Thanks to NetGalley and Tor for giving me an advanced copy of this book!

I love Chuck Tingle, and I'll gladly try anything he writes. This book leaned into horror a little more heavily than I tend to like (as a pretty timid horror reader), but Tingle's larger themes about chance, fate, and resilience kept me reading. The protagonist Vera is a bisexual statistics professor, and after a series of highly unlikely events happen to her, she's asked to help make sense of them. The plot itself is so over the top (and so essential to the reading experience, in my opinion) that I won't say more for fear of spoilers, but it's quite a ride! I also appreciated reading a book that highlights a traditionally underrepresented part of the queer community. I'm ready and eager to follow Tingle wherever he goes next!

This book was absolutely nothing like I thought it would be and I’m so glad for that. In a crazy whirlwind of events Chuck performed the most impressive feat of all— making this literature major care about math and how it effects (or doesn’t) the world around us in a fun X-files-esque gory romp. Also, shout out to my fellow bisexuals. We’re here, we’re ALSO queer and we EXIST.

Didn't see this one coming! A super unique exploration of fate, luck, and whether existence has a meaning we can understand. The gore and viscera didn't keep me from feeling inspired and hopeful by the end of this novel. Surprising, creative, shocking, and funny - I'll be buying extra copies of this one to give away!

Love is Real! This is my first Chuck Tingle read, but I follow him on Instagram and love everything he says. This was a great science fiction horror book, that was overwhelmingly queer and filled with joy somehow? This book made the existential dread go away, at least while I was reading it? I thought it was such a cool premise, and once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. I thought Tingle did a great job of explaining the erasure of bisexuality, and especially in a way that felt authentic and not corny. I'm so happy Chuck Tingle is getting his roses, and for all his kinds of art. I highly recommend this book!

John Dies at the End meets Final Destination in this unlucky tale, culminating in Tingle's most philosophical endeavor yet. Tingle's sickening and visceral descriptions or gore and woe pair beautifully with moments of soft reflection and the tender rekindling of a spirit. This book is for anyone that's heard the call of the void and considered answering it.
I will say that while this was an action packed and entertaining read, I didn't find it as strong as Bury Your Gays or Camp Damascus. There are some plot lines that don't connect as cleanly as I want them to, and I wish there was a little more punch in the resolution. It's still a beautiful book and I hope it's well received by sci-fi and horror fans alike.

Chuck Tingle's Lucky Day is a surreal and thought-provoking horror novel–with a touch of science-fiction–with plenty of chaos and the search for meaning in a world turned upside down.​

Vera is a survivor of a global catastrophe known as the Low Probability Event, but she definitely isn't thriving. Once a passionate professor of statistics, she no longer finds meaning in anything at all.

But when problematic government agent Layne knocks on her door, she's the only one who can help him uncover the connection between deadly spates of absurdity and an improbably lucky casino. What's happening in Vegas isn't staying there, and the world is at risk of another disaster.

Chuck Tingle has the unique ability to craft absurdist horror novels where they juxtapose cartoonish scenarios with moments of genuine terror. It's in these novels that I find myself laughing at moments while also absolutely terrified in others and Lucky Day follows suit. The story's dark humor and satirical edge really challenges us to question the nature of luck and the structures we rely upon to make sense of the world.

The chaos that ensues not long into the first part of Lucky Day is truly maddening–in a good way. The Low Probability Event is a global catastrophe with plenty of unique and out-of-the-box kills that made me both horrified and elated with each passing page. The unique deaths are fantastic and have an almost Final Destination type feeling with everyday objects and opportunities coming to a gruesome end for some. I will say I am glad this event is only part of the story as it would have been a bit too much if it continued any longer than it did.

Following the horrific opening pages, the tale takes almost a more science-fiction turn. This is a bit different than what we have come to expect from Tingle, but I am all for it. The horrors are still ever present, there is just a more broader sci-fi feel to the second half of the novel that fits perfectly.

While Tingle has a unique talent to tell some off-the-wall horror stories, they still have a great ability to craft some amazing characters. Our protagonist, Vera, is a well-written and connectable character. Vera's personal journey is a reflection on identity, grief, and resilience, especially within queer contexts which adds so much more to the story.

