Welcome to Round 1 of the European VBB!

The Rules:

(1) I will post a list of books and the order of the box participants on the first of every other month.

(2) Each person may take as many books out of the box as they want; however, you must put in the same number of books. This means that you may be responsible for shipping the number of books that you have put in. You control how many books you are willing to ship by only taking out/putting in that number of books. Even if you drop out of the box, you'll still need to keep replacing your books until they've all been selected.

(3) Each person will be expected to mail their books that were selected within six months.

(4) Play may continue perpetually. You can choose to skip your turn by not taking any books out of the box and passing the turn on to the next person.

(5) The box will be run on a bi-monthly basis, starting on the 1st of the month (April, June, August, October, December, February)

(6) Every, any, and all books can be put in the box! Fiction, Nonfiction, whatever! However, any books not taken after 2 rounds will be replaced by the person who put the book in. (Asterisks are used to indicate how many rounds a book has been in the bookbox.) To Be Reads are okay but should be marked as such!

(7) You have 48 hours from the time the person before you posts their move in the thread to make your move. If you haven't made your move in that amount of time, you may be moved to the end of the list.

(8) New participants are welcome and can join at any time! If we are in the middle of a round, they will be added to the end of the list. If we are between rounds, they will be randomized into the list like everyone else.

(9) The list of participants will be randomized at the end of every other round.

(10) Once you've taken your turn, please PM the next person to let them know it's their turn. If you can't PM them for some reason, please say so when you post your move, so someone else can!

Round 1

Order of Play

1. Penelopewanders
2. Giz Angel
3. Bluecat
4. Rianonne
5. Perfect-circle
6. Sunlightbub
7. Teachie
8. Nikel27
9. Camis


Moves:


Books In The Box:

Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (Nikel27)
Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith (Penelopewanders)
In Hot Water by Mary Lynn Baxter (Nikel27)
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood (Camis)
Mr Golightly's Holiday by Sally Vickers (Camis)
My Life Is A Wedgie by Gretel Killeen (Camis)
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell (Camis)
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis)
Ripples by Patricia Scanlan (Camis)
The Apprentice by Tess Gerritson (Nikel27)
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch (Camis)
The Ice House by Minette Walters (Camis)
The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt (Rianonne)
Velvet, Leather & Lace by Suzanne Fordter, Donna Kaufmann, Jill Shalvis (Camis)
Wicked Women Whodunnit by Various (Camis)


Books Out Of Play:

Hopefully that looks ok! If anyone has any extra books, that would be great! I've sent a PM to Penelopwanders

If you've sent a PM via BookObsessed you might have to do so again because the system here is as "reliable" as the one at BookCrossing :wacko:
I've asked someone for her addy here some days ago and after asking her she confirmed that the first message never reached her Inbox :shrug:

:wave: ,
Rianonne

:peek:

10. Breeze

I just want to let you know, but I will be on vacation from

:bananadance: May, 05th till May,28th 2008
during this time I will have no Internet Access. :bananadance:

Nicole aka nikel27

Moved to Europe? :whistle:

Round 1

Order of Play


2. Giz Angel
3. Bluecat
4. Rianonne
5. Perfect-circle
6. Sunlightbub
7. Teachie
8. Nikel27
9. Camis
1. Penelopewanders


Moves:

New Books This Round:


Books In The Box:

Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (Nikel27)
Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith (Penelopewanders)
In Hot Water by Mary Lynn Baxter (Nikel27)
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood (Camis)
Mr Golightly's Holiday by Sally Vickers (Camis)
My Life Is A Wedgie by Gretel Killeen (Camis)
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell (Camis)
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis)
Ripples by Patricia Scanlan (Camis)
The Apprentice by Tess Gerritson (Nikel27)
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch (Camis)
The Ice House by Minette Walters (Camis)
The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt (Rianonne)
Velvet, Leather & Lace by Suzanne Fordter, Donna Kaufmann, Jill Shalvis (Camis)
Wicked Women Whodunnit by Various (Camis)


Books Out Of Play:

I've had a PM from Penelope - she has been away. I've said she can still come and take her turn now.

