Sweet Lamb of Heaven intriuged me because it’s a psychological thriller and of course, its pretty cover. It’s difficult to describe this book, because it’s almost as if it has two different plots. The story follows Anna, who is trying to escape her cruel husband while his political campaign is making way. She runs away with her daughter, Lena, where she finds refuge in a small motel and finds answers to questions she never wanted to ask.
I gave this book only three stars because I am genuinely torn. I loved the idea of this story and I loved the little snippets of facts in between scenes that were relevant to the story. I didn’t love the execution. The story dragged for me. I found myself forcing to make it to the next chapter, and then the next. I wanted to love this book so badly, although it just didn’t hit home.
For the most part, I found myself saying “what?” every chapter. One thing happened after the next, and although the novel is realistic in itself, the way things were described was not realistic. I’m still not even sure why this book ended the way it did or what message I was supposed to gain from it. I feel like I have so many questions that were never answered and the story just didn’t come full circle for me. It seemed as if it was trying really hard to be a psychological thriller, to the point where it was just absurd.
I wanted to give this book two stars, although I felt that the idea for this story is gold, the execution just didn’t follow through. The scenes felt rushed, especially when it came to going from one scene to the next. Everything would be fine and then the next minute the house is burning down. I’m pretty disappointed in this book because with some time and work it could’ve been profound.
I tried not to spoil much about the story, because I still want people to give this book a chance. The psychological aspect to this story is interesting and that makes it worth the read, I just wish it was focused on more. It felt almost as if it was just filler for the bigger picture and I feel as if it should have been the other way around.
I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars.
Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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