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thrillereader's review
4.0
Prepare yourself for a wild ride that will get under your skin when you read The Bucket List! This was a creepy and sometimes hilarious read. Highly recommend the audiobook version, adds so much to this story. Also I no longer trust old people
the_evergrowing_library's review
5.0
There are certain things in life that just fill you with a level of unease. The things that shouldn’t are usually the worst. If I was walking through the woods in July and heard joyous Christmas music, you know i’m walking that little bit faster!
This is not the first time I’ve felt uncomfortable in a bed and breakfast and I hope it won’t be my last.
The writing here was great and while it’s sold as comedy/horror that would definitely be misleading. There are plenty of funny moments here sure, but that’s really in the style of writing. Don’t come here looking for a slapstick horror book, you will be left pretty unsettled.
I absolutely powered through this novella and didn’t realise the page count as it flowed so smoothly. The pacing was perfect, the characters wonderful and the grotesquery was on point.
Bone app the teeth.
This is not the first time I’ve felt uncomfortable in a bed and breakfast and I hope it won’t be my last.
The writing here was great and while it’s sold as comedy/horror that would definitely be misleading. There are plenty of funny moments here sure, but that’s really in the style of writing. Don’t come here looking for a slapstick horror book, you will be left pretty unsettled.
I absolutely powered through this novella and didn’t realise the page count as it flowed so smoothly. The pacing was perfect, the characters wonderful and the grotesquery was on point.
Bone app the teeth.
stephaniieemoon's review
5.0
Book Review ✨The Bucket List by Mark Towse and Chisto Healey
If you like horror and comedy, plus lots of blood, check out The Bucket List. The setting is absolutely perfect. A “quaint” motel in the middle of nowhere run by two eccentric and may I say “odd” elderly people. Talk about creepy!
The story follows two couples, Judy and Chris and Melody and Richie. Both couples have their own reasons for stopping at the motel, run by Marge and her doting, husband Alby. (Albert) but one thing is for fact, a night of hospitality will end in living hell.
The writing pulls you in with anticipation. The atmosphere and foreshadowing builds from the very beginning leaving a tense feeling in the air. Characters are well rounded and interesting and the plot is straight up fun! Let’s not forget, if you happen to have a funny bone in your skeleton, you’ll love the quips and bits of humor.
One thing is for certain, the bits about toes in this story really got to me, giving me body horror to the max. I also dig how the authors would use certain words to “trigger” flashbacks to some of the more gruesome parts. I don’t know if that was intentional or not but kudos to you both for skeeving me out.
Find out who gets to check off their bucket list!
If you like horror and comedy, plus lots of blood, check out The Bucket List. The setting is absolutely perfect. A “quaint” motel in the middle of nowhere run by two eccentric and may I say “odd” elderly people. Talk about creepy!
The story follows two couples, Judy and Chris and Melody and Richie. Both couples have their own reasons for stopping at the motel, run by Marge and her doting, husband Alby. (Albert) but one thing is for fact, a night of hospitality will end in living hell.
The writing pulls you in with anticipation. The atmosphere and foreshadowing builds from the very beginning leaving a tense feeling in the air. Characters are well rounded and interesting and the plot is straight up fun! Let’s not forget, if you happen to have a funny bone in your skeleton, you’ll love the quips and bits of humor.
One thing is for certain, the bits about toes in this story really got to me, giving me body horror to the max. I also dig how the authors would use certain words to “trigger” flashbacks to some of the more gruesome parts. I don’t know if that was intentional or not but kudos to you both for skeeving me out.
Find out who gets to check off their bucket list!
joselovesyou's review
5.0
After finishing “Hopes Wharf,” by Towse last night, I was immediately craving more. Without wasting any time, I purchased this and tore my way through it in one sitting. I literally couldn’t put it down. The pacing, the tension, the characters; it all just worked. With moments of humor, charm, uneasiness and down right brutality, this story is a wild ride. I’m not familiar with Healy’s work but after reading this, I’ll definitely be diving in to more. My final verdict is that this is a basically a love story and we’d all be so lucky to find someone who loves us the way Marge loves Alby (just kidding) (but also maybe not?)
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