Lucky Day is the kind of bold and imaginative horror story that can only come from a few clever minds including Chuck Tingle. Tingle's ability to blend the bizarre with the profound gives us a story that is unsettling while also deeply human. Tingle's stories may not be for everyone, I will never get enough of these horror novels and am now patiently waiting for more.

This one wasn't for me, but others will love it.

It was definitely quirky and maybe I'm just not in a quirky kind of mood.

Love the author's books usually and I'll happily try the next one.

Thank you NetGalley and Tor Publishing for the E-ARC.

When I saw this one, I was so friggin excited to read it. I never thought I'd get approved for the ARC but it was the best day when I got the email.

This was insane. In typical Chuck Tingle fashion, it was completely unhinged with an amazing plot, great storytelling, and a sincere message.

I personally love statistics and philosophy, both of which were prevalent here. I enjoyed how many times the reader was reminded that even in our greatest personal tragedy, the world will move on. Pain, anger, outrage is fleeting and we're conditioned to forgot. Consequences mean nothing when people's short term memory is quickly erased by the next viral moment.

I loved the debate on probability vs. luck, and how that came full circle in the end with how a specific tragedy occurred. Overall, fun time.

I ate this book up in one day. Absurdist, sweet, horrific, charming- all of the above! I liked how it combined horror, who done it, and humor. Will definitely be recommending this one.

After a solid YA and an adult horror novel I really loved, Lucky Day was a bit of a letdown. All the pieces are there, but this ARC feels rushed and unfinished. I doubt with only a few months left until publication we'll get another pass where all those pieces fall into place.

Lucky Day is about everything you’d think could never happen, happening. Vera’s job is to calculate the probability of things like winning a million dollars, or fish raining from the sky. After a wildly improbable event happens and she survives, she’s asked to help figure out why. And maybe she can stop any other similar events from happening again.

Chuck Tingle’s newest work makes you think about the impact of even the smallest choices you can make. It also shines some light on the feeling of hopelessness and loneliness felt by folks who identify in a way some don’t understand. It is always surprising to me how equally silly and meaningful Tingle’s books continue to be.

I've been meaning to read Chuck Tingle's books having both Bury Your Gays and Camp Damascus on my physical TBR for the last year - however, when I was approved to read an ARC of his upcoming one thanks to TOR and NetGalley, I jumped at the chance to start here since it's also only 240 pages.

The first half of this book is WILD. I just... if I were to review it at the 50% mark, it would get 4 or 5 stars. I was enthralled and I just felt like it started off incredibly well.

What missed the mark for me in the last few acts is how much it felt like it slowed down. I understand the building of pace and also the emotional portion that plays a huge part (which is actually one of the best parts of the last few acts and I felt it), but I was just simply not satisfied with the payoff of the actual plot.

The style of writing, vivid descriptions, and heart is top notch, and I think many will love it for those reasons. For me, I just didn't connect with the way the story panned out, which in this case, dropped it's rating down.

This was delightful, so good I want there to be more of it! It really shows how quickly people return to the status quo after tragic events.

Another gem from Chuck Tingle! This dystopian story was another fascinating take on culture and greed, much like Bury Your Gays. I never knew quite what to expect, and that's part of the fun with Tingle. There is humor, horror, mystery, sadness, and hope, all rolled into one weird and compelling novel. The sense of dread and wrongness, and microaggressions toward LGBTQ folks all hit close to home given current events, and I felt anxious while reading as I rooted for Vera during her struggles through depression, grief, and solving the mystery of the Low Probability Event. Ultimately hopeful with lots of food for thought!

Chuck Tingle the author you are.

While Bury Your Gays takes a while to find its footing, Lucky Day takes off so quickly (and gorily!) that it had be jaw-slack while reading. After then, I was hooked. Not to be personal, but as someone who has been experiencing existential crises for what feels like months now, it scared me more than I think it would've. The concept of accepting true nothingness made me feel so much for Vera because I've been there too. Just maybe not in the way Vera made it to that point.

To begin, the crux of this nothingness and nonexistence being related to the potent distrust and disbelief in bisexuals is so so good. It's a tired argument and hearing Vera defend herself was validating. Even faced with nothingness she still finds a little bite in herself to push back. We aren't at a crossroads. We're right here.

