Empty Shelf Challenge: April 2014

Quick recap: Jon Acuff introduced the #EmptyShelf challenge in December. It’s pretty basic: starting December 23rd, you empty one shelf of a bookcase in your house completely. Then, through the entire next year, you fill that shelf with the books that you read.

To read what I read in January, click on over here. For February, click on over here. March, here.

Like March’s shelf, April’s shelf does not have photo documentation. We are in transition and posting a picture just feels like too much right now. May might just end up in that category, too …

Anyway – here is what I read in the month of April:

25.) Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (via the library) – A light-hearted, romantic read that truly captivated me. I can’t wait to read more from Rowell.

26.) The Enchanted by Rene Denfield (via the library) – A heavy, yet glittering book about a prison. The subject matter was quite disturbing at times, but Denfield treated the text with such language and imagery that I could not put it down.

27.) I Was Here by Rachel Kadish (courtesy of Noisetrade) – I downloaded this book free of charge from Noisetrade, and it was delightful. Similarly to Denfield’s novel, Kadish treats a tough situation and less-than-lovely characters with an artful brush. I’m looking forward to reading other works by Kadish.

28.) Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (courtesy of Project Gutenberg) – A perennial favorite, one that I read as comfort food on a plane to Vegas this week for work.

29.) A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (courtesy of Project Gutenberg) – Shockingly, I’ve never read any of the Sherlock Holmes literature. If you haven’t either, start with this one, in which Sherlock and Dr. Watson meet. I really enjoyed it, as much as the current BBC series starring Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman.

This list is not nearly as exhaustive as last month, but I absolutely loved them all, and all for different reasons.

How is your Empty Shelf Challenge going?