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A review by bookswithlydscl
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5* rounded up.
What a stunning, difficult and challenging read The Lamb is.
A coming of age tale, a story of love, obsession and insatiable hunger, it is an incredibly dark, disturbing, moving, and gory folk horror debut that hasn't left my brain since finishing it.
For a debut this is an unbelievably bold story to tell especially as it is a deeply uncomfortable read that will stretch your comfort zone to the max. It is both ethereal and grounded in reality with an unnerving sense of dread that pervades the narrative from page one.
Margot and her story that will likely stay with you and is one I highly recommend and I'm excited to see what Lucy Rose will share with us in the future.
Thank you to Netgalley and Orion Publishing Group | W&N for this digital review copy of "The Lamb" in exchange for my honest and voluntary review.
What a stunning, difficult and challenging read The Lamb is.
A coming of age tale, a story of love, obsession and insatiable hunger, it is an incredibly dark, disturbing, moving, and gory folk horror debut that hasn't left my brain since finishing it.
For a debut this is an unbelievably bold story to tell especially as it is a deeply uncomfortable read that will stretch your comfort zone to the max. It is both ethereal and grounded in reality with an unnerving sense of dread that pervades the narrative from page one.
Margot and her story that will likely stay with you and is one I highly recommend and I'm excited to see what Lucy Rose will share with us in the future.
Thank you to Netgalley and Orion Publishing Group | W&N for this digital review copy of "The Lamb" in exchange for my honest and voluntary review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Cannibalism