In My Mailbox BEA 2012

I made a  video blog with my daughter Kristin of Kritters Ramblings.   She took me to BEA and we were able to collect a pile of books to share with each other! Now I want to share those books with all of you book lovers. I love to read picture books to my granddaughter, YA, Christian Fiction and more. 


Margie at Ope’s Opinions Picks:

Kristin at Kritters Ramblings Picks:



A portion of the books that came home with us, some were gifted to friends and family.  I still can’t believe what we were able to bring home.  Sorry no pictures to share.

A Fatal Debt by John Gapper
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Because It Is My Blood by Gabrielle Zevin
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
Kiss and Make Up by Katie D. Anderson
If You Have To Cry Go Outside by Kelly Cutrone
Alice Bliss by Laura Harrington
Porch Lights by Dorthea Benton Frank
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
The Innocents by Francesca Segal

Tiger in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann
Please Forgive Me by Anne Bird Joseph Beatty
Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti
Paris in Love by Eloisa James – Random
The Line Between Here and Gone by Andrea Kane
Dare Me by Megan Abbott
Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
Home by Morning by Alexis Harrington
Skinny by Donna Cooner
After Hello by Lisa Mangum

Everyone She Loved by Sheila Curran
One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf
Courting Justice by Brenda Jackson
Private Arrangements by Brenda Jackson
Better Than Chocolate by Sheila Roberts
34 Pieces of You by Carmen Rodrigues
A Novel Panorama City by Antoine Wilson
Monster Hunter by Larry Correia
The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman

White Truffles in Winter by N.M. Kelby
The Lost Prince by Seldon Edwards
Heading Out to Wonderland by Robert Goolrick
Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub
Before Versailles by Karleen Koen
The Absolutist by John Boyne
Rues of Civility by Amor Towles
BEA Buzz Books 
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Viking
The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen

Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
A Million Heavens by John Brandon
Matched by Ally Condie
A Deeper Darkness by J.T. Ellison 
Don’t Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield
Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber
And She Was by Alison Gaylin
Vanishing Girls by Katia Lief

The Cupcake Diaries by Katherine Kallinis and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne
Hotels, Hospitals and Jails by Anthony Swofford
The Skinny Rules by Bob Harper
The Tools by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels
Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
A Working Theory of Love by Scott Hutchins
The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey
Summer and the City by Candace Bushnell – Harper
Legend by Marie Lu
Love Slave by Jennifer Spiel

Welcome to Ope’s World

Hello!  Ope is here.  So About ME!



This blog all started with my two daughters, Kristin of Kritters Ramblings and Jennifer of Underestimatedmom.  They have both encouraged me for some time to blog about the books I read and the other events in my life.  


Going to BEA with Kristin gave me the excitement and encouragement to start this.

I have been reading all my life, thanks to the encouragement of my mother.  Now, I am going to share my opinions in hopes of encouraging others to find their genre and read away.



I have been reviewing on Goodreads for almost a year and have enjoyed posting reviews and reading other peoples reviews.

I am a mother of two grown daughters.   Living near both of them has been such a gift.  I am retired from working in the school system.  My husband is an awesome supportive guy.  He travels often and I am fortunate to tag along on selected trips.  Another part of my life is shared with a grand dog and a granddaughter.  Both keep me moving.

Contact me (opesopinions@gmail.com) –  want to recommend (or send) books my way, or if you just want to chat about books and bookie things!