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 3-4 from my "want to read" and/or "tbr-physical-books" shelves.

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 options from my current challenges shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in! Please choose 3 - 4 books from my possible hidden gems list:
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I'm in. Please choose 3-4 book from any of my unread books.

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

Sign me up! Choose a couple from my Hidden Gems shelf.

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

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

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

I'm in even though I am behind in reading my Hidden Gems books!

Please choose 3 or 4 books from this list:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in. Please choose 2-3 unread books from my grab-bag ‎or unlock-that-trb-picks ‎shelves:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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I'm in! Please choose from my to be read. Thank you.

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

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

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

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

I'm in to even things up. Choose books from my ASAP Reading List, ASAP Reading Urgent, or NetGalley TBR lists.

Here are this month's match-ups. Let's choose books for each other by August 13. Happy reading!

Andrea (16) - Brittany (11)
Katrina (5) - Missy (9)
Kate (2) - Loraine (10)
Jenn (7) - Melanie (12)
Staci (3) - Sarita (6)
Alice (13) - Karen (4)
Charlene (14) - Hanna (8)

Brittany, here are two whose author's first initials are E (because if you're doing any spell-out challenges, those vowels come in handy) and two randomly selected titles.

Hi Katrina, here are my choices for this month. Hope you find a new favorite.

Here are 3 I have read and enjoyed: , , and .

And one that I am wanting to read:

Hi Hanna,

For you I pick and

Hope you enjoy the one you pick :)

Thanks Andrea! I'm not sure which one I will read yet, but will let you know when I decide.

Here are my choices for you. I tried to choose a variety of genre/setting:

Loraine, I haven't actually read any of the books on your shelf, but I did choose 3 that are also on my own TBR: The Souls of Lost Lake , The Starlet Spy , and The Edge of Belonging .
Happy Reading!

Thank you, Brittany! I'm eager to read Nicole Deese's latest, so I'll go with The Words We Lost.

Hi Melanie, there were several great options on your list. Here are my choices for you:


I've read and enjoyed all of these. (The audio for As Dawn Breaks is really well done, if you are able to get access to that). Enjoy!

Charlene wrote: "Hi Hanna,

For you I pick and

Hope you enjoy the one you pick :)"

Thanks, Charlene! I'll choose Before We Were Yours. There were so many gems on your TBR list; here are the four I pick, hopefully there's a good variety from which to choose:

Missy wrote: "Hi Katrina, here are my choices for this month. Hope you find a new favorite.

Thanks, Missy, I am still trying to decide but it will either be or

For you I picked the following 3 books I loved:



Hope you find one to enjoy!

Hi Alice - unfortunately, I've only read one book on your shelf: . However, I highly recommend it - it was a great read.

We do have many books in common that we want to read so here are 4 other choices from several genres and includes some authors whose first or last name start with a vowel in honor of this month's challenge -

Hope you find one to enjoy!

Hanna wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Hi Hanna,

For you I pick and

Hope you enjoy the one you pick :)"

Thanks, Charlene! I'll choose Be..."

Hey Hanna,

I’m so sorry I’m not sure how this happened but that list I gave you is my read list, so I have read all of those.

Any chance you can pick again from this list please? https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Karen wrote: "Hi Alice - unfortunately, I've only read one book on your shelf: . However, I highly recommend it - it was a great read.

We do have many books in common that ..."
Hi Karen, I think I will probably go for either the Alice Network, or the daughter of Cana. I'll see how I feel when I get to it.
For you my choices are:
, Both of which I have read and which I haven't read, but I enjoyed the first two in the series. Hope you find one which you enjoy.

Kate wrote: "Loraine, I haven't actually read any of the books on your shelf, but I did choose 3 that are also on my own TBR: The Souls of Lost Lake , ..."

I will choose .

My picks for you are:


I enjoyed all three!

excellent choices, Loraine . . . I'm going to be reading Love Without End for this month

Jenn wrote: "Hi Melanie, there were several great options on your list. Here are my choices for you:
.."

Thank you, Jenn!

You have so many good books on your list as well. Here are some of my favorites - hope you enjoy!

Katrina wrote: "Missy wrote: "Hi Katrina, here are my choices for this month. Hope you find a new favorite.

Thank you Katrina - I think I am going to go with Hope's Highest Mountain

Thanks, Melanie! I think I'll be reading

Thanks, Alice. I'll go with

I love Dani Pettrey's Alaskan Courage series but this one helps me with several challenges. Thanks for your choices for me!

Charlene wrote: "Hanna wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Hi Hanna,

For you I pick and

Hope you enjoy the one you pick :)"

Thanks, Charlene! ..."

Oh, no problem, Charlene! I have read and enjoyed a few of those books, as well:

Hanna wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Hanna wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Hi Hanna,

For you I pick and

Hope you enjoy the one you pick :)"

T..."

Thanks Hanna! I will Be reading

I chose for Sarita:


She chose for me:

Andrea and Kate - I did not finish my Hidden Gem. The book I chose is somewhat to very gloomy, and I just don't want to read that type of book right now.

Please choose from my TBR pile! 📚💎🤗

Not a problem, Loraine. Sometimes our moods dictate which books we do or do not read.

JoyC, I’ll choose a few books for you. Be right back.

JoyC, here are a few books from your TBR that I have enjoyed. I hope at least one is a winner for you.

Andrea wrote: "Not a problem, Loraine. Sometimes our moods dictate which books we do or do not read."

Thanks for understanding. Your novella definitely put a smile on my face. Loved Springtime in Surrey!!

Aw, thanks, Loraine! I’m so glad you liked it.

Loraine wrote: "Andrea and Kate - I did not finish my Hidden Gem. The book I chose is somewhat to very gloomy, and I just don't want to read that type of book right now."
I can totally understand that, Loraine. What a healthy choice you've made to put that book aside because it's not uplifting your soul right now!

Kate wrote: "Loraine wrote: "Andrea and Kate - I did not finish my Hidden Gem. The book I chose is somewhat to very gloomy, and I just don't want to read that type of book right now."
I can totally understand t..."

Thanks for your kind words.

Melanie, I just finished , and it was very good! I think the Archer Brothers series is one of my favorites.

Jenn wrote: "Melanie, I just finished , and it was very good! I think the Archer Brothers series is one of my favorites."

I'm so glad! I loved that series. 😁

Loraine, I finished Love Without End last night and enjoyed it. Thanks for choosing it for me!