That's good cos I forgot to come and take MY turn last night :lol:

Now I'm back from holiday and can play (at least until work/meetings start tomorrow!) ... sorry not to have reacted sooner, but I never did make it back to the cybercafes.


I'd like to take
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis)
and offer
The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4790883
(sorry, don't know how to update)

So exciting to be the first player in the first round of this new box!!!
Here's to a long and exciting time of exchanges here...

Ah yes, PM sent to giz-angel too...

I will take My Lover's Lover and put in:

Dreaming of a Stranger by Sheila O'Flanagan (Giz-angel)

I cannot update at the mo cos my brain is broken - but I will pm bluecat :)

I'd like Chasing Shakespeares

and put in

Mr. Maybe

Will now PM Riannone...

Round 1

Order of Play

1. Penelopewanders
2. Giz Angel
3. Bluecat
4. Rianonne
5. Perfect-circle
6. Sunlightbub
7. Teachie
8. Nikel27
9. Camis



Moves:

Penelope takes:
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis)

Penelope puts in:
The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham (Penelopewanders)

Giz takes:
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell (Camis)

Giz puts in:
Dreaming Of A Stranger by Sheila O'Flanaghan (Giz-Angel)

Bluecat Takes:
Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith (Penelopewanders)

Bluecat puts in:
Mr Maybe by Jane Green (Bluecat07)


New Books This Round:
Dreaming Of A Stranger by Sheila O'Flanaghan (Giz-Angel)
Mr Maybe by Jane Green (Bluecat07)
The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham (Penelopewanders)


Books In The Box:

Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (Nikel27)
In Hot Water by Mary Lynn Baxter (Nikel27)
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood (Camis)
Mr Golightly's Holiday by Sally Vickers (Camis)
My Life Is A Wedgie by Gretel Killeen (Camis)
Ripples by Patricia Scanlan (Camis)
The Apprentice by Tess Gerritson (Nikel27)
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch (Camis)
The Ice House by Minette Walters (Camis)
The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt (Rianonne)
Velvet, Leather & Lace by Suzanne Fordter, Donna Kaufmann, Jill Shalvis (Camis)
Wicked Women Whodunnit by Various (Camis)


Books Out Of Play:
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis --> Penelopewanders)
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell (Camis --->Giz)
Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith (Penelopewanders ---> Bluecat07)

:blush: I'll skip (and this in the first round :blush: :blush: :blush: ) because I don't see anything I want ...

will PM Perfect-circle in a second ...

I'd completely forgotten about this! Thanks for the PM. I'll just take one this time, as I'm a bit swamped. I'll take out The Black Prince and put in Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster

Will update and PM sunlightbub now.

Round 1

Order of Play

1. Penelopewanders
2. Giz Angel
3. Bluecat
4. Rianonne
5. Perfect-circle
6. Sunlightbub
7. Teachie
8. Nikel27
9. Camis



Moves:

Penelope takes:
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis)

Penelope puts in:
The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham (Penelopewanders)

Giz takes:
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell (Camis)

Giz puts in:
Dreaming Of A Stranger by Sheila O'Flanaghan (Giz-Angel)

Bluecat Takes:
Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith (Penelopewanders)

Bluecat puts in:
Mr Maybe by Jane Green (Bluecat07)

Perfect-circle takes:
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch (Camis)

perfect-circle puts in:
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)


New Books This Round:
Dreaming Of A Stranger by Sheila O'Flanaghan (Giz-Angel)
Mr Maybe by Jane Green (Bluecat07)
The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham (Penelopewanders)
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)



Books In The Box:

Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (Nikel27)
In Hot Water by Mary Lynn Baxter (Nikel27)
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood (Camis)
Mr Golightly's Holiday by Sally Vickers (Camis)
My Life Is A Wedgie by Gretel Killeen (Camis)
Ripples by Patricia Scanlan (Camis)
The Apprentice by Tess Gerritson (Nikel27)
The Ice House by Minette Walters (Camis)
The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt (Rianonne)
Velvet, Leather & Lace by Suzanne Fordter, Donna Kaufmann, Jill Shalvis (Camis)
Wicked Women Whodunnit by Various (Camis)


Books Out Of Play:
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis --> Penelopewanders)
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell (Camis --->Giz)
Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith (Penelopewanders ---> Bluecat07)
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch (Camis ---> perfect-circle)

I'm not taking anything out at the moment, but will put some in as forgot about this box and indeed getting my arse in gear.

Round 1

Order of Play

1. Penelopewanders
2. Giz Angel
3. Bluecat
4. Rianonne
5. Perfect-circle
6. Sunlightbub
7. Teachie
8. Nikel27
9. Camis



Moves:

Penelope takes:
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis)

Penelope puts in:
The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham (Penelopewanders)

Giz takes:
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell (Camis)

Giz puts in:
Dreaming Of A Stranger by Sheila O'Flanaghan (Giz-Angel)

Bluecat Takes:
Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith (Penelopewanders)

Bluecat puts in:
Mr Maybe by Jane Green (Bluecat07)

Perfect-circle takes:
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch (Camis)

perfect-circle puts in:
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)


New Books This Round:
Dreaming Of A Stranger by Sheila O'Flanaghan (Giz-Angel)
Mr Maybe by Jane Green (Bluecat07)
The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham (Penelopewanders)
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)



Books In The Box:

Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (Nikel27)

Blood is the New Black by Valerie Stivers ( Sunlightbub)
Crime Brulee by Nancy Fairbanks ( Sunlightbub)
I Take This Man by Valerie Frankel ( Sunlightbub)
In Hot Water by Mary Lynn Baxter (Nikel27)
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood (Camis)
Mr Golightly's Holiday by Sally Vickers (Camis)
My Life Is A Wedgie by Gretel Killeen (Camis)
Ripples by Patricia Scanlan (Camis)
The Apprentice by Tess Gerritson (Nikel27)
The Ice House by Minette Walters (Camis)
The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt (Rianonne)
Velvet, Leather & Lace by Suzanne Fordter, Donna Kaufmann, Jill Shalvis (Camis)
Wicked Women Whodunnit by Various (Camis)


Books Out Of Play:
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis --> Penelopewanders)
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell (Camis --->Giz)
Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith (Penelopewanders ---> Bluecat07)
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch (Camis ---> perfect-circle)

Round 1

Order of Play

1. Penelopewanders
2. Giz Angel
3. Bluecat
4. Rianonne
5. Perfect-circle
6. Sunlightbub
7. Teachie
8. Nikel27
9. Camis



Moves:

Penelope takes:
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis)

Penelope puts in:
The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham (Penelopewanders)

Giz takes:
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell (Camis)

Giz puts in:
Dreaming Of A Stranger by Sheila O'Flanaghan (Giz-Angel)

Bluecat Takes:
Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith (Penelopewanders)

Bluecat puts in:
Mr Maybe by Jane Green (Bluecat07)

Perfect-circle takes:
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch (Camis)

perfect-circle puts in:
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)

teachie takes:
Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (Nikel27)

teachie puts in:
Home from Home by Carol Smith (teachie)

New Books This Round:
Dreaming Of A Stranger by Sheila O'Flanaghan (Giz-Angel)
Mr Maybe by Jane Green (Bluecat07)
The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham (Penelopewanders)
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)
Home from Home by Carol Smith (teachie)




Books In The Box:

