DNF: THE LAMB by Lucy Rose

 DNF: THE LAMB by Lucy Rose. 2025. 9780063374607.

Mother and her elementary aged daughter live in remoted woods of Northern England and murder and eat lost travelers, hikers, and anyone else who wanders in.

I tried getting into this a couple times and just couldn't. Story was moving slowly and there was not enough about the characters to keep me involved. Narrated by the 10-year-old and, therefore, a bit simplistic.

The Lovely Eggs rock band started a facebook group to talk books. A guy on there wrote that he thinks this is a modern masterpiece. That prompted me to try again. I had to bail anyway.

Wait. Are the Lovely Eggs rock? Or punk? There are a very DIY duo.

Horror-Ish: A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE VAMPIRE UPRISING by Raymond A. Villareal

 Horror-Ish: A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE VAMPIRE UPRISING by Raymond A. Villareal. 2018. 9780316561686.

I find it on the shelf and liked the title and cover artwork. Started out strong. Kinda petered out.

I've not much to say. Working attorney author leaned into some attorney/legal stuff which was a new perspective for me.

Plot: Mysterious dead people in rural New Mexico. Bodies disappear from the morgue. CDC PHD tasked to take a look starts a years long experience of chasing the missing people and figuring out what the hell is happening. 

There are also an FBI guy, a Priest, and other people I don't quite recall.

Overall a fun read. Glad I read it.