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Archived Reading Challenges 2023 > Hidden Gems | March

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message 1: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6246 comments Mod
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!


message 2: by Katrina (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 886 comments I'm in! Please choose 3 - 4 selections from my Possible Hidden Gems list:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...


message 3: by Missy (new)

Missy | 937 comments I’m in. Please choose 2-3 from my hidden gems file.


message 4: by Jenn (new)

Jenn | 591 comments I'm in! Please choose 3-4 titles from my hg options shelf.


message 5: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3539 comments Mod
I'm in! Please give me at least 3 options from my 'hidden-gems' shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...


message 6: by Brittany (new)

Brittany  | 548 comments I'm in! Please choose 3 options off of this list:

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


message 7: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (new)

Staci | 3866 comments Mod
I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my "want to read" and/or "tbr-physical books" shelves.


message 8: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2290 comments 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


message 9: by Heather (new)

Heather (gemsong) | 18 comments New here. I'm in. Made a list- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...


message 10: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6246 comments Mod
Welcome, Heather! Let me know if you have any questions about how Hidden Gems works. Match-ups will be created on the 10th.


message 11: by Karen (new)

Karen | 1320 comments I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from this list:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...


message 12: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments I'm in. Please choose 3-4 from this list:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...


message 14: by Christy (new)

Christy (blissbooksandjewels) | 20 comments I'm in! Please choose 2-3 books from this shelf--

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


message 15: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6246 comments Mod
Sign-ups are now closed. Sorry for the delay in getting the match-ups done. Today was super packed for me. They're coming up in a minute.


message 16: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6246 comments Mod
Here are this month's match-ups. Please choose books for each other by March 13. Happy reading!

Staci (7) - Karen (11)
Sarita (8) - Heather (9)
Charlene (13) - Katrina (2)
Jenn (4) - Kate (5)
Brittany (6) - Missy (3)
Loraine (12) - Christy (14)


message 17: by Katrina (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 886 comments Hi Charlene,

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

When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin Chasing Hope by Kathryn Cushman The Winter Rose by Melanie Dobson A Light on the Hill (Cities of Refuge, #1) by Connilyn Cossette

Happy reading!


message 18: by Christy (new)

Christy (blissbooksandjewels) | 20 comments Hi Loraine -

Here's my suggestions for you!

Mozart's Sister (Ladies of History, #1) by Nancy Moser Heiress (Daughters of Fortune, #1) by Susan May Warren Where the Road Bends by Rachel Fordham

I enjoyed them all...hope you will, too. :)


message 19: by Sarita (last edited Mar 11, 2023 09:49PM) (new)

Sarita | 2290 comments Hi Heather

The two I have read and choose for you, is: Yesterday's Tides by Roseanna M. White Everything Is Just Beginning by Erin Bartels


message 20: by Jenn (new)

Jenn | 591 comments Hi Kate, here are my choices for you:
Three Little Words (Walker Family, #0.5) by Melissa Tagg A Most Noble Heir by Susan Anne Mason No Place to Hide by Lisa Harris Anchor in the Storm (Waves of Freedom, #2) by Sarah Sundin
I've read and enjoyed the first three, and the fourth one looks good. Enjoy!


message 21: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3539 comments Mod
jenn wrote: "Hi Kate, here are my choices for you:
Three Little Words (Walker Family, #0.5) by Melissa Tagg A Most Noble Heir by Susan Anne Mason No Place to Hide by Lisa Harris Anchor in the Storm (Waves of Freedom, #2) by Sarah Sundin
..."

Thanks, Jenn! It was a difficult choice to be sure, because all 4 look so good, but I've chosen to read A Most Noble Heir A Most Noble Heir by Susan Anne Mason for my hg choice this month.
My picks for you: Rebellious Heart Rebellious Heart by Jody Hedlund , A Brush with Love: A January Wedding Story A Brush with Love A January Wedding Story (A Year of Weddings 2, #2) by Rachel Hauck , When Twilight Breaks When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin , The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom The Hiding Place The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom .
Happy Reading!😊


message 22: by Jenn (new)

Jenn | 591 comments Thanks, Kate! I think I'll be reading either Rebellious Heart by Jody Hedlund Rebellious Heart or When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin When Twilight Breaks (or possibly both).


message 23: by Missy (new)

Missy | 937 comments Hi Brittany -

I haven't read any of your books. But there are a couple that are on my list. I hope you enjoy.

