ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Skylight by Louise Candlish #QuickReads

– an introduction to Khurrum Rahman’s dope dealer Javid Qasim (The Motive), who previously found the idea of reading a book overwhelming and so started reading late in life, to find ‘joy, comfort and an escape’
– the holiday from hell for Detective Roy Grace courtesy of long-time literacy campaigner and crime fiction maestro Peter James (Wish You Were Dead)

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CELEBRATING THE 15^TH ANNIVERSARY OF QUICK READS:
Over 5 million Quick Reads have been distributed since the life-changing programme launched in 2006. From 2020 – 2022, the initiative is supported by a philanthropic gift from bestselling author Jojo Moyes. This year, for every book bought until 31 July 2021, another copy will be gifted to help someone discover the joy of reading. ‘Buy one, gift one’ will see thousands of free books given to organisations across the UK to reach less confident readers and those with limited access to books – bring the joy and transformative benefits of reading to new audiences.
“Buy one, gift one: Buy a Quick Read this summer and we’ll gift a copy to help someone discover the joy of reading.”
OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE: The Baby is Mine (Atlantic)
PETER JAMES: Wish You Were Dead (Macmillan)

KHURRUM RAHMAN: The Motive (HQ)
This year’s short books include:
– a dark domestic thriller from British Book Award winner Louise Candlish (The Skylight), who thanks reading for setting her on the right path when she was ‘young and adrift’
The Skylight may be part of the Quick Reads campaign, it may be only 89 pages of fairly large text, but it is a fully formed story that really packs a punch. It’s deliciously creepy and I spent a fair bit of the time whilst reading it nervously oohing and anxiously aahing.
The Skylight may be part of the Quick Reads campaign, it may be only 89 pages of fairly large text, but it is a fully formed story that really packs a punch. It’s deliciously creepy and I spent a fair bit of the time whilst reading it nervously oohing and anxiously aahing.
– an uplifting romance by the much-loved Katie Fforde (Saving the Day), who never thought she would be able to be an author because of her struggle with dyslexia

Simone has a two floor flat with her boyfriend above a couple who live in the downstairs flat. Through their skylight in their new kitchen extension Simone can see them at their kitchen table. No, not see them, spy on them! As an inherently nosy person I can understand how her eyes were so often drawn to the window to see what was going on down there. But nosiness can often lead to you seeing something you wish you hadn’t and that is exactly what happens to Simone. This is where the story gets even creepier and it was almost a case of me reading through my fingers.

LOUISE CANDLISH: The Skylight (Simon & Schuster)
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My review today is of The Skylight by Louise Candlish. This is one of this year’s Quick Reads books which are £1 for the paperback and 99p for the eBook. Read on to find out more. My thanks to Hannah Bright from Midas PR for sending me a review copy of the book.