In The Evil Bread a scientist with an extreme ideology has invented a bread which turns into ‘breadmen’ whose diet consists of meat eating humans. This is almost a tale of two halves with the first appearing to be an allegory for immigration, racism and how these topics are pervasive in current discourse in the UK, by referring to the first sighting of a breadman as a ‘brown man’ and featuring a power-hungry anti-immigration cabinet member character. I found that this theme fell to the wayside however in the second half where the dominant narrative seemed to broaden to examine extreme ideologies across the spectrum. I loved the sections diving into the biology and anthropology of the breadmen, particularly seeing how their behavioural plasticity allowed them to adapt to human-dominated landscapes. I would have loved more breadmen visibility though, perhaps more kills, gore and depictions of the threat they posed to humans in a more visceral way. This element was very light, and instead the focus was overwhelmingly on how humans responded to the threat and the socio-cultural ramifications. In regard to the writing, there were a lot of scenes that were hilariously mundane, reminiscent of Bob Mortimer’s style. The juxtaposition of this style with the bizzaro concept of breadmen works really well and the author has managed here to produce an innovative, creature-feature that also explores complex themes relevant to the UK today. I received an eARC from Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving this review.