Once again another amazing book by Chuck Tingle! Thank you Netgalley and Tor Nightfire for the ARC! I highly recommend!

This was a zippy read and dripping with Tingle's signature style. Come for the slapstick gore, stay for the unflinching examination of existential ennui. As they say. Absolutely phenomenal cover, as well.

This is Chuck Tingle's most out there novel yet, and while it was more Sci-Fi than I anticipated I found it compelling and engaging. It felt a little bit like an old school X-FILES episode as two people, and agent and a consultant, seek out to find answers about a 'low probability event' that killed millions of people in completely unexpected/improbably ways, and has a lot of existential high strangeness as they investigate. I will say that the end felt a little abrupt with some reveals, but overall I was pretty satisfied with this one! Chuck Tingle is such a wonder!

4.5 stars rounded up!

This book was such a vibe! I wasn’t really sure what exactly to expect as our good pal Chuck likes to switch up his story telling (especially with his horror stories) but boy did he deliver! For the first 20% or so, this story was INSANE - we’re talking every sentence seemed to add more chaos and I didn’t even know how to handle it. Then the core of the story took over and we went on a fun (????) journey with Vera and her odd counterpart Agent Layne. By the end of, I was gobsmacked and slow blinking trying to process everything that happened.

This is truly a 5 star read but I did settle on a 4.5 only because the middle did lull quite a bit, but as a whole the characters were well developed, the writing was superb as always when it comes to Chuck, and the overall story was horrific and oddly enchanting.

PICK. THIS. UP. 🤩

Chuck Tingle's 'Lucky Day' is an intelligent, surreal plunge into cosmic horror and the absurd fragility of probability. Known for his wildly imaginative short works, Tingle pivots here toward something slower-burning, more philosophical, and surprisingly affecting.

Vera, a former professor of probability and statistics, is still reeling from the "Low-Probability Event" that shattered the world four years ago - an inexplicable global phenomenon where millions died in freak, statistically impossible accidents. The randomness was so pure, so unexplainable, that it left the laws of chance permanently unmoored. Vera's mother was one of the event's victims, and in the aftermath, Vera's belief in reason has collapsed.

When a mysterious government agent approaches her with a strange anomaly - a Las Vegas casino where every outcome is just a little too lucky - Vera reluctantly agrees to investigate. What follows is part X-files procedural, part fever dream, and part philosophical mediation on control, grief, and the human desire for meaning in a chaotic universe.

Tingle's prose is spare but sharp, allowing the series premise to take center stage. The horror doesn't come from monsters or gore (though there are some fantastically bizarre images), but from the creeping realization that NOTHING might mean ANYTHING. And yet, through Vera's journey, a quiet emotional core emerges. Her bisexual identity is portrayed with nuance, and her grief - though numbed - is deeply felt. The result is a story that somehow manages to be both terrifying and tender.

Fans of Jeff VanderMeer, Tamsyn Muir, or even early Twilight Zone episodes will find a lot to admire here.

This was yet another crazy, original, insane book by Chunk Tingle. He did not disappoint! I have no idea how he comes up with these books but I'm also horrified and entertained. Its an insane ride from start to finish. I don't want to say anything about the plot because for Chunk Tingle books, going in blind is always the best!

This might be the book I recommend to people wanting to try their first Chunk Tingle book.

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for this eARC and ALC in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you @torbooks for the gifted ARC! Cheers to me for reading my first Chuck Tingle book! I’ve had Chuck’s erotica on my TBR for the longest time but due to the lack of audiobook accessibility I simply haven’t found the time to read them! I was lucky enough to get the physical ARC and Audio ALC for this book and it was MINDBENDING!

The way I’ve been describing it is “Everything Everywhere All At Once meets Men in Black but make it Queer” and I truly stand by that description. I thought the take on “plot holes” is absolutely genius and it’s a wild, gruesome ride from start to finish. There is a fair amount of open mindedness folks need to have when diving into books that cover multiverse theory/time travel/other physical anomalies and that proves true here as well. You will be saying “huh??” multiple times as you read but everything is explained in earnest later on.

The body horror in this book was absolutely disgusting. I had my hand over my agape mouth several times. It’s truly an acid trip (as described by @connor because I’ve never done acid lol).

Ultimately, I interpreted this story as a conversation about how capitalism kills the individual in pursuit of individualism and obliterates community while at it. Vera’s journey after facing immense loss is relatable despite the stakes being a little different than real life.

I’d recommend Lucky Day to folks who enjoy the unexpected in sci-fi timelines, those who can stomach some rather gruesome body horror, and those who love Lucky Charms cereal!

Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Publishing for an advanced copy of Lucky Day in exchange for an honest review.

