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To give this one star is perhaps a little unfair, but that's the way I roll most times when I drop a book. The book has been edited, so it isn't one of those typo works from hell. It might appeal to someone reading this review. It's an urban fantasy chick lit. However, I think I have reached my limit with (1) female central characters who are super, super special (2) said female character flirts with all the men who love her but (3) all the women look down at her.



Sorry, it's me book, not you.



(I should not that I picked this up free as well as another book in a different series by the same author. I fully intend to give that other book a try).

I did not like this book, I understand Milagro was going thru a transformation both physically and mentally; but was it really necessary to turn Oswald into a 2 dimensional character? I think not. I feel like I wasted my time reading this book, and I am glad it is the last one in the series or I would not have continued.

This book played out pretty much as I had expected. Because I try to avoid spoilers, I won't say what those expectations were and why I felt the outcome had to play out the way it did.

On to the last book!

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!

I think I liked this least of the 3. I guess because Mil didn't have as many adventures as she did in the first 2. Plus I didn't like the ending. Grr!

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About the Book: Milagro is preparing for her wedding with Oswald, which, stressful under normal circumstances, but now involves jumping through vampire tradition hoops that are absolutely maddening. And if that’s not enough, Milagro’s pretty sure someone’s trying to kill or at least sabotage her. But, of course, no one believes her. Not even her husband to be.

My Opinion: At first it was incredibly annoying and mundane with the “strange and unusual circumstances and coincidences keep throwing me at this one other guy, and then someone is also trying to kill me as my family is slowly but surely starting to think I’m insane for there is no proof of it“. But then the story took a gentle little turn that might just make the last book more interesting.

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 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.

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.

Previously Published on my blog: Welcome to Larissa's Bookish Life

Series Review:

*SPOILER FREE

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 meets Oswald and is instantly captivated. They share a kiss and an overzealous bite on her lip changes her whole world. She gets sick and is taken to his family’s ranch to be taken cared of. That is where she finds out that Oswald and his family are Vampires, even though the churn the term and prefer to treat their condition as an allergy to the sun and iron deficiency that makes them drink animal blood cocktails.

Milagros is a spit-fire Latina and I love her for it. She is so different from the regular UF heroine that you can’t help but fall prey to her wits and crazy ways. She takes to Oswald’s family and embraces their “Vampire” culture wholeheartedly, not to mention that she completely embraces Oswald himself!

The Casa Dracula series is not a Paranormal Romance, it doesn’t follow the HEA of one couple through a book, it is a Comedic Urban Fantasy series that definitely has Romance elements and even thought Milagros does get her HEA, the ending might surprise you.

I’m sad this series is over and I’ll miss all the characters, from Oswald’s grandmother and her sharp tongue to the worldly Ian and his sex-appeal. I hope Marta gets a chance to write a new series with Milagros and her man’s adventures! I would totally read that!

If you are an Urban Fantasy fan and feels like you need some new blood *snicker* in the genre, you should definitely read this series, I can’t recommend it enough! =D

So this book was very predictable to me as to what was going to happen at the end. I know there is only 1 book left but I think I won’t read it. I was very disappointed in this one.

Possible spoilers

Really enjoying this series, going to be sad to see it end with the next book. I have confidence thou that the author will wrap things up and give everyone their H.E.A. This book revolves around the planning of Milagro's wedding to Oswald. While I liked them together and felt that they could have been happy eventually, they were not meant to be. Oswald is never around and is more dedicated to pleasing people, keeping up appearances and working at a job he is dedicated to to really devote himself to Milagro and their relationship. Meanwhile Milagro just wants to belong and have a family, she doesn't need or want the type of life that Oswald things he needs to give her, she just wants him. I think that he was also partially with her out of guilt for bringing her into this new world and felt like he was obliged to take care of her, but that really isn't reason's or a good ground to build a lifetime together. Then there is Ian, who I feel really does love Milagro and doesn't want to change a thing about her, accepts her for who she is. There has always been chemistry between them, and I'm not really sure what Milagro's hang up is over him. I think they could be really happy together. He is also there for her and spend more time around her than Oswald. In the end I think it was best that Milagro and Oswald split, sure both of them are hurt, they both truly loved on another. After they heal and in time I think that Oswald will see that it really was for the best.