Round 83 - Starting Friday September 3rd, 2021

***This round is now complete***

OZ VBB
The Australian Virtual Bookbox - Round 83

Guidelines:

• Everyone who wants to participate volunteers two books to begin.
• The complete list of books in the box is at VBBOZ Books . This list includes the books in transit.
• If you would like to join, just let me (crimson-tide) know and you will be added to the round.
• You have 48 hours to respond and have your turn. If it appears that you may not have received a PM you will be given an additional 12-24 hours and then bumped to the end of the list for a turn at the end of the round.
• When it is your turn, you may pass, take it, or ask to be placed at the end of the list if you wish.
• Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible (unless an arrangement has been made with the receiver). TBR books are fine as long as you can read and send within a few months.
• Please only offer books you believe others would like to read, not rubbish you want to get rid of.
• If a book stays on the available list for more than two rounds it will be moved to the books to be replaced collection. Please keep track of these and replace them during your turn.
• Books in the Extras Collection are in addition to what is required. They may be left or removed at any time.
• It helps if participants have a wishlist and keep it up to date.
• I will update books in the VBBOZ Library.

To join in you will need to have been a BookCrossing member for at least three months, and to have "wild released" at least ten books. This condition may be waived at my discretion.

On your turn:

1. Select the books that you want to take out of the box and list them in your post (please keep all posts in the relevant thread).
2. Replace with the same number of books (or more) and link to the BookCrossing journal page for each book. A link to the LT work page is also helpful.
3. Check the “Books to be replaced” collection and replace if needed.
4. If you do not wish to take your turn then, you have the option to be placed at the end of the list.
5. PM the owners of your selected books to notify them of your selection and address.
6. Please PM the next person to let them know it’s now their turn.

The order of play is:

jeniwren
daisy09 (sofie777)
amberC
crimson-tide
catsalive
leah152
lolkathryn (KLL)

Asked to skip this round:
book-a-neer
aussieangel2 ***


*** You have books to be replaced

- It's your turn now

Welcome Everyone to Round 83

BookCrossing recently had an issue with PMs and PM copies being delayed. I think it has been corrected but am not entirely certain, so will give everyone the benefit of the doubt this round.

Here are the quick links:

vbboz profile page
All books (including those in transit because I can't get the other link to work)
Books to be replaced this round
Books owed or in transit

As usual, I shall message everyone to give a bit of a heads up.
I'll also let Jenny know that she is welcome to start us off early if she wishes.

The order of play has been (sort of) shuffled for this round, but with so few players it's hard to ensure those at the end of one one round don't end up at the beginning of the next.

If you can't or don't wish to take your turn as scheduled, just let me know and I'll move you to the end of the list.

Have fun, and I hope everyone can find something of interest in the box.

Before this round begins I need to do some replacing as five of mine from the Extras Collection have been released. They are: Beneath the Bleeding, The Last Temptation, Tender is the Night, The Silver Donkey, and A Visit from the Goon Squad.

Replacing most of them by moving the three from Round 80 to Extras, and also one from Round 81.
Truckers
If I Die in a Combat Zone
Vampires in the Lemon Grove
Whispers Under Ground

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So to replace those, I shall add four new books to kick off Round 83.

Invisible by Paul Auster
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16242716

Snapshot by Garry Disher
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15874911

Idioglossia by Eleanor Bailey
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5247416

Dodger by Terry Pratchett
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13840859

I will take invisible by Paul Auster and offer The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16277340
I will PM the next up

daisy09 is having technical problems, so I'm channelling her wishes into the thread. ;-)

Three books are being replaced from Round 80: Act of Grace, Faces in the Clouds, and Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms.

Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms is moving to Extras to replace Beatrice and Virgil which is leaving the box.

Choosing two books from catsalive:
The Blood Of Flowers and The French Perfumer

So adding five books to Round 83:

Paper Money by Ken Follett
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16216954

The Dressmaker's Secret by Rosalie Ham
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16321231

Wild by Kristin Hannah - aka Magic Hour in the US
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16062358

Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16321244

Five Days by Douglas Kennedy
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16202027
This book is now back in daisy09/sofie777's possession

I'll contact catsalive and amberC

I will replace Find Me and The Silent Patient.
I would like to take Snapshot by Gary Disher

and

I will offer Otherworld Secrets by Kelley Armstrong
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14387113

When God Was A Rabbit by Sarah Winman
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14578536

The Lightkeeper's Daughters by Jean E Pendziwol
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14670715

I will PM crimson-tide

I would like to select two books from catsalive:
Paris Echo and The Paper Moon

Adding:

The Colours of all the Cattle by Alexander McCall Smith
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16322024

A Death in Summer by Benjamin Black (aka John Banville)
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16322028

Contacting catsalive shortly.

I'll take The Dressmaker's Secret (daisy09) & remove Up the Down Staircase.

Adding:

Longbourn by Jo Baker
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16271092

The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16290710

PM to leah152 & daisy09.

Wow! This is the quickest it's ever got to me I think lol! Anyway, my choices are:
Longbourn- Jo Baker
The Colours of All the Cattle- Alexander McCall Smith
The City Of Friends- Joanna Trollope
And I'll replace them with:
Wanamurraganya- Sally Morgan https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16323201
Running Wild- JG Ballard https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16323199
From Baghdad With Love- Jay Kopelman https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16323200
PMing various BCers now :O)

I’m about to go out, so will update this afternoon.

Edited to add @ 1340: OK - all updated now.

Hi All,

Quick round!! I have 2 books to replace but will not take anything from the box. My replacements are

Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16323565
Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16323568

Cheers, KLL/lolkathryn

Hi everyone! Thanks for the nudge Helen.

I will replace 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with
The Woman in the Fifth by Douglas Kennedy
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12619524/

I’m trying to be strong so I’m not taking any books from the library right now.

Yes, that was a very quick round! Thanks everyone. 🙂

The next round will be held early November.

Hello vbboz

I think I'm up and running again, thank goodness!
See you all next round and stay safe.

Regards to all

>14 daisy09:

Hey, that’s great news, Lynnette! 🙂

— me being too lazy to log out and log in again as my “official” alter ego —