The summary of this book intrigued me. I have read so many thrlllers over the past while I was looking for something a bit different and this book delivered.  I was absolutely enthralled and entertained by 20% in and then it was hard to put down. Granted there are a few pieces I would have liked to have been explored a little more e.g. the fog and drinking the water and there were a few sentences that left me thinking - WHAT?  but overall I really enjoyed this book as a change to the other thrillers on the book shelf. 


The audio is at times a little tinny and theres some reverb which was annoying to listen to but I was able to block it out and enjoyed the narrators voice telling this story. 

Many Thanks to #netgalley for gifting me #badparts audiobook in return for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley, Midnight Point Press and the author Brandon McNulty for allowing me to listen to this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. 

I'm a recent convert to audiobooks and I don't know why it took me so long since I love podcasts! The narrator of Bad Parts - Ellie Gossage - had an enjoyable voice to listen to. I however wish they had allowed her to either just speak in one voice the entire time or had multiple readers. I was thrown off in the beginning when she was speaking in different voices for different characters. 

Into the book, this was listed as a horror but it's fairly cheesy - maybe the extra voices the narrator was using added to this effect. This is also listed as book #1 but I don't see how there would be a follow up as I felt everything was wrapped by the end.  

The story begins with Ash Hudson who is a 30 year old guitarist in a rock band called... you guessed it - Bad Parts. They're at a show and her hand gets mangled which would end her career. She needs to find a way to fix her hand and quickly before their next show. Which leads her to returning to her hometown of Hollow Hills, Pennsylvania. There's a demon called Snare that lives in the creek that will exchange "bad parts" for good ones. This involves a secret group of people referred to as Traders. Ash talks to Snare and gets offered a deal that sounds too good to be true but she wants to trust the demon.  She has to convince estranged family members to help her if the deal with Snare is going to work. 

I found parts of this like a murderous fog completely comical and not really a horror but overall it was an enjoyable listen.

I received a copy of the audiobook of Bad Parts by Brandon Mcnulty from netgalley. The narration was ok, the narrator made the characters distinguishable enough from each other that it was easy to keep them straight but she didn't really add anything to the book through her narration. The premise is really interesting and the story carried that premise out in pretty much exactly the way you'd expect it to go. The best description I have for this story is that it's a cluster f*ck but not in a bad way. If you're looking for a happily ever after fairy tale ending this ain't it but it was enough of a thrill ride to keep me hanging on to the end. The narration gets a 3.5 stars and the story gets 4 stars.

This was a quirky little supernatural tale.  People are willing to give up leaving this tiny town EVER in order to renew a body part that just isn't working anymore.  There an be only one!  Only one person can get each part.  So what happens when two people want the same part?  What happens when someone wants to leave?  What's in it for the donor?  So many questions that are mostly satisfactorily answered by the end.  I was pulled out of the story by the narrator.  It seemed that the voices were not consistent or realistic for most of the characters.  Overall, a fun read.

*received audiobook for free from netgalley for honest review* ah yea. wow. so that was ablest af. and also racist..... like that was really kinda the last straw (even more so that it kept being brought up) for really not liking this book. 

this book had some good parts but the details are what really just made it crap. a black dude trying to trade "bad/ruined" skin is uh like wtf? "oh gotta cut myself then bc being black isn't 'bad' enough!" that's like legit what he did/thought? that's just like. wtf. this book actually might take the cake on worst book bc the details are consistently problematic. 

like I didn't read about this book before starting it due to how hard it is to do that on the app I listened to it on but I probably wouldn't, shouldn't have read it but that doesn't change how messed up this book is. 

I really get where this book is going, with the healing and whatnot but, my father-in-law is parlayed, my brother is legally blind, so there was just certain things in this book that really annoyed me. and it kept happening over and over. 

then there was the ending where it reveled what/who "the evil" one was and I swear to Satan once I heard her backstory, who she is, why shes doing that and just all of that I was just like wow. more racism. nice. 

will not be reading any more of this series and wont recommend it that's for sure.

