Want some book recommendations but in a hurry? Here is issue no.3 of our Three Word Reviews, where our booksellers try to sum up their recent reviews in three words.

Which book does our newest team member Annabel describe as “Hitchcockian”? What does Nethmi think of The Book of Doors author Gareth Brown’s latest book? Read on to find out!


Sôffi on My Lover, The Rabbi by Wayne Koestenbaum

Neurotic

Erotic

Obsession


Sam on Nation of Strangers by Ece Temelkuran

Fascism

Homelessness

Nationhood


Tom on You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann

Unsettling

Atmospheric

Labyrinth


Annabel on These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

Obsessive

Infuriating

Hitchcockian


Liv on Famesick by Lena Dunham

Sharp

Intimate

Brilliant


Rosa on The Thorn Queen by Sasha Peyton Smith

Enchanting

Devastating

Thrilling


Charlotte on The Other Side of Mrs Wood by Lucy Barker

Suspenseful

Satirical

Spiritual


Nethmi on The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown

Pacy

Globetrotting

Magical