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 3 options from my 2024-hg shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in! Please select 2-4 books from my To Be Read shelf:

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

I'm so behind, but I'm in! Hope to get caught up with HGs this month.

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

I'm in. Please choose several from my hidden gems shelf.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in. Still have to read my September HG, but I'm in for October too. Just a little behind. Please choose 2-3 from my Hidden Gems shelf.

I'm in! Usually I have a larger list to choose from, however, I am trying to complete a challenge over on IG before the year is over and so for this Hidden Gem month, I am using a list of the final 6 books I need to read. Please choose 2 books from this list for me to decide between:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I am in. Please choose 3-4 books from this list.

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

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

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my hidden gems shelf

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

I'm in:

Please select 3-4 from any of these shelves:

To Read
To buy or borrow
To read kindle free

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

My Hidden Gems Shelf

My 2024 TBR Shelf

I'm in.

Please select 4-5 books from the following shelves:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Signups are now closed. Matchups will be posted later this evening.

Here are this month's matchups. Happy reading!

Annette (8) - Charlene (12)
Karen (13) - Staci (4)
Jenn (9) - Bridget (5)
Brittany (7) - Kate (2)
Michelle (3) - Missy (6)
Reagan (10) - Sarita (11)

Hello Missy!

Here are three picks for you. These are some of my favorite books.

Hi Brittany!
While I haven't read any of the books on your shelf, both of the authors of these books are on my radar, so I've selected Their Amish Secret and The Twins' Alaskan Adventure for you to choose from.

Hi Charlene…you have lots of great books on your shelves.

I hope you enjoy one or more of these I selected for you.

is by one of my favorite authors and these were 5-star reads for me , (another favorite author) and

Hi Bridget, there are several great options on your list. I've chosen a few that I've read and enjoyed:



Enjoy!

Hi Michelle!

These were some of my favorite reads that I chose for you:

, ,

Michelle wrote: "Hello Missy!

Here are three picks for you. These are some of my favorite books.

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I am going to chose

Reagan, here are my choices for you:

Kate wrote: "Hi Brittany!
Thanks so much, Kate! Not sure which one I will read yet, but I appreciate it and may try to get to both of them!

I have read a few of the books on your list and those that I have read were ones I really enjoyed! Here are 4 to choose from depending on what you are in the mood for:

Thanks Missy for the choices!

I will read .

Can we start a fall/autumn thread, please? I’m craving books that are heavy on fall themes.

Sarita,

I will read

You had so many good books on your list!!

Here are my picks for you:


Happy reading!

Brittany wrote: "Kate wrote: "Hi Brittany!
Thanks so much, Kate! Not sure which one I will read yet, but I appreciate it and may try to get to both of them!

I have read a few of the books on your list and those th..."

Thanks, Brittany! I'm going to go with A Heart Adrift: A Novel for my HG this month.
Happy Reading!

Heather wrote: "Can we start a fall/autumn thread, please? I’m craving books that are heavy on fall themes."

A good place to ask about autumn themed books would be in the Genre Help thread in the Book Inquiries section.

I selected for Karen:
or

She chose for me:


Happy reading all!

Thanks Jenn!
I am going to go with
or

Here's some choices for you:


I enjoyed all of these. Hope you find a gem :)

Thanks! I'll probably be reading or

Hi Annette,

Thank you, I pick but I will defo move the other books up my tbr list.

For you I pick and the following I haven’t read but they are favourite authors and

Hope you enjoy the book you pick :)

Thanks reagan - all great choices

I will read

Thanks much Charlene. I’m gonna choose . I enjoy this author plus it fulfills my Genre Match Challenge this month. (Biblical Fiction)

Heather wrote: "Can we start a fall/autumn thread, please? I’m craving books that are heavy on fall themes."

Thanks for the question, Heather! As Kate said, we have a couple of places where you may ask for seasonal recommendations: Genre Help and Help Me Find a Book.

I hope these threads are helpful to you!

Great job getting those picks in, friends!

It's been a crazy last 30 days I'll jump back in for November.

I finished reading . This was a fun and enjoyable read. Thank you Missy!

Michelle wrote: "I finished reading . This was a fun and enjoyable read. Thank you Missy!"

I am glad you liked it. It was one I enjoyed this year too.

Lisa wrote: "It's been a crazy last 30 days I'll jump back in for November."

We'll be glad to have you back! I'll be posting the new sign-up thread in a couple weeks. Would you like a couple of picks in the meantime?

Bridget, I finished , and I really enjoyed it. Now I'm reading the next one in the series. Thanks for choosing that one!

Glad you enjoyed it, Jenn. I liked the whole series, some books more than others. I hope you enjoy all of them too!

Charlene….I finished (yesterday) and enjoyed your HG pick for me . Thanks much 😀

Brittany, I finished A Heart Adrift: A Novel last night and really enjoyed it. Thanks for choosing it for me!

Kate wrote: "Brittany, I finished A Heart Adrift: A Novel last night and really enjoyed it. Thanks for choosing it for me!"

You're welcome. Glad you liked it. I haven't gotten to mine yet as I have been trying to catch up on review books.

I just finished - many thanks to Staci for a great pick. It's been on my pile for quite a while. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

I also still hope to finish by the end of the month (hopefully tonight).

Jenn,
I finished (11/1/24)

It was good. Thank you!

Glad you liked it, Bridget!

I finished and enjoyed this sweet second chance story. Thanks!

Sarita,
I really enjoyed ! Thank you for picking it for me!