Hidden Gems | March

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

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. I have found that 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!

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

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

[Brittany]

I'm in! Please choose 3 or 4 books off of my To Read Soon shelf:

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

[Loraine]

I'm in ! Please choose 2 or 3 from my Hidden Gems shelf!

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

[Jenn]

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 titles from my hidden gems and read next shelves.

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 options from my To Read and/or Physical To Read shelves.

[Sarita]

I'm in - please choose 3-4 books from any of my shelves:

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

[Missy]

I'm in! Please choose 1-2 from my Hidden Gems shelf.

[Katrina]

I'm in. Please choose 3 - 4 options from my Possible Hidden Gems shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Charlene]

I’m in please pick 3-4 from the following shelf’s

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

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

[Winter]

In! Pick a few from this list <3
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Sign-ups are closed. Match-ups coming shortly.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Here are the match-ups for March. Happy reading!

Loraine (4) - Kate (2)
Winter (11) - Katrina (9)
Missy (8) - Charlene (10)
Jenn (5) - Sarita (7)
Staci (6) - Brittany (3)

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Brittany selected for me:


I picked for her:


Happy reading all!

[Jenn]

Hi Sarita, you have a lot of great options on your list! I had trouble narrowing it down. Here are some books from your lists that I've read and enjoyed:

Sorry, I know that's five options, but I loved all of these. The last one is a shorter book, and I liked how she finished the series with this one. I hope that you find one you enjoy :)

[Missy]

Hi Charlene -

For you I pick:

, , , and .

I have read Hidden Among the Stars and Dr. Mr. Knightly and really enjoyed them.

[Katrina]

Hi Winter,

Here are my choices for you:





Fairy Tale retellings is one of my favourite genres to read!

[Charlene]

Hi Missy thank you I will be reading either or but I will keep you posted.

I have only read one book on yours shelf but I think you may have tried it to save for later. I enjoyed it but it’s not a favourite.

So here are two I have picked because I have enjoyed the authors before
and

[Winter]

Katrina wrote: "Hi Winter,

Here are my choices for you:


[bookcover:Princess of the Silver Woods|1..."

Me too, Katrina! Fairytale retellings are my ultimate comfort read. <3 <3 <3
Lots of good picks so I'm not sure which one I'll choose (except for Princess of the Midnight Ball- I read that one last month ;D)

[Winter]

Here are some choices for ya!

I read this one back in January and LOVED it!


I've been loving this author's Codebreaker series and am looking forward to reading the rest of her books. :D


I've heard good things about this one.


Love Morgan L. Busse!


Hopefully these picks are to your liking! <3 Happy Reading!

[Katrina]

Winter wrote: "Here are some choices for ya!

I read this one back in January and LOVED it!


I've been loving this author's Codebreaker series and am looking forward to reading th..."

Hi Winter, thanks for these choices, they look great!

I am going to go with as it is sitting at #1 on my tbr list and has been there for so long. I will probably wonder why I left it so long. I may try to sneak in as well. It does sound really interesting! Thanks!

[Sarita]

jenn wrote: "Hi Sarita, you have a lot of great options on your list! I had trouble narrowing it down. Here are some books from your lists that I've read and enjoyed:
[boo..."

Thank you :-)

I will definitely read [bookcover:Weddings and Wasabi|26172694] because I want to finish that series. But hopefully I will have time for another one as well.

[Sarita]

Jenn, I was spoiled for choice as well on your list.

I'm trying to limit it to my 5 star reads:

[Jenn]

Thanks, Sarita! I think I'll read .

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Hi Loraine!
I've got 3 options for you: Daughter of Rome , A Search for Refuge , The Wings of Morning
Looking forward to seeing what you've chosen for me!🙂

[Missy]

Charlene wrote: "Hi Missy thank you I will be reading either or but I will keep you posted.

I have only read one book on yours she..."

I did try that book in audio, but being from the Midwest I couldn't take the narrator putting a Southern accent on the guy from Nebraska, so had to shelve it and just read later. I think I am going to try .

[Loraine]

Kate - I am choosing


Your choices are:
or

Both were 5 star reads for me.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Such a difficult choice, but I feel like reading a new-to-me author this month, so The Weaver's Daughter it is!

[Loraine]

Kate wrote: "Such a difficult choice, but I feel like reading a new-to-me author this month, so The Weaver's Daughter it is!"

Kate you will love Sarah Ladd's writing.

[Sarita]

I've read and enjoyed

[Jenn]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Sarita!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Brittany, thank you for choosing Autumn by the Sea. It was wonderful! A Kindle pre-order that I hadn't read yet. Now to wait for the second in the series to release...

[Winter]

Katrina wrote: "Winter wrote: "Here are some choices for ya!

I read this one back in January and LOVED it!


I've been loving this author's Codebreaker series and am looking forwar..."

I know the feeling! XD Enjoy!

-I'll be reading these two once I finish a few of my library books. ^-^

[Loraine]

Kate - finished daughter of Rome and thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent Biblical fiction!

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Just starting into 'Weaver's Daughter' right now.

[Missy]

Just finished . I enjoyed it very much. Thank you Charlene for picking it for me.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Loraine!
I just finished The Weaver's Daughter and really enjoyed it. Thank you for the recommendation!

[Brittany]

Staci wrote: "Brittany, thank you for choosing Autumn by the Sea. It was wonderful! A Kindle pre-order that I hadn't read yet. Now to wait for the second in the series to release...

[bookcover:Autumn by the Sea..."

So glad you loved it! I did too!

And today I finished All She Wanted by Nicole Deese. It's one of her earlier books and I really enjoyed it.

[Loraine]

I finished

[Jenn]

Sarita, I finished . It was really good. Thanks for choosing that one!

[Sarita]

jenn wrote: "Sarita, I finished . It was really good. Thanks for choosing that one!"

So glad! one of my all time favourites!