Round 107 - Starting Friday 5th September 2025
Talk OZ VBB - The Australian Virtual Book Box
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1vbboz
***This round is now complete***
OZ VBB
The Australian Virtual Bookbox - Round 107
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 wish 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.
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:
mandwool80
catsalive
leah152
Rach260
lolkathryn (KLL)
jean-sol (Jean-Sol)
Amethyst.Mirfi (Mirfi)
book-a-neer
daisy09 (sofie777)
tklassy
crimson-tide
jeniwren
lofty123 (ally11)
*** You have books to be replaced
- It's your turn now
OZ VBB
The Australian Virtual Bookbox - Round 107
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 wish 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.
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:
mandwool80
catsalive
leah152
Rach260
lolkathryn (KLL)
jean-sol (Jean-Sol)
Amethyst.Mirfi (Mirfi)
book-a-neer
daisy09 (sofie777)
tklassy
crimson-tide
jeniwren
lofty123 (ally11)
*** You have books to be replaced
- It's your turn now
2vbboz
Welcome Everyone to Round 107
September already! So a new round is due. 🙂
Let’s hope that Spring brings some warmer weather after this dismally cold Winter…
The official start date for this round is Friday 5th, but I’m always happy for people to kick off early.
Murphy is having a good laugh, as we are now heading homewards (slowly) across this very large country, so for some of this round I shall be out of range again.
But as before, you lovely people all know the drill, so just continue to take your turn when it arrives and I'll update when I can. Please make sure to PM the next in line once you've had your turn.
Thanks. 🙏🏼
Here are the quick links:
vbboz profile page
All books (including those in transit)
Books to be replaced this round (from R104)
Books still to be replaced from R103
Books owed or in transit
Mailed/Received Books
The order of play has been shuffled a little for this round.
As usual if it's not convenient for you when your turn comes up you can elect to move to the end of the play order.
So enjoy, keep reading, and keep those books moving along . . . 📕 📗 📘 📙
September already! So a new round is due. 🙂
Let’s hope that Spring brings some warmer weather after this dismally cold Winter…
The official start date for this round is Friday 5th, but I’m always happy for people to kick off early.
Murphy is having a good laugh, as we are now heading homewards (slowly) across this very large country, so for some of this round I shall be out of range again.
But as before, you lovely people all know the drill, so just continue to take your turn when it arrives and I'll update when I can. Please make sure to PM the next in line once you've had your turn.
Thanks. 🙏🏼
Here are the quick links:
vbboz profile page
All books (including those in transit)
Books to be replaced this round (from R104)
Books still to be replaced from R103
Books owed or in transit
Mailed/Received Books
The order of play has been shuffled a little for this round.
As usual if it's not convenient for you when your turn comes up you can elect to move to the end of the play order.
So enjoy, keep reading, and keep those books moving along . . . 📕 📗 📘 📙
3crimson-tide
Hello everyone! 🙂
Before this round begins I need to remove two books as they are no longer available.
* Celestial Bodies from Extras
* The White Tiger from Round 106
Replacing The White Tiger with:
Take Nothing With You by Patrick Gale (into R107)
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15662812
Thanks.
Before this round begins I need to remove two books as they are no longer available.
* Celestial Bodies from Extras
* The White Tiger from Round 106
Replacing The White Tiger with:
Take Nothing With You by Patrick Gale (into R107)
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15662812
Thanks.
4mandwool80
I randomly came on library thing to respond to a message and saw that this group had activity and what do you know I am first on the list so I may as well kick this round off 😉
I would like to request Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor from catsalive
I also need to replace The Escape by C.L. Taylor
The 2 books I am putting in are
A Brilliant Life by Rachelle Unreich https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17603321
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16688051
I would like to request Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor from catsalive
I also need to replace The Escape by C.L. Taylor
The 2 books I am putting in are
A Brilliant Life by Rachelle Unreich https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17603321
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16688051
5crimson-tide
Gosh, you really beat me to it!! I set up the thread last night but ran out of time and energy so was planning to send out the emails today. But hey, well done. I’d better get my skates on then. 🙂
6catsalive
Tempted as I am, I'm only replacing this round.
