Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

August ~ ‘My Favourite Things’ ~ read a book that has some element of a favourite about it . . . you love the cover, your favourite author/genre . . . the title makes you smile . . . there’s an AMAZING character . . . tell us why you chose that particular book!

(For those who would like to keep track, a thread for all the year's monthly focus challenges can be found here.)

I'm going to be reading The Highland Heist . Freddie and Grace are my favourite literary couple right now!

I’m in!

A Favorite Cover & A Favorite 5 Stars Book
Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson
(08/06/25)

A Favorite Author & A Favorite Category- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
The Libyan Diversion by Joel C. Rosenberg
(08/10/25)

A Favorite Category - Memoir/Biography
Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
(08/12/25) So disappointed in the profanity and the repeated use of Oh my God.

A Favorite 5 Star Book & A Favorite Category - Memoir/Biography
Like a River: Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward after Loss and Heartache by Granger Smith
(08/17/25)

Favorite 5 Stars Books
Alpaca My Bags: A Wish Novel by Jenny Goebel
(08/19/25)

A Favorite Author & A Favorite Category- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Midnight Sea by Colleen Coble
(08/23/25)

A Favorite 5 Star Book & A Favorite Category- Memoir/Biography
My Jesus: From Heartache to Hope by Anne Wilson
(08/25/25)

I'm going to go with because Jody Hedlund is one of my top favorite authors and this happens to be the next book in a series of hers I've started.

I'm in!

Read:
A favorite author: (8-16-25)

I'm in

Favorite - Dual Timeline
(8/5/25)

Favorite - Color/Cover
(8/20/25)

My favorite setting is books set near the water. Could be a beach, barrier island, castle set on a coast, etc. So I'm probably going to read . I might try to shoot for the entire series if I enjoy it.

Will also finish .

I’m in please.

I'm in. Still trying to decide what favorite thing I want to focus on.

I'm in!


And doubling up on my author of the month Joel C. Rosenberg because I'm a bit of an action junkie.

I'm in!

a favorite celebrity romance
a favorite hockey romance
a favorite marriage of convenience romance
a favorite friends to more romance
a favorite rockstar romance

I'm in.

IN but a lot of favs so I’ll see what turns up… 😉

I am in, hopefully will finish this book this month as I didn't complete last month's challenge.

I absolutely love birds so I am reading this clean regency:

Karen wrote: "I'm in. Still trying to decide what favorite thing I want to focus on."

I've decided to go with two things:
1) Favorite types of books - love mysteries, suspense and thrillers - all types
2) Love traveling in our RV - any book dealing with camping and/or RV travel

loving these plans!

writer... wrote: "IN but a lot of favs so I’ll see what turns up… 😉"

Historical fiction a fav enjoyed The Cloverton Charade by Sarah E. Ladd

Summer romances~ 2 favs this far …
Denise Hunter’s newest The Summer of You and Me

Melody Carlson’s Once Upon a Summertime: A New York City Romance


Short Story collections that satisfy abbreviated reading times ~
Not one disappointment in the collection..
The Blue Bedroom by Rosamunde Pilcher

One of my favorite authors: Sarah Sundin

nice!

Right now Amish is my go to. Completed.

I've decided to add a third:

3) Love visiting State Parks, National Parks and National Monuments - any book about or taking place in any of these

well done!

I’m a sucker for colorful book covers plus Deborah Raney is a favorite author . Finished this win-win today.

good job!

Some of my favorite things read this month:

1) Rereading stories I've loved in the past:


2) Second chance stories

love it!

A fav author, I’m listening to
While the City Sleeps by Elizabeth Camden

nice!

One of my favorite authors and one of my favorite genres:

well done!

I wasn't sure what to choose for this challenge...until I read It is definitely my favorite creepy novel this year! LOL

good job!

A favorite storytelling author
(8/31) A favorite author

love it!

I read . This is a cozy mystery which is one of my favorite genres.

nice!

I chose and finished my author of the month Joel C Rosenberg and the next in his Jihad series:
A political thriller that took me almost all month to get through this one. I like the action and how fast-paced it was but slogged because this could be taken from our headlines today and maybe just tired of hearing this?? Maybe I wasn't in the mood but glad I stuck with and finished. Rosenberg's writing is good overall and a Christian theme of his characters comes through. After all...it is a Holy War.

well done!

Here's what I've finished so far this month:

1) Favorite types of books - love mysteries, suspense and thrillers - all types


2) Love traveling in our RV - any book dealing with camping and/or RV travel


3) Love visiting State Parks, National Parks and National Monuments - any book about or taking place in any of these
- this about a family traveling in an RV and camping in several National Parks

good job!

Kate wrote: "I'm going to be reading The Highland Heist . Freddie and Grace are my favourite literary couple right now!"

Just finished this one, and loved it!

Finshed this one: . I love reading historical fiction books.

love it!

Finished (8/30/25) - another of my favorite type of book (8/30/25) and takes place in Pennsylvania's Ricketts Glen State Park, where my family camped frequently during my childhood.

nice! (especially love the childhood memories aspect!)

Finishing up August with seven favorite things!

A Favorite Cover & A Favorite 5 Stars Book
Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson
(08/06/25)

A Favorite Author & A Favorite Category- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
The Libyan Diversion by Joel C. Rosenberg
(08/10/25)

A Favorite Category - Memoir/Biography
Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
(08/12/25) So disappointed in the profanity and the repeated use of Oh my God.

A Favorite 5 Star Book & A Favorite Category - Memoir/Biography
Like a River: Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward after Loss and Heartache by Granger Smith
(08/17/25)

Favorite 5 Stars Books
Alpaca My Bags: A Wish Novel by Jenny Goebel
(08/19/25)

A Favorite Author & A Favorite Category- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Midnight Sea by Colleen Coble
(08/23/25)

A Favorite 5 Star Book & A Favorite Category- Memoir/Biography
My Jesus: From Heartache to Hope by Anne Wilson
(08/25/25)

well done!

Finished August with 13 books in three favorite categories:

1) Favorite types of books - love mysteries, suspense and thrillers - all types


2) Love traveling in our RV - any book dealing with camping and/or RV travel


3) Love visiting State Parks, National Parks and National Monuments - any book about or taking place in any of these
- this about a family traveling in an RV and camping in several National Parks
- takes place in Pennsylvania's Ricketts Glen State Park, where my family camped frequently during my childhood.

Completed my favourite!

Love Is for the Birds August 31, 2025

good job!