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 give me at least 2-3 choices from my 'hidden-gems' shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in!
Please pick 3 - 4 choices for me from my possible hidden gems shelf:
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I'm in! Please choose 3-4 titles from my hg options shelf.

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 books from any of my shelves:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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I'm in. Please choose 2 or 3 from my hidden gem shelf.

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

Count me in! Choose a couple from my Hidden Gems shelf.

I'm in, please choose from my to read shelf, thanks.

I’m in. Please choose two or three from my hidden gems shelf.

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

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

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I have decided to skip Hidden Gems this month, after all. Hopefully I can catch up on my reviewing schedule soon and jump back in.

Brittany wrote: "I have decided to skip Hidden Gems this month, after all. Hopefully I can catch up on my reviewing schedule soon and jump back in."

Thanks for letting me know, Brittany. See you again soon!

Sign-ups are now closed. Match-ups are coming soon. Sorry for the delay, folks.

Here are this month's match-ups. Happy reading!

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

Hi Alice, there are lots of great options on your list! Here are my choices for you:

I've read and enjoyed the first three, and I've been wanting to read the last one. I hope you find one that you enjoy!

Hi Kate,

Here are my 3 choices for you. I enjoyed all of these books. Hope you will find one to enjoy, too.

Dreams of Savannah
Twilight at Moorington Cross: A Regency Romance
A Midnight Dance

Hey Hanna,

I haven’t read any of the books on your shelf so I have picked authors I have enjoyed in the past.

Into The Starry Night, or

I hope you enjoy the one you pick :)

Missy selected for me:


I selected for her:


Happy reading all!

Sarita - here are my choices for you:

or

These were all good reads for me!

Katrina!
You had so many great choices on your list, it was super hard to narrow it down, but I finally did to the following 4 choices, all of which were 5 star reads for me:
In the Field of Grace
Chasing Shadows
The Keeper
Things We Didn't Say
Your choices for me all look really good, but I'm going to go with Dreams of Savannah for this month.
Happy reading!🙂

Charlene wrote: "Hey Hanna,"

Hi Charlene, thanks for the choices! I'll start with Into the Starry Night, and maybe I'll also get to Her Mother's Hope.

I've read and mostly enjoyed the following books on your shelves:



I haven't read The Sky Above Us, but I've loved all Sarah Sundin books I have read, so I'll recommend that one, too. :)

jenn wrote: "Hi Alice, there are lots of great options on your list! Here are my choices for you:
..."

Hi Jenn, I'm not sure which one I will read yet, I'll see what I feel like when I get round to reading. For you: I've only read one on your shelfLand of Silence But it was excellent. Two others stood out to me as looking interesting The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II andHere Burns My Candle hopefully you will find something you enjoy.

Thanks, Alice! I'm not sure which one I'll read yet either ... possibly .

Kate wrote: "Katrina!
You had so many great choices on your list, it was super hard to narrow it down, but I finally did to the following 4 choices, all of which were 5 star reads for me

Thanks for the choices, Kate! They all look so great. It is hard to pick just one. I think I will read In the Field of Grace for sure. But I also hope to get to Chasing Shadows.

Loraine wrote: "Sarita - here are my choices for you:

or [bookcover:Glimmer in the Darkness|5..."

Thanks Loraine. Definitely all great choices. I'm not sure yet what I will end up reading, hope to get to all this year still :-)

Hi Loraine

The only one I've read is:

Then, my second option, because I've read some of his books and enjoyed it:

Thanks Sarita. I will choose

Alice, I finished The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II, and it was really good! Thanks for choosing that one :)

I'm hoping to read this month, as well.

jenn wrote: "Alice, I finished The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II, and it was really good! Thanks for ..."

So glad to hear you enjoyed that book, Jenn. I also loved it when I read it not so long ago. And that cover!

I do love the cover! :)

Finished mine: .

Great job, Loraine!

Loraine wrote: "Finished mine: ."

That was fast!

Hanna wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Hey Hanna,"

Hi Charlene, thanks for the choices! I'll start with Into the Starry Night, and maybe I'll also get to Her Mother's Hope.

I've read and mostly enjoyed the following ..."

Thank you Hanna I will be reading and

Katrina, I finished Dreams of Savannah last night. SO good! Thank you for choosing it for me.

Kate wrote: "Katrina, I finished Dreams of Savannah last night. SO good! Thank you for choosing it for me."

Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed it!

Staci wrote: "Missy selected for me:


I selected for her:


Happy reading all!"

I finished A Rose for the Resistance and enjoyed it very much! I am so enjoying this series. Right down my alley. Then I realized I didn't do my book for May 😩 Guess what I am reading now?

Glad you enjoyed it Missy! I have May and June's to read also...

Glad to hear y'all enjoyed your books!

I'm also behind... :)

Thanks to Missy for choosing my HG. It had been on my physical bookshelf for a while.



I liked The Baggage Handler a bit more, but this one was good too.

Loraine - finally read and enjoyed

I finished my hidden gem from June. I went with a different choice than I originally thought, but still plan to get to all the choices at some point.

I finished The Keeper

It was also a 5 star read for me! Thanks, Kate, for the recommendation.

You're welcome, Katrina! I'm glad you enjoyed it.