Round 88 - Starting Thursday 7th July, 2022

***This round is now complete***

OZ VBB
The Australian Virtual Bookbox - Round 88

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.

On your turn:

1. Select the books that you want to take out of the box and list them in your post in this thread.
2. Replace with the same number of books 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, 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:

crimson-tide
amberC
leah152
catsalive
lolkathryn (KLL)
daisy09 (sofie777)
book-a-neer
lofty123 (ally11)
jeniwren
jean-sol (Jean-Sol)

Bumped:

*** You have books to be replaced

- It's your turn now

Welcome Everyone to Round 88

Welcome back everyone - I hope you've all been well and staying safe, warm and dry.

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 (from R85)
Books owed or in transit
Mailed/Received Books

The order of play remains the same for this round except that Jean-Sol asked to be last as she is/has been recently travelling.

I still can’t contact aussieangel2 so have finally decided to remove her from the list and delete all her books.

I’m still on the road and trying to avoid the worst of the rain. So if I’m a bit slow in updating the box, just carry on anyway. You all know what to do. 🙂

As usual, it is not necessary to replace books until it is your turn unless they are no longer available.

If it's not convenient for you when your turn comes up, 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.

Taking out Blood, & The Astonishing Elephant & replacing them with:
Romancing the Stone https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16602667 &
Dances with Wolves https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16602669

Kicking things off just a little early.

I would like to choose Cloud of Sparrows from amberC. Thank you.

Adding:
The Mapping of Love and Death (Masie Dobbs #7)
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16602803

Will contact amberC now.

I will replace;

Angelfall, The Witches of New York and Fragile Things

I will take;
I'm Not Scared (jean-sol)

After The Party (leah152)

The Secret Fruit of Peter Paddington and Dead North (catsalive)

I will add;

Keep Me Posted by Lisa Beazley
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15408881

The Life To Come by Michelle De Kretser
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16243599

The Year of The Flood by Margaret Atwood
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14850382

The Readers of Brokenwheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13470012

Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16562621

The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14924155

The Woman In The Window by A J Finn
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14995193

I will now go PM all those I need to.

I can't seem to PM leah152.

Cancel that. I have managed to PM her.

I need to remove The Offing by Ben Myers so now I have two books to replace.

Here are the the two I put in.

The Chimes by Anna Smail https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16276603/

The Memory Police by Yoko Ogowa https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16202565/

Ok, I would like:
The Memory Police (jeniwren)
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (amberC)
Keep Me Posted (amberC)
The Girl From Munich (lofty123) &
The Well of Lost Plots (Book-a-neer)
Wow, I think this is the most books I've ever requested at one time lol! I'll replace them with:
The Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital by Joanna Nell https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16605270
The Emerald Tablet by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16605261
The Bookshop Book by Jen Campbell https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16605237
In the Castle of the Flynns by Michael Raleigh https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16605232
Devotion by Hannah Kent https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16605227
Two Thousand Three Hundred & Twelve by Kim Stanley Robinson &https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16605275
VInegar Girl by Anne Tyler https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16605280

I'll start pming the relevant people :O)

Replacing
Three Amazing Things About You & Table for Eight

Taking
Amongst Our Weapons (amberC)
The Toymakers (amberC)
The Bookshop Book (leah152)

Adding
The Banksia Bay Beach House by Sandie Docker https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16605858
Nine Days by Toni Jordan https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16304094
The Lost Man by Jane Harper https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16271100
The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16324880
That Night by Chevy Stevens https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13205997

PMs sent to KLL, amberC & leah152.

Hello!

I need to replace the ballad of songbrids etc, and would like to get:

The Year of the Flood, from amberC.

In their place I offer:

The Library Book https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16606018
The Club: https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16606020

I'll PM amberC and daisy/sofie now.

Hi All

Replacing: The Viennese Girl
Requesting: The Concubines Child (Amber C)
Adding: The Woman in White https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16605036
the Dictionary of Lost Words https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16605037
Another Day in the Colony https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16605039

Will Pm AmberC and book-a-neer

Hi Crimson-tide

Can't seem to PM book-a-neer to send a msg.
Could you please ask her to send a 'friend request'and it is now her turn.

Thankyou

Hi Lynnette
I’ve PMed book-a-neer as requested.
I’ve placed the initial two of your three books into Round 88 and the third into Extras.

So many interesting books but unfortunately I haven’t got much time for reading so I’ll pass this round (again). 😊

Replacing my books with

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13281831/

Dreams From My Father by Barrack Obama
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11787391/

and an extra one

On the Road by Jack Kerouac
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13211009/

Edit: pm sent to lofty123 and friend request sent to daisy09

Hi Guys,

Hope you are well.

Replacing: One good turn

Adding:
Breaking Dawn https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16557184/
A Virtuous Woman https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7414966/
Angela's Ashes https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15933699/
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3666152/

Requesting: Dreams from my Father (book-a-near)

Will contact jeniwren to let her know its her turn next

I choose Devotion by Hannah Kent from Leah152
And put in The Pull Of The Stars by Emma Donoghue https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16487274

I will pm the relevant members.

Oh it's my turn already!

I will snap up The Pull Of The Stars from jeniwren and also Sex with Kings from AmberC.

I will put in:
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16557780/

Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16272618/

Will PM jeniwren and AmberC.

Thank you everyone for another very active and well conducted round.
Some very interesting books were both added and chosen.

The next round will be early September. Date to be announced, but as usual I’ll give you all a bit of a heads up.

The order of play is due for a shuffle next round.
See you all then.