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 choose 3-4 from my Series in Progress
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

and/or physical books shelves
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

-I am in. please select from my hidden gems shelf 2-3 books.

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

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

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

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

❤ I'm in for February!!! Pick any book from the shelves listed:

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

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

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

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

I'm in. Please pick 2-3 from my HG bookshelf.

I’m in - please select 3-4 books - no specific shelf

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my Temp Read Soon 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 pick 3-4 from any of the following shelf’s

My 2026 Must Read Shelf

My Hidden Gems Shelf

i’m in! pls pick a book or two books from my want to read shelf!

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Please pick 2-4 books from my owned-tbr shelf. Thanks!

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

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

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

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

Here are this month's matchups. Please choose books for each other by February 13. Happy reading!

Michelle (4) - Sarita (9)
Kate (5) - Brittany (10)
Hope Marissa (13) - Charlene (12)
Chantel (6) - Missy (8)
Staci (2) - Jackie (3)
Annette (15) - Hannah (14)
Karen (7) - Bridget (11)

Hi Jackie. Here are my recommendations for you:

Staci wrote: "I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my Series in Progress
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

and/or physical books shelves
https://www.goodrea..."


Staci, I found 4 books I have read from your lists. I enjoyed each one and I hope you will too.

Hi Kate,

I'm going to give you 4 options (2 contemporary/2 historical) that I have enjoyed. Happy reading!

thanks Staci. I think I will start with . It will help with my Genre this month and begin a series for me.

Hi Hannah~~Here are 4 that I’ve read and enjoyed. I hope one or more is to your liking.

Thanks, Brittany!
I'm going to go with Far Side of the Sea .

My choices for you: (I have not read any of these, but they are either on my TBR list, are by authors I enjoy, or just look plain fun!)
Hearts on the Fly
Love in a Mist
Three Days to Forget
How to Kiss Your Grumpy Boss

Hello Sarita,

Here are 4 books I've enjoyed reading. I hope you like the one you pick!

Hi Charlene! Here are my choices for you this month! (The only one of these I've read is Dangerous Beauty and loved that one, but the others all looked really interesting as well!)

1. Dangerous Beauty
2. To Dwell Among Cedars
3. Double Take
4. Before We Were Us

Jackie wrote: "Staci wrote: "I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my Series in Progress
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

and/or physical books shelves
https..."

Thanks Jackie! I will likely read:

Hi Bridget - I've only read two books on your shelf and enjoyed them both (the first two choices for you). My other choices for you are books I'm also interested in reading. Here are my choices for you:


Hope you find a good one for you.

Hi Missy!

Here are the two books I chose for you to pick from:


I enjoyed them both and I hope you will too!😊

Annette wrote: "Hi Hannah~~Here are 4 that I’ve read and enjoyed. I hope one or more is to your liking.

..."

Thank you!

I really enjoyed these on your list, so I hope you have a winner among them too!

Hannah~~I’ve started reading so I’ll finish it and also plan to read . Thank you for the picks.

Hi Chantel -

For you I pick , I've read this one and it is cute. And which I have been seeing good reviews on and want to read.

I chose for my read.

Michelle wrote: "Hello Sarita,

Here are 4 books I've enjoyed reading. I hope you like the one you pick!

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Thanks Michelle - I will either go for the Jen or Irene one.

Hi Michelle

Here is my picks for you

Thank you Sarita! I'll go with .

Hi Hope Marissa,
Thank you for the picks. I think I’m going to read but I’m a mood reader so may change my mind when I come to read it. But I will keep you posted :)

For you I pick
and

Hope you enjoy the book you pick :)

Missy wrote: "Hi Chantel -

For you I pick , I've read this one and it is cute. And which I have been seeing good reviews ..."

I so want to read both books! But I'll go with . Thank you Missy!😊🫶🏾

Annette wrote: "Hannah~~I’ve started reading so I’ll finish it and also plan to read . Thank you for the picks."

You're welcome!

Thanks Kate! I don't know which one I am going to choose yet.

Thanks Karen!
I am going to go with

Here are my choices for you:
I've read and enjoyed these two


These two are on my TBR list


And this one just looks cute


Enjoy!

Thanks, Bridget.

I'm going to go with - it fits my genre match this month.

Sarita, I finished reading . It was an enjoyable read. Thank you for picking it!

Charlene wrote: "Hi Hope Marissa,
Thank you for the picks. I think I’m going to read but I’m a mood reader so may change my mind when I come to read it. But I will keep you posted..."

Ty Charlene! Sry it took me awhile to decide and get back, I'm going with

Sarita - I also finished and enjoyed reading . Thank you for the picks!

Michelle wrote: "Sarita - I also finished and enjoyed reading . Thank you for the picks!"

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hi Hannah~~~

I finished and . They were both fantastic. Thank you again for your recommendations.

finished (2/18/26)
Thanks Karen!

I finished today (2/19/26) This was a cute rom-com! Thank you Missy!😊

I finished Far Side of the Sea just now and really enjoyed it. Thanks, Brittany!

I finished yesterday. So good. Thank you Chantel for recommending, I have been wanting to read it for awhile now.

Just finished - thanks to Bridget for a fun, quick read. I've also been enjoying other books in that series,