The Bride of Casa Dracula

The story so far... Oswald has proposed to Milagro by the end of the 2nd book, they were both thrilled and Milagro couldn't be any happier. She's marrying the one she loves and in turn he loves her back. Her best friend Nancy appoints herself as the Wedding Planner and was doing a fantastic job keeping Oswald's mom at a safe distance while she writes a memoir for the weirdo and self proclaimed shifter Don Pedro, everything seems to be in place. It was her dream come true, until it's not... I cannot believe the surprises that I got from this book!!! I finished the book at 12mn, mouth hanging open, sighing and grinning like an idiot. I was shocked at the turn of events, sad that it happened and relieved at the same time. Ms. Acosta that show more was brilliant. Her recipe: the seduction, intensity, hilarity and mystery that is Milagro De los Santos, add more of Ian Ducharme and less of the dull and workaholic Oswald K. Grant, a sexy love scene that was written with passion not pornographic, an unknown killer, subtle werewolf and shifter invlovement. It was perfect. (cheers! to a glass of blood)Another amazing book from Marta Acosta, this marks the change of everything in Milagros life. It's the book that the fans have been waiting for. Full of intense and emotional scenarios. Milagro's growth of character showed in every chapter of this book. I am glad that she is still herself only better. Bride of Casa Dracula is so far my favorite book in this series. I cannot wait for the release of book 4. show less

First I have to post what Acosta herself called her books: comedies-of-manners, or romantic comedies with lots of chaos, confusion, charming villains, eccentrics, and flirting. Which really fits since this is not the normal kind of paranormal romance. Far from it. I just want to called it a witty romantic comedy involving humans who like blood and as Acosta said lots of flirting.

Read her books! Lol, honestly they are so funny. I just love Milagros, she is witty, she has curves, she flirts, she has opinions and I think I really would enjoy having her as a friend.

Her men, oh I do like Oswald but, yes there is that but, he is just so nice and normal. Can he truly keep up with this crazy Latina when he is just so waspy. But she does love show more him and is marrying him and he does do a great job keeping up with her. But then there is goddamn Ian Ducharme as Oswald calls him. He is like fine wine, ok forget since I hate wine. He is like a yummy chocolate that melts in your mouth and makes you crave more and more. He makes you blood pump in your veins and he is just delicious. And he wants her *faints*.

Right the story, well as I said they are getting married and making preparations. She has to deal with the council who does not approve of her since she is the only human who was turned (a little mistake) and lived. And someone is after her. She is also ghost-writing for a freaky guy. All as is should be in Milagros universe.

All in all a highly enjoyable book that makes you want more. The way it ends, well it does end with an ending and you could be happy there. But there is one more after it so yay.

Conclusion:
Just read it, come one you know you want to! Start with book 1, you will not be sorry. You will smile, laugh and hopefully think Ian is as delicious as I find him. The book is witty and so just impossible to put down. I do wonder what happens in book 4, I mean..ohhhhhhhhh.

Rating:
I do think I made it clear. Read it :) I could not put it down. show less

The Bride of Casa Dracula marks a rather serious time in Milagro's less than serious life. This slight shift in tone makes the book just as witty as previous installments, but a little less laugh out loud funny.

As we lead up to Milagro and Oswald's wedding, the couple continues to battle outside forces set upon destroying their relationship. There is lots of Ian, which always spells trouble for Oswald. Luckily, we get to see Milagro's F.U. pal Nancy as the wedding planner, spouting her memorable words of wisdom. And Cornelia returns, seemingly innocent as things fall apart around her. Series fans will love the chance to once again see all our favorite characters returning.

There is a huge amount going on in The Bride of Casa Dracula and show more in Milagro's life in general causing the book to be fast-paced and exciting. A shocking, but perfect, ending will definitely make the need to read the next and final book in the series immediately. Witty, scary, strange and wonderful plot twists take Milagro just where she needs to be and I can't wait to see how this all turns out. show less

Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Sep08

Have I mentioned how much I love books lately? Well, I do. One of the greatest things about books is that what doesn’t ‘work’ for one reader will very likely work for many others. I’m guessing that’s probably the case with “The Bride of Casa Dracula” by Marta Acosta. This is Acosta’s third book starring Milagro De Los Santos. I think it would be beneficial to read the first two books to get a little more of the ‘back story’.

