I'm a book fiend. I love books. I'm a reader, a writer, an online Spiritual and Sci-Fi/Fantasy second-hand book retailer, a former book buyer for an independent store, a women born in the 1970s list owner on GoodReads, a former book reviewer for the Bookseller's Association of New Zealand, and Flaxroots.com .
kingfan30 hooked me up to Bookcrossing and I was sold on the idea.
I'm open to wishlist grants (giving when I have the postage, receiving, always) and random gifting of Wishlist books if you're in the gifting sort of way. If you'd like my address to secretly send me anything, please PM my address buddy Diane-Fraser to get my address. I'm more than happy to receive and send on BookCrossing journals too.

Note for any Gift-givers/taggers outside of New Zealand:
I understand sometimes it is difficult getting Wishlist books to me from Europe and America (particularly during pandemics). For this I have three suggestions:
1. If you're ordering through www.betterworldbooks.com , when you click on a book's details you can see which warehouse the book can come from. Always pick 'UK' to ensure a book gets to me.
2. I always love supplies from the Bookcrossing Supply store, and I like to support it - just make sure to put in the notes that an order is for tigergirlnz, otherwise it gets sent to yourself.
3. Sometimes I am depleted of Wings. You can never have too many months of Wings, I love having them, and they're so easy to add!

Re: Wishlist Tags, RABCKs, Secret Santas, HGGs, Exchanges, & Birthday ideas if you're stuck - Please note: My bookshelf does not necessarily indicate what I like, as I tend to bookcross books I'm often donated, or, books that others have in their wishlist. Outside of a Sweep or Gift Exchange, please don't send me random books unless you are happy for me to bookcross them immediately (I may have already read them or they might not be me). If you don't have a physical book I'm after in my Wishlist (no ebooks or audio books thanks), I'm willing, happy and grateful to receive:
BookCrossing Supply Store Supplies
Chocolate (some of my standard faves are: Reese's Peanut Butter cups, Cherry Ripes, Cherry Bounty Bars, Fry's Turkish Delight, Swiss chocolate, e.g. Lindt brand, Green & Black's, Whittaker brand (particularly Hazella, or, Blondie), or, Schoc Chocolates: www.schoc.co.nz , or, something Cherry flavoured from your country)
Soy Candle melts (I love Cherry, Black Raspberry Sugar, Sweet Orange, Vanilla, Lavender, and Pineapple in particular).
Wardini Books ( www.wardini.co.nz ) Gift tokens (they can be ordered online and hand-delivered to my letterbox amazingly)
New World ( www.newworld.co.nz ) Grocery Gift cards
Unused, (new) New Zealand Postage stamps to help me post mail around the world ( www.nzpost.co.nz )
Instant Kiwis (if you're a Kiwi that is) - the thrill and chance to win some well-needed money is always fun!
I'm also a stationery FIEND. I have a thing for pretty notebooks and purple inked pens. My favourite colour is purple...
My real name is Penny and I am searching for images/prints of Penelope waiting for Odysseus (like the legend/myth). Not Odysseus at all, just Penelope herself, waiting. If a Raven is in that picture, all the better!
I like all sorts of things really, EXCEPT coffee and regular, caffeinated tea (which I don't drink and my country's post service isn't happy about being posted into the country anyway), and I'm sadly allergic to the scent of Roses, and Jasmine. I do love Lavender, Sandalwood, and Rosemary though :D
BookCrossing Supply Wishes include:
Book Plates in English, Book Release bags in English, Stickers, Stick notes, Re-Address labels, Bookmarks in English, Econo labels, Tote bags, Jewellery (I still don't have but would really like: BC Drop earrings, and/or a BC necklace), Wings etc. Anything that supports the BookCrossing Supply store makes me happy :D

or, make a donation to your local Nourished for Nil, Foodbank, Animal rescue, or to Greenpeace and let me know about it. I believe in charitable giving to those who help those who cannot help themselves.