I love the premise behind this book-a demon that will trade your broken body parts for healthy ones, just one catch-you can’t leave town. I love the idea of a strong female lead. That being said, something fell short for me. The main character, Ash, wasn’t like able in the least. I was not rooting for her. The dialogue was a struggle as well. I feel like this book had so much promise but just missed the mark.

Bad Parts by Brandon McNulty is a fast-paced supernatural horror thriller that I read in almost one sitting. The book revolves around Ash Hudson, a guitarist for a maybe up and coming heavy metal band named Bad Parts. She loves thrashing on her guitar and her entire life revolves around her band. One night after playing, Ash is brutally attacked by a man in a ski mask who claims he hates her music, but he will let her live if she promises to never play again. To insure that Ash follows through on this promise. he savagely slams her left hand again and again until it is permanently injured. Ash feels that she has no identity without her music, so she is determined to fix her hand and play again. Ash knows how to fix her dilemma, but she'll need to revisit her past in her hometown of Hollow Hills to do it. Ash knows about a "demon" who lives in Snare Creek who can trade bad body parts for perfectly good body parts. There are a few catches to this trade (as one would expect when dealing with a creek demon). There is only one of each body part than can be lent out at a time and if you leave town, that person will lose the borrowed body part. Ash is willing to do whatever it takes to be able to play guitar again. Now if you're worried I'm somehow spoiling the book here -- trust me I am not because this all happens at the beginning of the book. What follows is a crazy adventure ride that I thoroughly enjoyed.
I really liked this book. On its surface, it is a supernatural horror; however, it is so much more than just trying to cut deals with a creek demon. This is a story of redemption and of finding oneself by discovering what is truly important. It is a story about sacrifice, love, and hope. I was not expecting to find these elements and it was a pleasant surprise. I also liked the character development that took place in this book. I liked seeing how the characters changed throughout the story. I will not spoil anything, but I will say that I enjoyed the back story of our supernatural being and would have loved to know more about it. Since this is Book 1 in a series, hopefully we can get more information about the supernatural elements in the future. I really look forward to reading more in this series and I will be putting Brandon McNulty on my watch list.

Bad Parts was a different kind of book. It was a very different story than I would not typically read. If someone is looking for a different Sci-Fi book, this will make a great read.

This book is a wonderful surprise.  It is an original story that kept me intrigued throughout.  I had no idea where this was going, and when I thought I had something figured out, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I was not even close.  Great and realistic characters. Looking forward to more.

Thank you NetGalley for an enjoyable book.

After playing a gig with her band, thirty-year old Ash is attacked by an unknown assailant that leaves her left hand mangled. A normal person would be thankful that her life was spared, but not her, she MUST figure out a way to replace her hand in time for her band’s big make-it-or-break-it show that is only days away. It is a good thing that she lives in Hollow Hills, Pennsylvania because it is there that body parts are traded.

How does one seek out a new body part to replace one that has gone “bad?” The “Traders” go to Snare Creek and submerge most of their body ( especially the part they are trading) and request that an exchange be made. There are 66 people in the town who have made significant, life-impacting swaps successfully until now. One of these people, a man named Mack, is kidnapped and taken out of the area so that someone else can steal the new parts that he possessed. It seems that with something good, there’s always a catch.

Snare only has one of each body part to give, and if someone has already claimed it then you are out of luck. Unless, you take those parts, inside of the human, beyond the boundaries. “Traded parts only disappeared for two reasons: either the trader died or they left the 10 mile radius of local limits.” But, what body part(s) did Mack trade Snare for? The person who needed them most was likely the murderer. And then there were 65 traders.

Trade a part, then you agree to stay within those same 10 miles for the rest of your life. If not, you die and your part goes back to market. It’s that simple.

