Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

Jan - Jun 2023

Over the next six months, there will be a new genre to read from each month.

Some genres will be more specific than others. If you need help brainstorming books that work for any given genre, go ahead and ask. Our members are usually really great about tossing ideas out there.

Options:
Sample Platter: 1-3 books from each genre
Brunch: 4-6 books from each genre
Full Meal: 7+ books from each genre

Rules
* no page minimum
* rereads are allowed
* any format is allowed

The Genres:
January: Chick Lit > featuring travel
February: Regency Romance
March: Gothic
April: American Civil War > point-of-view characters from both the Union and the Confederacy
May: Victorian
June: Coffee Shop Romance

Andrea

Bonny
Brittany

Carissa
Crystal

Elizabeth

Georgann

Jenn

Karen
Kate
Katrina
Kim

Lauri
Loraine
Lydia
Lynnette

Mīkhāyah

Rachel

Sarita

I'm in for Sample Platter (1-3)

January-Chick Lit>Featuring Travel


February-Regency Romance


March-Gothic
Finished in April, but did finish!


April-American Civil War > point-of-view characters from both the Union and the Confederacy


May-Victorian
Did not complete

June-Coffee Shop Romance

This sounds fun! I'm in for Sample Platter 1-3 books.

I'm in! Sample Platter: 1-3 book from each genre

January - Chick Lit > featuring travel
(MC travels to DE to see her daughter)
(MC travels back to her hometown and her family)

February - Regency Romance

March - Gothic

April - American Civil War > point-of-view characters from both the Union and the Confederacy

May - Victorian

June - Coffee Shop Romance

Like the others - I'm in for Sample Platter 1-3 books from each genre


January: Chick Lit - featuring travel
time travel between 1940s and current time (2/1/23)

February: Regency Romance
(5/15/23)

March: Gothic
(4/13/23)

April: American Civil War > point-of-view characters from both the Union and the Confederacy
(4/24/23)

May: Victorian


June: Coffee Shop Romance

I'm in for Sample Platter: 1-3 book from each genre

January: Chick Lit > featuring travel
(MC travels between New York and North Carolina a few times) Jan 17/23
(MC travels to Cape Cod for her groomless honeymoon) Jan 29/23
(MC travels from Chicago to Las Vegas with a surprise stop on the way) Jan 30/23

February: Regency Romance
Feb 4/23
Feb 14/23
Feb 20/23

March: Gothic
Mar 31/23

April: American Civil War > point-of-view characters from both the Union and the Confederacy
May 1/23

May: Victorian
June 9/23

June: Coffee Shop Romance
June 16/23

I'm in for the Sample Platter: 1-3 book from each genre

January: Chick Lit > featuring travel
(clean fiction)

February: Regency Romance
(clean fiction)

May: Victorian
(clean fiction)

I'm in Sample Platter: 1-3 book from each genre
Chick Lit > featuring travel-main stream chick lit novella with to Greece place holder as I'm hoping to finish another chick lit travel.
February: Regency Romance-
March Gothic-
April: American Civil War > point-of-view characters from both the Union and the Confederacy- Heroine Union Soldier Hero fights for the Confederacy
May: Victorian-
June: Coffee Shop Romance

A couple of books that come to mind for the Chick Lit > Featuring Travel genre are...
(one character travels home to help her sister)
(a character travels around the world)

Anyone else have some suggestions as well?

Loraine wrote: "I'm in for Simple Platter: 1-3 books from each genre

January: Chick Lit - featuring travel (I would love some suggestions as I don't normally read this genre.)"

For Chick lit and travel with older heroines check out Robin Jones Gunn's Sisterchicks series.

Let's have brunch. Giving myself some wiggle room in case there is a genre I just don't want to do.

Chick Lit > featuring travel
MC travels with a friend in a camping trailer from OR to CA
(1/14)

February: Regency Romance
(2/20)
March: Gothic
-(3/26) does this count?
April: American Civil War > point-of-view characters from both the Union and the Confederacy
Read one that took place during the Civil War but did not have both POV
May: Victorian
will be reading

I'm in for the sample platter (1-3 books each).

Genre Surprise
Jan - Jun 2023

January: Chick Lit > Featuring Travel
The Secret's in the Sauce 5/22/23
Goldie traveled to Georgia for a family emergency.

February: Regency Romance
The Painter's Daughter 6/12/23

March: Gothic
The Weight of Air 4/5/23

April: American Civil War > POV characters from Union & Confederacy
-

May: Victorian
Great Expectations 6/3/23

June: Coffee Shop Romance
A Place to Belong 9/20/23

As a suggestion and also the book I am planning to read for this genre:
(it is listed as Women's fictions, which I would think would count as chick lit, and one of the women moves (travels) across the country).

