In Bad Parts, rock guitarist Ash Hudson suffers a career-ending hand injury during an unexpected attack in the parking lot after a show.

But Ash still has one hope...a secret legend from her hometown of Hollow Hills, Pennsylvania.

For decades rumors have circulated that some residents have offered their diseased and injured body parts to a creek demon named Snare. In return, Snare rewards its Traders with healthy replacement parts, with the provision they never leave town.

Ash wants a new hand, but living in Hollow Hills isn't an option. Especially since her band has a once-in-a-lifetime gig opening for a legendary band in Florida at the end of the week.

So Ash decides to strike a bargain with the demon. But as you can imagine, demons are the most trustworthy creatures to strike deals with.

[ a full review will be posted at zengrrl.com on June 19, 2020]

Bad Parts is a good original story, but it suffers from too many characters that I just didn't care about. Even Ash - it just felt like she made one bad decision after another, and it was hard to feel sorry or even any kind of connection. I found I cared more about her dad, bandmate Cheeto, and nephew Jake.

I also didn't feel that any of the sex scenes were necessary for the story, and they were kind of cringeworthy, too.

But Bad Parts is still a good original horror story, with decent twists and carnage. It was also a fast read for me.

I'd give Bad Parts by Brandon McNulty 3.75 out of 5 stars.

Definitely a unique horror approach. Until I read this, my Imagination could not have encompassed such a concept. I've read fiction a time or two about Organ-trading and the black market in human anatomy, but BAD PARTS is way beyond that--out of this world. Lots of gore and violence, overflowing terror; you really don't want to read this at night.


For me, though, other than this Incredible concept, the best aspect was the characters: the good, the villains, the wolves disguised as sheep, character evolution and devolution. That's what made the story for me.

4 STARS

When rock guitarist Ash Hudson suffers a career-ending hand injury, she seeks out the only thing that can heal it--her hometown's darkest secret. . . .

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Although BAD PARTS is marketed as a "Supernatural Thriller", it definitely toes the line between thriller and horror. With thrills, twists and a good smattering of gore, this book is sure to please fans of both genres!

The story follows Ash (aka Ashlee) the bad-ass lead guitarist and manager for the rock band "Bad Parts." After a chance encounter with a back alley thug, she is forced to return home after a decade to seek out the help of Snare, the town's local creek demon, in hopes of "trading" her broken hand for a brand new one. The catch? Snare has her own agenda that will threaten to tear the small town apart.

I know I say this quite frequently, but I swear I could NOT put this one down! It completely sucked me in and wouldn't let me go (pun completely intended if you've read it.) I couldn't for the life of me figure out where this book was going and all of the twists completely took me by surprise! My only issue (and why it's not a 5 star read for me) is because I felt the build up to the finale took a little bit longer than I would have liked. However, I have to say that I fully enjoyed the ride and can't wait to find out where the author takes these characters in the follow up novel!

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for my ARC. BAD PARTS is out June 23!

I truly wasn't expecting to like this supernatural horror novel as much as I did.

In a poor attempt to summarize after a night of little sleep: Ash is a musician who has her hand destroyed by a mysterious attacker after a show one night. A big gig is coming up, and she's desperate to fix it. Healing on it's own would take too long. In her home town, there happens to be a creek where an entity - I'm unsure if it's referred to as a demon in my tired state - can trade people body parts for their bad ones. There are some catches. Only one body part of any type is available. This goes for sets as well. One of the major points in the book revolves around a set of eyes. The only way to get a new pair once claimed is to either kill the current owner of them or drive them beyond the town's border where they will lose them. Everyone who trades with the entity are forced to stay within a certain radius. In order to get her hand, Ash is forced to gather people to trade specific parts. Meanwhile, the Traders are led by a lady named Candace who opposes Ashley and all her attempts.

For whatever reason, despite the description in the book, I kept picturing Sue Atkins as Candace. Yikes?

Once I started, I was really driven to finish this book. It gets wilder and wilder. I couldn't believe at the halfway point with everything going on in the book that there was still another half to go. It was all worth it. It doesn't necessarily end on too happy a note. There were characters I liked a lot that didn't make it which is acceptable for the type of book it is. I was shocked at how some of them went down. I also realized towards the end that nobody really has any set of morals. Even the good people are willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want (body parts, ect.)

The first chapter should have been listed as the prologue. The second chapter was the weakest for me. The music aspect of the book was a turn off but that's a personal thing.

The author also hints in the notes afterwards about more to come so hopefully there'll be a followup.