Unlucky for Ash, it just so happens that someone already swapped their left hand. But who? Ash will stop at nothing to find the traded part that she so badly needs. She desperately starts to break laws to search for the information that she needs— the files on who has what — but she’s running out of time.

But what if the devil makes her an offer that she can’t refuse— that she can produce another hand for her if she meets a series of demands by sunset. 

“I want to trade.”

“So do I.”

“My people are human beings not poker chips!”

A supernatural; strange story that only started to lose me towards the end.  I wanted way more of the creep factor because this story was definitely unique.

Publication date : June 23, 2020.

3 stars. For me it was the equivalent of a B-rated Horror movie. Average, but certainly not forgettable. 

Thank you to Netgalley, IDPA, Midnight Point Press and Brandon McNulty for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Spoilers below!! BEWARE!!

The reasons why I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I would’ve liked to:

- There wasn’t enough information about the band or the band mates, they were just thrown in randomly when they needed people to die or to question Ash’s health. I wish the author would’ve elaborated more.

- “Tattoos keep her warm”,  What does that even mean? I have 5 tattoos and I’m always freezing. HELPPPPPP!

- I wish there was WAY more of the “fog disease” that was wiping people out. That’s when things started to get fun! 

- Using her dreads as a rope to save Jake that was drowning in the water is not feasible and made me laugh out loud.

- It was randomly figured out at the end that drinking the lake’s water would make people immune to Snare, again, what?

An engaging start that lost my interest in a mire of nonsensical action towards the end. I loved the concept with the main character desperate to reclaim the use of her damaged hand making a deal with her hometown's mystical body part recovering creek.

The set up of trading bad parts was interesting but it's no shock when it all has a price and then it just descends into a non too engaging action sequence in which I cared about few people and many actions didn't make sense to me.

The writing style wasn't for me with a lot of the descriptions been over the top and jarring to the flow. The narrator of the audiobook, Ellie Gossagewas was OK.

Overall come for the great set up but leave before the end....

I basically decided to try this audiobook on a whim as I was browsing the 'Listen Now' catalog on Netgalley for something to listen to while painting. I know that I don't often read supernatural thrillers, but I can really enjoy the genre if I know what I signed up for from the beginning (I only dislike the supernatural element when it comes as a surprise)... The blurb of Bad Parts also sounded particularly enticing with the music element and the creek demon. I was hoping for something entertaining to distract me from the daunting painting task, and I can now say that this audiobook definitely delivered just that.

As you might already know, I’m still pretty new with the whole audiobook experience... But I'm quickly becoming a fan. This audiobook is narrated by Ellie Gossage, and I think she did an excellent job giving both main character Ash Hudson and the other characters in play a voice. The fact that she changed her voice slightly whenever other characters are speaking made it a lot easier to keep them apart. The pace and flow of the story seemed solid, and I had no struggles keeping track of the story and plot developments. All in all the audio version makes for an enjoyable way to experience Bad Parts.

As for the story itself... There is no doubt that the premise of Bad Parts is fascinating, and if you like supernatural thrillers you will be in for a treat with the creek demon Snare. I liked how this element was developed into the story, with the 'bad part' trading and developments in the plot. The title doesn't just reference to the trading though, as main character Ash Hudson is in a band with the same name. Music definitely plays a role in this story, and I liked the music references and overall vibe.

I do have to say that I found this story to be a tad too dragged out. I felt that the story could have been told in less pages and as a result the pace did slow down. I had that feeling about halfway down the audiobook that the story was about to finish, and I found myself to be quite surprised there was so much more story left... Overall it was still entertaining, but I think I would have liked less 'clutter' and more focus on the plot developments and supernatural vibe. I also wasn't able to connect all that well to the cast of characters; they are not exactly likeable and I found some of their actions and decisions to be rather unbelievable. I'm not sure what to make of that ending either...

