April was a good reading month for me, but not a great one. My reading was just a little off in April.
![April Reads 2023](https://fromourbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/April-Reads.jpeg)
I finished eight books in April but started at least ten others that I didn’t finish.
It wasn’t that the books were bad, I just haven’t been in the mood to read them, so I continue to pick up other books, looking for one that will catch my attention.
I also didn’t have any five-star reads this month. I liked the books and am glad I read them, but none were five-star reads.
That is fine, though. Some reading months are like that. Some weeks and months I read a lot and have several five star reads.
Other months are like April, which was a good reading month, but at the same time, it wasn’t the best reading month.
April Reading
Click on the title of each book for a full review.
Fiction
![A Purely Private Matter](https://fromourbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/A-Purely-Private-Matter-768x1024.jpg)
A Purely Private Matter by Darcie Wilde. This is the second book in a historical mystery series set in England. I enjoyed book one more, but book two was good enough that I plan to read book three.
![Lord Edgware Dies book review](https://fromourbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lord-Edgware-Dies-473x1024.jpeg)
Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie. This is book nine in the Hercule Poirot series. I listened to this one on audio, which has become my favorite way to read Hercule Poirot books.
![The Turtle House book review](https://fromourbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Turtle-House-768x1024.jpeg)
The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill. This is a historical fiction book set in 1940s Japan and 1999 Texas. I loved the grandmother-grandaughter relationship in this book.
![All We Were Promised book review](https://fromourbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/All-We-Were-Promised-768x1024.jpeg)
All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore. This historical fiction book is set in Philadelphia in 1837 and follows Charlotte and her father, who escaped from a plantation in the South.
Nonfiction
![The American Plate book](https://fromourbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-American-Plate-768x1024.jpeg)
The American Plate by Libby H. O’Connell. This was a fun read. It was a look at one hundred different foods and their history in America.
![The Sniper book](https://fromourbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Sniper-768x1024.jpg)
The Sniper by Jim Lindsay. This was probably my favorite book that I read in April.
Chuck Mawhinney was a Marine during Vietnam. He was the Marine’s greatest marksman. The Sniper is his story. It is not a detailed account of Vietnam. Instead, it is part of one man’s story of his time in Vietnam.
It is a war book, it is not an easy read, but I think it is one well worth reading.
Christian Nonfiction
![Every Woman A Theologian](https://fromourbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Every-Woman-A-Theologian-768x1024.jpg)
Every Woman A Theologian by Phylicia Masonheimer. Many people are going to disagree with my review of this book. A lot of people love this book. I understand why they do, but I am not the target audience for this one.
![27 Summers](https://fromourbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/27-Summers-Book-768x1024.jpeg)
27 Summers by Ronald Oliver. If you enjoy memoirs, this is good. It is the story of Ronald Oliver’s life before, during, and after prison. It is a powerful story of how God can change lives.