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A review by tiffanyxcc
Bad Parts by Brandon McNulty
3.0
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.
I received a copy of this audiobook through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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.
I received a copy of this audiobook through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.