The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding
Written by Alexandra Bracken
Narrated by Kirby Heyborne
4/5
()
About this audiobook
Alexandra Bracken
ALEXANDRA BRACKEN is the New York Times bestselling author of the Darkest Minds series. Born and raised in Arizona, she moved east to study history and English at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. After working in publishing for several years, Alex now writes full-time and can be found hard at work on her next novel in a charming little apartment that’s perpetually overflowing with books. Visit her online at www.alexandrabracken.com and on Twitter @alexbracken.
Related to The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding
Titles in the series (2)
The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Life of Prince Alastor Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related audiobooks
Zodiac Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thirteen Rising Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Zenith Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Chaos of Stars Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wandering Star Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nexus Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sensational Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsElizabeth and Zenobia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Nightsilver Promise (Celestial Mechanism Cycle #1) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hush: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5What Big Teeth Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5There Will Come a Darkness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Diamond City: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shadow Weaver Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Raven's Tale Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cogheart Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Golden Flame Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Hazel Wood: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shadowsong Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Incendiary Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dark Lord Clementine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thisby Thestoop and the Black Mountain Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Retribution Rails Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Skycircus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Darkening of Dragons Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wintersong Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The In-Between Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bitterwine Oath Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Forgotten Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Forest of Stars Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Children's Fantasy & Magic For You
The School for Good and Evil: Now a Netflix Originals Movie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The School for Good and Evil #2: A World without Princes: Now a Netflix Originals Movie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Amari and the Night Brothers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girl Who Drank the Moon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Merchant of Death Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Castle in the Air Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Howl's Moving Castle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Warriors #2: Fire and Ice Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lost Library Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amari and the Great Game Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Silver Chair Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Warriors #1: Into the Wild Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Last Battle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coraline Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Unwanteds Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sky Raiders Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Prince Caspian Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Graveyard Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Magician's Nephew Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Odd and the Frost Giants Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5M Is for Magic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Cuentista Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Mapmaker Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cinnamon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coraline: Full Cast Production Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fortunately, the Milk Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding
91 ratings6 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was a really fun book and I loved the story.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was a very interesting book about the curse in his family. It wasn't my favorite but was a fun read. The audio book was very good.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fun read with a fun premise. I liked the characters, the tone and the pacing.i was kept guessing until the end!
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Overall, this book was not my cup of tea. As my other classmates mentioned ! Found it to be a bit rushed at the beginning, sluggish in the middle and the narration to be a bit confusing to track at times. It took me the longest to read so far as I found myself having to go back and reread to remember after picking it back up again.I did like the bond created between Alastor and how that seemed to be unpredictable. I feel the author did not put enough emphasis on the shock Prosper must have been feeling when he found out this creature was living inside of him. The affection towards his sister also made Him very like able as a character.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I read this because it's a 2020 CT Nutmeg nominee. It was interesting and I liked that the lines of good vs. evil were a bit blurred. Parts were confusing, though, especially the end, which seemed rushed and eager only to set up the sequel. And I wish that inconsistencies were checked more often (in this book and others--due to budgets cutting copyeditor jobs these days?). For example, the main character has language arts second period. Two paragraphs later, he's happy that language arts and humanities were a combined "English" class in period four. My 4th/5th grade library students will like it, though, especially since it combines spookiness with humor. The thing that might bother them, as it did me, is that you have to read the next book for any kind of closure.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I normally don’t read a lot of middle grade titles anymore but with Alexandra Bracken behind this one, I couldn’t resist and I’m really glad I took a chance on it. I absolutely loved the atmosphere of the first chapter. It really reminded me of Stars Hollow around the time of the annual Fall Festival. Prosper seemed like a misunderstood kid who was kind of the black sheep of the family… never quite good enough to meet his family’s insanely high standards. Even his twin sister Prue who he stuck by through years of serious illness was rather cruel to him. This made me instantly feel for him. So when he returned home for dinner and crazy things started happening, I didn’t blame him at all for the terror he must have felt. With the introduction of Nell, I hoped that Prosper would be able to finally have a good friend who could show him that he is worth more than how he has been treated in the past. At first she treated him with disdain because he was a Redding, but slowly she gradually realized that he was different than his family in a good way. Alastor, the demon inside of Prosper, was a little over the top but eventually I got used to it. That was probably the only thing that bugged me about this book. There were two big twists in the book which I did not see coming! And that cliffhanger ending!!! I need book two ASAP! Overall I really enjoyed reading this book that reminded me of Hocus Pocus crossed with a little bit of Harry Potter. A perfect read for fall!
4 stars
I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.