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A review by labunnywtf
The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding by Alexandra Bracken
5.0
I know everything about thee, Prosperity. Everything inside thee belongs to me. I am joined to thy shade. I know all of thy fears, thy desires, thy jealousy - where thou hides thy collection of small porcelain ponies....
Oh my gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahd, I love this ridiculous book so much.
First of all, all love to Jade for a) thinking of me when she read this book, and b) sending it to me as the best Christmas present ever. Book presents are the best, and this one was especially amazing because creepy ponies.
Prosper is the black sheep of the Redding family. He's surrounded by overachieving success stories, and his family is basically the creme de la creme of their small town. Then one day, through a strange and offputting chain of events, he learns that all of the family's luck and fortune comes from a deal they made with an 800-year old demon. A grumpy, snarky, trickster demon.
Really grumpy.
Unfortunately for Prosper, said Grumpy Gills demon now resides inside of him and keeps a running commentary in his head about all the ways he's going to bring their family down.
Prosper has a very short period of time to break the curse and get the demon out, with the help of long lost relatives he barely knew existed. But in the meantime, Alastor is whispering nasty things in his ear to convince him to give in and sell his soul.
Is there a better name for a demon than Alastor? I think not.
The humor of this book is absolutely amazing. Prosper himself is dry and self deprecating, but Alastor thoroughly steals the show. I am so ready to read the sequel, and I can only hope there are more creepy ponies to come.
Oh my gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahd, I love this ridiculous book so much.
First of all, all love to Jade for a) thinking of me when she read this book, and b) sending it to me as the best Christmas present ever. Book presents are the best, and this one was especially amazing because creepy ponies.
Prosper is the black sheep of the Redding family. He's surrounded by overachieving success stories, and his family is basically the creme de la creme of their small town. Then one day, through a strange and offputting chain of events, he learns that all of the family's luck and fortune comes from a deal they made with an 800-year old demon. A grumpy, snarky, trickster demon.
Really grumpy.
Unfortunately for Prosper, said Grumpy Gills demon now resides inside of him and keeps a running commentary in his head about all the ways he's going to bring their family down.
Prosper has a very short period of time to break the curse and get the demon out, with the help of long lost relatives he barely knew existed. But in the meantime, Alastor is whispering nasty things in his ear to convince him to give in and sell his soul.
Is there a better name for a demon than Alastor? I think not.
The humor of this book is absolutely amazing. Prosper himself is dry and self deprecating, but Alastor thoroughly steals the show. I am so ready to read the sequel, and I can only hope there are more creepy ponies to come.