BOOKS I'VE RECEIVED (in the order that they came in) AND YET TO READ FROM FELLOW BOOKCROSSERS
(from Sweeps, Wishlist tag games, and RABCKs):

'The Seven Chinese Brothers' by Margaret Mahy as Wishlist tag from crimson-tide [currently gone missing - will read when can find it again]
'Dancing with Mr Darcy' by Sarah Waters for HGG 2020 (extended) from soozreader
'Remembering Babylon' by David Malouf as winner of the 2021 Australian Literature Sweep from mcsar
'Counting Back from Nine' by Valerie Sherrard as winner of the You've Got Mail Sweepstake from lauraloo29
'The Love Parade' by Matthew Branton from the First Lines Book Exchange Round 19 from kizmiaz
'Emma in Winter' by Penelope Farmer for Wishlist tag from xtrdnry
'The Goldfinch' by Donna Tartt and a HUGE box of amazing goodies for a very early birthday pressie from kiwiinengland
'Juliet Takes a Breath' by Gabby Rivera as Winner of the Lesbian Literature Sweep Round 6 2021 from Spatial
'Witches, Princesses, and Women at Arms' by various authors as Winner of the Lesbian Literature Sweep Round 6 2021 from ???
'Slave to Love' by Rebecca Campbell for the First Sentences VBB from collectorkerri
'Come Rain or Come Shine' by Kazuo Ishiguro, and 'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James for an RABCK from Delphi_Reader
'Gut Symmetries' by Jeanette Winterson and 'Lighthousekeeping' by Jeanette Winterson for wishlist tags from crimson-tide
'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde and 'Wynter's Thief' by Sherryl Jordan as winner of the Amazing Supernatural Sweep Round 21 from bookfrogster
'The War of the Worlds' by H.G. Wells for an RABCK from Olivia_Lo
'The Outsiders' by S.E. Hinton as Winner of the YA Sweep from pam99
'Tokyo Ever After' by Emiko Jean as Winner of the YA Sweep from estelle1806
'House of Echoes' by Barbara Erskine as Winner of the Amazing Supernatural Sweep Round 21 from Bookworm-lady
'The Gap of Time' by Jeanette Winterson and 'Murder in the Dark' by Margaret Atwood for Wishlist tags from keeta1
'The Rules of Magic' by Alice Hoffman and 'House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery' by Liz Rosenberg for my birthday from LadyIndigo
'Stone Mattress' by Margaret Atwood for my birthday from Bookworm-lady
'Finn's Quest: The Queen-Seekers' by Eirlys Hunter for my birthday from russbaum
'Time's Arrow' by Martin Amis for the Alphabet VBB from russbaum
'Christmas Days' by Jeanette Winterson for my birthday from LadyIndigo
'Shades of Grey' by Jasper Fforde for NSS April 2021 Uncon gift and 'An Easy Death' by Charlaine Harris and 'Little, Big' by John Crowley for the Amazing Supernatural Sweepstake 2021 from dutch-book
'Sorcery & Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot' by Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer for an RABCK from Poodlesister
'The Druid Way' by Philip Carr-Gomm for HGG 2021 from Poodlesister
'Lost Ocean' Colouring Book from lauraloo29 [will pass on to anyone requesting it]
'We were liars' by E. Lockhart, 'And Only to Deceive' by Tasha Alexander, 'The Other Typist' by Suzanne Rindell as RABCKs from keeta1
'The End of Men' by Christina Sweeney-Baird as a Wishlist RABCK from keeta1
'The Magician' & 'The Sorceress' by Michael Scott as Wishlist tags from crimson-tide
'Scrappy Little Nobody' by Anna Kendrick, 'Best Foot Forward' by Adam Hills, 'Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction' by Sue Townsend, and 'A Wrinkle in Time' by Madeleine L'Engle as Wishlist tags from mattandmandy75
'Tina's Web' by Alki Zei as Winner of a Round of YA Sweeps, from lauraloo29
'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' by Jesse Andrews for a Round of YA Sweeps from mcsar
'Pocket Bowie Wisdom' for my birthday from BettyUE & Palwasha
'Turbulence: A Novel' by David Szalay as Winner of the Canadian Sweepstake 2022 from echode
'The Next Margaret' by Janice MacDonald Mant as Winner of the Canadian Sweepstake 2022 from estelle1806
