Title: The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding

Author: Alexandra Bracken

Year Published: 2017

Page Number: 362

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal

Editor: Disney-Hyperion

Personal Review:

PLOT:

Prosperity is part of the famous and influential Redding family. He doesn’t feel like he fits in nor does he particularly like his family-outside of his immediate family-and just wished he were someone else. As if he wasn’t already different enough, it turns out that thanks to a deal his great-great-great-great-great (I don’t know how many greats-), grandfather made a deal with a fiend, and for reasons, now Prosper’s got a demon living inside of him. Now Prosper must find how the hell to get him out. 

THOUGHTS (the good and the bad):

I have to admit that the beginning was pretty interesting. I like the way Alexandra Bracken manages to lure the reader into the story. She drops hints and details that later come together to form a great scene.

I love the idea of having someone speaking to you in your head. In this case, we see a demon-here called a malefactor-from the 1600’s who speaks and sees the world as if he were still living in that time. It makes for some funny moments.

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