Milagro was made a vampire against her will and is somewhat of a miracle as so few survive the ‘change’. She is not exactly your ‘average’ vampire and doesn’t have any desire to ‘feed’ on humans. Milagro is very happy now that show more she’s about to marry into the family she’s grown to love. Her own childhood was a nightmare with a horrible mother and her yearning for love and a family is finally coming to fruition. She is, however, having difficulty with the thought of a ‘blood exchange’ with her husband-to-be although she’s already had some of his blood in a life-threatening event in an earlier book, she’s really not a human blood kind of gal…she’d much rather get her already bagged from animals!

Milagro is having a few problems. For instance: she keeps running into Ian who she’s incredibly attracted to, her best buddy has fired her wedding planners and intends to do the job herself, her ‘wedding counselor’ assigned by the vamp council is her hubby-to-be’s EX, she has to learn how and sew robes for a ‘real’ vamp wedding, the vamp council wants her to swear loyalty to them instead of the US, and it seems that someone is trying to kill her! As if planning a wedding isn’t stressful enough!

I don’t know if it’s my age, my lineage, or my vocabulary, but I just didn’t ‘get’ this book. There were certainly places where I found myself laughing out loud, but there were more places where I found myself hopelessly unamused and wondering what the author intended. I didn’t find Milagro intelligent, or very likeable. The villain of the piece was clear to me from the get go and it became very irritating when Milagro kept ‘missing it’. It was also very obvious that Milagro was more enamored of her fiance’s family than the man himself so I quit caring about the whole wedding issue fairly early. And I found Milagro and her friends more of an unflattering and unpleasant Latino parody than anything else. I’m hoping that was the author’s intention.

“The Bride of Casa Dracula” would probably appeal to a younger audience and one more in tune with Latino culture. I’m pretty sure that if the author, Marta Acosta, were not Latina, they would be lambasted for their unflattering portrayal of the culture. BUT, having said that, I can see how this would be a scream for those more comfortable than I. So, if you like a bit of Latina flavor with your paranormal chicklit, then pick up a copy (of the first book, please) and enjoy! show less

I've read this series (out of order), but completely. That being said, I've found Oswald to be boring and a secondary character from just about the start. So, as I read Bride of Casa Dracula my immense, shall we call it, displeasure of Oswald grew until the end. I wanted to take him out back and shake him, and then do the same to Milagro. She ignores something that makes her truly feel, for someone that she thinks she 'loves'.

That relationship aside, I'm a huge fan. I love the characters, the settings, and the way that these books flow. Another one is coming out soon, and I'll be sure to pick it up since I love the ending of this last one. Perhaps Milagro is actually going to get her life on track... We of course can only hope.

I fell in love with this series right off the bat. So of course, I had to read this one. Although it did seem a little sad at the end, I had such high hopes for Milagro and Oswald. But to start off the book, Milagro is planning her wedding to her love and vampire, Oswald and making a place for herself within his family, who seem to have their noses stuck up in the air, but that doesn't stop her from being herself. But now the Council wants to stick their noses in and make a whole rack of rules that Milagro would have to agree to if she wants to be allowed into their 'community'. And if you've read the previous books in this series, then you'd know that she's not one much for following rules. LOL

So if that wasn't enough, there seems to show more be someone who doesn't want her to marry Oswald. And her ex-lover, Ian keeps popping up everywhere. And to make matters worse, Ian's sister, Cornelia is her wedding planner. Doesn't God like Milagro? But then she makes a friend with a wolf, Pal she calls him, who keeps coming around. And then she gets into an accident and she tries to blame Cornelia for it. But she can't quite put her finger on the culprit trying to off her and Oswald thinks that she's going over the edge.

This book is fun and made me laugh out loud, I don't know how many times. Marta Acosta's writing is fresh and comedic. If you haven't read the other books in the series, you need to start with Happy Hour at Casa Dracula and then move on from there. show less

This was my first excursion into the world of Milagro and the vampires at Casa Dracula. Must say I enjoyed the book and like the lighter twist on the vampire mythology that's out there. Will be looking for the other books in the series on my next trip to the bookstore.