'Alone in the Classroom' by Elizabeth Hay as Winner of the Canadian Sweepstake 2022 from lauraloo29
'The Flying Troutmans' by Miriam Toews as Winner of the Canadian Sweepstake 2022 from Mary-T
'One Good Story, That One' by Thomas King as Winner of the Canadian Sweepstake 2022 from sedna5213
'How to Stop Time' by Matt Haig as an RABCK from LadyIndigo
'The Way Home' by Terry Faubert (aka Brookler) as Winner of the Canadian Sweepstake 2022 from dacejav
'The Midnight Library' by Matt Haig for my birthday from russbaum
'The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches' by Sangu Mandanna for my birthday from Poodlesister
'Wickedly Charming' by Kristine Grayson as Winner of the Amazing Supernatural Sweep Round 24 from lauraloo29
'Storm Front' by Jim Butcher as Winner of the Amazing Supernatural Sweep Round 24 from Delphi_Reader
'Of Time and Stars: The Worlds of Arthur C. Clarke' for my birthday from erishkigal
'The Journals of Susanna Moodie' by Margaret Atwood for my birthday from Hobbit
'Bridget Jones's Baby' by Helen Fielding for my birthday from ILuvToRead2
'Songs in Ursa Major' by Emma Brodie, and 'Home: A Memoir of My Early Years' by Julie Andrews, for my birthday from LadyIndigo
'The Ghost of Gracie Flynn' by Joanna Morrison as Winner of the Amazing Supernatural Sweep Round 24 from LadyIndigo
'The Severed Land' by Maurice Gee for an RABCK from meganh
'The Dictionary of Lost Words' by Pip Williams for a Wishlist tag from Edwardstreet
'The Zombie Survival Guide' by Max Brooks as an RABCK from Nakipa
'The Wise Man's Fear' (Bk 2 Kingkiller Chronicles) by Patrick Rothfuss as a Wishlist RABCK from Rach260
'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' by Taylor Jenkins Reid as a Wishlist tag from Keeta1
'The Daylight Gate' and 'Art & Lies' by Jeanette Winterson as Wishlist tags from crimson-tide
'Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops' by Jen Campbell as a Wishlist tag from Bookworm-lady
'The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels' by India Holton as a Wishlist tag from meganh
'The Wall' by John Lanchester as a Wishlist RABCK from meganh
'Ready, Set, Novel!' by Chris Baty, Lindsey Grant, & Tavia Stewart-Streit for my birthday from LadyIndigo
'Seven Kinds of People You Find In Bookshops' by Shaun Bythell and 'The Lost Apothecary' by Sarah Penner for my birthday from Poodlesister
'The Bookseller' by Cynthia Swanson for my birthday from Bookworm-lady
'The Commitments' by Roddy Doyle for my birthday from ILuvToRead2
'Mythos' by Stephen Fry for my birthday from Andrasthe
'Bones and Murder' by Margaret Atwood for my birthday from erishkigal
'The Ancient Wisdom of Atlantis' by Murry Hope for my birthday from Tammychi
'The Skeleton Key' by Erin Kelly as an RABCK giveaway from Icila
'Fair Play' by Tove Jansson and 'Devotion' by Hannah Kent as Winner of the Lesbian Literature Sweeps March 2024, from Rach260
'Stir-Fry' by Emma Donoghue as Winner of the Lesbian Literature Sweeps March 2024, from LadyIndigo
'The Henna Wars' by Adiba Jaigirdar as Winner of the Lesbian Literature Sweeps March 2024, from Spatial
'The Pull of the Stars' by Emma Donoghue as Winner of the Lesbian Literature Sweeps March 2024, from emmejo
'While We Were Watching Downton Abbey' by Wendy Wax as an RABCK 20 years in BC from lauraloo29
'Just My Luck' by Adele Parks as an RABCK from Laydee2017
'Birnam Wood' by Eleanor Catton as a Wishlist tag from keeta1
'Treasure Island According to Spike Milligan' by Spike Milligan as an Anniversary RABCK from Bookworm-lady
'The Vanished Days' by Susanna Kearsley as a Wishlist tag from Bookworm-lady [remember: must read 'The Firebird' first]
'Beginning' by Kenneth Branagh as a Wishlist tag from Rach260
'Rememberings' by Sinead O'Connor as a Wishlist tag from estelle1806



ONCE I'VE READ A BOOK I DO REMOVE IT FROM THIS LIST, OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE EVEN LONGER THAN IT ALREADY IS ;D