Popcorn Reads

At PopcornReads.com, we’re  life-long bookaholics who’ve always been passionate about the joys of reading. This publication is about sharing books, e-readers and other book related products we love with you. Hopefully you’ll love them as much as we do!

What’s a Popcorn Read? Popcorn Reads are books that entertain you. They trigger all of your emotions and often they trigger your funny bone. Above all, they are a rollicking good time – however you define that.

We hope you find great new Popcorn Reads among our favorites and that you check back often to see what new fun books we’re reviewing! We’re eclectic readers, so you’ll find reviews of all kinds of fiction here. We also love to host book giveaways!

May Giveaway Winners:

Congratulations to Joy Flynn for winning our giveaway for Lily in the Snow & Other Elemental Tales!

Congratulations to Beckie Stoneking for winning our giveaway for Helen Keller in Love!

Congratulations to Kat Tsai for winning our giveaway for A Hole in the Ground Owned by a Liar!

Congratulations to Gail Nelson and SuzReads for winning our giveaway for Helsinki White!

Congratulations to Kathy Rygg for winning our giveaway for Ordinary Magic!

Congratulations to SuzReads for also winning our giveaway for Candlewax!

 

Giveaways Continuing This Week:
Click here to read our review of Three Times Luck and enter the giveaway for an ARC!

 

Click here to enter our giveaway for this book of games for Disneyland fans!
New Giveaway Hop Beginning This Week:
Although the Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop begins on Friday, 5/18, our giveaway will be live on Thursday night, 5/17, by about 9pm EDST.

This Week at PopcornReads (5/14/2012 through 5/20/2012):

We’re back to our normal reviews and Giveaways – can’t forget those Giveaways!;

Monday, May 14th, we’re reviewing Evil Dark by Justin Gustainis. This is Book #2 in the Occult Crime Investigation series. To check out our review of Book #1, Hard Spell, click here. Another fun detective story from our favorite wise-cracking cops! This works well as a stand-alone novel.

Tuesday, May 15th, we’re reviewing Dark Frost by Jennifer Estep. This is Book #3 in the popular Mythos Academy series, based in Asheville, NC. Gwen Frost is the Gypsy girl with pychometric powers. Now the Reapers of Chaos are after a powerful dagger her mom hid. Gwen is the only thing standing in their way. This works well as a stand-alone novel.

Wednesday, May 16th, we’re reviewing and hosting a Giveaway for The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel. Gavin was a respected NYC journalist until his life fell apart. Now he’s living with his sister in Florida, while trying to protect the love of his life and the small daughter he never knew he had from dangerous mistakes made years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, May 17th, we’re reviewing the entire Unbidden Magic series by Marilee Brothers – yep, all 4 books – Moonstone, Moon Rise, Moon Spun, and Shadow Moon. Allie has a prophecy to fulfill, and once her psychic powers are accidentally activated, she has no choice but to fulfill it.

Friday, May 18th, we’re participating in the Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop. As part of that hop, we’re reviewing and hosting a Giveaway for 2 copies of A Bitter Veil by Libby Fischer Hellmann. Anna and Nouri fall in love during college in Chicago in the early 1970′s. Not long after they marry and return to his homeland, Iran, revolution tears the country apart. Soon their love and their lives are in peril.

Sunday, May 20th, we’ll post giveaway winners for the past week and update this page with all of the reviews and giveaways for the coming week!

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Thanks and Happy Reading! Mk

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