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. I have found that 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 3 or 4 titles for me to pick between from my "To Read Soon" shelf:

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I'm in! Please choose to 3-4 from my "want to read" or "TBR Physical Books" shelves.

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

I'm in. Please choose 3 - 4 titles from my possible hidden gems shelf.
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I'm in! Please give me at least 2 options from my hidden-gems shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in! Please choose from my to read shelf. Thanks

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

I'm in - please choose 3-4 books from any of my shelves:

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I’m in please pick 3-4 from either the following shelf’s

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I'm in. Please choose a few from my asap list.
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Sign-ups are now closed. Match-ups coming momentarily.

Here you go!

Alice (7) - Sarita (9)
Brittany (2) - Charlene (10)
Katrina (5) - Staci (3)
Andrea (11) - Jenn (4)
Missy (8) - Kate (6)

Happy reading, folks!

Hi Missy!
You've got some good choices on your shelf, but I ended up selecting these for you to choose from: The Printed Letter Bookshop , Lizzy and Jane , and Freedom's Song .
I look forward to seeing what you'll choose for me!🙂

for Jenn

Jenn, may I just say "All the Lynette Eason books"??? Haha! You've got some good ones to look forward to from her.

I literally squealed when I saw you had The Last Bookshop in London on your list. That's my first choice for you--I loved it! It immediately went on my buy list and reread list as soon as I finished the library audio. I now have a paperback that I'm trying to squeeze into a busy summer schedule.

To round it out, there's a shorty by Lisa Wingate and a heartbreaker by Kim Vogel Sawyer.

Happy reading!

Alice, here is my 3 selections for you:

Sarita wrote: "Alice, here is my 3 selections for you: "

Thank you for choosing those books, I'm leaning towards reading the Karen Kingsbury one, but will see what I feel like once I have finished my current read.
For you I choose

Alice wrote: "Sarita wrote: "Alice, here is my 3 selections for you: "

Thank you for choosing t..."

All good choices! I'm slightly leaning towards Jaded or Long Way Gone. Will see how I feel :-)

Sarita, agree those are all great choices! You can't go wrong with whichever one you select.

I'm debating between these two selected by Katrina:


I chose for Katrina:


Happy reading all!

Thanks for the options, Andrea. I'm not sure which I will choose, yet, as they all look good!

For you, I choose:

I've read and enjoyed the first one. The other three look like they will be good. (I would have chosen that Eason book on your list, but the release date is so far away). Enjoy!

Hi Kate -

Again a lot of good choices, but I went with the two that I have read - both were good.

- was good and looking forward to the second book coming out.

- enjoyed this one also.

Kate wrote: "Hi Missy!
You've got some good choices on your shelf, but I ended up selecting these for you to choose from: The Printed Letter Bookshop - I think I am going to go with I have been reading a lot of historical fiction, need a little something lighthearted.

Thanks, Missy! I'm going to go with The Lost Girl of Astor Street .
Happy Reading!

Hi Charlene! I love your two lists and there are so many books on there that I enjoyed. I am going to pick four books for you and each of these were a particular favorite of mine. I hope you find something you are excited about reading.

jenn wrote: "(I would have chosen that Eason book on your list, but the release date is so far away)."

Oh yeah. I had forgotten I put the Eason one on my asap list. I pre-ordered the book, so I think I had put it on there as a reminder to myself to read it right away when it comes in.

Thanks for the choices, Jenn! I'll likely get to the Kim Vogel Sawyer book first, but I really need to read all four soon.

Brittany wrote: "Hi Charlene! I love your two lists and there are so many books on there that I enjoyed. I am going to pick four books for you and each of these were a particular favorite of mine. I hope you find s..."

Thanks Brittany I think I’m to go with either or

I haven’t read any on your shelf so I have picked based on author

, or

Hope you enjoy the one you pick

Sarita wrote: "Alice wrote: "Sarita wrote: "Alice, here is my 3 selections for you: "

Thank you ..."

Sarita go with … I really enjoyed this one :)

Charlene wrote: "Brittany wrote: "Hi Charlene! I love your two lists and there are so many books on there that I enjoyed. I am going to pick four books for you and each of these were a particular favorite of mine. ..."

Thank you, Charlene! I will probably read because I recently read the book before it and really enjoyed it.

Charlene wrote: "Sarita wrote: "Alice wrote: "Sarita wrote: "Alice, here is my 3 selections for you: [bookcover:Love Amid The Ashes|812571..."

It was on the top of the list.

Andrea, I just finished , which was really good. Thanks for choosing that one!

So glad you liked it! I guzzled that puppy so fast...

I just finished One Tuesday Morning and really enjoyed it, so pleased I finally got around to reading it, I've just started the sequel as well.

Great job, Alice!

Missy wrote: "Hi Kate -

Again a lot of good choices, but I went with the two that I have read - both were good.

- was good and looking forward to the second ..."

I just finished The Lost Girl of Astor Street and really enjoyed it! Thanks for choosing it for me.🙂

I just finished A Season on the Wind and really enjoyed it! Thanks for choosing it for me, Staci!



Still working on catching up my hidden gem from March but should be done this weekend!

Andrea, I finished yesterday. It was really good! Thanks for choosing that one. (It was a hidden gem for June, also). I also finished yesterday ... another good one!

Great job, y’all!

Katrina wrote: "I just finished A Season on the Wind and really enjoyed it! Thanks for choosing it for me, Staci!



Still working on catching up my hidden ..."

So glad Katrina! It was a favorite from 2021. The ending of each chapter about a bird was a wonderful addition to the novel.

Ended up reading and really liking

Great job, Sarita!

Just finished my May HG. It was a good one! Thank you Katrina.

Staci wrote: "Just finished my May HG. It was a good one! Thank you Katrina.

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Yay! Glad you enjoyed it.