Also, watching Vera hit that emotional rock bottom and slowly find herself clawing herself up... man. I know that really well. The book didn't wax too poetic with this (and that's not particularly Vera's style to begin with). It stayed in those moments just long enough for you to feel it's depth and weight before moving forward, dragging Vera along with the plot whether or not she wanted to go, which I think was better for the pacing of this story.

I also want to put a special highlight on how all of the concepts of tangible fate and luck are explained. It's complex, but not in a manner that is completely devoid of understanding and doesn't keep you for too long. A long, drawn-out discussion of a magic system or strange phenomenon is a sure-fire way to lose a chunk of your audience, something this book deftly avoids. It's easy to fall into this book, become enraptured, and, like Vera, find yourself engrossed in its existentiality and hope without even realizing you needed to hear it. Like Chuck Tingle says, love is real but so is hope.

5/5 stars. I definitely need to read Camp Damascus now.

Nihilism and deep depression was never this much fun.

There's a lot of spec fic wackiness here and some glorious Lovecraftian eldritch vibes, plenty of comically gratuitous bloodshed and death and injury, but by far and away the real horror of this book is the way it accesses what a depressive episode feels like. The nihilism that makes it hard for you to get out of bed, the sense that nothing matters and so why even try? Tingle takes that emotion and makes it into a mechanic of the world that he then builds the plot around, and I found it incredibly effective.

Lucky Day is infused with a casual queerness and a sense of the danger of corporate greed and government overreach, it has a bunch of philosophy about why it's worth continuing to continue, and it's somewhat about bi erasure. On a technical level it's well written, with comprehensive characterisation and good prose. None of this is as important as the fact that it's fun to read. I loved it.

Chuck Tingle does it again! Everything he writes is solid gold. This is a short read, but such a fascinating one. I loved the main character and their attempts to make sense of a completely unlikely situation. I loved the body horror. I loved it all. We are buying for the collection as we have a growing population of Tingle readers now.

This was absolutely incredible. So much queer rep, what it means to be queer, how it can be daunting to come out, challenges queer people face and more. This was horror done IMPECCABLY. It wasn’t overly gory for the sake of being gory, it was laugh out loud funny at times, and it was so out of this world weird that I literally could not stop turning the pages. When I had to go to sleep or even when I had to put my kindle down to go to the bathroom I was thinking of this book. The main character was everything and I loved being in her twisted little head. This is a top read of the year!

This was unexpectedly delightful! I’ve never read Chuck Tingle before and I’ll be honest, I went in with a few preconceived notions considering this is the author of titles like Space Raptor Butt Invasion, but I was humbled. This novel starts off like a final destination film but quickly turns into a very interesting Lovecraftian nightmare. The gore level is high, so avoid if you’re squeamish. My only complaint is that it felt a little short for as interesting of a premise. But I think I’m a Tingle convert. Time to read Space Raptor Butt Invasion, I guess.

4 stars

On May 23, four years ago the world (but mostly the U.S.) suffered a major disaster, the Low-Probability Event, where nearly eight million people died in improbable and totally bizarre ways. Fish raining down on the streets of Chicago. Escaped chimps eating faces. All the Boeing 777s crashing into each other. That sort of thing.

Vera Norrie was celebrating being named the youngest professor at the University of Chicago (in statistics and probability) and the publication of her book (on a potentially shady casino) when the disaster struck. She lost everything and she cannot come to any sort of terms with it. One day Special Agent Jonah Layne, with the Low-Probability Event Commission, which has an extremely broad mandate and incredible latitude (“the LPEC decides what’s legal.”) comes calling. He’s investigating that statistically lucky casino that Vera wrote about. He believes it’s connected with the LPE and he needs Vera’s help before another event occurs.

So this a a great, great yarn. All the information about statistics and, especially, the idea of historical inertia, “what if fate is quantifiable and concrete?,” was really interesting to me (I’m rather fascinated by statistics. Plus, is it condescending to say that Tingle’s writing has really improved since CAMP DAMASCUS? Loads of fun with some good home truths. Recommended.