Book of Wishes was founded by Leigh, who from a young age was taught to respect and appreciate books. She grew to love reading. Her first non-picture book was The White Stallion by Elizabeth Shub. Leigh went on to consume books, finding most of her enjoyment in Goosebumps books. They intrigued her. By the age of 11, she'd read the first four Harry Potter books and eagerly awaited the release of Order of the Phoenix.

Fast forward to 2025, when Leigh and her husband moved into their home and could start building their dream library.

Between them, they had a variety of books and genres; Fantasy, History, Science, Romance, Programming, Thrillers, Crime, Maths, Psychology, and many more. It happened on more than one occasion where multiple copies of the same book ended up in the library.

• A friend gifted a copy of Wrath of the Damned by Ella Fields because she'd accidentally bought a second copy.
• Two Harry Potter box sets found their way onto the shelves.
• On multiple occasions, a photo would be taken of a book and forgotten about.
• Every Christmas or birthday, the age-old question of, "What do you want?" came along.

Leigh got to work. She unpacked each book and started cataloguing titles, authors, genres, series, and so, their library was born. She went on to create a website that showed what their library contained, what was being read, what had been read and by whom, but most importantly, a quick-access and user-friendly wishlist. Leigh made the decision to share this concept and founded Book of Wishes. Leigh incorporated a small hat-tip to her childhood by using a dandelion, a gentle wish made, as the symbol for Book of Wishes.

Book of Wishes is a quick and easy way to see the books you've wanted throughout the years and the books you'll discover in future.

Leigh and her husband are partial to hard copies; the feeling, the smells, the aesthetics, it's hypnotising, but in today's digital world, e-books and audiobooks have become easier to access, store and absorb in the chaos of day-to-day life. Book of Wishes caters to your format preferences, your genres, and languages.

The inspiration behind the site is rooted in fantasy, but at its core is convenience and effortless adaptability in an ever-changing world.