The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding by Alexandra Bracken

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3.5 Stars (3.5 / 5)

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A fun and spooky read, The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding was a great novel to read on around Halloween time. Braken’s mythology of fiends and magic is slowly built as we get to know our young hero Prosper and the fiend Alastor residing inside him. I really enjoyed the dynamic between Prosper and Alastor, and am a bit awed at how calm Prosper seems to stay during everything. And Alastor’s character is just what you expect him to be and then not at the same time.

My one complaint about this book is the pacing. After some break out action in the beginning, things slow way down as Prosper is put in a bit of a holding pattern. It’s during this time that we get to explore Prosper and Alastor as characters and get to learn more about what makes them tick, but it also puts quite the damper on the anticipation built with the shenanigans of the beginning. Because of this sudden slowdown in pacing, I had trouble getting into the novel and didn’t really start to feel engrossed until about the last third of the book. But the ending was quite explosive and unexpected and leaves you wanting more (which partially made up for it). This is definitely the prologue to a larger tale, and I look forward to seeing where it goes from here.

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