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The Bride of Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula #3)

by Marta Acosta (Goodreads Author)

3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 · rating details · 477 ratings · 58 reviews

Milagro De Los Santos is having serious problems planning her wedding to fabulous Oswald Grant, M.D. Her future in-laws loathe her, her dog just died, and Oswald's family has a genetic anomaly that makes them crave blood. Then her extravagant best friend hijacks the role of wedding coordinator, and the secretive Vampire Council assigns conniving Cornelia Ducharme to guide...more

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Published September 16th 2008 by Gallery Books

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Sep 23, 2008 Julie (jjmachshev) rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I wavered between 2.5 and 3 stars on this one.
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 m...more Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Sep08
I wavered between 2.5 and 3 stars on this one.
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 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!(less)

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Oct 08, 2008 Bookaholics rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: paranormal romance fans, vampire fans

The Bride of Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta

Oversize paperback release date September 16, 2008
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Marta Acosta's The Bride of Casa Dracula is another fresh addition to her Casa Dracula Series. Her eccentric characters are alive with charm and style. Milagro De Los Santos is an aspiring author who is soon to be wed to the man of her dreams, plastic surgeon Oswald Grant. The problem is Oswald comes from a long line of `vampires' and to marry they must resolve problems with parents, murder attem...more

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Oct 16, 2010 ALPHAreader rated it 5 of 5 stars

Milagro De Los Santos is flying high. She is engaged to the love of her life, Oswald Grant. She has a ghost-writing project to keep her busy and a firm grasp on her red-coloured cravings.
Never mind that she and Oswald are fighting constantly, minus any make-up sex since the vampire council has banned copulation until the wedding. She is writing a memoir for Don Pedro, a self-proclaimed shapeshifter who also happens to be a complete nutbar. And Milagro’s blood cravings are only under control when...more

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Oct 01, 2009 Peace Love and Reviews rated it 5 of 5 stars

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...

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Feb 17, 2011 Jessica(Spinecracker) rated it 3 of 5 stars

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3.5 stars
Milagro De Los Santos remains one of the most interesting characters I know, with her quick-wit, sharp tongue, and flirtatious manner. She demands full devotion from the reader, and with me she gets it. But with every series, the main character is going to change. Sometimes the change happens early on and sometimes it happens so subtly you're not even aware of it...until you're aware of it. A main character's transformation is key...more

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Aug 31, 2010 Roswita rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comedy, milagro, romance, vampires

Book 3 of Milagro De Los Santos' adventures pulls you in from page one and doesn't let you go until you turn the last page. I was so absorbed by the book that I read it in one sitting.

At the end of Midnight Brunch , Oswald proposes to Milagro. Cheers are heard across the land. Except for inside the Council. Or from his Mother. Oh, and Ian isn't very happy about it, either. But, our Milagro knows what she wants and is determined to get it. So she dutifully heads off (aloneOswald has to work, of...more Book 3 of Milagro De Los Santos' adventures pulls you in from page one and doesn't let you go until you turn the last page. I was so absorbed by the book that I read it in one sitting.

At the end of Midnight Brunch , Oswald proposes to Milagro. Cheers are heard across the land. Except for inside the Council. Or from his Mother. Oh, and Ian isn't very happy about it, either. But, our Milagro knows what she wants and is determined to get it. So she dutifully heads off (aloneOswald has to work, of course!) to the east coast to meet with the Council and get their approval. She arrives at the hotel to find her reservation has been cancelled and her college friend Toodles is down with the flu. Then, in a shocking turn of events (she said knowingly), Ian just happens to be in the city as well. He comes to her rescue (again) by providing a place to stay and taking her out for supper. Fortunately, Ian's new girlfriend Ilena is there, so Milagro is not tempted to jump all over him (even though she really wants to). When she returns to Casa Dracula, it's with the news that the Council is still deliberating and they want her and Oswald to practice celibacy until the wedding, which is not for 3 more months! Oh, and they want her to swear loyalty and fealty to the Vampire Nation and renounce the USA. O.o

You've got to wonder how Milagro gets herself into these fixes. Needless to say, she is very unhappy about the whole celibacy thing. And there's no way she's going to give up her American citizenship. And really, this kind of stress is the last thing she needs, what with her writing career going nowhere fast and poor Daisy, her beloved dog, dying. But she soldiers on, because that is what our Milagro does, and even though fate seems to keep shoving her back two steps for every three she takes forward, she is bound and determined to make this wedding come to pass. Or is it fate? Some of these supposedly coincidental coincidences seem awfully convenient. And the more they happen, the more it appears that poor Milagro has gone 'round the bend.

