Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

Welcome to this month's Hidden Gems challenge!

Hidden Gems is a fantastic way to plow through those mountains of books claiming space in your house or e-reader. This challenge produces some fun group interaction as well, because someone else chooses which book you’ll read next.

If you sign up, you'll be matched up with a Hidden Gems partner. You will choose a book from the list your partner designates which you have already read and cannot believe your partner hasn’t read yet. Your partner will do the same for you with the list you designate. The point is to find that “Hidden Gem” that you think they’ll love… because you adored it when you read it!

Let us know which books you choose for each other. When you finish reading your gem, let us know what you thought about it. Perhaps your Hidden Gem might find its way to someone else’s wish list!

Match-ups will be created on the 10th of the month. Please choose books for each other by the 13th.

Sign up by telling us which list you’d like your partner to choose from.

Happy reading, friends!

I'm in!

Please choose 4 books from my Temp Read Soon list (books listed are Christian fiction or clean/sweet fiction):

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in! Please give me at least 2 options from my 2024-hg shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my tbr-physical-books and/or series-in -progress shelves.

I'm in. Please choose 2-3 from my hidden gems shelf.

I'm in. Please choose 3 or 4 options from my hg-options shelf.

I'm in. Please choose several from my hidden gems shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in! Please pick 2-4 options from my To Be Read shelf.

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I'm in:

Please select 3-4 from any of these shelves:

To Read
To buy or borrow
To read kindle free

I am in.

Please choose 3-4 books from this shelf. Many thanks…

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I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my Hidden Gems shelf.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my Hidden Gems shelf.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in. Please select 4-5 from either of these shelves:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I have not forgotten about matchups today. I caught up on sleep this afternoon, so I'm running a bit behind schedule just now. Am hoping to do matchups after dinner tonight.

Okay. Dinner was at 10:30 p.m. tonight because Sunday was really busy. I will do match-ups Monday before I get started on the day's edits. Sorry for the delay!

Sign-ups are now closed. Matchups are being created.

Here are this month's matchups. Happy reading!

Bridget (7) - Missy (5)
Brittany (2) - Annette (10)
Karen (13) - Kate (3)
Loraine (12) - Sarita (9)
Michelle (8) - Staci (4)
Jenn (6) - Reagan (11)

Hello Staci! Many books that I have enjoyed reading are on your list. I have narrowed it down to the four below. Hopefully one of these will be a good read for you too.

Hi Annette. Here is what I have chosen for you. I enjoyed each of these.

Thank you Michelle. I'm not sure yet which one I will go with.

For you, here are my selections:


I hope you enjoy whichever one you choose.

Karen, you've got some good ones on your list! I've chosen these 5 for you this month. The first 3 I've read and enjoyed, the 4th is on my TBR list, and the last is by an author I remember absolutely loving when I was growing up!
Cold Shot, When the Smoke Clears, Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe, An Endless Christmas, White Stallion of Lipizza

I hope you find a winner in there, and look forward to your choices for me!

Kate - unfortunately I have not read any of the books on your shelf. Here are my choices for you and why I picked them:

- one of the books on my TBR shelf and takes place in Minnesota (one of this month's states)
- looked very interesting by an author I've been wanting to read (added to my TBR list) and starts with "A" for this month's topic
- looked good and I love books about the railroad. I'm currently finishing up the Harvey House brides collection

Hope you find a winner for you out of these.

Hi Brittany….Thank you for your choices for me. I plan to read and hopefully .

For you I’ve chosen and (I have just this month read the first book of the series from each of these).
Plus
(I enjoy Amish Fiction and love this cover) and (Sounds like a fun read).

Though I’ve read none of the books on your shelf, it appears that our tastes are very similar. Hope you enjoy one or more that I’ve chosen for you.

Kate wrote: "Karen, you've got some good ones on your list! I've chosen these 5 for you this month. The first 3 I've read and enjoyed, the 4th is on my TBR list, and the last is by an author I remember absolute..."

Thanks, Kate. I will definitely go with . I also hope to read and/or

Karen, it looks like we're 'twinning' this month, as I've also decided to read An Endless Christmas !

Thank you Staci! I will read and hope to also read .

Kate and Karen, that looks like a Buddy Read in the making. :)

Missy,

I choose for you:

I enjoyed all of these.

Andrea wrote: "Kate and Karen, that looks like a Buddy Read in the making. :)"

Thanks, Andrea. Great idea.

Glad to help! :D

Thanks so much, Annette! I'm not sure which I will read yet, but those are some great choices that I have been looking forward to!

Karen wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Kate and Karen, that looks like a Buddy Read in the making. :)"

Thanks, Andrea. Great idea."

Do you want to do that Karen? If so, we can go over to the Buddy Reads thread and figure out a timeline. 🙂

Hi Reagan, there are so many great books on your list! I had trouble narrowing it down, so here are some that I've read and enjoyed:

I hope you find one that you enjoy.

Kate wrote: "Karen wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Kate and Karen, that looks like a Buddy Read in the making. :)"

Thanks, Andrea. Great idea."

Do you want to do that Karen? If so, we can go over to the Buddy Reads th..."

Sure, Kate - I'd like to do that.

Hi Bridget -

I am going to choose .

For you I chose these. Two I really enjoyed, and the last one is one I have been wanting to read (for a really long time). Hope you find one to enjoy.

, , and

Thanks Missy,
I am going to go with

Sarita - here are my choices for you:



I have listed some books on my Hidden Gems shelf now.

Here are my choices from Sarita:


I will choose:

Jenn wrote: "Hi Reagan, there are so many great books on your list! I had trouble narrowing it down, so here are some that I've read and enjoyed:


My picks for you are:

This first one I have read the other three are on my TBR list. Happy reading!

Great job getting those picks in, friends! Looking forward to hearing what you think of your hidden gems.

Thanks, Reagan! I'm pretty sure I'll be reading , still deciding :)

I read and really enjoyed it. Thanks, Annette!

Great job!

I read and really liked it. Thanks Sarita!

Brittany….
I read two of the books you chose for me and both were very enjoyable and . Thanks much for your choices.

I’m glad you liked . I thought it looked like such a sweet fall read so couldn't resist reading it myself. I’m hoping to finish it this week…lol.

Annette wrote: "Brittany….
I read two of the books you chose for me and both were very enjoyable and . Thanks much for your choices.

I’m glad y..."

That's so fun that you are reading it, too! I'm reading all of the books in that series, but not in any kind of order since they are stand alones. I just started reading . I'm glad you enjoyed your book choices, as well.

Hi Bridget -

I am going to choose .

I finished . It was so good, why did I wait so long to read it. Thank you for recommending it, and making me read it!

Glad you enjoyed it, Missy!

Great job, y'all!

I finished An Endless Christmas last night and I'm not entirely sure I've read a book more impactful (with the obvious exception of actual scripture)! Thank you for selecting it for me, Karen!