Let’s Talk Killer Plants!!

opens in a new windowEat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin is coming this April, and we’re obsessed with its twisted tale of love, hunger, and one very sinister orchid. To tide you over, we’ve paired more killer plants with thrilling books.

Let’s dig in! 🌱

opens in a new window opens in a new windowEat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin
Paired with: Baby, the Killer Orchid

Shell Pine thought working at a flower shop would be a fresh start, but nothing could prepare her for Baby, the predatory orchid with a taste for the sinister. In this twisted tale of obsession and monstrosity, love blooms alongside hunger, as Shell and her alluring boss Neve navigate the creeping danger of a plant that won’t stop until it consumes everything—and everyone—it desires. Eat the Ones You Love is a deliciously dark exploration of workplace drama, tangled relationships, and a floral force of nature that takes “green thumb” to terrifying new heights. Out on 4/22/2025!

opens in a new window opens in a new windowThe Daughters’ War by Christopher Buehlman
Paired with: Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata)

In a world torn apart by goblin invasions, Galva and her fellow Raven Knights march into the fray, their journey as perilous as the toxic beauty of Water Hemlock. Like the plant’s falsely delicate blooms, the Raven Knights’ mission hides the deadly stakes beneath. Facing relentless enemies, untested alliances, and the eerie, magically engineered war corvids at their side, Galva must navigate a battlefield where every choice is as treacherous as a sip from Hemlock’s poisoned waters.

opens in a new window opens in a new windowExorida by Seth Dickinson
Paired with: Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius)

Anna Sinjari’s close encounter with Ssrin, a serpentine alien fleeing her own dark past, mirrors the deadly allure of the Rosary Pea—beautiful but harboring lethal potential. As humanity teeters on the brink of disaster, Anna and a ragtag team of survivors must unravel the mystery of a chilling broadcast while contending with their own inner darkness. Like the Rosary Pea’s deceptively vibrant seeds, Exorida is a heart-pounding fusion of beauty and peril, a gripping exploration of human fragility, alien horror, and the precarious line between salvation and destruction. Out in paperback on 1/28/2025!

opens in a new window opens in a new windowCraft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima
Paired with: Yellow Pitcher Plant

Strange, intimate, and ravenous, Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil lures readers into surreal, haunted worlds as tantalizing and treacherous as the Yellow Pitcher Plant. Like its carnivorous namesake, Lima’s stories seduce with their beauty and depth, only to reveal dark and unexpected traps. From a writer’s lifelong entanglement with the devil, Craft explores the porous boundaries of storytelling, belonging, and identity.

opens in a new window opens in a new windowGlass Houses by Madeline Ashby
Paired with: Cobra Lily

In Glass Houses, a luxurious tropical island promises refuge for a group of crash survivors—until its sinister secrets begin to unfurl, much like the eerie beauty of the Cobra Lily. Kristen, a sharp and resourceful “chief emotional manager,” must navigate the cutthroat dynamics of her stranded team, a dangerously intelligent AI, and the eerie, hidden purpose of their high-tech mansion. With each revelation, survival becomes a tangled game of wit and instinct. Perfect for fans of Black Mirror and The White Lotus, this near-future thriller is as captivating and deadly as the Cobra Lily itself.