Marta Acosta: The Bride of Casa Dracula

Review by Vicky London

The Bride of Casa Dracula is the third book in Marta Acosta’s vampire series. It also happens to be my favorite book in the series. Milagro de Los Santos is getting married to her boyfriend Oswald Grant. She will finally be officially part of the family that has taken her in and shown her what a real family should be. But things aren’t quite the same at Casa Dracula, Winnie and Sam have moved out and Daisy has gone to doggy heaven. With Edna and her young lover off traveling and Oswald busy with work, Milagro is feeling a bit lonely. Luckily she has a ton of wedding plans to take care of including some very weird vampire rituals to prepare for. As strange things begin to occur, including a dangerous accident and strangely hateful pranks, Milagro is left wondering if someone wants to do her harm or just prevent her wedding to Oswald. If that’s not enough, the Council wants her to sign a loyalty oath and her former rival for Oswald’s affection, Cornelia, is back to “help” with the nuptial festivities.

Through all the trials that Milagro has to face, she never lets her troubles get her down for long. She’s the kind of person I think a lot of us wish we could be, a woman who knows her worth, is strong and has the courage to face the truth and not back down from it. Milagro never wavers in her convictions despite what others think and that’s quite possibly her most endearing trait. In a lot of ways I feel like she’s way more intelligent than me but still one of those chicas you would love to have as a friend.

The Bride of Casa Dracula is an amazing book with some of the most intensely sexy and emotional scenes of the whole series. Marta Acosta does all that without revealing the naughty bits (so to speak) which takes a great amount of skill. The book ends on a hopeful note that will leave you satisfied and at the same time looking forward to the next book.

Stay tuned because in September there will be a special contest with a chance for you to win not only a copy of The Bride of Casa Dracula but all three books in the series courtesy of Marta Acosta. If you would like to read an excerpt of the book, click on the Amazon.com link above.

Release Date: September 18, 2008
ISBN: 1416559639

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