Welcome to Christian Fiction Devourers!

[Kristina]

Hello Adrea! I like historical fiction, sci-fi, and sometimes a little of contemporary fiction. Usually, I read juvenile fiction, but I'm trying to get into YA and adult books (just harder to find clean books in those genres)

[Julianne]

Loraine wrote: "Welcome Julianne and Kristina. You will find more wonderful books here than you will ever be able to read! Have fun."

Thank you, Andrea, Loraine, and Kate, for the warm welcome and the congratulations on my book.

[Julianne]

When you think about it, there are a lot of stories written by Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, Alexander Dumas, Louise Alcott, Laura Ingram-Wilder, and even Ann Sewell. I like to read stories by these authors because not only is there usually a moral message but a history of that time period.

[Angie]

Kristina wrote: "Hello Adrea! I like historical fiction, sci-fi, and sometimes a little of contemporary fiction. Usually, I read juvenile fiction, but I'm trying to get into YA and adult books (just harder to find ..."

Kristina, I enjoy sci-fi too, when I can find a good clean author. I've created a shelf for the ones I've read if you want to check it out. :)

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

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Kristina wrote: "Hello Adrea! I like historical fiction, sci-fi, and sometimes a little of contemporary fiction. Usually, I read juvenile fiction, but I'm trying to get into YA and adult books (just harder to find ..."

Have you tried The Girl Who Could See by Kara Swanson? It's YA scifi and so good!

For historical, I like virtually anything by Kim Vogel Sawyer, but I recommend beginning with this one:
My Heart Remembers

And I love a good emotional, contemporary story. One of my favorite authors is Christina Suzann Nelson.
What Happens Next

[Kristina]

thank you for the recommendations Andrea! i will put them on my to read list :)

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

You're welcome, Kristina.

[Theona]

Hi,
My name is Theona. I think that I may be a little confused with this book club when I joined. Is there an actual virtual meet-up to discuss the book of the month? Like a zoom meeting?

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Theona wrote: "Hi,
My name is Theona. I think that I may be a little confused with this book club when I joined. Is there an actual virtual meet-up to discuss the book of the month? Like a zoom meeting?"

Welcome to the group, Theona. No, there is no actual virtual meet-up. The book club discussions of the book of the month take place in the thread for that book. It's not a typical 'book club discussion night', but we've had some interesting discussions over the years I've been a member here.
We are glad to have you with us, but will understand if our 'text only format' doesn't quite work with what you're looking for.
God bless!🙂

[Theona]

Thanks for answering my question.

[Emmy]

Hello, friends! I'm new to the group and the goodreads in general. Not sure yet how everything works, but the welcome letter helped (thanks!). I recently started my passion for reading (not so recently. It was in 2020, haha), so I thought it was about time to try goodreads.
Anyway, I'm Emmilly (or Emmy for short), im Brazilian, and I'm excited to be a part of this awesome group! :)

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Glad to have you with us, Emmy!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Emmy! So glad the welcome letter was helpful. Let us know if you get lost. We'll try to help. Happy reading!

[Leafy Reads]

Hello everyone, I am new to groups in good reads and this sounded really interestin. I am curious to see what book recomandations there are in this topic, I am also pationate aabout coloring books and I have some ideas to create one myself. I am doing some reserch to see what kind of things would readers want added to a relaxing coloring book that is about faith . Have a lovely evening!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Leafy Reads! We're glad you've joined us. Let us know if you need help finding something.

[Shaunna]

Hello everyone! I’m super excited to have found this group! I love to read, and always have, but my interests have always leaned toward fantasy, and in the last few years onto the spicier side. As I began my spiritual journey almost a year ago, I want to find some Christian-friendly reads that will give me the thrill I look for in a book (not the spicy part, obvs) and could possibly tandem read with my preteen daughter. Fantasy and dystopian are my go-tos, but I also love a good mystery. Not huge on romance, but I’m certainly open to try!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Shaunna! So glad you've joined us.

Have you read Kara Swanson's The Girl Who Could See? It's scifi and Young Adult (YA).

[Sherry]

Hi there. I am excited to be part of this group. I'm relatively new to Goodreads groups as well. I read primarily romantic suspense, but also some Historical and Biblical fiction sprinkled throughout. I am not a very fast reader, so looking at the reading challenges seems overwhelming to me, but also intriguing. I'd like to participate, if I'm able too. I do well if I am able to read 3 books a month, audiobook is my preferred way of reading.

I have tried to read books in adult fiction, but seem to be disappointed because of the content, so I am glad that Christian fiction is becoming so much more accessible. I am having a good time checking out all the recommendations in the threads so far.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Sherry! The monthly challenges might be a good place to start. Some readers read only one or two books for them, and that is perfectly acceptable. The point is to have fun while we're reading books.

I know what you mean about questionable content. It's so prevalent these days. I'm grateful for the Christian authors who refrain from using such nonsense in their books. Have you tried Carrie Turansky or Kim Vogel Sawyer? They're two of my favorites in historical Christian fiction.

[Sherry]

I have read both of those authors. I especially enjoyed The Librarian of Boone's Hollow. So, so good! Thanks for the warm welcome!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

One of my favorite books! Lovely.

[Kelli]

Welcome Sherry! I love Christian Romantic Suspense as well - hope you enjoy this site as much as I do.

[Loraine]

Welcome Sherry! Christian Romantic suspense is one of my favorite genres too. There are great Christian Fiction suspense authors out there: Lynette Eason, Lisa Harris, Lisa Phillips, Rebecca Connolly, and Susan Page Davis are just a few of my favorites.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Christina! So happy you’ve found us here.

