Quick Reads

If you are reading this, you won’t suffer from this problem, you may not even understand it, but there seem to be people in this world who don’t actually like reading. I assure you, they exist.

As for everything, there is a solution. Just as a dress seems daunting if you cannot sew two pieces together or a marathon is impossible if you have never run, a novel of a few hundred pages can be a lot to take in. Enter: the Quick Reads!

It does exactly what it says in the tin: they are (very) quick to read. Usually under a hundred pages, these books are easy to read and a lot less intimidating.

And, as a side-note, they are also very cheap! Spending £7-10 on a paperback can be discouraging, and the popular celebrity books (usually more likely to be read by non-readers) are in hardback and a lot more expensive. Good news, Quick Reads cost around a pound a piece! Brilliant news!

I gave one of them a try, after I came across it in a book shop; a mystery called “Wrong Time. Wrong Place”. It was unusual for me to have such a quick plot, but it came at a time when I was particularly busy and it felt good to be able to finish a book overnight. A girl is running half-naked in the Scottish Highlands. Four friends, away for a weekend, come across her and as they decide whether to help this girl who does not speak a word of English and looks badly beaten, their weekend takes a bad turn: Someone seems to want to ensure they never make it back from their trip.

I won’t spoil the end, but let me tell you a shorter plot means an unusual end. The story twist resembles a short story.

There are a number of books available, from well-known authors, to Doctor Who, to non-fiction. And it is definitely worth a try. It is also a great way to give an author a shot you are not too sure about!