This tiny book packs a punch! I tore through it, uncomfortable, anxious, and completely engaged by Chuck Tingle’s prose.

The wholly original horror/sci-fi mash-up follows a stats professor who survives a Low Probability Event and tries to make sense of a world that absolutely doesn’t. From the first page, the story grabs hold and doesn’t let go. It’s tense and chaotic, and I could not stop reading.

I don't want to spoil anything, but I loved the imaginative writing, the moral and existential questions, and the surreal, absurd (and often horrifying) imagery. LOVED IT ALL!

This story is unlike anything I've ever read. Chuck Tingle is the master of unique queer storytelling, and I cannot get enough. This felt like a mixture of Final Destination and Stranger Things and packed quite a punch in only 250 pages. The beginning of this book was actually insane—the Low-Probability Event and the gruesome descriptions were top-notch. I listened to the audiobook while I read this book, and it elevated the experience to the next level due to Mara Wilson's narration. She brought Vera to life.

My main complaint however was I do wish it was a little longer - there were some fairly intense moments in this book but a lot of them happened pretty quickly.

I will read anything Chuck Tingle writes

This book annihilated:

1. Quantitative methods.
2. Cops.
3. Biphobia.
4. My sanity.

It is utterly bonkers and I loved it.

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy and opportunity to rate and review!

I hate to say it but this one fell a little flat for me :-// I love the premise of it being about bi erasure but it seems like the message got confused and kind of convoluted along the way. A fun read but I think it lacked the focus I was looking for.

I was very much looking forward to this one because I've been wanting to read a Chuck Tingle book and the summary of this intrigued me. This book reminded me a lot of Prophet by Macdonald and Blache, so if you liked that one this might be up your alley—a bizarre and mind-bending occurrance killing people in crazy ways, and two people joining forces to solve it (but no romance in this one). Also like Prophet, it fell down a little in the last third.

The first half of this book really sucked me in. The mystery of what was going on, Vera's complete apathy toward life, and the agent who appeared to snap her out of it. I enjoyed their dynamic a lot. But for me, the ending was a bit of a letdown. The big climactic scene kind of stalled, turning deeply philosophical in a way that didn'te quite land for me. For a book with so much tension early, there was practically none in the final moments.

My biggest problem with this book was Agent Layne. At first I loved him—he was just so weird, and it seems like there's more going on, but I feel like we don't get to explore enough of his character. I think there could have been a lot more done with the moral and ethical ambiguity of his character..

All that said, I did really enjoy Tingle's writing (even though I usually dislike first person present tense), and overall the book did suck me in. It was such an interesting look at the concept of luck and fate, nihilism, and what it means to care about the world.

Thanks to NetGally for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review of this book.

Come for the horror, stay for the bi-pride. 🩷💜💙

The chances of dying from reading a Chuck Tingle book are low, but never zero.

Have you ever thought of the probability of being beat to death with a typewriter by a monkey dressed as Shakespeare? These and other deep thoughts are coming your way in Chuck Tingle's newest book about the extremes of luck and misfortune.

I've never felt more lucky getting this book as an advanced reader copy.

The first chapter of Lucky Day grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go. We're following Vera on the unluckiest day of over 8 million lives as she survives what is later called a 'low probability event'. Fish fall from the sky killing the people they land on. A massive parade balloon drags it's handlers by the neck in a macabre puppet display as they bounce off light posts. A manhole cover blasts up, removing a running man's face.

We follow Vera and a federal agent as they work to uncover why this event happened. Chuck Tingle is in top form here as the book balances perfectly absurd circumstances with deep meditations on identity and self-love.

Pick this up if you love
🃏 Absurd horror
🃏 Bi-visibility
🃏 Statistics (don't worry, Chuck doesn't make you do math)
🃏 Existential global mystery
🃏 Gambling

This book is best read while betting your life, that you'll survive this book.

Did I choose this book for its cover? Yes. Did it have some of the best imagery I've ever read? Also yes. Tingle manages to make the most unlikely and arguably silly circumstances become gruesome and horrifying and I can see it play out in my head so clearly. I'm not sure I've never needed a film adaptation of a novel quite as much as I need a Lucky Day movie. The very thorough imagery proved a little off-putting when not describing the eventful horror scenes (I think specifically of Vera describing herself in the beginning), but for the most part proved successful. The only thing I found lacking was Vera's growth, which felt unnaturally halted in some places followed by sudden jumps in others. It was probably the most predictable part of the book, which is definitely a good thing. I didn't really find it to matter to the overall book and enjoyed the life-affirming/horror combo nonetheless. I had a lot of fun reading this book. It was on the easier side and everything wrapped up well. Thanks to Netgalley, Tor Nightfire and the author for this ARC. Again, I would really love to see this as a movie.