Where Love Grows (The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast #3) by Heidi Chiavaroli , Authentically Izzy by Pepper D. Basham , and Courting Miss Lancaster (The Lancaster Family #2) by Sarah M. Eden


message 24: by Brittany (new)

Brittany  | 548 comments Missy wrote: "Hi Brittany -

Thanks, Missy! Here are 3 choices for you that I enjoyed from your list:

Sons of Blackbird Mountain (Blackbird Mountain, #1) by Joanne Bischof Hope's Highest Mountain (Hearts of Montana, #1) by Misty M. Beller The Indebted Earl (Serendipity & Secrets, #3) by Erica Vetsch



message 25: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments Christy here are my choices for you:
The Captain's Daughter (London Beginnings, #1) by Jennifer Delamere Esther Royal Beauty (Dangerous Beauty, #1) by Angela Elwell Hunt The Cairo Curse (A Freddie and Grace Mystery #2) by Pepper D. Basham

All 5 star reads for me!

I will choose from your picks: Where the Road Bends by Rachel Fordham


message 26: by Charlene (last edited Mar 11, 2023 02:53PM) (new)

Charlene | 596 comments Hi Katrina,

I will be reading The Winter Rose by Melanie Dobson

I love so many on your shelf but I have narrowed it down to the following picks for you: The Thief of Blackfriars Lane (Blackfriars Lane #1) by Michelle Griep Love in a Broken Vessel (Treasure of His Love) by Mesu Andrews Mind Games (Kaely Quinn Profiler, #1) by Nancy Mehl True to You (A Bradford Sisters Romance, #1) by Becky Wade

Happy Reading :)!


message 27: by Karen (last edited Mar 11, 2023 04:33PM) (new)

Karen | 1320 comments Thanks Staci for your picks!

I will be reading Vicious Cycle (Intervention, #2) by Terri Blackstock


message 28: by Katrina (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 886 comments Thanks, Charlene! I will go with Mind Games (Kaely Quinn Profiler, #1) by Nancy Mehl


message 29: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6246 comments Mod
Does someone want to choose which 2-3 library books I should read next? Here's the current list...

The Weight of Air by Kimberly Duffy Forged in Love (Wyoming Sunrise, #1) by Mary Connealy Remember Me (Pictures of the Heart, #1) by Tracie Peterson The Queen Bee and Me by Gillian McDunn Paddington Takes the Air (Paddington Bear) by Michael Bond Endless Mercy (The Treasures of Nome, #2) by Tracie Peterson The Wishing Season (Chapel Springs, #3) by Denise Hunter As Time Goes By (The Mulligan Sisters #2) by Melody Carlson Hidden in a Whisper (Westward Chronicles, #2) by Tracie Peterson

Thanks!


message 30: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2290 comments Hi Andrea

I will pick: The Wishing Season (Chapel Springs, #3) by Denise Hunter which I've read and enjoyed.

And authors I enjoyed: Forged in Love (Wyoming Sunrise, #1) by Mary Connealy Endless Mercy (The Treasures of Nome, #2) by Tracie Peterson


message 31: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (last edited Mar 11, 2023 09:58PM) (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6246 comments Mod
Thank you, Sarita! I wanted to participate this month, but deadlines are looming on a few things, so I knew I had to get creative. I didn't figure out how until tonight. :) Those books all look good. Not sure which of the three I'll get to first, but I'm guessing it'll be Wishing Season, because it's probably got the soonest due date.


message 32: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (last edited Mar 12, 2023 10:51AM) (new)

Staci | 3866 comments Mod
Karen selected for me:

Smitten (Smitten, #1) by Colleen Coble

I picked for Karen:

Vicious Cycle (Intervention, #2) by Terri Blackstock


message 33: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2290 comments Andrea wrote: "Thank you, Sarita! I wanted to participate this month, but deadlines are looming on a few things, so I knew I had to get creative. I didn't figure out how until tonight. :) Those books all look goo..."

Glad to help


message 34: by Heather (new)

Heather (gemsong) | 18 comments 👍🏻

Sarita wrote: "Hi Heather

The two I have read and choose for you, is: Yesterday's Tides by Roseanna M. WhiteEverything Is Just Beginning by Erin Bartels"



message 35: by Heather (new)

Heather (gemsong) | 18 comments Hi Sarita, I haven't read any on your list I don't think, but I'm familiar with most of these authors so I picked these.
Butterfly Palace (Love Across the Sea #1) by Colleen Coble The Lost Castle (The Lost Castle, #1) by Kristy Cambron Smoke Screen by Terri Blackstock Someone Like You by Karen Kingsbury


message 36: by Heather (new)

Heather (gemsong) | 18 comments Thank you Sarita I'm especially looking forward to reading this one. Everything Is Just Beginning by Erin Bartels
Sarita wrote: "Hi Heather

The two I have read and choose for you, is: Yesterday's Tides by Roseanna M. WhiteEverything Is Just Beginning by Erin Bartels"



message 37: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2290 comments Heather wrote: "Hi Sarita, I haven't read any on your list I don't think, but I'm familiar with most of these authors so I picked these.
Butterfly Palace (Love Across the Sea #1) by Colleen Coble The Lost Castle (The Lost Castle, #1) by Kristy Cambron ..."


