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Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta
By Shelly | August 24, 2007
I can’t tell you how excited I was when I received an e-mail from Marta Acosta asking if I would be willing to review her books, Happy Hour at Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula Series, Book 1)
But I have finally read Happy Hour at Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula Series, Book 1)
Book Synop: Vampires, Margaritas, Mahem. What’s a a girl to do when she’s hidden away at the home of snobby vampires and her ex-boyfriend wants to drive a stake through her heart?
Milagro de los Santos can’t find her place in the world or a man to go with it. All the men she meets are like beach reads–fun, but superficial–and she worries that she is only a beach read, too. Then one night, at a book party for her pretentious ex-boyfriend, she meets an oddly attractive man. After she is bitten while kissing him, she falls ill and is squirreled away to his family’s estate to recover. Vampires don’t exist in this day and age, or do they? As Milagro falls in love with a fabulously inappropriate man, she finds herself caught between a family who has accepted her as one of their own and a shady organization that refuses to let the undead live and love in peace.
At first, Milagro really got on my nerves. I felt like there was too much humor and that some of it was forced, but I as I continued further into the book I started to really like Milagro and her eccentric spirit. And at first I really wanted Oswald to be more — more man? — I don’t know, just more. But when you realize the position that Oswald is in, it kinda explains his actions, or lack of.
I loved the interaction between Milagro and Oswald’s family. I especially loved reading the exchanges between Milagro and Edna. Hilarious! This book was a little of everything. Humorous, romantic, a dash of suspense. And even though the book clearly leaves openings for other adentures, it’s a good stand alone title as well. Overall this book is about Milagro finding herself and growing. I liked watching her go from party girl to someone much more mature and responsible. The plot points that included CACA were sometimes a little hard for me to believe but they fit in nicely and Sebastion was a great character to dislike!
Overall, I really loved this different take on vampires. The wit was laugh-out-loud funny in many places and I’m interested to see what happens between Oswald and Milagro in the future.
Topics: Paranormal, Reviewed, The B's |
August 28th, 2007 at 11:44 am
I read the first book when it was published. I think I have a thing for vampires!! I thought it was fun and original. Not the best, but a really decent read!! I can’t wait to see what you have to say about the next book!