Hidden Gems | May

[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!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

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

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

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

[Jenn]

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

[Sarita]

I'm in. Please choose 3-4 book from any of my unread books.

To Read
To buy or borrow
To read kindle free
Reading next

[Hanna]

Sign me up! Choose a couple books from my Hidden Gems shelf.

[Karen]

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

[Missy]

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

[Brittany]

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 titles from my temp read soon list:

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

[Loraine]

I'm in ! Please choose 3-4 titles from my hidden-gem list:

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

[Alice]

I'm in! Please choose from my to ne read shelf x

[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...

[Loraine]

I'm in. Please pick 2-3 from the following shelf:

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

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Sign-ups are now closed. Match-ups will be revealed shortly.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Here are May's match-ups. Happy reading, all!

Missy (8) - Kate (3)
Andrea (16) - Charlene (12)
Staci (2) - Alice (11)
Karen (7) - Hanna (6)
Jenn (4) - Brittany (9)
Loraine (10) - Sarita (5)

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Charlene, here's my list: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

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

Missy, you had some great options on your HG shelf, and I ended up having to play 'cub-scout-you're-out' to narrow down my last choice. 😉
My 3 choices for you to choose from are: Freedom's Song: A Novel , The Printed Letter Bookshop , and The Cairo Curse .
I look forward to seeing what you've selected for me. 🙂

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Charlene, here are my choices for you. They were all five-star, emotional reads for me. I hope at least one's a winner for you too.

[Loraine]

Sarita, here are my choices for you:

[Jenn]

Hi Brittany! Here are my choices for you. I've read and enjoyed the first one, and I've been wanting to read the others.

[Karen]

Hi Hannah - unfortunately I have not read any of the books on your shelf. However, we do have several books in common that we want to read.

My choices for you are:

I look forward to seeing what you've selected for me.

[Brittany]

Hi Jenn, Thank you for the choices! I'm not sure what I will choose yet. You have so many wonderful books on your list which were some of my favorites, so it was hard to narrow it down. But, I tried to get a variety of genres:

[Charlene]

Hey Andrea,

Thank you I will be reading or or maybe both :)

For you I pick , , or

Hope you enjoy the one you pick. Happy reading :)

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Thanks, Charlene! Good choosing, friend. I've heard great things about all of those books.

I think I'll start with the Ruchti, as I've been craving a road trip lately. Don't have time for a real one right now, so a book one will have to do. Thanks!

[Jenn]

Thanks, Brittany! I'm hoping to read and probably another one, as well.

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Alice selected for me:


I picked for Alice:


Happy reading all!

[Missy]

Kate -

I am going to go with .

For you I pick these. The first two I have read and enjoyed, the last is on my list: , , and

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Thanks for the choices, Missy . . . I've decided to go with The Isaac Project .
Happy Reading!

[Loraine]

Sarita is choosing to read from my choices for her, and I will read from her picks for me. She is away from her computer right now.

[Hanna]

Hi Karen, thanks for the choices! I'm excited to pick one, but I just can't decide yet between The Woman in White and The Road to Paradise.

Unfortunately, your profile is set to private. Can you approve me as a friend so I can view your shelf? Thanks!

[Jenn]

Brittany, I just finished , and I thought it was good! I'm hoping to read soon, also.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

That was fast, Jenn! Great job!

[Karen]

Hanna wrote: "Hi Karen, thanks for the choices! I'm excited to pick one, but I just can't decide yet between The Woman in White and The Road to Paradise.

Unfortunately, your profile ..."

Hi Hannah - glad you liked the choices. I approved your friend request and look forward to seeing your choices for me.

[Hanna]

Thanks, Karen! I've read and quite enjoyed one book on your list. The other three are ones that are also on my TBR:

[Karen]

Hi Hanna, thanks for the choices! I'll go with - I can use it for several challenges!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

All picks seem to be in. Well done, friends! Hope y'all have a blessed Mother's Day weekend.

[Brittany]

I'm so glad you liked it, Jenn!

[Alice]

Staci wrote: "Alice selected for me:


I picked for Alice:


Happy reading all!"

I just finished the confessions of x and can highly recommend, thanks so much Staci!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Glad you loved it Alice! It truly is a hidden gem.

[Brittany]

I am getting to my hidden gem reading a bit late this month, but I plan to read

[Brittany]

I finished and loved it! Thanks Jenn!

[Jenn]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Brittany!

[Loraine]

Finished my Hidden Gem: Thanks Sarita.

[Sarita]

Loraine wrote: "Finished my Hidden Gem: Thanks Sarita."

Hope you enjoyed it!

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Missy, I just finished The Isaac Project and really enjoyed it. Thanks for choosing it for me!

[Hanna]

Karen, I finally finished The Woman in White! Great recommendation; I really enjoyed it, though it took me quite a long time to read it (not the fault of the book other than its length, but due to my having little time to read).

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Thanks to Alice for choosing my HG. I'm a fan of Deborah Raney's books.