I thoroughly enjoyed this instalment of the Adventures of the Miracle of the Saints at Casa Dracula. Marta Acosta has proven yet again that she knows what she is doingand that's write an engaging, funny, appealing, and memorable romantic comedy. This series is a definite keeper.(less)

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Oct 20, 2009 Froggarita rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone

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Feb 27, 2012 Joelle rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-shelf, were-wolves, vampires-paranormal, vampires, vampire, suspense, supernatural, romantic, romance, paranormal-romance, paranormal

The Bride of Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula #3)

by Marta Acosta

5 out of 5 stars

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Milagro De Los Santos is having serious problems planning her wedding to fabulous Oswald Grant, M.D. Her future in-laws loathe her, her dog just died, and Oswald's family has a genetic anomaly that makes them crave blood. Then her extravagant best friend hijacks the role of wedding coordinator, and the secretive Vampire Council assigns conniving Cornelia Ducharme to guide the couple...more

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Oct 12, 2010 Jackie rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have to admit that this is the only Casa Dracula book that have read as of yet and it was not bad... Milagro De Los Santos is however not going to become one of my go to favorite reading about characters as not only do I find her somewhat too much, but also am not really too caught up in the 2ndry characters either... The book was a used buy and well worth reading as it was fast, easy and actually kind of intriguing in spots.. My problem came when "true love" was thrown over for "true lust" af...more

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Apr 17, 2010 Paula Phillips rated it 4 of 5 stars

Since the release of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight Series, it has opened up a huge niche for Paranormal Romances especially involving Vampires/Vampyres depending which book your reading. For all those who loved Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones Diary and Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire either the books or the films, and then you are sure to enjoy this as I place it as a mix between those two.

I was browsing the library the other day , as I am absolutely in love with books on Vamps and Werewolves...more Since the release of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight Series, it has opened up a huge niche for Paranormal Romances especially involving Vampires/Vampyres depending which book your reading. For all those who loved Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones Diary and Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire either the books or the films, and then you are sure to enjoy this as I place it as a mix between those two.

I was browsing the library the other day , as I am absolutely in love with books on Vamps and Werewolves , and came across a book just released titled The Bride of Casa Dracula , It is set in the desert of Mexico and stars Latino Author Milagro De Los Santos ( Very Latin-American name) and her fiancé Oswald Grant M.D.

As they prepare for their wedding, they come across and face-to-face with a number of obstacles. The first and major one is that Oswald is a Vampire and Milagro in the face of death was saved by a Vampire, has become a hybrid of human and vampire. To top this all off her future in-laws absolutely despise her, her poor companion Daisy has died, her mother Regina can’t stand her.

To make matters worse in the prior months of her wedding, Milagro is presented with an invitation to appear in front of the “Vampire Council”. In which, they must decide whether or not she is suitable to become a vampire’s wife. For Milagro this decision is easier said than done, as she has lived most of her life as a human, and her college friends have arrived and taken the wedding planning into their own hands.

Further on in the book , you start to get the feeling are Oswald and Milagro going to get their happy ending as chaos arises from one thing or another. This book faces obstacles from those awful car-brakes getting cut to old and new flames. As things get worse and worse, the cracks between Oswald and Milagro start to seep and we are left thinking is Milagro paranoid or is somebody out there willing to pull all the stops to make sure she doesn’t wed the undead?.

Also featured inside the book , in case you wish to use it as a book club read is a couple of pages filled with discussion questions , a conversation with the author Marta Acosta and a preview to her first book Happy Hour at Casa Dracula.

Christopher Moore acclaimed that this book is “a spicy comedy of manners and fangs”. Anyone who loves that down-to-earth attitude with a twist of vampire blood to it .This is a Fang-tastic Read.

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Oct 01, 2010 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-vampires

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...more

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Dec 22, 2010 Larissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I LOVE this series! There I said it and I will say it as many times as I need to. Marta Acosta does the impossible and brings something new to the Vampire table with the Casa Dracula series and the result is a hilarious, fun and amazing series that I am sad is over.

Milagros is an aspiring writer who has been burned by her pretentions ex-boyfriend. One night during a literary event for his new book, she...more

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Aug 23, 2011 Blodeuedd Finland rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

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...more

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Sep 16, 2008 Tez rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. A cosy mystery spliced with blood-play and back-handed compliments makes for a strange but good read in Marta Acosta's third novel, The Bride of Casa Dracula.

Affable Milagro De Los Santos is engaged to Dr Oswald Grant, and is well acquainted with his family. But Milagro doesn't agree to abide by the rituals of Oz's extended family - the Vampire Council. Self-appointed wedding planner Nancy can placate the family, but Milagro's nemesis Cornelia Ducharme will be planning the vampiric ceremony, and...more

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Apr 04, 2013 Ltlmer2 rated it 4 of 5 stars

An amazingly fast and fun read!

I happened across this book in a bargain bin not realizing it was part of a series. It stands alone pretty well, although I definitely found myself wishing I had read the previous two---both because I would have understood the characters, relationships and history better (especially when Milagro does something I felt was stupid) as well as because I liked the writing and figured I would have enjoyed the others (which I will probably go back and read now).

