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. 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 2024-hg shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in!
Please select 2-4 books from my Hidden Gems shelf:
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I'm in! Please choose 3-4 books from my "Temp Read Soon" shelf:

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I’m in!

Please select 2-4 books from my TBR shelf.
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I'm in.

Please select 4-5 books from my Book Chains and Challenge Catch-up shelves:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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I'm in
Please choose several from my Hidden Gems shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I haven't yet read my July book, but I'm in!

Please choose 3-4 from my tbr-physical-books and/or series-in -progress shelves.

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

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

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from My HIdden Gems shelf:

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I’m in. Please choose 3-4 books from my HG shelf.

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

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

I’m in.

Currently on holiday, so unable to give a link to my shelves - but any unread book is up to be chosen.

I'm in.

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

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

My Hidden Gems Shelf

My 2024 TBR Shelf

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

Here are this month's matchups. We have two Kates this time. I have included "mod" by our moderator Kate to differentiate between the two.

Happy reading!

Kate (5) - Sarita (13)
Kate (mod; 2) - Loraine (10)
Reagan (9) - Charlene (15)
Bridget (7) - Brittany (4)
Missy (12) - Annette (11)
Lisa (14) - Staci (8)
Karen (6) - Michelle (3)

Loraine, I've got these 3 options for you from your list. They were all 4 star reads for me, and I hope you will also enjoy whichever one(s) you end up choosing!
Anne of Windy Poplars
The Family of Jesus
The Long Winter

Hi Missy…

I added a couple of books from your shelf to my “to read” shelf after looking at your list…lol. I chose these 4 books for you and hope one or more is to your liking.

I enjoyed both of these (4 stars for me) and

And these are on my ever growing list to read and .

Hi Bridget,

Here are some choices from your shelves. All of these were books that I loved.

Hello Karen,

These 4 novellas are the only ones on your list that I've read! I enjoyed reading all of them, so they're easy for me to recommend.


For variety, I added a book that is also on my to read list.


I hope one of these will be a good read for you!

Hi Michelle,

Thanks for your picks - I'll go with and/or . Thanks for including - I hope to read it too for one of my book chains.

Michelle,

I've read the following 3 romantic suspense books on your shelf and enjoyed them all:


I've also read the novella - and really enjoyed it.

I almost recommended the Mary Alford book you included in picks for me. She has become one of my favorite authors. I have not read the ones on your shelf but highly recommend her as a great author of suspense books.

Hope one of these picks work for you - happy reading.

Thank you Karen for the pics and for the Mary Alford recommendation.

I will read and .

Hey Reagan,

You have some great books on your shelf. I have picked books that I think are great series to read:



Hope you enjoy the one you pick

Thanks Brittany!
I am going to go with
or

I haven't read any of the books on your shelf, but some of them look really cute.
Here's some choices for you:

Loraine, I think you looked at the wrong Kate's list. 🙂

Kate wrote: "Loraine, I think you looked at the wrong Kate's list. 🙂"
Sorry!

Here are my choices for you:

no worries! it's easy to do with more than one 'suspect' with the same name! 😊
I'm going to go with Lethal Intent for this month.

Staci,

I've read all these and loved them all.

Facing the Enemy by DiAnn Mills

Seagrass Pier by Colleen Coble

Chance of Loving You by Terri Blackstock

Annette wrote: "Hi Missy…

I added a couple of books from your shelf to my “to read” shelf after looking at your list…lol. I chose these 4 books for you and hope one or more is to your liking.

I enjoyed both of ..."


I loved The Dead Don't Dance and Truly Madly Deeply

Hi Lisa. It looks like your list is exclusively contemporary so I've chosen three contemporary options for you:

I haven't read this one, but have enjoyed others by the author


Enjoyed both of these


Hope one of these works for you. Happy reading!

Lisa wrote: "Staci,

I've read all these and loved them all.

Facing the Enemy by DiAnn Mills

Seagrass Pier by [author..."

Thank you. I think I'll go with:
[bookcover:Seagrass Pier|18853209]

Lisa wrote: "Annette wrote: "Hi Missy…

I added a couple of books from your shelf to my “to read” shelf after looking at your list…lol. I chose these 4 books for you and hope one or more is to your liking.

I ..."

Me too Lisa. They are two of my favorite authors.

Annette wrote: "Hi Missy…

I added a couple of books from your shelf to my “to read” shelf after looking at your list…lol. I chose these 4 books for you and hope one or more is to your liking.

I enjoyed both of ..."

I think I am going with . I haven't read a Charles Martin book for awhile.

Hi Annette -

I found a couple books on your list I have been eyeing, but haven't put on my list yet. Hope you enjoy one of these.

Here are my picks: , , ,

Hi Kate

My choices for you:

Missy wrote: "Hi Annette -

I found a couple books on your list I have been eyeing, but haven't put on my list yet. Hope you enjoy one of these.

Here are my picks: , [bookco..."

Hi Missy. Thanks much for your picks. I recently read the first of the “If I Run” series by Terri Blackstock so I’m looking forward to reading this second in the series. [bookcover:If I'm Found|30649227] by Terri Blackstock

COMPLETED. THIS WAS PHENOMENAL! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I'll go with this one. I've wanted read it for awhile.

☆ The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers- 8/24/24

Thanks Bridget!

I'm not sure which one I will go with yet. Possibly or

We have not gotten picks from Kate (non-mod) and Reagan yet, if my notes are correct.

Sarita and Charlene, since you're both waiting for picks, would you like to pick for each other?

I am happy with that

Me too!!

Awesome. Go for it!

Hi Charlene

My picks for you:

Hey Sarita,

I just started so I pick that along with

For you I pick


Happy reading :)

Charlene wrote: "Hey Sarita,

I just started so I pick that along with

For you I pick
[bookcove..."

All great choices - not sure yet what I will pick up, probably one of the first two.

Charlene,
I am SO sorry it has taken me forever to get back to you. It has been crazy with school starting back up. I see that you've already chosen books so you can totally ignore this if you want. I'm going to read .

Books I choose for you (I've read and highly recommend them all):


Again, I am SO sorry!!

I have finished my hidden gem for August: . It was very enjoyable and quite different from the other books in the Laura Ingalls Wilder series.

I noticed that as well when I read it, Loraine. Glad it was a win for you!