Review, Peckham, London

Extremely good shop.. lovely choice of books, mostly review led (no pun intended), great events (readings, launches) and very much part of the Peckham community...

10/10

Best book shop around!!
So friendly an helpful and has a fantastic selection of books.

I stumbled across this wonderful neighbourhood bookshop when a friend held her book launch in its cosy environs recently. Bellenden Road is a very nice street and it wasn’t a big surprise that it housed a lovely bookshop, though as I browsed through stacks of interesting tomes and cooed over the cute gifts they had on sale for Christmas I did wish I’d discovered it sooner.

Thinking about it later I realised I hadn’t been in a real bookshop for years, preferring online shopping or a look through the shelves of the local charity shop to the sorry trudge around the book supermarkets we’re surrounded by these days. I wasn’t even sure small bookshops still did good enough business to pay the rent so it was especially nice to find out that Review is alive and kicking, complete with canine companion. Sadly I missed out on meeting the famous pooch as he’d gone home for his tea but hopefully next time…

This small bookstore in Peckham is a real gem. It is a small shop but absolutely packed with a very good selection of books. Not just the latest bestsellers either but a good section on Art and design , a fab children section, books on local interest and also small gifts, cards etc. There’s an outside space where you can sit and read as well. The owner is very helpful and friendly. I usually go in intending to buy one book and leave with no less than five!

If only every neighborhood had such a great bookshop. Having a bookshop on a street makes it special - and Review is a special bookshop. They have a great range of books, and the owner is very knowledgeable - she is always good at helping my daughter choose new books, and for me too. I try and buy as many of my books here - rather than Amazon.