The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding

I 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

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(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.

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Overall, 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

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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.

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Fun read with a fun premise. I liked the characters, the tone and the pacing.i was kept guessing until the end!