This is an amazing second book! It is one to share between children, parents, teachers, and friends. There's a strong theme of friendship, courage, and protecting the ones you love (especially family). It's not preachy but allows the reader to come to the conclusions on their own which side ought to come out on top. And the worldbuilding is top-notch. Prince Alastor will have you craving more from Bracken!

In this sequel to The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding, Prosper must find his sister, Prudence, in the Demon Realm. Prince Alastar is still inside of him and Prosper isn't sure if he can trust him even with the contract that Alastar made to help him. Action packed and with twists and turns this book is sure to have readers captivated.

While this book had some clever components and sharply funny moments, it was a significant step down from the first book in the series.

So much of what was good about Bracken's first Prosper Redding book was about atmosphere, and the decision to set the second book largely in the demon realm damaged that badly. The setting for this book had some clever moments (the Disney World parody was excellent), but otherwise it felt half-baked and generic.

The plot felt convoluted and meandering at times, and the heavy-handed moralizing was obnoxious and made me actually hate the book at times.

The book isn't a complete failure by any means, but it's a huge comedown from its predecessor.

What a great part two of a sweet, wonderful duology. I love middle grade books for their nonstop action and commitment to really endearing their characters to us. I loved getting into Alastor's mind and learning of his backstory - I am fully satisfied with this second half of the Prosper Redding tale and can't wait for this to get into more eager hands in the winter.

Our young adult patrons have read books by Alexandria Bracken before and were curious about this book. I received this book as an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review and all I have tosay , what if the Loch Ness monster was in Lord of the Rings and is best friends with a young prince?

The story focuses on Prosper Redding and Prince Alistor bound.to each other three hundred years ago to save the realm.they love from the evil.queen Pyra. Ours has cursed the kingdom pro!using the fellow demons under Prosper that she can save them and they join alongside her. It's up to Prosper and Alistor to travel to the Tower of No Return and coexist with one another in order to save their realm and eachother.

This book was very captivating and it's easy to get hooked into the adventure. I know Our young patrons are going to love it. That is why we give this book 5 stars!

I had not read the first book in this series and feel that this heavily took away from my enjoyment of this novel. I was intrigued by the first chapter, and thoroughly confused from the second. We are not introduced to characters, but thrown right into the middle of their story, at a loss for references to the past and trying to catch up as fast as you can. The banter between Alastor and Prosper was sometimes fun and sometimes annoying. It seemed to take up a lot of the story and tended to prevent it from moving forward.
I did like the imagination behind this. There was a solid other world, complete with layers and mystery. I did see character development, yet simply could not connect with the characters myself. I think that this is probably a great continuation of the first book, but without that knowledge it fell flat for me.

Thanks for the early review copy!

I recommend this novel to fans of middle grade. It was well-written and interesting novel. I mainly picked it because of the cover and the author.

It is hard to believe that the second book of Prosper Redding series is better than the first, but it is. Prosper goes to the underworld to save his sister. Alastor is still as shady as ever but you know deep down he has a special feeling for Prosper (sometimes a good feeling, sometimes a bad feeling). I really enjoyed the back story of Prosper's family and how they made the pack with Alastor. This book was well written and a fast read. I would recommend this book to children grades 4th and up.

This second book in a series throws the reader immediately into the story's action -- so if you're new to the saga, I recommend you back-up and read the books in order. In particular, this story has my appreciation for a nuanced tale. Few characters are all bad or good, and often have complex motivations for the actions they take.