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Loading... Happy Hour at Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula Series, Book 1) (edition 2006)by Marta Acosta
Work InformationHappy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta
   No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) djambruso | Feb 23, 2024 |  The writing of Happy Hour at Casa Dracula was not the greatest – many cliché metaphors and whatnot. (Also, the word transvestite is used several times. I don’t think that word is okay to use now? This book was published in 2006 though, so it was probably okay then.) But I know the focus for these types of books is plot and I did think the story was amusing. I know nowadays, most romance readers want spice so fair warning: There is zero spice in this book. All love scenes fade to black. Lastly, I always like to document whenever Unitarians are referenced in popular culture since we so rarely are. When Milagro is trying to talk a girl out of being a Satanist, she says, “And you should find a decent religion. I’ve heard great things about the Unitarians.” Thanks, Milagro! This book is the first in a series of four. I’m still deciding whether or not I liked it enough to read book two. This book doesn’t end with a cliffhanger so I feel pretty satisfied. ( ) mcelhra | Oct 30, 2023 |  ) jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 | ) Damiella | Aug 18, 2020 | You already know the story: A girl is invited to a book party when she meets her ex, Sebastian. She is led to a hotel room by one Oswald who accidentally infects her with a virus. A virus that leads the victim to desire blood, have very allergic reactions to the sun, and long-lived. Although "long lived" may be short-term because an organization is out to kill the vampire clan, CACA (get it?), and most of the story involves her narrowly escaping their clutches, moaning on and on about all the "fabulous men" she sees, still trying to stay in touch with her normal life and dealing with her new vamp "family." The story did drag for me, mainly due to the characters all talking to each other, fixing dinner, drinking diluted blood of animals and visiting the occasional Satanic rite (not on purpose of course -- they're against that sort of thing -- but I digress). The book really starting picking up after some apparent kidnapping, a resultant spree of animal killings and some bizarre sex (implied, not graphic). The ending left me satisfied that Ms. Acosta knows how to write -- but sadly I'm not that "into" romantic comedies. If you like a little sangria with your lamb chops, you just might like this book. Easy to read and if you know a little Spanish, all for the best! Recommended especially for young adult women. She's also written a trilogy on this book, "Happy Hour" being the first novel. ( ) James_Mourgos | Dec 22, 2016 | no reviews | add a review
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Vampires don't exist in this day and age...or do they? Milagro De Los Santos needs to get her career on track -- and a sexy man to come home to. At a party for her ex-boyfriend, she meets the unusually attractive Oswald Grant, who sweeps her off her feet. But when he bites her in the heat of passion and she instantly falls ill, Milagro realizes Oswald is not just any fabulous man -- he's a vampire. Whisked away to his family's estate to recover, Milagro learns the ins and outs of vampirism while falling for a wickedly inappropriate man. But when the vampires' lives are threatened, Milagro uses her wits, her wiles, and an incredibly whacky scheme to bring down a power-mad secret society that refuses to let the undead live and love in peace. No library descriptions found. 
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