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 options from my hidden-gems shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in! Please choose 3 to 4 options from my possible hidden gems shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

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

I'm in! Also finally figured out how to edit my posts on my tablet. Please choose 3 or 4 options from any of the following shelves:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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Sign me up this month! Choose a few from my Hidden Gems shelf.

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my "want to read" and/or "tbr-physical books" shelves.

I'm in please pick 2-3 from my Hidden Gems shelf.

I'm in! Please choose 3 or 4 books from my Hidden Gems shelf:

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

I'm in! This time around I have a temporary shelf that has only a few Regency books on it that I need to get reviewed. Please help me by picking 1 of the books for me to read. The shelf link is below.

It will help me catch up with reviews and will also help me pick a book to read for the Genre Surprise challenge, which is Regency this month.

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

I'm in. Please choose 3-4 book from any of my unread books.

To Read
To buy or borrow
To read kindle free
Reading next

I have not participated in Hidden Gems in so long, but would like to this month. Please choose 2-3 books from my want to read shelf. Thanks!

I’m in! Please pick 3-4 from any of the shelves below

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

Im in! It will probably be the last one for a while as our first baby is due next month. Please choose from my to be read shelf.

Alice wrote: "Im in! It will probably be the last one for a while as our first baby is due next month. Please choose from my to be read shelf."

Congratulations!

Alice wrote: "Im in! It will probably be the last one for a while as our first baby is due next month. Please choose from my to be read shelf."

Congrats! I did a lot of my reading during the middle of the night feedings ;-)

Congratulations, Alice!

So exciting, Alice!😊

Thanks ladies, sarita, hoping I'll get some reading done while feeding, but we'll see how we go.

Sign-ups are now closed. Match-ups coming shortly.

Here are this month's match-ups. Please choose books for one another by February 13. Thank you.

Christine (12) - Jenn (4)
Missy (8) - Katrina (3)
Staci (7) - Brittany (10)
Sarita (11) - Charlene (13)
Kate (2) - Loraine (9)
Hanna (6) - Andrea (21)
Karen (5) - Alice (14)

Hanna, my shelf is asap-reading-urgent. Thanks!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Christine wrote: "I have not participated in Hidden Gems in so long, but would like to this month. Please choose 2-3 books from my want to read shelf. Thanks!"

Welcome back, Christine! We've missed you around here. :)

Hanna, these are a few I enjoyed from your list. I hope at least one of them is a winner for you. Happy reading!

Andrea, I haven't read any of those books, but I choose for you High as the Heavens or Beneath His Silence, due to my enjoyment of other books by those authors.

Katrina -

This is Valentine's week. Who doesn't like to get flowers. So I have picked these titles with flowers. I hope you find a new favorite.

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Andrea wrote: "Hanna, these are a few I enjoyed from your list. I hope at least one of them is a winner for you. Happy reading!

[bookcov..."

Thanks, Andrea! I think I'll start with Love's Pursuit.

Loraine, none of these are ones that I've already read, but I've read books by all of these authors and enjoyed those, so my selections for you for February are:
Daughter of Eden: Eve's Story , The Sound of Light , Where the Road Bends , The Healing Quilt

Andrea wrote: "Christine wrote: "I have not participated in Hidden Gems in so long, but would like to this month. Please choose 2-3 books from my want to read shelf. Thanks!"

Welcome back, Christine! We've misse..."

Thans, Andrea! It's good to be back!

Brittany chose for me:


I selected for Brittany:

Missy wrote: "Katrina -

This is Valentine's week. Who doesn't like to get flowers. So I have picked these titles with flowers. I hope you find a new favorite.




Thanks, Missy! I love flowers! I am going to go with Under the Tulip Tree, but if I get time I may pick another one as well.

Here are some choices for you. They were all 5 star reads for me.

3 choices:

And to throw in a bonus choice (to match Valentine flower theme and Tulips)
I haven't read it but it sounds really good.

Hope you find a book to love!

Hanna wrote: "Andrea, I haven't read any of those books, but I choose for you High as the Heavens or Beneath His Silence, due to my enjoyment of other books by those authors."

Thanks so much, Hanna! It's a tough choice between the two, so I'll see which one I end up getting to first when I finish a couple of urgent review books.

Hi Christine! I saw lots of great books on your list! Here are my choices for you:

Enjoy!

Hi Alice - first let me say Congratulations!

I have only read one book on your to be read shelf:

My local library book club read it and it was excellent.

If that doesn't interest you now, here are some books we both have as "want to read":




I tried to select a variety.

jenn wrote: "Hi Christine! I saw lots of great books on your list! Here are my choices for you:

Enjoy!"

Thanks jenn! I'm going to read .


Here are some choices for you:
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Happy reading!

Hi Karen, Thank you, and thanks for your selections, I'm not sure which I will go for yet, but I am leaning towards shadows over Stanford abbey.
here are three books I loved from your list



Enjoy x

Thanks, Christine. I think I'll be reading Husband Auditions and possibly another one.

You're very welcome! I really enjoyed that.

Thanks, Alice. I think I'll be reading since I will be reading/studying 1 & 2 Kings starting this month.

Kate wrote: "I'm in!
Please give me at least 2 options from my hidden-gems shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."

Kate here are my choices for you. They were all 5 star reads for me:


Happy reading!

Kate wrote: "Loraine, none of these are ones that I've already read, but I've read books by all of these authors and enjoyed those, so my selections for you for February are:


Kate I will choose

Loraine wrote: "Kate wrote: "Loraine, none of these are ones that I've already read, but I've read books by all of these authors and enjoyed those, so my selections for you for February are:


Kate I will choose [..."
Happy Reading! I'm going to go with [book:Beneath the Bending Skies|60324248] for this month.

For Sarita I have picked

Sarita has picked

Happy reading everyone :)

Katrina - I think I am going to go with this month. Thank you for the picks.

Great job getting picks in on time, folks! Hope y'all have a blessed week.

Christine, I just finished Husband Auditions, and I enjoyed it! Thanks for choosing that one. I'm hoping to read at least one more of your choices soon.

You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Finished my read . Great read!

Loraine wrote: "Finished my read . Great read!"
That makes me so happy you enjoyed it!

Unfortunately this month got away from me. I will not even be able to start mine until next month.

Jenn, I finished and am glad I did! I really enjoyed it. I especially liked the swoon-worthy, Colin! 🙂