The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic
3.8
(199)
Alexandra Bracken
Prosper Redding is the only unexceptional member of his very successful family, that is, until he discovers a demon living inside him. Turns out, Prosper's great-great-great-great-great-something grandfather made, and then broke - a contract with a malefactor, a demon who exchanges fortune for eternal servitude. Now Alastor, the malefactor, has reawakened and is intent on destroying the Redding fortune, unless they can kill him in the body he inhabits, which, oh, wait, that's Prosper, and why is his grandmother coming at him with a silver blade? In danger from both the demon trying to take over his soul and the family that would rather protect their fortune than their own kin, Prosper narrowly escapes with the help of his long lost Uncle Barnabas and Barnabas's daughter, Nell, a witch in training. According to Barnabas and Nell, they have only days to break the family curse and find a way to banish Alastor back to the demon realm. Until then, Prosper has to deal with Alastor's vengeful mutterings inside his head (not to mention his nasty habit of snacking on spiders). And, every night, Alastor's control over his body grows stronger. . . As the deadline to the curse draws nearer, Prosper and Nell realize there's more at stake than just the Redding family fortune. . . that there might be something else out there, something worse than Alastor, that could destroy the balance between the human and demon realms and change the world as they know it forever.
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Author
Alexandra Bracken
Pages
357
Publisher
Disney Electronic Content
Published Date
2017-09-05
ISBN
1484798511 9781484798515
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Dnf 75% of the way through.<br/><br/>My favorite thing about the book was the October atmosphere. This story takes place in Redhood steeped with traditions and history. Everywhere you turn Festivals, pumpkins, and leaves crunching under your feet. The history about the pumpkin leaf was quite nice and gave an all around real feel.<br/><br/>This was an ok light hearted read. Definitely a little too middle grade for me. Spooky and ghoulish with relatable characters. I can’t say this was fun though. It had a lot of information but little to no action. Not really any back and forth banter even with the Demon. I guess it just felt a little bland and mundane to me."
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