Hidden Gems | October

[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!

[Missy]

I’m in. Pick 2-3 from my Hidden Gems shelf. Reading my September read now, so will be caught up just in time. 😁

[Jenn]

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 titles from my hg options shelf.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

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

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my want to read or tbr-physical-books lists.

[Katrina]

I'm in! Please choose 3 - 4 from my possible hidden gems shelf.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Sarita]

I’m in - I’m away on holiday so not able to add a link to my shelves - but any book I have yet to read is up to select :-)

Please choose 3-4

[Loraine]

I'm in - Please choose 2 or 3 from my hidden gems shelf:

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

[Hanna]

Sign me up! Choose two or three from my Hidden Gems Shelf.

[Charlene]

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

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

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

[Christine]

If you can choose from My Christian Historical shelves. 2-3 should do it!!https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Sign-ups are now closed. Match-ups coming soon.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Here are this month's match-ups. Let's get those books chosen for one another by October 13. Happy reading!

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

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Charlene! You had some amazing books on your list, and it was REALLY hard to narrow it down, but here are my 4 choices for you:
The Wishing Season, In the Field of Grace, Secrets She Kept, All Manner of Things

I look forward to your choices for me!

[Hanna]

Jenn, my favorite book on your list was The Lady and the Mountain Man. But I also read a couple others:

And I've read a couple of Roseanna M White's books and really enjoyed them, so I'll also recommend To Treasure an Heiress.

[Jenn]

Hi Hanna! Here are some options for you:

I've read and enjoyed the first two, and I've been wanting to read the third one.

And thanks for your choices. I'm not sure which one I'll be reading yet. They all look good!

Enjoy :)

[Katrina]

Hi Loraine,

I haven't read any of the books on your hidden gems shelf. But here are 3 choices that looked interesting to me! Hope you find one to enjoy!

[Sarita]

Missy, here is a few I really enjoyed!

[Loraine]

Katrina wrote: "Hi Loraine,

I haven't read any of the books on your hidden gems shelf. But here are 3 choices that looked interesting to me! Hope you find one to enjoy!

Katrina my choice will be .

[Loraine]

Katrina,
Here are my choices for you:


I've read all 3 and they were each very good.

[Katrina]

Loraine wrote: "Katrina,
Here are my choices for you:


I've read all 3 and they were each very..."

Thanks Loraine! They all look great! I think I will go with Autumn by the Sea.

Hope you enjoy the Swiss Courier.

[Loraine]

Katrina wrote: "Loraine wrote: "Katrina,
Here are my choices for you:


I've read all 3 and the..."

I just read that one recently and really liked it. Hope you do too! Book 2 in the series is supposed to be released shortly.

[Cindy]

Loraine wrote: "Katrina wrote: "Hi Loraine,

I haven't read any of the books on your hidden gems shelf. But here are 3 choices that looked interesting to me! Hope you find one to enjoy!

Katrina my choice will be ..."

That is a marvelous story!

[Missy]

Sarita wrote: "Missy, here is a few I really enjoyed!

"

Sarita - I think I am going to go with . I usually read WWII on a regular and I haven't for awhile, so this will get me back to it. Thank you.

[Sarita]

Missy wrote: "Sarita wrote: "Missy, here is a few I really enjoyed!

"

Sarita - I think..."

it was a good one!

[Hanna]

jenn wrote: "Hi Hanna! Here are some options for you:

I've read and enjoyed the first tw..."

Thanks, Jenn! I'll start with The Accidental Guardian.

[Missy]

Sarita -

Here are my picks for you:

, , (could be a US States contender - NM), .

I hope you find one to enjoy.

[Sarita]

Missy wrote: "Sarita -

Here are my picks for you:

, , (could be a US States contender - NM), [bookco..."

Thanks Missy! Welcome to last Chance is def an option for the US States challenge!

[Charlene]

Kate wrote: "Charlene! You had some amazing books on your list, and it was REALLY hard to narrow it down, but here are my 4 choices for you:
The Wishing Season, In the Field of Grace

Hi Kate,

Thank you! I will be reading

For you I pick these are all favourites & pick I haven’t read this but I really like this author.

I hope you enjoy the book you pick :)

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Thanks, Charlene! I'm going to go with My Foolish Heart .

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

I chose for Christine:

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Staci, have you heard from Christine yet?

If I've kept track correctly, that's the only remaining selection to be made. If anyone else has not received their picks, let me know.

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Hi Andrea. Christine and I have communicated via message, however, it might be best for someone else to choose for me. Thank you!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Thanks for letting me know, Staci. I'll be glad to choose for you. Be right back.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Here are some five-star books for you, Staci. Clearly, I loved them. :) I hope at least one's a winner for you too!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Thanks Andrea! I'll go with I'll Be Seeing You most likely.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Yay! I hope you enjoy it.

[Loraine]

Finished my Hidden Gem: , and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks Karina.

[Katrina]

Loraine wrote: "Finished my Hidden Gem: , and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks Karina."

Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed it. I am still finishing previous hidden gems, but plan to read the one you chose for me in early November.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

I finished My Foolish Heart last night, and really enjoyed it. Thanks, Charlene!

[Missy]

Finished and it was so good! Thank you for picking Sarita!!

[Hanna]

Jenn, I actually read two of your recommendations: The Accidental Guardian, which I mostly enjoyed, and The Spice King, which unfortunately had too different political views to keep my enjoyment. But I was glad to be able to check two more reads off my list. :)

[Sarita]

Missy wrote: "Finished and it was so good! Thank you for picking Sarita!!"

yeah - i had a feeling you will ;-)

[Jenn]

Hanna, I just finished The Magician's Nephew, and I thought it was good. Thanks for choosing that one.

[Sarita]

I ended up reading and enjoyed it!

[Katrina]

I finished my October Hidden gem.
(It had also been a selection choice in May, though I chose a different book at that time).

I really enjoyed it and am excited to read the next in the series.
Thanks, Loraine and Staci for both recommending it!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Thank you Andrea! Very much enjoyed my HG and it helped with two challenges!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

You're welcome!