Book Review: The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding by Alexandra Bracken

Well, it sure has been a while since I have done a book review and I cannot believe that I didn't do one for this book.  Actually, it was half way done as I just found it, so it's time to finish it and put it up, right?  Let's do this.

The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding by Alexandra Bracken

Prosper is the only unexceptional Redding in his old and storied family history — that is, until he discovers the 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. And, weirdly enough, four-thousand-year-old Alastor isn't exactly the forgiving type. 

The fiend has reawakened with one purpose — to destroy the family whose success he ensured and who then betrayed him. With only days to break the curse and banish Alastor back to the demon realm, Prosper is playing unwilling host to the fiend, who delights in tormenting him with nasty insults and constant attempts trick him into a contract. Yeah, Prosper will take his future without a side of eternal servitude, thanks.

Little does Prosper know, the malefactor's control over his body grows stronger with each passing night, and there's a lot Alastor isn't telling his dim-witted (but admittedly strong-willed) human host. 

From #1 New York Times best-selling author Alexandra Bracken comes a tale of betrayal and revenge, of old hurts passed down from generation to generation. Can you ever fully right a wrong, ever truly escape your history? Or will Prosper and Alastor be doomed to repeat it?

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Have I mentioned that I live in MA, OH Yes, so imagine how excited I was when I was reading this book and found out it was taking place in Salem, MA?  AH, so cool and exciting!!!!  Anyways...back to the review.

So, Prosper (what a name lol), poor kid, imagine growing up with that name and now imagine growing up with the kind of family Prosper grew up with?  Prosper lives in a town that his family owns it and because of it he has to live it to it's rules all the time, rules that his grandmother makes sure everyone follows.  But things go all wrong when Prosper discovers a four thousand year old demon living inside of him.   Poor Prosper ends up finding out that a curse has been on his family for many, many years because of his great, great, great, great, great, grandfather made a contract (and broke it) with the same demon that is living on him.  And now the demon has reawaken for one purpose only, to destroy the family that betrayed him.

Prosper has days to break the curse but things are not so easy and he needs more help than he thought he needed.  Get ready for a little adventure with Prosper and lots of twists and turns and a great ending that will leave you craving for the next book like crazy.

5 out of 5 stars :)  I'm dying to read the next book...

XOXO,

Nelia