Review

Eat the Ones You Love is a unique and compelling horror tale from Sarah Maria Griffin. The story follows Shell, a young woman who has moved back home following a split from her boyfriend and the loss of her job. She sees a sign advertising a job in the local florist. Shell takes the job working for the beautiful Neve in the local shopping mall. But Neve isn’t all that meets the eye – she belongs to Baby the orchid that grows in the heart of the mall and Baby’s hungry, hungry for human flesh.

This has got to be one of the most strange and unusual stories I’ve ever read. This is my second book from Sarah Maria Griffin and it was a really enjoyable read. I really liked Griffin’s prose and I thought she did a brilliant job of describing this dilapidated shopping mall that’s slowly rotting away. Griffin also builds the tension really well and I loved the tense, unsettling atmosphere in this story, particularly in the chapters from Baby’s perspective.

The characters were well crafted and I really enjoyed Shell’s story. She’s quite lost and unsure at the start of the story and develops into so much more. I also liked the way Griffin developed the relationship between Shell and Neve as the story progressed. Eat the Ones You Love is well paced and the story ended in a way that I definitely didn’t expect. This unique, slightly unhinged tale is definitely unlike anything I’ve read before so if you love creepy plants or horror books that will stick with you long after reading, you definitely need Eat the Ones You Love on your reading list.