Hidden Gems | November

[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!

[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...

[Bridget]

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

[Michelle]

I'm in! Please select 3-4 books from my Hidden Gems and 2025 Christmas shelves

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

2025 Christmas: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Once again, I'm behind on reading my hidden gems, but I'm in!

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my series-in-progress shelf or physical book shelf.

[Sarita]

In. Any unread books may be chosen from (3-4 books)

[Brittany]

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 books from my Temp Read Soon list:

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

[Missy]

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

[Chantel]

I'm in for this one! You can choose anything from my unread shelf.😊

[Karen]

I'm in. Please select 4-5 from my CFD Current Challenges shelf:

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

[Jackie]

I would like to be included this month. Please choose anything from my 2025-TBR shelf. Thanks

[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 Christmas TBR Shelf

[Loraine]

I'm in? Please choose 3 -4 from my Hidden Gems Shelf:

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

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

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

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Here are this month's matchups. Please select books for each other by November 13. Happy reading!

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

[Loraine]

Michelle wrote: "I'm in! Please select 3-4 books from my Hidden Gems and 2025 Christmas shelves

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

2025 Christmas: https://www..."

Michelle - Here are my choices and I picked 2 from each shelf:


Happy Reading!

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

Jackie!
Here are my choices for you:
The Winter Rose
Things We Didn't Say
Finding Lady Enderly
I hope you enjoy whichever one(s) you choose to read this month and look forward to seeing what you pick for me!

[Michelle]

Thank you Loraine!

I'll read and

I'll pick yours once my friend request for you goes through, as I cannot currently view your bookshelf.

[Brittany]

Hi Missy,

Here are 3 choices for you from your list. I enjoyed all of these and tried to pick 3 that were different from each other. Happy reading!

[Missy]

Brittany wrote: "Hi Missy,

Here are 3 choices for you from your list. I enjoyed all of these and tried to pick 3 that were different from each other. Happy reading!

[bookcover..."

Brittany -

They all look good, but I think I am going to go with [bookcover:Daughters of Northern Shores|40590294].

[Missy]

Hi Brittany -

I haven't read any of your books, but these look good to me.

, , and

[Brittany]

Thanks Missy!

Well, my original plans changed. I thought I'd read because I had it from Hoopla, but I've just learned that the audio from Hoopla is missing a chapter. So, I won't be listening to it from there.

I am definitely reading because Toni Shiloh is my author of the month in a different challenge that I'm doing. So I need to read one of her books this month.

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Karen selected for me:


I picked for her:


Hope everyone enjoys their books!

[Chantel]

Hi Bridget! 😊

This is the only book I have read from your shelf.

I also picked the three from your shelf from authors I like as well that I think you might enjoy, just to give you choices.


I'm down for a buddy read too, if you would like, Happy reading! 📚💖

[Bridget]

Thanks Chantel!

I am not sure which one I am going to with yet.

Here are my choices for you. All 5 star reads for me.


Enjoy!

[Chantel]

💖 Thanks Bridget! So many good choices! I will go with .

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

If anyone doesn't get picks by Saturday, please let me know. I return home from dog-sitting that day, so I'll play catch-up then and see who, if anyone, still needs picks.

[Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor]

will do!