[Loraine]

Welcome Christina! You'll will love the book family you find here and see lots of wonderful books to read.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Shipei! So nice to have you join us.

[T.D.]

I just found this group. My name is Todd but I write under TD. In terms of Christian fiction, I am big fan of Frank Peretti (especially Piercing the Darkness and The Oath) and Ted Dekker...especially the Thomas Hunter Chronicles.

I write clean YA/New Adult romance/suspense. I released my first book this year (a paranormal suspense/romance centered around spiritual warfare) and will likely release a second one in a few months (a YA sports romance).

We attend a wonderful church in Northern Virginia.

[Chantel]

Just Checking in to say hi to everybody! Wow!I feel like I haven't posted on her in so long. I pray everyone is doing well! :-)

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome all! So great to see everyone.

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Chantel wrote: "Just Checking in to say hi to everybody! Wow!I feel like I haven't posted on her in so long. I pray everyone is doing well! :-)"

Hello Chantel! So glad to have you back!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Christina wrote: "I am new and doing well Happy Easter to you all and happy reading"

Welcome Christina! Happy Easter!

[Chantel]

Staci wrote: "Chantel wrote: "Just Checking in to say hi to everybody! Wow!I feel like I haven't posted on her in so long. I pray everyone is doing well! :-)"

Hello Chantel! So glad to have you back!"

Thank you Staci! :-)

[Loraine]

Chantel wrote: "Just Checking in to say hi to everybody! Wow!I feel like I haven't posted on her in so long. I pray everyone is doing well! :-)"

Love to see you back Chantel!

[Chantel]

Loraine wrote: "Chantel wrote: "Just Checking in to say hi to everybody! Wow!I feel like I haven't posted on her in so long. I pray everyone is doing well! :-)"

Love to see you back Chantel!"

Thanks Loraine! Good to see you! :-)

[V]

Beth wrote: "Hello and Welcome to Christian Fiction Devourers (CFD). We are happy to have you as part of our CFD family! We hope you will sit back, kick your feet up, and enjoy all the wonderful members here in..."
Good morning! My name is Nick Gerasimou and I've been a faith-based author for quite a while now. I love writing and I love Jesus.

[Kate]

Beth wrote: "Hello and Welcome to Christian Fiction Devourers (CFD). We are happy to have you as part of our CFD family! We hope you will sit back, kick your feet up, and enjoy all the wonderful members here in..."

Hi! I've been exploring the group feeds the last two days, and once I found the one on read-a-holics, I knew I'd found a home. I'm not happy if I don't have access to books, and now that I have an ereader app on my phone, I never have to be without. Looking forward to learning more about what Christian fiction is available, especially in the cozy, general fiction or humour categories.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, all!

Here are a few of my recommendations for newbies to Christian fiction:

Women's historical fiction (romance is NOT the main thread):

Regency (romance):

Contemporary women's fiction:

Suspense:

Legal suspense:

Historical romance:

Anthology (I'm one of the authors in this one, but all the stories are really good):

[V]

Katherine wrote: "Beth wrote: "Hello and Welcome to Christian Fiction Devourers (CFD). We are happy to have you as part of our CFD family! We hope you will sit back, kick your feet up, and enjoy all the wonderful me..."
Hi Katherine! Welcome! If you'd like a recommendation let me know and I could post the Amazon link to my novel. Cheers and God Bless!

[Kate]

Kristina wrote: "Hello Adrea! I like historical fiction, sci-fi, and sometimes a little of contemporary fiction. Usually, I read juvenile fiction, but I'm trying to get into YA and adult books (just harder to find ..."

Glad I'm not the only one that still enjoys juvenile fiction.

[Kate]

Andrea wrote: "Welcome, all!

Here are a few of my recommendations for newbies to Christian fiction:

Women's historical fiction (romance is NOT the main thread):

Regency (..."

Thanks for the recommendations. I may try the anthology. Looks like a good way to find several new authors, and I love books set in England.

[Brandy]

Hello everyone. My names Brandy. I’ve been looking for a group who loves Jesus and good clean reading. I’m so excited to join up with others who are interested in all things Christian.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Welcome! We're glad to have you!

[Annette]

Hi…..I’m Annette. I love to read but most importantly I love Jesus. I’m not so new to Goodreads but am a newbie to groups. Thank you so much for allowing me to join.

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Annette wrote: "Hi…..I’m Annette. I love to read but most importantly I love Jesus. I’m not so new to Goodreads but am a newbie to groups. Thank you so much for allowing me to join."

Welcome Annette! There are a number of ways to plug into this group. We look forward to interacting with you.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

So glad you've joined us, Annette!

[Rebecca]

Glad you found our group, Annette.

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Chong wrote: "Hi, I come from Singapore. I become a Christian since year 2000. Nice to meet you all!"

Welcome Chong! Glad to have you here! Reach out if we can help with anything.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Glad you've found us, Chong! Welcome!

[Al]

On eBay, I listed THE SWORD OF EDEN: SHINOBI graphic novel. This is the standard cover. I included artwork from the interior pages...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145756976126

[Mark]

Hello Folks, My name is Mark and my wife Sarah and I just self-published our first Christian Sci-Fantasy book for adults. I'd love some feedback from any of you guys if you're interested in reading it. You can read it for free on Netgalley, or I can send you a link to be on my ARC team if you're interested. It's called The Respian Man, first book in the Kingdom of the Infinity Realm Series (since it's the first book, it's light on biblical stuff). I'd also love people's feedback on my cover. Is it a cover that you'd click on when shopping for a book?