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. 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 of the sweet romcoms on my Temp Read Soon shelf:

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

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

I'm in! Please give me at least 2-3 options from my 2025-hg shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Michelle]

I'm in! Please select 3-4 books from my Hidden Gems shelf:

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

[Bridget]

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

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

I'm in! ! Please choose 3-4 from my tbr-physical-books and/or series-in -progress shelves.

[Reagan]

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

[Annette]

I am in. Please choose 3-4 books from this shelf.

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

[Karen]

I'm in. Please select 4-5 from these shelves:

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

[Missy]

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

[Sarita]

I'm in - any unread book on my shelves may be picked.

[Loraine]

I'm in: PIck 3 to 4 books on my Hidden Gems shelf.

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

[Charlene]

I’m in! Please pick 3-4 from any of the following shelf’s

My 2025 Must Read Shelf

My Hidden Gems Shelf

My 2025 TBR Shelf

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Sign-ups are now closed. Matchups are being created.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Here are this month's matchups. I hope you enjoy the reads!

Annette (8) - Reagan (7)
Loraine (12) - Staci (6)
Brittany (2) - Bridget (5)
Charlene (13) - Kate (3)
Sarita (11) - Missy (10)
Michelle (4) - Karen (9)

[Michelle]

Hello Karen, here are my sections for you.

These two I've enjoyed reading:


These two are also on my list to read:


I've read this author, and it's a new release:


Happy reading!

[Karen]

Thanks, Michelle - I'll go with for sure and try for another if time allows.

[Karen]

Hi Michelle - here are my picks for you:

- the only one I've read - she's one of my favorite authors and I really enjoyed this series.

- I've read the first book in this series and really enjoyed it

- all by authors I've read and enjoyed (and ones I hope to read sometime this year)

Hope you find one you'll enjoy reading.

[Michelle]

Thanks Karen! I will go with and I hope to also read and - I enjoyed book 1 in the series.

[Annette]

Hi Reagan….Oh my goodness, you have some wonderful (to me) books on your shelf. It was difficult for me to choose. These were all 5-Star reads for me and I hope you enjoy one or more.

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[Brittany]

Hi Bridget! Here are some choices for you that I have enjoyed.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Charlene, these are my choices for you:
Up from Dust: Martha's Story
A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure
The Love Letter
Heirlooms

[Bridget]

Brittany,
I haven't read any of the books on your list.
Here's my choices for you


I will probably go with

[Sarita]

Hi Missy

Here are my choices:

[Charlene]

Hey Kate,

thanks for the picks I’m a little unsure which one I will read but I eill keep you posted.

For you I pick:

Hope you enjoy the one you pick :)

[Loraine]

Hi Staci!

My picks for you are:


They were all great reads for me.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Charlene wrote: "Hey Kate,

thanks for the picks I’m a little unsure which one I will read but I eill keep you posted.

For you I pick: [bookcover:Stories That Bind ..."

Great choices, Charlene! I haven't read a Kara Isaac book in a hot minute, so I'll be going with that one for this month's HG. Thanks!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Loraine wrote: "Hi Staci!

My picks for you are:
[bookcover:The Legend of Sheba: Rise of ..."

Thanks Loraine! Not sure which I will go with. My selections for you were sent in a message.

[Missy]

Sarita wrote: "Hi Missy

Here are my choices:

I am going to choose

[Missy]

Sarita -

Here are 3 books I have read and enjoyed. Hope you enjoy one of them this month.

, ,

[Sarita]

Thank you Missy. Not sure what I will read yet, depends on my mood after my current planned reads 😊

[Reagan]

Hi Annette, I'm so sorry this is late! I just got back from a trip!

I will read:

My picks for you: I have read the first 2 (5 star reads) and the last 2 are on my TBR list

[Annette]

No worries Regan. Thanks much for the picks. I believe I will go with .

I hope you enjoy . I loved that entire series.

[Loraine]

Staci wrote: "Loraine wrote: "Hi Staci!

My picks for you are:
[bookcover:The Legend of..."

Sent you a message back!

[Michelle]

Karen - I finished . I enjoyed it and especially liked Wally, the bloodhound. He's hilarious!

[Karen]

Michelle wrote: "Karen - I finished . I enjoyed it and especially liked Wally, the bloodhound. He's hilarious!"

That's great, Michelle. I hope to read it next month.

[Karen]

Michelle - I finished . I enjoyed it, fit my genre this month of Historical Fiction.

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Loraine will read:


I will read:


Happy reading all!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Loraine, thanks for choosing Of Gold and Shadows. It was truly a hidden gem!

[Michelle]

Karen - I'm glad it fits in with your genre for March.

[Michelle]

Karen - I finished . It was a good read.

[Annette]

Thank you Reagan for the great choice . It was a 5 Star read for me too.

[Reagan]

Annette wrote: "Thank you Reagan for the great choice . It was a 5 Star read for me too."

So glad you enjoyed it too!

[Bridget]

finished (3/21/25)
Thanks Brittany!

[Brittany]

I read and loved it!

Thanks Bridget!

[Michelle]

I enjoyed reading . Karen, thank you for recommending it!

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Charlene, I finished One Thing I Know last night. Thank you for selecting it for me!

[Missy]

I actually ended up reading which was a great read and I enjoyed it very much. Plus, it helped with two challenges this month. Win, win!

[Karen]

Michelle wrote: "Karen - I finished . It was a good read."

Glad you enjoyed it - I hope to read it later this year.

[Karen]

Michelle wrote: "I enjoyed reading . Karen, thank you for recommending it!"

Glad you enjoyed it, Michelle. I really enjoyed that series.