Want some book recommendations but in a hurry? Here is issue no.7 of our Three Word Reviews, where our booksellers try to sum up their recent reviews in three words.

What does Becky think of Matt Haig’s brand new novel The Midnight Train? What book did Sôffi describe as ‘Faustian’? Read on to find out!


Liv on Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell

Tender

Messy

Emotional


Laura K on Aqua by Chiara Barzini

Creativity

Desert

Memoir


Becky on The Midnight Train by Matt Haig

Kind

Reflective

Beautiful


Nethmi on In Case I Go Missing by R.N. Swann

Small-town

Disappearance

Trust


Annabel on Mostly Hero by Anna Burns

Trippy

Satirical

Punchy


Sôffi on The Director by Daniel Kehlmann

Faustian

Fascist

Filmmaking


Tom M on Cathedrals by Claudia Pineiro

Family

Religion

Murder


Laura GM on Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Brutal

Televised

Human