In short, if you are looking for an entertaining supernatural thriller and don't mind unlikeable characters, a tad overlong plot and certain aspects not being credible, Bad Parts could be a great match.

This was a difficult one to follow but follow I did. I'm still unsure as to what genre this audio book would be classed as for it appeared to me at least to be a mixture of supernatural, thriller, a little horror and humanity. There were parts where i couldn't stop thinking of Stephen King's Pet Semetary but that was only fleeting. A decent storyline, I liked some characters and despised others but the book definitely shows how far people are willing to go to get what they truly believe they deserve.

I wasn't totally sold on the narrator, I found her to be "in your face" and quite angry, I preferred her softer side so I wasn't always a fan!!

The audiobook was a great way to read this novel. 

This was a solid debut. Interesting characters and good plot. Loved the supernatural elements that this bookbrings and will definitely be looking out for more books of this author in the future. 

3.8

1/5 ✨ 
So I DNFed this one about 20% through.. the premise sounded really good, but the execution, not so much. It was a bit confusing at first, and then when everything started to get explained I kinda lost interest

I enjoyed the plot immensely, I mean who wouldn’t want to get rid of their Bad Parts?  It took me a bit to engage with the narrator but she became one with the character for me fairly quickly once I became immersed in the story. I look forward to hearing more from this author. Thanks to NetGalley and the author and his publisher for letting me listen to an advanced copy of the audiobook Bad Parts.

The story opens with Mack, 75 year old hands bound in the back of a car and being driven away from his gates community. This isn’t your typical gated community or senior community. We learn that Mack had his kidney’s replaced while in the community. The kidneys are on loan until he dies. We also learn that they come with a tracking device they emits a painful signal to the person if they venture 10 miles beyond the community gates. We’re unsure as to why Mack has been kidnapped but it is suspected the kidneys may be the reason. This is an exciting story  that I would love to hear more of. The only part I found a bit distracting was when the female narrator used a male voice.

I was hooked for the start! I listened to the whole book in two days and hope there is a book two!  Thank you #netgalley for the chance to read #badparts

Right from the beginning this captures your attention and throws you into the full fledged drama of Ash's life.  She lives a rocker road show lifestyle the requires her hands to play her beloved guitar.  This isn't just a hobby, this is her means.  When an attack leaves her unable to recover and play, she seeks alternative healing... trading parts...yes, body parts.
The suspense and drama continues throughout the story, which at times dragged a little, but worth finishing.
A unique plot with cool characters.
I listened to this as an audio-book and the performance fit well with the story.
Thank you to NetGalley, Midpoint Press, and Brandon McNulty for the complimentary copy to listen to.  All opinions are my own.

3.5/5 stars
Thank you Netgalley and Midnight Point Press for the free audio copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. 

I snagged this one from the “listen now” section even though I thought it sounded a bit... weird. I looked it up on goodreads and it had phenomenal reviews so I decided to give it a shot. 

It’s been a long time since I’ve really read any supernatural books. I used to be pretty big on vampires (somehow never read or watched Twilight though). I grew up with Buffy and I read most of The Vampire Diaries books and loved the show. But besides reading those book years ago and the occasional overlap with the small amount of horror that I read, I haven’t read many supernatural books.

I have to admit, that the premise initially reminded me of WE SOLD OUR SOULS, which I didn’t love, so again I was skeptical. In the end, my lack of shelf control won out and I hit download. 

I thought the narrator was fantastic! I don’t think I’ve listened to anything else she’s narrated yet, but she has a great voice and was really able to sound creepy when it was needed. 

The storyline however, felt a bit convoluted at times. I did end up liking it more than WE SOLD OUR SOULS, but I don’t think it was quite for me. I felt like everything was rushed but also dragged out at the same time. There were some unexpected twists that I thought were well done, but then certain things that irked me. So I’ve gone back and forth about my rating and thoughts on the book countless times, and I still can’t make up my mind. If supernatural thrillers are your thing, definitely give it a shot!