April Reading Recap
April was a good month for reading, but to be honest, I haven’t yet encountered a month that wasn’t. Granted, there are often months where I don’t fit in as much reading as others, but reading is always a good idea. Here’s what I completed in April:
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2025 Challenges
- Goal #1. Bible Reading. I read five books in April.
- I Samuel
- II Samuel
- I Kings
- II Kings
- John
- Goal #2. Biblical Studies Challenge. March topic: Gospel.
- Telling the Gospel Through Story by Christine Dillon
- Goal #3. Book Journal Challenge.
- American Leviathan by Ned Ryun (a book on politics)
- Two Seconds Too Late by Dani Pettrey (a thriller–my review coming soon)
- Annabel Lee by Mike Nappa (a ghost story or scary book)
- Goal #4. Posted Book Reviews.
- Time of the Singing of Birds by Grace Livingston Hill
- Winning Over the Baker by Danielle Thorne
- Goal #5. Read My Shelf Challenge. March topic: Flowers.
- April Gold by Grace Livingston Hill
- Goal #6. What the Dickens Book Club
- Persuasion by Jane Austen (free on Project Gutenberg: ebook here and audiobook here)
April Mood Reading
- Safe by Jill Brown
- Rise of the Y by Angela D. Shelton
- Relinquishing the Agent by Lorri Dudley (my review coming soon)
- Lessons from the Mountain by Mary McDonough
- Ploductivity by Douglas Wilson
- Fanny Crosby by Amy L. Sullivan (children’s picture book to tie in with the story I am currently telling the children at church)
Book Mail
- Winning Over the Baker by Danielle Thorne (reviewed this month)
- Hearts Aweigh by Shannon Sue Dunlap (to be reviewed)
- Sweet Ridge Hearts by Susan Bagby
- Unexpected Hope by Pam Green (to be reviewed)
Book Haul
I missed the April library book sale but still managed a pretty good haul for the month. I picked up How to Raise a Reader at the Dollar Tree, of all places. At a garage sale, I found Maggie Rose by Ruth Sawyer and a handful of vintage Scholastic books.
One of Lyle’s co-workers gave me the vintage Christian books. I had just re-read The Light in My Window by Francena Arnold on Kindle a few months ago. I have most of her books in hard copy, but I was missing that one. I’m also collecting juvenile series published by Moody Press, particularly books by Bernard Palmer. Adding those two Felicia Cartright titles to my library brings my total in that series to nine. According to Wikipedia, there are at least 19 in the series, so I’m still watching for more.
What have you been reading lately? Any of these titles?