Taking: Cooking the Books, An Enchanted Season, Riding Wild & The Mirror.
Adding:
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17460878
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17347231
A Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17651930
The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17651933
PMd leah152
Taking: Cooking the Books, An Enchanted Season, Riding Wild & The Mirror.
Adding:
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17460878
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17347231
A Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17651930
The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17651933
PMd leah152
7leah152
Good morning people! Ok, first off I'm pulling:
The Hours by Michael Cunningham https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/107-17413864
Araluen by Judy Nunn https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/979-17493176
I would like:
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
A Letter to the luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
I'm offering:
Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here by Heather Rose https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17652471
Joy Moody is out of Time by Kerryne Mayne https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/719-17652470
Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17652468
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/574-17652467
I shall now pm the appropriate peeps :O)
The Hours by Michael Cunningham https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/107-17413864
Araluen by Judy Nunn https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/979-17493176
I would like:
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
A Letter to the luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
I'm offering:
Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here by Heather Rose https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17652471
Joy Moody is out of Time by Kerryne Mayne https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/719-17652470
Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17652468
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/574-17652467
I shall now pm the appropriate peeps :O)
8jean-sol
>7 leah152: Hi Leah I think the link for the Heather Rose novel is the wrong one? Comes up.as a Judy Nunn novel.
11vbboz
>10 catsalive: Thanks cats
12leah152
Ok, so i forgot to check one of the books to be replaced list & I missed two so I'm replacing them with these two:
Keep Me Posted by Lisa Beazley https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15408881
The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/619-16465736
Keep Me Posted by Lisa Beazley https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15408881
The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/add/619-16465736
13Rach260
Hello everyone,
Firstly, apologies to those of you to whom I owe books from last round. Lots of BC pigeons came home to roost in August and I found myself owing a bunch of books that I hadn’t yet read. But I’m getting back on track, I promise!
So this round I will stick to offering books that I have available to send straightaway. With one exception because it’s on quite a few of your wishlists and I hope it gets snapped up and I’m keen to read it too.
I’m replacing Little Fires Everywhere and would like to choose:
Gulp from tklassy
Grace Notes from crimson-tide
The Sentence from Jean-Sol
My replacements:
Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella by Jack Charles and Namila Benson
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17476473
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17179847
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17620455
I Give My Marriage A Year by Holly Wainwright
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17220230
I shall PM the relevant people. Happy reading!
Firstly, apologies to those of you to whom I owe books from last round. Lots of BC pigeons came home to roost in August and I found myself owing a bunch of books that I hadn’t yet read. But I’m getting back on track, I promise!
So this round I will stick to offering books that I have available to send straightaway. With one exception because it’s on quite a few of your wishlists and I hope it gets snapped up and I’m keen to read it too.
I’m replacing Little Fires Everywhere and would like to choose:
Gulp from tklassy
Grace Notes from crimson-tide
The Sentence from Jean-Sol
My replacements:
Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella by Jack Charles and Namila Benson
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17476473
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17179847
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17620455
I Give My Marriage A Year by Holly Wainwright
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17220230
I shall PM the relevant people. Happy reading!
14lolkathryn
Hi all,
i need ot replace Booth from Round 104, and will replace with 'Reckoning' by Magda Szubanski https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16422481/
I won't take any other books but will PM jean-sol now
i need ot replace Booth from Round 104, and will replace with 'Reckoning' by Magda Szubanski https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16422481/
I won't take any other books but will PM jean-sol now
15jean-sol
Howdy everyone,
I'm onto this but waiting for the BC site to let me in! Please bear with us...
I'm onto this but waiting for the BC site to let me in! Please bear with us...
