Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

Hi y'all! This is an information thread about the Hidden Gems Ultimatum (HGU) challenge. I will be updating it again as soon as I'm off my current editing deadline, but I wanted to come over and introduce myself.

Our sweet moderators have invited me to help them out by handling the HGU threads. (Thank you, ladies!) So I am your new Hidden Gems Coordinator.

My name is Andrea Cox, and I have been reading for nearly as far back as I can remember. I am a copyeditor, tutor, and writer. My home is in Texas, where the summers are too hot, the winters not cold enough, and faith and family come before anything else. I'm an optimist who loves to encourage others to see the silver lining to every storm cloud, and I hope to serve the group well in my new role.

On January 1, 2017, the HGU threads for January through September 2016 will be deleted permanently, so if there are any notes you'd like to make on books you want to read that others enjoyed, please take a few minutes to do that during these last couple of weeks of this year. The threads for October through December 2016 will be deleted one per month beginning in February 2017, so be making your notes from those files as well.

Don't worry, though. New threads for the upcoming months will be headed your way soon!

Blessing to all,

Andrea
Hidden Gems Coordinator

Hooray to Andrea! Hope you enjoy the task. :)

Thanks for coordinating hidden gems in 2017 Andrea!! I look forward to what hidden gems I will find in 2017.

So glad to have Andrea on board to do Hidden Gems! :D

Thanks for the lovely welcome, ladies! I'm looking forward to seeing all the Hidden Gems we discover in the coming year.

Thrilled to have Andrea in charge of Hidden Gems! Know she'll do a great job.

Yay- Andrea- thanks so much for taking on the Hidden Gems, we appreciate it!

Congratulations

Thank you, ladies! I'm just as excited as y'all are. :)

That's awesome, Andrea, that you are taking over hidden gems! I am sure you will do a great job :)! I have always been encouraged by your positive comments in different threads of this group, so thank you for that!

Aw, Christine, thank you!

we are truly grateful for everyone who volunteers to make this an active group; and thanks to you also Andrea

Thanks, Carolyn!

I'm going to try something new when I post the match-ups tomorrow (Jan 10), and I'd love some feedback on whether or not you like it.

Here's what I'm thinking:

When I post the match-ups, I will post the message number in which you may find your partner's designated shelf. So it could look like this:

Andrea (14) - Hannah (2)

The number beside each name is the message number in which that person specified the shelf they'd like their partner to choose from.

What do y'all think? If you want to wait and see how it works this month before replying, that's perfectly fine.

And I will also state this new change on the match-up list too, just in case some folks miss this post.

I'm not participating in HG this month, but I think that is a great idea! :)

Sounds good

So will all the match up posts be in the Hidden Gems discussion or will you start a new discussion? I am anxious to get started. Thank you for all the work you are doing. You are the greatest.

I will be posting the match-ups in the same thread that everyone signed up in. Will be doing that shortly, when I get on my computer. Thanks for your question, Joleen.

It worked great posting the message number of my Hidden Gems partner - saved time searching through the thread! Awesome idea, Andrea!

Thanks for the feedback, y'all! I'm glad it has been helpful to include the message numbers. I'll continue doing that every month. I appreciate you guys so much!

Looks great Andrea! Love the message idea. I hope to participate soon!

Yes, having the message number was really helpful for me, too.

Thanks, ladies! I am so glad this idea worked well.

Cheryl, I hope you can join in soon too. :)

The message # is a great idea. Made it so much easier to find your partner. I have already selected for Rachel. Rachel has chosen for me .

Thanks, Loraine! Would you also like to share your choice for Rachel in this month's thread?

I would be interested in trying this in the up coming months : ) Thank you so much!

Glad you'll be joining in soon, Lisa! It's really fun.

Do we need to finish our last Hidden Gem before joining the next month Hidden Gem?

Olivia wrote: "Do we need to finish our last Hidden Gem before joining the next month Hidden Gem?"

No - Andrea won't do match-ups until about May 10.

Olivia, no, you do not have to finish last month's HG first. We are allowed 60 days to read or HGs, so there is some overlap.

Hay, can I just ask what happens if you haven't read any of the books in your partners shelf? (Really want to participate in this one however because I'm fairly new to CF not sure if I would have read any of the books on my partners shelf).

Charlene, if that happens, I usually pick something by someone I've read before. If I haven't read anything by any of the books' authors, then I pick the one that looks the most interesting to me (either by the cover or the premise). I hope you'll join in. Hidden Gems is really fun, and it's great to discover new-to-you authors as well as check books off your to-read list.

Great as long as I have alternative options :)

Of course. :) We never know what someone has on their list compared to what we've already read. If you end up with more questions once you get your match-up on the tenth of the month, feel free to ask me either here or in a private message. I'm happy to help.

Thank you andrea! excited to discover hidden gems :)

Awesome!

How do you create a list for your partner to chose from? I'd love to be in for April but I don't know how to create a shelf for them to pick off of.... some help?

Hi Hannah! Do you have a to read shelf you can use?

I don't know what that is.... I'm new to Goodreads soooooo... I could use some help..!

Hannah Schuck wrote: "I don't know what that is.... I'm new to Goodreads soooooo... I could use some help..!"

Sure thing Hannah.

Click on My Books
You will see your shelves on the left side of the page

Anything that you've marked as "want to read" will be on your "want to read" shelf.

If you want to create a hidden gems shelf, click on "add shelf" and then you can add books to that shelf by looking up the book and clicking on the drop down and selecting which shelf to add it to.

Hope this help! Happy reading.

I couldn't find any shelf to add and I could only find the books you were reading, the books you've read, and the books you want to read....

You can definitely use your "want to read" shelf for Hidden Gems - I do that.

There should be a rectangle under those that reads "Add Shelf".

I will check but if there isn't any I will use my "want to read" shelf.

Hannah Schuck wrote: "I will check but if there isn't any I will use my "want to read" shelf."

That definitely works Hannah! Hidden Gems is a great thread.

Well I can't find how to make another shelf so I will need to use my want to read shelf.... Thanks for helping Staci! :)

Your welcome! It took me a while to navigate around Goodreads. Hang in there...you’ll master it soon. :-)

Hannah Schuck wrote: "Well I can't find how to make another shelf so I will need to use my want to read shelf.... Thanks for helping Staci! :)"

Hanna, go to "My Books" and scroll down till you see "Add shelf" on the left side of your page. It'll be above "Your reading activity".

Another way is to go to a specific book you want on the new list and click edit where you find "shelves", it's next to my to-read, and you should be able to click on "add new shelf" when the drop down pops up.

I hope this helps.

Hannah, if you are on the mobile app, you may want to try switching to a desktop or laptop in order to find the "add shelf" button on the "my books" page. Some things don't work so great in the app, I've heard.

Otherwise, Staci and Lauren have explained things well. Let us know if you need more help.

Andrea wrote: "Hannah, if you are on the mobile app, you may want to try switching to a desktop or laptop in order to find the "add shelf" button on the "my books" page. Some things don't work so great in the app..."

Good point Andrea! I totally was thinking of this from the point of view from laptop.

Yes, the app is downloaded onto my kindle.... so maybe going onto Goodreads from another device might help! Thank you all for helping I will check it out and see what I can do...

Also do you think if I deleted the app off my kindle it would help? Or would it erase my profile and work?