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!

This one did not work for me but I can see it becoming popular, specially among younger people.

It felt a lot like an action script or a graphic novel. It is fast paced and full of twists but the story itself didn't engage me. I am not even sure if I understood exactly all that was happening...

The narrator of the audiobook does a great job.

I'd like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

This is a brilliantly creative book.

I love supernatural thrillers so when I saw this on Netgalley, it caught my eye.

This story is nothing like anything I've read before, it's creative and very well planned out.

It's gripping and creepy and i never could have guessed the ending. The book kept me on the edge of my seat throughout.

I really enjoyed the creative idea in this novel, an entity that dwells in a creek making trades with people for their broken, damaged or diseased body parts. As with most deals of this nature though, it doesn't come without cost. The cost to those that trade is that they are stuck in Hollow Hills. If they try to leave, the traded part vanishes, quite painfully it seems.
The residents do their own policing of the creek, keeping cameras on the area so no one sneaks in a deal behind their backs. Snare won't make her presence known if the cameras are on or anyone else is watching.
The trades are kept secret apart from one member. (Can't have people killing each other over body parts of course).
What I was disappointed in is that we didn't get much backstory on Snare. Snare is very interesting and I would have loved to learn more. None of the characters really had much of a backstory. Things were mentioned here and there, but a complete picture was never really painted for any of them. Considering the length of the book, I would have expected more about the characters.
As far as the narration goes, it was not my favorite. It seemed to be read very slowly, and the voices for the characters were sometimes extremely distracting.
Overall, it's a well thought out concept and unique idea that I don't regret reading at all.

This was a supernatural fast-paced thriller that I couldn't put down. Very entertaining and engaging, aditctive is the word! It is very easy and fast to read. The first in a series that I will sure continue reading. With an original plot and full of interesting characters, Ash, the main character is simply great. She plays guitar for a heavy metal band when she is attacked and gets her hand crushed. She then reunites with her family and recruites people to trade their body parts to Snare, the demon that lives in the creek of her hometown. In exchange of working parts, she qill have her hand restored. Then, nothing goes as expected and she and the others get involved in an engaging story with an unexpected end.
Totally recommended. 3.5*s

DNF. I listened for an hour and was not enjoying the audiobook. Maybe I’ll give it a try again down the road.

Did not finish this, I am sorry to say. Fairly new to audiobooks, I have only ever listened to the Agatha Christie books, and Christopher Lee reading Poe's 'The Raven' (can't go wrong there), so perhaps I'm just not meant to absorb my books this way, but I didnt feel the narrator brought the story to life and frankl found it all a bit harsh and discordant, and I usually love supernatural thrillers. I see the book got good reviews, so really, maybe it's just me.
Thanks to Net Galley, the publisher and author for the audio.

I was so excited for this book. I loved the premise, a demon in a stream that would replace damaged body parts. A young guitarist in a metal band needs to replace a damaged part. The book even starts at a battle of the bands show with crowd surfing, moshing in the pit and Getting crushed against the stage. Perfection.
Sometimes a book is written in a way that you absolutely lose yourself in the story. Your world disappears and you seem to be following the characters like you are a spirit floating over their shoulder. You care for and even love those characters.
Bad Parts is the complete opposite of those books. Every word seemed forced or chosen to try to make maximum impact like this was a freshman creative writing class. I strongly disliked every single character in this book. They all made stupid choices that did not make any sense or seemed to go against the personality they previously displayed.

3.5/5 stars.
Bad Parts has an interesting premise. What if you could trade a "bad" part of your body for a good one? Make a deal with a creek demon, exchange a faulty leg, heart, etc, and then you're bound to one town. Of course, making a deal with anything described as a demon will inevitably go wrong.

The story is good, eventually. The first fourth dragged too much, though. The very first few chapters made me think I was getting into a generic, run of the mill, low-end horror thriller. But it evolved into a fresh, interesting, and developed plot. What I didn't like about the first few chapters is that Ash sounded like a teenager in a bad YA novel, immature and flat. Around the thirty percent mark, though, the action picked up, the story deepened, and I kept listening until the book was over.

That brings me to characters. The characters in Bad Parts are there to serve the story, and they do this well. They don't have a lot of development or facets to their personalities, but they believably help with the plot.

The narration of Bad Parts audiobook was odd. The narrator did a decent job of changing voices, but sometimes what sounded like purposeful accents were downright odd. I did as another reviewer suggested and sped up, which helped greatly.

I probably wouldn't read this book again, but I'd read a future book from the same author.

I'm not really sure what this was, but I liked it. I liked it enough to stay up listening until 12:30 AM and then pick it up first thing in the morning to finish it.
I received an audio copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, and I feel pretty fortunate, because it was a very good listen.
So, first, the narrator. I listened to the book at 2.5 speed. At the normal rate of speed, it was painfully slow, and the narrator's voice wasn't exactly for me, but sped it up it was perfect. She also was very good at doing different voices, which I appreciated.
The writing was tight. This was a first novel, but you would never think. The characters had depth, and the protagonist experienced a satisfying redemption arc. The setting was well-drawn. The supernatural aspect was written in such a way that it was not difficult to suspend your disbelief. Characters acted in uncomfortably believable ways.
I'm not sure if this was a horror, a thriller, a paranormal mystery or a straight-up tragedy. It was a thoughtful (but also sort of gruesome and thoroughly entertaining) reflection on human weakness, selfishness, greed and, ultimately, self-sacrifice. So yeah, it was pretty grim. It was even more of a downer because of how realistic it was. Not the river demon part, but how people think and behave, and how harmful self-serving behavior can be.
I want more. It ending on a bit of a cliffhanger, and there were questions left unanswered that I really want answers to!

the recording of the book is of a very low quality, sounding like it was recorded in a tunnel. it sounds very tinny and not very clear needing you to have the volume up quite high.
the story as a result sounds very disjointed and not very clear.
i hope before the audio book is released that the imperfections are addressed, as a regular user of audio books this has left me not wanting to recommend the book to anyone.

This book was so not what I expected and I mean that in a good way. How far would you go to replace a broken body part with the "help" of a paranormal being? Ash and her family went all out. Well written and unique!! The narrator was perfect for a young angsty band chick with dreads. Look forward to the next part.

While I don't usually reach for supernatural horrors, his audio/book is creepy, terrifying, tense and absolutely delightful.

I really liked the main character of this audio/book, Ash. As a rock guitarist, she absolutely loves her career and would **literally** do anything to keep it going. Although her band is on the brim of making it big, Ash's hand injury is threatening not just the success of the band but also her entire career. But... there is a twist. Ash happens to live in Hollow Hills, Pennsylvania, a town with highly supernatural things going on. There is a river demon called snare which collect's people's dysfunctional body parts, giving then new ones in exchange, as long as they give up their freedom to EVER leave the town.

For Ash, not leaving is not an option because it's against her musician career. So... she will do anything to make a deal with the demon to save her freedom.

The plot was weird AF, and I loved it. It was thrilling, unique and so much fun.
However, unfortunately the narrator of this audiobook was absolutely terrible. She sounded mechanic and left me wondering if she was the same person who provides voice for automated readers. Does she? I don't know, but I didn't like it at all.