Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

Hello, CFD Family.

This thread is where announcements and updates will be posted throughout the year.

If you have any suggestions, concerns, or questions, they may be posted here as well.

We're looking forward to another blessed year with you, dear friends. Happy reading!

Friends, I'm getting started on my updates at some point tomorrow. This includes some year-long things like Prayers & Praise and Just Talk as well as quarterly, six-month, and 18-month challenges. I'm trying to get them all posted by the beginning of the year, but I have an edit job starting in two days, so if I run a bit behind schedule, please forgive me as I'm trying to balance work and volunteering here at CFD to kick off a new and very busy year.

Thanks for all you do!

Thank you for your sweet encouragement, Jan. It is a pleasure serving the group here.

We totally understand Andrea. Don't overwhelm yourself!

Thanks, Loraine! I'm enjoying some holiday stuff with my family, so things are coming together last-minute for the group here. But I'm hoping I've come up with some fun stuff for us to play with.

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These threads are ready for you:

Most-Anticipated Books 2024

Cover Love 2024

Favorite Books 2024

More shall come later this evening.

The first round of Quarterly Challenges are ready for you.

My next burst of updates will have to wait until after work tomorrow.

The six-month challenges are set for the first half of the year.

The annual challenges are now in place for 2024. We have 15 challenges this year, which is a few less than 2023. Hope you will find some to enjoy!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

I signed up for nine (maybe ten), and four of the others.
Since almost everything I read is mystery/suspense I will probably not do that one, unless I just do cozy mystery.

Beth - ;)
in Calgary

Thanks Staci, like Beth I am also sticking to just to a few, skipping those I know I always reads loads off, but definitely the series one! I always have a lot of series going!

The new Eighteen-Month Challenges are set for you.

I think my only pending thing is to update the Challenge Catalogue with this year's challenges. Let me know if I've missed something else. Thanks, friends!

The January author of the month and monthly focus challenge threads have been posted, as well as the book of the month for January.
I will post my updates for Genre Match and Pick for Me in the morning.

January's pick for me and genre match are live!

My 2024 book challenge group is starting and prompt #1 is “Closed-room mystery”. Suggestions include a lot of Agatha Christie. Are there any CF mysteries that come to mind?

Debbie wrote: "My 2024 book challenge group is starting and prompt #1 is “Closed-room mystery”. Suggestions include a lot of Agatha Christie. Are there any CF mysteries that come to mind?"

Her books are more romance than mystery, but Roseanna M. White's novels always have crime and suspense in them. There is also the True Colors series about weird stories of real crimes that happened over the year. They have some romance, but the crimes are the main plots. I highly recommend The Gray Chamber by Grace Hitchcock!

Debbie wrote: "My 2024 book challenge group is starting and prompt #1 is “Closed-room mystery”. Suggestions include a lot of Agatha Christie. Are there any CF mysteries that come to mind?"

The Lost Melody by Joanna Davidson Politano felt locked-room to me. Definitely mysterious.

February's Author of the Month and Monthly Focus Challenge threads are live!
I'll be doing the Genre Match and Pick for Me threads in the morning.

We have a tie for the March Book of the Month. Please vote in the tie breaker poll which will be open until February 5.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

The threads for Genre Match and Pick for Me for February have been posted.

February has sneaked upon me. I'll be posting my updates tonight after work. Sorry for the delay!

Hidden Gems
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Challenge Catalogue (monthly has been updated)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Book-Buyer's Therapy
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Final days to vote!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

The Book of the Month thread for March's Irish Meadows is now posted: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hidden Gems is posted.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Book-Buyer's Therapy is posted.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

2 updates tonight:

March monthly challenge ~ https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

March author of the month ~ https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

My final 2 updates for March:

March pick for me ~ https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

March genre match ~ https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Drop in to see the Selah Award Finalists!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Friends, I will be covering for Kate for a while. Please bear with me, especially on the creation of buddy reads, as I have a busy work schedule right now.

Sorry for the delay. I forgot to update the Challenge Catalogue with March's challenges until now.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The poll for May's book of the month is live.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

The buddy read request thread for April is now posted.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I'm back! 😉
April's Author of the Month (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) and Monthly Focus (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) posts are up.
I'll be posting the Pick for Me and Genre Match threads Monday morning.
Happy Resurrection Sunday to all our CFD friends! 💖

Glad to have you back, Kate!

YES! So good to have you back Kate!

Welcome back and Happy He Is Risen Day to you and everyone!

So happy you are back Kate!

Welcome back, Kate!

Friends, I'll be doing my updates tomorrow sometime. I haven't had time this busy weekend.

Early April updates completed!
Pick for Me ~ https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Genre Match ~ https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

My updates are finished.
Hidden Gems, Book-Buyer's Therapy, new quarterly challenges.

All may be found linked in Challenge Catalogue

I think I've gotten all participants linked in the new quarterly and Book Therapy challenges now. If I've missed a thread, please let me know. Life has been busy to kick off this month, so it's entirely possible that I missed one.

The poll for June's book of the month is live.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

First batch of May updates:
Author of the Month ~ https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Monthly Focus ~ https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

May updates finished:
Genre Match ~ https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pick for Me ~ https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

May 1 sneaked up on me. I posted Hidden Gems, but I'll do the rest of my updates, including the book of the month, tomorrow after work. Sorry for the delay, folks.