Thank you Heather.

I am going to try and read Butterfly Palace (Love Across the Sea #1) by Colleen Coble


message 38: by Missy (new)

Missy | 937 comments Brittany wrote: "Missy wrote: "Hi Brittany -

Thanks, Missy! Here are 3 choices for you that I enjoyed from your list:

Sons of Blackbird Mountain (Blackbird Mountain, #1) by Joanne Bischof Hope's Highest Mountain (Hearts of Montana, #1) by Misty M. Beller [..."


Hi Brittany - I think I am going to choose [bookcover:The Indebted Earl|54999159] and finish up the series. Thank you!


message 39: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2290 comments Finished Butterfly Palace (Love Across the Sea #1) by Colleen Coble - it was interesting even though it was not my favourite Colleen Coble.


message 40: by Loraine (last edited Mar 20, 2023 01:38PM) (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments Finished: Where the Road Bends by Rachel Fordham - Was one of my favorite books by Rachel Fordham.


message 41: by Christy (new)

Christy (blissbooksandjewels) | 20 comments Loraine wrote: "Finished: Where the Road Bends by Rachel Fordham - Was one of my favorite books by Rachel Fordham."

Awww, so glad! I realize that I never picked a book from your selections. I'm going to go with Esther Royal Beauty (Dangerous Beauty, #1) by Angela Elwell Hunt


message 42: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3539 comments Mod
Jenn! I finished A Most Noble Heir A Most Noble Heir by Susan Anne Mason just now and really enjoyed it. Thanks for selecting it for me!


message 43: by Missy (new)

Missy | 937 comments Brittany -

The Indebted Earl (Serendipity & Secrets, #3) by Erica Vetsch - Finished this gem up this morning. I think I have to say this was my favorite of the three. Thank you for picking it.


message 44: by Jenn (new)

Jenn | 591 comments I'm glad you enjoyed it, Kate! I'm hoping to get started on mine soon.


message 45: by Brittany (new)

Brittany  | 548 comments Hi Missy,

I decided to read Courting Miss Lancaster (The Lancaster Family #2) by Sarah M. Eden and really enjoyed it! Thank you!


message 46: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6246 comments Mod
Sarita, I enjoyed Forged in Love (Wyoming Sunrise, #1) by Mary Connealy today. Thank you for choosing it! I'll be getting to The Wishing Season (Chapel Springs, #3) by Denise Hunter early next month, if all goes well.


message 47: by Heather (last edited Apr 01, 2023 09:44AM) (new)

Heather (gemsong) | 18 comments Sarita I finished Everything Is Just Beginning by Erin Bartels last night. I really liked this book & we're going to add it to our church library :) I didn't get to Yesterday's Tides by Roseanna M. White but I have it & going to read it soon.


message 48: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2290 comments Heather wrote: "Sarita I finished Everything Is Just Beginning by Erin Bartels last night. I really liked this book & we're going to add it to our church library :) I didn't get to [bookcover:Yesterday's Tide..."

Ah glad you enjoyed it and adding it to the library - I am sure you will enjoy the second one once you get to it.


message 49: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2290 comments Andrea wrote: "Sarita, I enjoyed Forged in Love (Wyoming Sunrise, #1) by Mary Connealy today. Thank you for choosing it! I'll be getting to The Wishing Season (Chapel Springs, #3) by Denise Hunter early next month, if all goes well."

glad you enjoyed it!


message 50: by Christy (new)

Christy (blissbooksandjewels) | 20 comments Loraine wrote: "Christy here are my choices for you:
The Captain's Daughter (London Beginnings, #1) by Jennifer DelamereEsther Royal Beauty (Dangerous Beauty, #1) by Angela Elwell HuntThe Cairo Curse (A Freddie and Grace Mystery #2) by Pepper D. Basham

All 5 star reads for me!

I will choos..."


I'm so behind, but finally finished Esther late last night! Beautiful read!


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