Blood is the New Black by Valerie Stivers ( Sunlightbub)
Crime Brulee by Nancy Fairbanks ( Sunlightbub)
I Take This Man by Valerie Frankel ( Sunlightbub)
In Hot Water by Mary Lynn Baxter (Nikel27)
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood (Camis)
Mr Golightly's Holiday by Sally Vickers (Camis)
My Life Is A Wedgie by Gretel Killeen (Camis)
Ripples by Patricia Scanlan (Camis)
The Apprentice by Tess Gerritson (Nikel27)
The Ice House by Minette Walters (Camis)
The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt (Rianonne)
Velvet, Leather & Lace by Suzanne Fordter, Donna Kaufmann, Jill Shalvis (Camis)
Wicked Women Whodunnit by Various (Camis)


Books Out Of Play:
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis --> Penelopewanders)
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell (Camis --->Giz)
Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith (Penelopewanders ---> Bluecat07)
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch (Camis ---> perfect-circle)
Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (Nikel27---> teachie)

nikel27 takes out:
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)

nikel27 puts in:
The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks (nikel27)
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5917115

:pm: to camis.

Nicolé aka nikel27

Thanks to Sunlightbub there is now a book in the box I'd like to take out in the next round :D

Having an idea of your tastes, I think I can guess which one!!

Ooh, I do like a cosy mystery from time to time ...
You are right if you think that I'm more into paranormals :whistle:

camis was so generous to offer me a second chance in taking a book out BUT this is against the rules and I don't want any :rant: and :whip: here :wink:

I'm going to skip this time as they are mostly my books in the box :lol:

I'll set up a Books Out Of Play thread and move the taken books over there. Next round starts 1 June!

Round 1

Order of Play

1. Penelopewanders
2. Giz Angel
3. Bluecat
4. Rianonne
5. Perfect-circle
6. Sunlightbub
7. Teachie
8. Nikel27
9. Camis



Moves:

Penelope takes:
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis)

Penelope puts in:
The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham (Penelopewanders)

Giz takes:
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell (Camis)

Giz puts in:
Dreaming Of A Stranger by Sheila O'Flanaghan (Giz-Angel)

Bluecat Takes:
Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith (Penelopewanders)

Bluecat puts in:
Mr Maybe by Jane Green (Bluecat07)

Perfect-circle takes:
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch (Camis)

perfect-circle puts in:
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)

teachie takes:
Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (Nikel27)

teachie puts in:
Home from Home by Carol Smith (teachie)

Nikel takes out:
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)

Nikel puts in:
The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks (Nikel27)





New Books This Round:
Dreaming Of A Stranger by Sheila O'Flanaghan (Giz-Angel)
Home from Home by Carol Smith (teachie)
Mr Maybe by Jane Green (Bluecat07)
The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham (Penelopewanders)
The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks (Nikel27)




Books In The Box:

Blood is the New Black by Valerie Stivers ( Sunlightbub)
Crime Brulee by Nancy Fairbanks ( Sunlightbub)
I Take This Man by Valerie Frankel ( Sunlightbub)
In Hot Water by Mary Lynn Baxter (Nikel27)
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle)
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood (Camis)
Mr Golightly's Holiday by Sally Vickers (Camis)
My Life Is A Wedgie by Gretel Killeen (Camis)
Ripples by Patricia Scanlan (Camis)
The Apprentice by Tess Gerritson (Nikel27)
The Ice House by Minette Walters (Camis)
The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn Alt (Rianonne)
Velvet, Leather & Lace by Suzanne Fordter, Donna Kaufmann, Jill Shalvis (Camis)
Wicked Women Whodunnit by Various (Camis)


Books Out Of Play:
N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton (Camis --> Penelopewanders)
My Lover's Lover by Maggie O'Farrell (Camis --->Giz)
Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith (Penelopewanders ---> Bluecat07)
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch (Camis ---> perfect-circle)
Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (Nikel27---> teachie)
Is There Anything You Want? by Margaret Forster (perfect-circle ---> Nikel27)


That's it for Round 1!

Is there going to be a new round? I would like to join then! :D

Yes, the next round will be in June - I'll add you to the list!

Thanks Camis!