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 2-3 options from my 2025-hg shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I am in. Please pick 2-3 from my hidden gems shelf.

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my series-in-progress shelf or physical book shelf.

I'm in! Please select 3-4 books from my Hidden Gems shelf.

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

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 books from my Temp Read Soon shelf:

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

I’m in - please choose 3-4 books (no specific shelf)

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

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

My 2025 Must Read Shelf

My Hidden Gems Shelf

My 2025 TBR Shelf

I'm in. Please select 4-5 from my CFD Current Challenges shelf:

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

I'm in. Please select 3-4 from my Hidden Gems shelf:

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

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

Here are this month's matchups. Happy reading!

Charlene (9) - Kate (2)
Missy (3) - Karen (10)
Brittany (6) - Michelle (5)
Bridget (8) - Staci (4)
Sarita (7) - Loraine (11)

Brittany, here are my picks for you. I hope you find one that you enjoy.

Charlene, all 4 of these were 5 star reads for me. I hope you find a real 'gem' in what you choose to read! 🙂

Heirlooms
A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure
The Sound of Light
Under the Magnolias

Bridget chose for me:


I chose for her:

Missy - unfortunately I have not read any of the books on your shelf. Here are my choices for you, hope you find a "gem" for you:

Hi Michelle,
Here are a few for you to choose from. These were all books that I enjoyed a lot:

Michelle,

Thanks so much! I may try to get more than one read. I will probably start with because it helps me with a book challenge I'm doing.

Thank you Brittany! I'll read and .

Sarita - My choices are or

Hi Karen. My choices are:

, , , ,

Karen wrote: "Missy - unfortunately I have not read any of the books on your shelf. Here are my choices for you, hope you find a "gem" for you:

Thank you Karen. I am going to go with

Thanks Missy, I'll go with and/or

Hey Kate,

I will read

For you I pick based on authors because I haven’t read any on your shelf

Toni Shiloh -
Jaime Jo Wright -
Elizabeth Musser -

Hope you enjoy the book you pick :)

thanks, Charlene! I'm going to go with An Unlikely Proposal

Loraine wrote: "Sarita - My choices are or "

Thanks Loraine, I might go with the Cara Putman one

Loraine, I have not read any on your list, so I am picking based on covers drawing my attention:

Michelle, I read & loved it. Thanks so much!

Sarita wrote: "Loraine, I have not read any on your list, so I am picking based on covers drawing my attention:

I will choose

Brittany, I'm glad you loved it.

I finished reading . It's a great finish to the series and was a five star for me. Thank you for picking it!

Bridget, thank you for choosing As Love Blooms. It was cute and finished out a series for me. :-)

Karen -

Thank you for picking . I enjoyed it very much and cannot wait to read the rest of the series now.

Brittany, I finished and very much liked reading it. It was definitely a hidden gem for me. Thank you for picking it!

Hey Kate,

I read it was heartbreaking but loved the families healing journey. 4.5 stars read for me. Thank you for the pick :)

I definitely cried my way through it Charlene! Heartbreaking and healing for SURE! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Staci wrote: "Bridget, thank you for choosing As Love Blooms. It was cute and finished out a series for me. :-)

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Glad you enjoyed it.

Charlene, I finished An Unlikely Proposal last night and enjoyed it. Thanks for choosing it for me!

Staci, finally finished my August Hidden Gem. Thank you!
(10/1/25)