Vera’s story is truly tragic and touching. But as the plot progresses, the amount of light humor that helps elevate the darker tones is like a breath of fresh air. Lucky Day is truly a perfect book for anyone who looks for lgbtqa+ stories that add shocking (and well welcomed) hints of sci-fi and drama!

5 Stars and my thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and Mr. Tingle himself for the eARC!

Chuck Tingle just doesn't fuckin fail. Love is real.

The Plot: 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.

What I didn't like: literally nothing. If it had to be something, I would have read a little more carefully in the last 20% bc ya girl was a little confused but still along for the ride.

What I loved: I think this might be my favorite from Tingle, I gotta be honest. I loved Camp Damascus and I loved Bury Your Gays, but Lucky Day hit me in a way I wasn't expecting. I loved every minute of this book. I inhaled it. The idea that everything matters until it doesn't, but even when it doesn't matter, it still does because we're alive and loved and breathing. We're going to hold on to this life with both fucking hands.

"Whether it's you fit for a book launch party, or a penny traveling around the country for two decades just to end up at your feet, every little thing matters. It's a cosmically grand truth to consider, but the longer I let it marinate, the more terrifying it gets."


The hope and love in the beginning of this broke my heart. I love Vera so much.

"The falling bodies are dressed in shocking, vibrant colors, thumping against the concrete in rapid succession. It's only after I'm past the carnage that I realize they were dressed as clowns."


Just truly horrific imagery that I cannot stop thinking about. I kept comparing it to the Stephen King Bullet Time in his books, but King doesn't have the ability for imagery like this. He just kills background characters while giving them thoughts of racism and homophobia.

"Nothing matters, but that's no reason to mourn. It's reason to celebrate. I'm here, whatever that means, so I might as well enjoy the ride."


Love Is Real.

I had never read anything by this author before, but I will definitely be back for more! This book was so bizarre, but in the very best way. I had no idea what to expect before I picked this up, but I'm so glad I did. Can't wait to read his other offerings ASAP.

At this point if I see Chuck Tingle on the cover, I’m gonna read it. I didn’t even read the synopsis of this before reading this one which I think benefitted me greatly as I was not at all expecting the chaos that was this book.

I won’t lie the main character’s nihilism started to grate on me especially in the second third of the book, but this book was quite fast paced which allowed me to turn a blind eye to this frustrating character quirk because so much was going on, I didn’t have time to focus on it for too long. I also wished Agent Layne was developed a bit more or that we got chapters from his perspective as I was so intrigued by him, but I feel he was never fully realized in the story.

As with all of Tingle’s books I did get a little lost when it came to the lore and how the supernatural operated in this book, but again I was enjoying myself too much to really care. Tingle always excels at creating beautiful yet grotesque set pieces within his books, and this one was no exception.

Overall, I loved the idea and the story beats themselves, but I think the character work and the explanation of the supernatural elements leaves a little something to be desired. I think I will say that this is my favorite Tingle book yet. Can’t wait to read more in the future!

What a unique premise that this book had! I was really impressed with the theme of luck and how it could cause apocalyptic-like horror. I also loved that by the end, you don’t know exactly what’s going to happen. There’s a part toward the end that revealed a serendipitous moment with our main characters, and I thought that was a great addition to the plot. It’s unlike anything I’ve read in the past in the best way possible. I had a feeling that this was going to be a great book, and I was right. I cannot recommend this enough!

I picked this title as I had casually enjoyed Camp Damascus but man did this blow that one away. The book had me hooked from the first chapter and every one since was a treat. It was well paced and intriguing.

If I had to pick a few words to describe this book I would call it existentially scientific, which makes it right up my alley. The main character was, well, a character, but I found myself very attached to her in all her dreary nihilism. It made the banter between her and the main side character all the better.

The concept is ambitious but I think Tingle really pulls it all together in a thoughtful way. With a premise such as this I like to give the story just enough grains of salt to go with it and you know what, I loved where it took me. It really wasn't too hard for me to follow, even with the heavy emphasis on statistics. It leans very heavily into the theories of statistics without getting so far in the weeds to lose your average layperson, making it delightfully appealing in my opinion.

I eagerly await the next Chuck Tingle book and have pushed Bury Your Gays up on my tbr as there's just something about his writing that speaks to me, my tastes, and the way my brain works. I found myself in the very thoughts of the main character from time to time throughout my life, and there was just something very special about connecting to his work in that way. 5 stars for how it made me feel, 4.5 overall.

Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group for the e-ARC!