Hidden Gems | January

[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!

[Brittany]

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

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

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

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

[Missy]

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

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

I'm in! Please give me at least 2 options from my 2024-hg shelf

[Reagan]

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

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

[Jenn]

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

[Loraine]

I'm in Please choose 3-4 titles from this shelf:

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

[Karen]

I'm in! Please choose 4-5 titles from these two shelves:

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

[Bridget]

I'm in. Please choose several from these shelves:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[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

[Lisa]

I'm in.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Charlene]

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

My Hidden Gems Shelf

My 2024 TBR Shelf

[Katrina]

I'm in! Please choose 2- 3 choices from my 2024 Hidden Gems Shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Many apologies, my friends. I worked all day yesterday and completely forgot about Hidden Gems (super rare for me to forget like that, as I look forward to this every month!).

Sign-ups are now closed. Match-ups are being created. Be back in a jiffy.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

I'm in to make things even. Please choose from my HG Options 2024 list: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Here are this month's match-ups. Since I was late, let's add a day to get those picks in: by January 14th.

Reminder of how this works: The number beside your partner's name is the comment number in which they designated the shelf they would like books chosen from. Please choose 3-4 books from that shelf to give to your partner for the month's choices. They will do the same for you.

Note: If your profile is not set to public, please let your partner know they can friend you to gain access to your shelves.

Happy reading!

January Match-Ups:

Charlene (13) - Loraine (8)
Sarita (11) - Staci (3)
Jenn (7) - Bridget (10)
Kate (5) - Katrina (14)
Lisa (12) - Andrea (16)
Reagan (6) - Karen (9)
Brittany (2) - Missy (4)

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Lisa, I haven't read any of your books, so here are the books I chose and the reasons I chose them for you.

Courageous
because I love the movie version

Catching Christmas
because that cover is super adorable

The Sweet Life
because who doesn't love some ice cream?

Looking forward to seeing which books you choose for me.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Katrina, you've got some good ones on your list, but here are my 3 choices for you this month:
All That It Takes , An Hour Unspent , The Bride of Ivy Green

[Brittany]

Missy - Here are a few choices for you. I hope you enjoy whatever you end up reading.

[Katrina]

Thanks, Kate!

I am going to go with The Bride of Ivy Green

My choices for you are:

The Love Note , The House at the End of the Moor and Closer Than She Knows

I have read the first two and enjoyed them. Then I chose a book I am interested in and is in a different genre from the others, to give you more variety of choice.

Happy reading!

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Thanks, Katrina! I'm going to go with The House at the End of the Moor for this month.

[Bridget]

Jenn, you have some great books on your shelf!
Here's the 4 I've chosen for you:
The Right Kind of Fool
Catching the Wind
English Ivy
A Brush with Love: A January Wedding Story
I hope you enjoy whichever one you choose!

[Loraine]

Charlene - here are my choices for you. They were all 5 star reads for me.

[Missy]

Brittany wrote: "Missy - Here are a few choices for you. I hope you enjoy whatever you end up reading.

Brittany -

I am going to go with this month.

[Missy]

Brittany -

For you I chose the following. The first two I have read and enjoyed, the last is a want to read (hopefully soon).

, , and

[Reagan]

Karen - here are my choices for you. The first one I have read, the last two are want to reads. Happy reading!

[Brittany]

Thanks, Missy! Not sure which one I will choose yet. I will make sure to come back and post when I know.

[Karen]

Reagan wrote: "Karen - here are my choices for you. The first one I have read, the last two are want to reads. Happy reading!



[book..."

Thanks, Reagan - I'll go with [bookcover:Mission Undercover|34396619]

Here are my choices for you - the first one I've read (and highly recommend), and the other 3 include my reason for picking it:

- I'm enjoying this series and working to finish it myself
- a series I've heard great things about
- wanted to include something from a different time period.

[Jenn]

Hi Bridget, you have lots of great options on your list! I had trouble narrowing it down, but here are some choices for you:


I've read and enjoyed all of these; I hope you find one you enjoy!

[Jenn]

I think I'll be reading and possibly another one. Thanks! :)

[Charlene]

Hey Loraine,

I will be reading and

I haven’t read any books on your shelf but I pick the following for you:,


Hope you enjoy the book you pick :)

[Bridget]

Thanks Jenn!
I will be reading

[Lisa]

Andrea - I chose

- Because I love the name of the location

- Read this and liked it

- I love Eason. And all things K9

- Seems like a good starton anew series

ENJOY

[Reagan]

Thanks, Karen!

I'm going to read and hopefully .

[Loraine]

Charlene wrote: "Hey Loraine,

I will be reading and

I haven’t read any books on your shelf but I pick the following fo..."

I will pick

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Lisa wrote: "Andrea - I chose"

Thank you, Lisa! I'm going to go with first. I'm with you. Fog Harbor is a great name!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Sarita picked for me:


I chose for Sarita:


Happy reading all!

[Lisa]

I'll be reading

- Completed 1/12/24
- Completed 1/13/24
- Completed 1/15/24

I highly recommend The Sweet Life - sooooo good.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job, Lisa! That was really fast on those first two!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Looks like all the picks are in. Great job, friends!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Finished my HG and a series! Thanks Sarita.

[Bridget]

I finished

Thanks, Jenn! I really enjoyed it!

[Sarita]

Staci wrote: "Finished my HG and a series! Thanks Sarita.

"

:-)

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Katrina, I just finished The House at the End of the Moor and LOVED it! First 5 star read of 2024 for me!

[Katrina]

Kate wrote: "Katrina, I just finished The House at the End of the Moor and LOVED it! First 5 star read of 2024 for me!"

So glad you loved it! Wonderful!

[Brittany]

Missy - I ended up reading . It was spooky and I wondered if it was going to be darker than I wanted for awhile. However, the author wrapped everything up very nicely in a way that made me happy in both timelines. Thanks!

[Missy]

Brittany wrote: "Missy - I ended up reading . It was spooky and I wondered if it was going to be darker than I wanted for awhile. However, the author wrapped eve..."

Brittany - I am glad you liked it. I still have it on my shelf to read. I read , because the other book I was going to read was #3 in a series. But this was a pleasant surprise, and I loved it. Thank you for selecting it for me.

[Brittany]

Missy wrote: "Brittany wrote: "Missy - I ended up reading . It was spooky and I wondered if it was going to be darker than I wanted for awhile. However, the a..."

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It is a favorite of mine!

[Brittany]

Missy wrote: "Brittany wrote: "Missy - I ended up reading . It was spooky and I wondered if it was going to be darker than I wanted for awhile. However, the a..."

Oh, and just so you know, I was curious about the #3 in series book that you were going to read but didn't. I couldn't remember which one I had suggested, so I looked up our original comment. I wanted you to know that even though they are a "series" for Jody Hedlund, the books aren't actually connected in any way. You can read them as stand alones. So, you can read it without having read the others before it whenever you want. In fact, I haven't read the two other books.