Remember Where You’ve Buried the Bodies by Julie Lancaster

Description from Goodreads:

 "What happens when a serial killer forgets that he’s a serial killer?

When Gilbert Williams, a resident at Sunset House Care Home, claims to have once killed someone, care assistant Will Cavanagh initially dismisses his claims – he’s frail and vulnerable, he can’t imagine him ever killing someone – but he can’t seem to let his comments go. What if it’s true? What if he really did kill someone and he’s forgotten that he isn’t supposed to tell anybody…"

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The premise of this book looked really promising - I mean, what's not to like when a book is about serial killers? But, alas, this one didn't deliver as I'd hoped it would.

It was certainly intriguing and I was compelled to read to the end to find out what happened, but ultimately, it fell a bit flat. There were too many characters, some of which felt superfluous to the main story line and caused unnecessary confusion. Furthermore, there was very little of what I would describe as being dark humour, which was disappointing.

The overwhelming feeling I had after finishing this book was that I wanted more, but with less of the unnecessary characters and back stories but thank you to the author, One More Chapter, HarperCollins UK and NetGalley for enabling me to read and share my thoughts.

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Blood Like Ours (Blood Trilogy #2) by Stuart Neville

Description from Goodreads:

 "In this chilling follow-up to Blood Like Mine, one mother faces the ultimate supernatural horror: the monster she must become to protect her child.

El Paso, Texas: Rebecca Carter awoke on a morgue table with only two desires: to find her daughter, Moonflower; and to sate her gnawing hunger. Rebecca sets out on a desperate quest, fighting her murderous craving for blood, and pursued by a vengeful FBI agent.

Alone in the wild, Monica Carter survives on whatever small prey she can hunt down. But she needs more. One night, a young man lures her through the mountain scrub with the scent of human blood, promising he and his little brother will feed her and keep her safe. Somehow these brothers know her nickname—Moonflower—and the truth of what she is. She needs them—but can she trust them?

When FBI Special Agent Sarah McGrath learns that Rebecca Carter’s body has disappeared from the morgue, she’s on the next plane to El Paso. Rebecca is responsible for the death of her partner, and McGrath wants answers, but she never expected them to come from a shadowy figure within the Bureau . . .

In this breathtaking follow-up to Blood Like Mine, Stuart Neville, “Stephen King’s rightful heir” (Will Dean), brings to life the ultimate horror: a mother who has been separated from her daughter, and who can stop at nothing to be reunited."

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This is the second in this series and, in my opinion, you must read the first, Blood Like Mine, before reading this one.  I really enjoyed the first book in this series but this is even better which is quite unusual for a sequel.

If you don’t like blood and gore, then you need to give this a miss as it contains a lot! 

From the very beginning, I was captivated by the fantastic and intriguing characters.  It’s full of suspense and oodles of tension that just keeps on building, this is a story that had me intrigued and totally invested; it has everything I enjoy ... crime, thrills, serial killers, action, suspense, tension and a bit of the supernatural and horror thrown in for good measure ... what's not to like?!?

Recommended to those of you who enjoy reading something a bit different than the usual crime stories and I must thank Stuart Neville, Simon & Schuster UK and NetGalley for enabling me to read and share my thoughts of this compelling book.

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