Such a great book, Katrina!

I'm in for a sample platter (1-3 books per genre).

January (chick lit travel focus) ~ This Time Around (finished 23 January)
February (Regency romance) ~ A Pursuit of Home (finished 6 February)
March (Gothic) ~ Twilight at Moorington Cross (finished 13 March)
April (US Civil War with viewpoints from both sides) ~ A Stranger on My Land (finished 17 April)
May (Victorian) ~ A Tapestry of Light (finished 14 May)
June (coffee shop romance) ~ Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe (finished 20 June)

January (chick lit - travel) - Journey Back to Christmas by Leigh Duncan. Time travel for this one - hope it fits the category.

Question - how do I include the book in my comment?

Karen, on the desktop version of Goodreads, there is an "add book/author" link above the comment box. In the pop-up window, there are options for "link" and "cover" at the bottom. Select the one you want and then use the search box in the pop-up window to find the book you want and then click "add" next to the book.

This cannot be done via the Goodreads app, from what I've heard.

Thanks Andrea - I really appreciate the help. Unfortunately I don't see the link above the comment box on my desktop version. Guess I will just have to stay with text only.

Is the book I selected acceptable for this category? Definitely chick lit and the travel is time travel.

Yes, ma'am, that book works great.

Sample Platter for me. For this first challenge, I would highly recommend the Sister Chick books by Robin Jones Gunn. It is a series, but only very loosely. Characters from previous books make brief cameos. My favorite was Sisterchicks Do the Hula. Also I would recommend The Yada Yada Prayer Group. This was a great series and I loved every book in it. I put 2 books on hold from the library for this challenge. I'll see what I can do!

I'll try: Sample Platter: 1-3 books from each genre

January: Chick Lit > featuring travel


February: Regency Romance


March: Gothic


April: Civil War

May: Victorian

I’m in for Sample Platter (1-3 books)

January: Chick Lit > featuring travel
February: Regency Romance
March: Gothic
April: American Civil War Caroline - anti-slavery/Union; fiancée Charles - fought for the Confederacy; such a great book - thanks for the recommendation!
May: Victorian
June: Coffee shop romance

I'm in for Sample Platter: 1-3 books from each genre

January: Chick Lit > featuring travel
February: Regency Romance
March:
April:
May:
June:

I'm in!

I read this b/c the MC "travels" from homelessness to security, but was disappointed in a super low reading level, and a very light treatment of difficult issues. Split Ends

Is it okay if I do Lizzie & Jane for January? I want to do the 1 to 3 books.

Lydia wrote: "Is it okay if I do Lizzie & Jane for January? I want to do the 1 to 3 books."

That would count for the Genre of the Month and if you're also participating in Reading the Rainbow, its red cover, so you'd also to use this book for that.

Georgann wrote: "I read this b/c the MC "travels" from homelessness to security"

What a creative interpretation of the prompt!

Lydia wrote: "Is it okay if I do Lizzie & Jane for January? I want to do the 1 to 3 books."

Absolutely! I'll get you linked up. Welcome, Lydia!

Hey, I'd love to join this challenge if it's not too late

Let me try a Sample Platter: 1-3 books from each genre

January: Chick Lit > featuring travel


February: Regency Romance


March: Gothic

April: American Civil War > point-of-view characters from both the Union and the Confederacy


May: Victorian
(GM, language) I only got 70% through in May so this book will go in my June challenges

June: Coffee Shop Romance

Welcome, Mīkhāyah and Lynnette! I’ll get you linked up when I get on my computer.

Read Daring Chloe MC travels to Paris.

Great job, Georgann!

JANUARY: Chic-Lit Travel
1) (Main characters travel to England)

Great job!

Chicklit - main character travelled to England

Great job, gals!

finished This Time Around just now . . . the first of the three stories features a road trip that the main characters take to deliver a vintage car to her grandparents for their anniversary

Great job!

Chick Lit > featuring travel- main chick lit novella with to Greece place holder as I'm hoping to finish another chick lit travel.

I'm in for the Sample Platter, January: Chick Lit > featuring travel

Well done, y'all!

The book I was reading for chick lit > travel ended up not being to my taste, so I DNFed it. So I’ll find another one and catch up in February.

I haven't yet finished my "planned" book - The Plans We Made... haha... but I did finish 3 books that fit this category (posted above in message 7). I am enjoying The Plans We Made but will finish after January is over.

Fantastic!

Finished

Rachel wrote: "This sounds fun! I'm in for Sample Platter 1-3 books."
These are my reads for this Jan challenge.
Runaway River
The Italian Ballerina

Do we have a new genre for February yet?