Staff Pick: overlove

A moment of possible eye contact spirals into limerent obsession in the pages of Geraldine Snell’s debut novella. Told through unsent letters documenting her crush, overlove is an account of what it is like to fall into a private inner world shaped by the power of fantasy and attraction. Stunning prose takes us deeper into a transgressive desire than we have any right to expect, pushing beyond the boundaries of safety to an open plane of divergent thinking. overlove finds literary peers among only the most intense psychological journeys, but makes works based on paranoia look flat-footed in comparison to the nuance of its intricate fixation.

Perfect for: People who feel their blood hammer as the rush of attraction shakes the ground under their feet. Or really anyone ready for a good vicarious swoon.

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