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Sep 02, 2011 Sara rated it 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this quite a bit. I have a feeling it's a middle book in a series, although I couldn't find any information to confirm or deny this. Either way, it was extremely easy to read as a stand alone, and I'll definitely look up others by this author. It was actually a little uncomfortable to read at times, because Milagros reminds me a lot of myself.
But: even though it was a vampire book, it didn't feel cliched at all.
It was definitely my book of the week.

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Jan 26, 2012 Vivian rated it 4 of 5 stars

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May 01, 2010 Wendy Cook rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed the first two books in the series and I enjoyed this too. I really like the style of writing and also the language used and I found myself giggling every now and then. However I felt it was a little slow. There wasn't enough going on to quite keep be gripped. I was quite surprised by the not so fluffy and happy ending and think it leaves it open and interesting for the next book, which I will read.

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Apr 13, 2010 Francine added it

Shelves: couldn-t-finish

Anyway, it has been added to a new shelf I made (thanks to a review I read of Misfit's) that is called "couldn't finish". I absolutely hate doing this with a book but I just couldn't drum up enough interest in this book to continue. It just seemed to contrived and tried very hard to be funny which made it just boring. I see it has a half ways decent review average so I guess it's just my kind of book. I will change the shelf as soon as possible, not sure what is going on there.

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Apr 12, 2010 Katherine rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: chick lit and vampire fans

Recommended to Katherine by: Sonja

A friend gave me this book a couple of months ago - and I have to say that at first I was wondering about this novel that had vampires and a latina main protagonist. I love the vampire theme for sure, but had realized I hadn't read any novel in this genre. When I started reading it, I knew that there had been a background to this book (as this was the third in the series) and I felt a bit sad that I didn't know any of the characters, but when I got over page 50 and when Ian came into the picture...more

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Nov 20, 2008 Parallax added it

Shelves: fiction, 2008-read, chick-lit, fiction-poc, horror, specfic-poc, specfic-women, vampires, author-poc

This book came close to pushing my embarrassment squick several times. I liked the first book better than this one or the second one, because that one felt like the best blend of personal growth and screwball romantic comedy hijinks.

I did like the ending note, so I might keep reading the series.

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Sep 10, 2008 Jackie rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: paranormal romance fans who enjoy comedy as well

Shelves: vamps-and-other-paranormal-pleasure, work-review-related-reading, chick-lit, series

I didn't know, diving into this book, that it was the third book in a series. So maybe my 3 stars isn't entirely fair, since one of the things I didn't like was lack of character dimension. These characters had been developed over two whole books previously so no time was wasted on back-story with them which left me feeling pretty flat about them. But still, it is a fun, vampiric, chic-lit romp that offered some laughs. I'd still recommend starting at the beginning: Midnight Brunch at Casa Dracu...more

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Dec 05, 2012 Karen Mahtin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires-and-weres

Another great story by Marta Acosta. Milagro is a fabulous character who seems like she's exaggerating everything, but there are really people out to get her, and people who are on her side- more than she can understand. My only problem with these books is that they are such quick reads!

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May 12, 2013 Carrie Mabry rated it 3 of 5 stars

I do not generally leave reviews not because I don't care but because I DO care. I do not want to color a book for other people however This book is kinda killing me. The third in the series I feel like the writer kinda hates her main character but I do not know why. In fact I think I will ask her why. Anyway I love the books but am dismayed by the writers treatment of Milagro. Perhaps I will understand once she responds to my message in the mean time I recommend these books to anyone who enjoy...more

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Jan 31, 2011 Tanya Wires rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was the third book in Marta's series and it was full of everything you would want. A lot goes on and a lot changes leaving you ready for book four. I'm very glad that Haunted Honeymoon is out because I'm eager for the next. I love reading about Milagro and her trial and errors...lol. Score one for team Ian in this one.

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Aug 04, 2009 Frith rated it 5 of 5 stars

For those wanting to find out what will happen next to Milagro de los Santos, this is a pretty satisfying read. The ending left me with mixed feelings, but overall I tore through it, which is all I can ask for! A good summertime book.

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Nov 26, 2010 Tasula rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Dec 25, 2010 Lori Whitwam rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'd forgotten about this series, but was glad to see there are two more... this one, and the fourth (final) in the series. Funny, full of interesting characters and enough serious drama to balance the humor.

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May 19, 2011 Missyb rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

great twist with the wedding. The pull with Ian is always there for Milagro. what a change in her, for the better in many aspects. More serious (more danger) then the first 2 books, but the story flows well from one book to the next.

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Mar 21, 2010 ~Vixhen~ rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Marta Acosta lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was a feral reader, roaming the stacks of the public library.

She received a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from Stanford University and has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Contra Costa Times, and Spaces Magazine.

Marta lives with her husband, spawn, and their crazy dogs. An avid gardener, she likes independent fil...more

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