Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

If you're stuck on a challenge and can't find a book for a category, here's the place to ask. I saw a thread like this in another group I'm in (Crazy Challenge Connection) and thought it'd be a great help here as well.

Example...
If I was stuck on finding a clock on the cover for a challenge, I could ask in this thread if anyone knew of some options for that. Someone might answer with any of these books:


To follow this thread in case you want to ask for help or answer someone else's inquiry, be sure to switch the notifications on for this thread. Thanks, y'all!

Great idea

Thanks! I thought it would be good to have a designated spot to ask for help, as everyone might not follow the challenge threads they don’t participate in but might still be able to help with finding options for those challenges’ tasks, if help is needed. Of course, folks are still welcome to ask in those other threads, if they like. This is simply an additional resource.

Ahh, this will be so very helpful. :)

Faith wrote: "Ahh, this will be so very helpful. :)"

I'm glad. :)

one question, plz. Is there a tracker for EVERY challenge or just the general counting tracker?

Cheryl creates trackers for most, if not all, of our challenges in this group. They are found in the first comment on every challenge's individual thread.

Hopefully, this is the right place for my question...does a book with "blizzard" in the title work for the key word year long challenge or does it need to be "snow" only?

Here's what Cheryl said in her original post for that challenge:

"Your are free to take liberties with these words- for instance if you have a plural form of the word or a specific "flower" in the title of your book that all counts. The goal is to pick one word from each month as a goal."

Since she gave the example of "a specific 'flower' in the title" (which would be like Rose, Daisy, etc.), I think blizzard should work great. It's in the spirit of the keyword.

Andrea wrote: "Here's what Cheryl said in her original post for that challenge:

"Your are free to take liberties with these words- for instance if you have a plural form of the word or a specific "flower" in the..."

Excellent! Thanks Andrea.

Glad to help, Staci. :)

Anyone have suggestions for a book with a beverage in the title? I've searched every beverage I can think of in my current TBR, and I'm coming up blank. :)

The Coffee Club Mysteries: 6 Whodunits Are Brewing in Small-Town Kansas
Live and Let Chai
No Good Tea Goes Unpunished
Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes

The Solace of Water
Dark Water (This is the first of a series but book 17 in the Lantern Beach Universe, so there will be lots of spoilers for earlier Lantern Beach books)
The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories

I haven't read any of them.

Coffee Shop Devos: Daily Devotional Pick-Me-Ups for Teen Girls
Buttermilk Sky
Lady Betty Across the Water
Through the Deep Waters
Through Waters Deep
Water from My Heart
Widening Waters
Secrets Over Sweet Tea
Gunpowder Tea
A Victorian Christmas Tea: Angel In The Attic/A Daddy For Christmas/Tea For Marie/Going Home
An Invitation to Tea
An Invitation to Tea With 8 Invitation Pack
If Teacups Could Talk: Sharing a Cup of Kindness with Treasured Friends

I can definitely recommend The Solace of Water. A very well-written, poignant book.

Hannah wrote: "Coffee Shop Devos: Daily Devotional Pick-Me-Ups for Teen Girls
Buttermilk Sky
Lady Betty Across the Water
Through the Deep Waters
[bo..."
I got to be in one of these stories! It was fun to be a blond bomshell who was a suspect!

Paula wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Coffee Shop Devos: Daily Devotional Pick-Me-Ups for Teen Girls
Buttermilk Sky
Lady Betty Across the Water
[book:Through the Deep Water..."

Really? Which story? That’s really neat!

Nuts for Coffee! Here is my review.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

with the challenge for total books for the year; I have a problem viewing all the books it shows 20 books and yet the accounting in my challenge so far shows 25 books read. so, is there a second page to go to? I have re-cehecked all my books to make sure they state 2020 read, and they do; so, it is not showing the other 5 books.
help

Just below your 20 books there should be a “show more” button.

I did that and it still didn't show them all,

Contact Goodreads Support:
support@goodreads.com

This address is good for alerting them to add editions or merging editions that are completely separate entires ( preventing you from “ switching to this edition “.

thanks Paula

I’m seeing 25 on your 2020 Reading Challenge page.

sorry, I had to do one more click on view more to see them all, so simple, a dumb moment

I'm having a hard time finding the threads where we post books read for certain challenges. Can you help?

Georgann, the following link has an alphabetized list of our challenges for 2021. Does that help?

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

yes, thanks! Now if I can just remember where to find this link next time!

Feel free to ask anytime. ☺️

For the February cover it up challenge, does heart in the title count or just a heart on the cover?

The cover up challenge is always items on the cover, never in titles.

Makes sense. Thanks Andrea!

Andrea wrote: "The cover up challenge is always items on the cover, never in titles."
I remember seeing the cover challenge but can never find the discussion thread. Help please

Sure thing, Kathy. The cover up challenge is in the "Reading Challenges 2021" folder. If it doesn't show up on the main page, try clicking that heading to see the full list. On the main page of the group, it only shows a small selection of the threads in each folder.

Here's the link to the cover up challenge for your convenience.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Would love suggestions on books with hearts on the cover. Thank you!

Here are some from my Goodreads shelves. I have not read all of them, so I cannot speak to all of the negative content that may be found in them. I think the majority of them are Christian fiction.

Thank you so much for the suggestions! I've read some of these, but definitely not all.

I realized this morning that the "Love Finds You.." series has a small heart on the cover so that will be another option.

Oh, I forgot the LFY books had hearts on them!

Here’s another author:

Thanks Hannah! I read the first but not the second.

Suggestions for books with a bicycle on the cover?

Here are the books I've come up with so far with bikes:

There is a bicycle list under Lists - Bikes on the Cover that have a lot of books with bicycle on the cover.

Here's another with a bicycle: Persuaded by Andrea Boyd

Here are a couple more :)

Is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn considered a classic? It was written in 1943.

Staci wrote: "Is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn considered a classic? It was written in 1943.

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Yes!

I say anything published at least 50 years ago is a classic (or vintage). I know there are other definitions out there, but that one works for most challenges I participate among many groups on Goodreads.