wouldn't blame them. The story is readable, so it gets its three stars, but I won't be looking out for a sequel.
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Summary: Come to the Cabaret...
Review: How would you feel if your latest in a long string of short term boyfriends reveals he is a vampire? He beds you, bites you, and, without a by or a leave, rides off into the sunset. Leaving you a vampire yourself, sexy, powerful, and totally uninformed about what to do next. Well, that's exactly what happens to Allison Garrett. Clueless and hungry, she wanders through Las Angeles snacking on strangers, until she falls into the hands of Luci, owner of the Fur Pit cabaret, and vampiress extraordinary. Luci and her cohorts are topless fur dancers in Los Angeles only strip joint for furverts. Luci's cohorts are Miriam, who has a gruesome fondness for cats, Gina, a tough, irritable vampire with a yen for Luci, and now, Allison. The human contingent at Luci's consists of Gypsy, a happy go lucky biker type who tends bar and stops fights and Mica, who touts at the entrance. Attracting customers is Mica's night job. During the day He is a bible toting street evangelist, trying to save the souls of the local residents. Needless to say, this is a difficult task in Los Angeles, and Mica frequently comes back from his soul saving stints with as many brochures as he started out with. Mica is a bit young, and alarmingly naïve. He has managed to miss the fact that the Fur Pit is not just your ordinary den of iniquity. Mica's holiness helps by keeping him pretty close to indigestible (he makes Allison sneeze) but Luci's pet project it to lure Mica from his sanctified state. What happens as Allison attempts to adjust to her to role in unlife and Mica finds he has to temper his lust for the sexy new vampire or be bitten out of going to heaven is the true plot of "Night Prayers." Not really a horror story, or a romance, but simply a vampiric comedy of errors with a plot that adds new meaning to the phrase 'willing suspension of disbelief.' All the vampires can read each others minds, which makes it tough for Allison to hide all of her disbelief in Luci's line of gab. Gina is always trying to kill someone, usually Allison. This has something to do with the 'liking' Luci has taken for the newest. Mica is head over bible in love with Allison as well. When he discovers they are all vampires he spends half his time trying to stake her and the other half trying to... Well, we won't go there. "Night Prayers" is almost successful. It teeters between funny and serious until the reader gives up trying to resolve the issue. It actually is pretty plotless, which is a rare complaint for a book that is only 220 pages. But the worst fault in my mind is that every single character is a stereotype. The two that are potentially the most offensive are Gina, the big, bad black woman, and Mica the bible thumping, born-again lay preacher with a heart filled with lust. Gina is almost acceptable, but many fundamentalists might find Mica's character upsetting, and I wouldn't blame them. The story is readable, so it gets its three stars, but I won't be looking out for a sequel.
Rating:
Summary: Unscary, unfunny, unreadable
Review: I am a closet fan of horror novels, especially books lightened by humor and new twists on the genre. I had high hopes for Night Prayers, based on the first reviews. Sadly, I found nothing new or fresh in this book, and no character worth caring about. I was bored with both vampires and victims. I forced myself to read the whole book, thinking it might improve. No such luck. I usually sell books I don't want to keep - I tossed this, despite the high price, to protect other innocent readers.
Rating:
Summary: Worst I've read
Review: I bought this book with the good reviews that said it was "great" because it was "different". Ugh! I found the storyline boring from the very beginning. And the preacher! The preacher in the story (Mica) was soo annoying that I ended up skipping a few of his chapters. Now for the main character, Allison Garret. I don't think a vampire character could be more slow-witted. Even the rest of the characters were impatient, nymphomaniacs. I've read a LOT of vampire books (Laurell K. Hamilton, Anne Rice, Karen E. Taylor, etc) and this was THE worst. My advice to you? Save your money for one of authors mentioned above.
Rating:
Summary: It's Ok, but I've read better.
Review: I hate to admit that I read the book in 2 days, because of the length of time I know it takes to write one of these things, but I got sucked (no pun intended) right into the story. Good descriptions, most of the characters were beleivable. Will make you chuckle and shiver. Miriam is a hoot!
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