I've previously read books by Alexandra Bracken... I'm not going to link the blog posts because I don't want to think about the previous books she wrote. ...because reasons.
I was pretty excited about this book after reading the amazon summary, "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, eight-hundred-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 to trick him into a contract. Yeah, Prosper will take his afterlife without a side of eternal servitude, thanks. But with the help of his long-lost uncle, Barnabas, and his daughter, Nell, a witch-in-training, it seems like Prosper has at least a fighting chance of ridding himself of Alastor before the demon escapes and wreaks havoc on his family.
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?" AMAZON LINK OF JUSTICE
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?" AMAZON LINK OF JUSTICE
Prosper Redding has grown up with his twin sister in a town where his family has always done well... but maybe because his ancestor made a deal with a malefactor to give prosperity to his family. Which they didn't know about until they are taken to their grandma's cottage where they go through a ritual which reveals that the malefactor Alastor has taken residence in Prosper. Fearing for his life from the ritual, Prosper escapes. He meets up with his uncle Barnabas, who has been lost from the family kind of, and works to help Prosper. Uncle Barnabas has his daughter Nell, a witch, help with Proper's situation while living in a haunted house.
Prosper now has Alastor hanging out inside of him, and with that, there comes a few oddities. Alastor delivers commentary on Prosper's activities, in ridiculing fashion while also also trying to convince Prosper to make his own deal with Alastor. Prosper, Nell, and Uncle Barnabas continue to search for a way to get rid of Alastor before Alastor becomes too powerful.
That's enough summary.
So something pretty delightful about this book is that it alternates between Alastor and Prosper for who tells the story at what part. For the most part, it is Prosper, but there's also a lot of Alastor in there. There's also tons of humor, and a very thoughtfully constructed world in terms of magic, fiends, and well just everything.
I did like the character growth of Prosper, I liked how the town's attitude and kind of thought process was shaped, and I very much look forward to the sequel, which I truly hope packs the same punch of humor, and kind of grossness as this first book.
Happy reading!
Prosper now has Alastor hanging out inside of him, and with that, there comes a few oddities. Alastor delivers commentary on Prosper's activities, in ridiculing fashion while also also trying to convince Prosper to make his own deal with Alastor. Prosper, Nell, and Uncle Barnabas continue to search for a way to get rid of Alastor before Alastor becomes too powerful.
That's enough summary.
So something pretty delightful about this book is that it alternates between Alastor and Prosper for who tells the story at what part. For the most part, it is Prosper, but there's also a lot of Alastor in there. There's also tons of humor, and a very thoughtfully constructed world in terms of magic, fiends, and well just everything.
I did like the character growth of Prosper, I liked how the town's attitude and kind of thought process was shaped, and I very much look forward to the sequel, which I truly hope packs the same punch of humor, and kind of grossness as this first book.
Happy reading!
