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 - any shelf may be chosen from.

I'm in! Please select 3-4 books from my HG-September shelf.

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

I'm in! Please give me at least 2-3 options from my 2025-hg shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

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

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 pick 3-4 from my Hidden Gems Shelf:

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

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

Here are this month's matchups. Happy reading!

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

Hi Bridget! Here are my picks for you. The first two I enjoyed reading; the third is one I'd like to read, and I like the cover on the fourth book.

Karen, I've actually only read 1 of the books on your list, but it's one I can happily recommend. My other choices for you are from authors whose work I've enjoyed in the past. I hope you enjoy whatever book(s) you choose to read!

The Christmas Star
Under the Harvest Moon
Only Her Heart
Once Upon a Cowboy
Mission to Protect

Hi Sarita, I chose 4 books for you to pick from. These are all books that I enjoyed a lot. I hope you find something you like.

Kate wrote: "Karen, I've actually only read 1 of the books on your list, but it's one I can happily recommend. My other choices for you are from authors whose work I've enjoyed in the past. I hope you enjoy wha..."

Thanks Kate for your great choices. I'll go with and . Hopefully I can get one or two more of them as well.

Kate - unfortunately I have not read any of the books on your shelf. So I chose books that are on my TBR lists and tried to sekect a variety. I hope you enjoy whatever book(s) you decide to read.

The Women of Oak Ridge
Dawn of Grace
Every Deadly Suspicion

I find I'm in the mood for a suspense novel right now, Karen, so Every Deadly Suspicion will fit the bill nicely.
Thanks and happy reading!

Charlene chose for me:


I chose for her:


Happy reading all!

Thank you, Michelle!
I am going to go with

Here are my choices for you
I enjoyed
I haven't read any of these but have enjoyed books by these authors

Enjoy!

Thank you Bridget! I'll read and .

Hi Loraine -

I haven't read any from your list but a few of them looked like they would be interesting. You will have to let me know.

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Brittany, I have not read any of your books, but choose these based on author or cover:

Brittany wrote: "Hi Sarita, I chose 4 books for you to pick from. These are all books that I enjoyed a lot. I hope you find something you like.

or

Thanks Sarita, I will probably start with

Missy, I have a message in to Loraine. Sorry for the delay in picks!

Andrea wrote: "Missy, I have a message in to Loraine. Sorry for the delay in picks!"

That is fine. We are all busy sometimes.

I finished reading . I enjoyed reading this. Bridget, thank you for picking it!

Glad you enjoyed it, Michelle.
I finished I enjoyed it as well.

Missy, I haven't heard back yet, so I'll pick a few books for you. Be right back.

Here you go, Missy! I was spending a couple days with friends, so I couldn't get to this sooner.

I'm working on this one and enjoying it.


I loved these two.

Andrea wrote: "Here you go, Missy! I was spending a couple days with friends, so I couldn't get to this sooner.

Thank you Andrea. I am going to go with and finish that series up.

Enjoy! That's my favorite in the trilogy. :)

I listened to & loved it! Thank you, Sarita!

Missy wrote: "I'm in - please pick 2-3 from my Hidden Gems shelf."

I apologize as I have been having some health issues. I did write a post on here that I couldn't choose anything as I didn't have the link, but I don't see it so don't know what happened. Hope you enjoy Andrea's choice.

BTW I will choose: When the Cat's Away Finished!

Karen, I just finished Every Deadly Suspicion and really enjoyed it. Thanks for choosing it for me!

Kate wrote: "Karen, I just finished Every Deadly Suspicion and really enjoyed it. Thanks for choosing it for me!"

Kate - so glad you enjoyed it. I'll need to move it up on my TBR list.

Kate - finished (9/25/25) and really enjoyed it. Thanks for choosing it for me.

I'm glad it was a good fit for you!

Andrea -

I finished and agree, I think this was my favorite of the three. Thank you for recommending it, it helped finish up the series, and it helped in another challenge.

You're welcome, Missy!

Hey Staci,

Due to the monthly challenge in September being autumn sweep I ended up reading I loved it. 5 stars from me. I will be reading in the near future. Thanks for the picks :)

Glad you enjoyed it Charlene! I thought it was super cute too.

I finally finished my HG. Interesting premise...English teenagers integrated into an Amish home. Thanks for choosing it!