16jean-sol
Hello again, it is kind of working again so I'll get this done now. If any of the links are missing or incorrect I can correct later.
I need to replace 4 books: Atonement, Mrs Cook, No Great Mischief and Other People.
It would be wise of me to leave it at that and not pick any more books, but life's too short, so could I please have:
- Walk the Blue Fields (from jeniwren)
- 3 Men in a Raft and Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (from catsalive)
So that's 7 books (clearing my throat...) to replace. I shall offer:
- Golden Boys by Sonya Hartnett https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17627588/
- The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17631777/
- Rules of Civility by Amor Towles https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17651904/
- Smokehouse by Melissa Manning
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17624330/
- The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16767762/
- Klara and the Sun by Kazio Ishiguro https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17605569/
- The Dancer Upstairs by Nicholas Shakespeare
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17597753/
Done! I will PM jeniwren, catsalive and mirfi.
See you all back in November and enjoy the warming weather...we certainly are looking forward to it down here.
I need to replace 4 books: Atonement, Mrs Cook, No Great Mischief and Other People.
It would be wise of me to leave it at that and not pick any more books, but life's too short, so could I please have:
- Walk the Blue Fields (from jeniwren)
- 3 Men in a Raft and Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (from catsalive)
So that's 7 books (clearing my throat...) to replace. I shall offer:
- Golden Boys by Sonya Hartnett https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17627588/
- The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17631777/
- Rules of Civility by Amor Towles https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17651904/
- Smokehouse by Melissa Manning
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17624330/
- The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16767762/
- Klara and the Sun by Kazio Ishiguro https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17605569/
- The Dancer Upstairs by Nicholas Shakespeare
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17597753/
Done! I will PM jeniwren, catsalive and mirfi.
See you all back in November and enjoy the warming weather...we certainly are looking forward to it down here.
17vbboz
A quick update - at Eucla again, believe it or not! 😆
I’ve updated the lists but BC is still playing up too much, so will need to come back later to add the BCIDs.
I’ve updated the lists but BC is still playing up too much, so will need to come back later to add the BCIDs.
18jean-sol
>17 vbboz: yes the BC site is bad this weekend. I think there's a mass release event or something? Mind you the recent transition to Cloudflare doesn't exactly help from our point of view...
19vbboz
>17 vbboz:
All done.
All done.
20Amethyst.Mirfi
The Bookcrossing website seems to be OK this morning!!
I need to replace The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat.
I'm choosing
Candelo by Georgia Blain from Rach260
and
Sisters under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris from mandwool80
The 3 books I'm offering are;
One Child by Mei Fong
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17637284/
What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17644608
Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16831819
I will now PM Rach260, mandwool80 and book-a-neer
Happy reading everyone!
I need to replace The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat.
I'm choosing
Candelo by Georgia Blain from Rach260
and
Sisters under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris from mandwool80
The 3 books I'm offering are;
One Child by Mei Fong
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17637284/
What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17644608
Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16831819
I will now PM Rach260, mandwool80 and book-a-neer
Happy reading everyone!
21vbboz
book-a-neer is skipping this round.
I have told daisy09 it is now her turn, but am not sure if she is still travelling up north or not.
I have told daisy09 it is now her turn, but am not sure if she is still travelling up north or not.
