The Lamb by Lucy Rose

 

From Goodreads

A folk tale. A horror story. A love story. An enchantment.

Margot and Mama have lived by the forest since Margot can remember. When Margot isn't at school, they spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting for strangers to knock on their door. Strays, Mama calls them. Mama loves the strays. She feeds them wine, keeps them warm. Then she satisfies her burning appetite by picking apart their bodies.

But Mama's want is stronger than her hunger sometimes, and when a white-toothed stray named Eden turns up in the heart of a snowstorm, little Margot must confront the shifting dynamics of her family, untangle her own desires and make a bid for freedom.

With this tender coming-of-age tale, debut novelist Lucy Rose explores how women swallow their anger, desire and animal instincts - and wrings the relationship between mother and daughter until blood drips from it.

My thoughts

This was a book that I found while looking online at other readers that I know.  I chose it to read as a Halloween read.  Whilst it may not be your typical Halloween read, as in ghosts, witches, etc.  It did meet the criteria in some ways.  

The story is a quirky read set around a group of people who enjoy relationships and cannibalism.  

I enjoyed this read and can thoroughly recommend it, as it is so much more than just a horror read.  It details how deep relationships, between parents, their partners and children can evolve between one another.  I feel that it would make a great reading group read, but for some readers it may be more than they can cope with.