22daisy09
I am back, I will remove:
Cedar Cutter
Wildflower Hill
The Booksellers Secrets
Replaced with:
Midnight Library https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17655700
The Girl Behind The Wall https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17338275
Quicksilver https://www.bookcrossing.com/journey/16690646
Request
The Goodbye Quilt
Will PM catsalive and tklassy
Thankyou
Cedar Cutter
Wildflower Hill
The Booksellers Secrets
Replaced with:
Midnight Library https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17655700
The Girl Behind The Wall https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17338275
Quicksilver https://www.bookcrossing.com/journey/16690646
Request
The Goodbye Quilt
Will PM catsalive and tklassy
Thankyou
23tklassy
Okay my turn. So, I need to replace three books:
- One Day
- Freedom is a Constant Struggle
- Looking for Alibrandi
And I will be picking:
- The Bee Sting (daisy09/sofie777)
- Americanah (lolkathryn)
- Tom Lake (crimson-tide)
My 6 replacements will be:
- The Weekend by Charlotte Wood https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17647709/
- The Thousandth Floor by Katherine McGee https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17479538/
- State of Wonder by Ann Pachett https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17463306/
- Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17460937/
- Rest and Be Thankful by Emma Glass https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17451779/
- Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17457478/
And I am off to message the relevant people + let crimson-tide know their turn is up :)
- One Day
- Freedom is a Constant Struggle
- Looking for Alibrandi
And I will be picking:
- The Bee Sting (daisy09/sofie777)
- Americanah (lolkathryn)
- Tom Lake (crimson-tide)
My 6 replacements will be:
- The Weekend by Charlotte Wood https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17647709/
- The Thousandth Floor by Katherine McGee https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17479538/
- State of Wonder by Ann Pachett https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17463306/
- Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17460937/
- Rest and Be Thankful by Emma Glass https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17451779/
- Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17457478/
And I am off to message the relevant people + let crimson-tide know their turn is up :)
24crimson-tide
OK, just arrived home 🙂 and loads to do . . .
Will take my turn and update everything tonight.
Will take my turn and update everything tonight.
25daisy09
The one I missed:
Barbed wire and Cherry Blossoms https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17659617
Barbed wire and Cherry Blossoms https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17659617
26crimson-tide
Back again. No books to replace this round 🙂
I’d like to choose four books please:
* HHhH from jean-sol
* Poison Study from catsalive
* The Summer Before the War from leah152
* Theft from Rach260
So offering in their place:
Limberlost by Robbie Arnott
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17332146
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17652823
Promised Land by Robert B. Parker
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2217677
The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17147446
Plus don’t forget the one I added before the round began: wonderful book
Take Nothing With You by Patrick Gale
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15662812
Thank you everyone.
Will contact all the relevant people.
I’d like to choose four books please:
* HHhH from jean-sol
* Poison Study from catsalive
* The Summer Before the War from leah152
* Theft from Rach260
So offering in their place:
Limberlost by Robbie Arnott
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17332146
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17652823
Promised Land by Robert B. Parker
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2217677
The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17147446
Plus don’t forget the one I added before the round began: wonderful book
Take Nothing With You by Patrick Gale
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15662812
Thank you everyone.
Will contact all the relevant people.
27jeniwren
I choose A Brilliant Life by Rachelle Unreich from mandwool80
I will offer What I’d Rather Not Think About by Jente Posthuma
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17660381
Contacting next up
I will offer What I’d Rather Not Think About by Jente Posthuma
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17660381
Contacting next up
28lofty123
Hi Guys,
Hope you are all well and happy weekend!
I am replacing Hanna's Daughters with the following:
Son of a Witch https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16705924
I won't choose any other books this time. Too many on my TBR pile.
Hope you are all well and happy weekend!
I am replacing Hanna's Daughters with the following:
Son of a Witch https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16705924
I won't choose any other books this time. Too many on my TBR pile.
29vbboz
Well that’s another round done without any drama!
Thank you everyone. The stream of great books continues . . . now we all just need some extra time to read them.
Round 108 will be sometime in (hopefully) early November. The order of play will be unchanged, and I’ll let you all know the start date ahead of time.
Stay safe, well and happy ‘til then. 🙂
Thank you everyone. The stream of great books continues . . . now we all just need some extra time to read them.
Round 108 will be sometime in (hopefully) early November. The order of play will be unchanged, and I’ll let you all know the start date ahead of time.
Stay safe, well and happy ‘til then. 🙂
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