tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43008915572930510052024-03-13T23:26:45.425-07:00The Little Blue PigYA literature reviews, giveaways, and more!Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-23836334621103200872013-11-15T13:53:00.002-08:002013-11-15T13:55:20.030-08:00Cover Reveal: Titan Magic- Body and Soul
Titan Magic: Body and Soul by Jodi Lamm
"Don’t fool yourself. Fool everyone else, but never fool yourself."
When a young golem called Kaspar befriends a beautiful baker and her daughter, he wishes, for the first time in his life, to be more than just a counterfeit, wooden child. But such a simple wish comes at a high price, and Kaspar won't be the only one to pay. With the few Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-43169940678708606562013-10-01T17:22:00.001-07:002013-10-01T17:22:20.053-07:00Review: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
April Genevieve Tucholke
Hardcover/360 pages
Dial Publishing
The first time I ever read the synopsis for this book I knew I had to read it. The entire blurb intrigued me and I mean, falling in love with the devil? Now that was something that belonged on my bookshelf.
I really wish I would have saved this book for Halloween. It's Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-53979210582975035672013-08-03T09:04:00.000-07:002013-08-04T15:36:13.732-07:00Review: Abandon
&Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-33770092072699958772013-08-02T15:54:00.003-07:002013-08-04T15:44:54.240-07:00July Wrap UpHey all, just thought I'd pop on and give you guys a July wrap up. I'm not sure if this is a meme that goes around, I do know it is something that goes around the BookTube community. Regardless, I thought it would be fun for you readers and fun for myself to be able to look back at what I read said month.
Along with the list of books I'll attach a quick summary of my review. This way you guys Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-74452448956435562042013-08-02T05:35:00.001-07:002013-08-02T14:33:35.378-07:00Review: Of Triton
Title: Of Triton (Of Poseidon #2)
&Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-2735781156063143522013-05-12T06:05:00.001-07:002013-05-12T06:05:27.103-07:00Review: Obsidian
Title: Obsidian
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Pages: 361
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: May 8th 2012
Publisher: Entangled Teen
I'm not sure why, but I just haven't been blogging lately *cough* Since February *cough* I guess like always it was life and such. I'm a jack of all trades, so I'll have periods of doing one thing and then it'll be like I crash and I move on... but Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-37049069734810027332013-02-24T05:34:00.002-08:002013-02-24T05:34:41.480-08:00Review: Another Pan
Title: Another Pan
Author: Daniel and Dina Nayeri
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: October 25th 2011
Pages: 400
Format: Hardback
When I first saw the cover in book stores I knew I just had to have it! A Peter Pan story? Gimme Gimme!
I am so glad I picked this book up a few years ago (yes, that is how long its has been sitting on my bookshelves.)
There are a Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-76288632422713885992013-02-22T06:02:00.000-08:002013-02-22T06:02:59.559-08:00Review: Shades of EarthTitle: Shades of Earth
Author: Beth Revis
Publisher: Razorbill
Publication Date: January 15th 2013
Pages: 369
Format: Print/Hardback
Frex, that was amazing!
Across the Universe had me from the very beginning, turning page by page until the mystery was solved. A Million Suns had me wanting more by its end. Shades of Earth had my heart racing until the end, gosh, that end, had me so complete I Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-41973299470157434302013-02-22T05:39:00.001-08:002013-02-22T05:39:30.284-08:00Follow me Friday (#15)
Good morning little piggies! I hope you've all been having a fine week thus far. I've had an amazing week! Anyways, it's Friday, time for another Follow me Friday. Hosted by AlisonCanRead and Parajunkee so be sure to follow along!
Q: We always talk about books that WE want. Let's turn it on its head. What books have you given other people lately?
A: Lately? Hmm,Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-76856903134256552902013-02-20T13:21:00.000-08:002013-02-20T13:22:43.354-08:00Waiting on Wednesday (WOW #8)
Happy hump day everyone! I hope everyone is having a fantastic week so far! Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Breaking the Spine so be sure to follow a long if you'd like!
There are quite a few books coming out this year I'm dying to get my hands on. To name just one though, I'd have to go with If I should Die by Amy Plum. This series is seriously amaze-balls! I'm really Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-11212059372057053422013-02-16T08:56:00.001-08:002013-02-16T08:57:55.721-08:00Review: Full Moon Kisses
Title: Full Moon Kisses
Author: Ellen Schreiber
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Publication Date: December 26th 2012
Pages: 215
Format: Print/ Hard Covered
The minute I heard Ellen Schreiber was writing a new series featuring werewolves, the minute Full Moon was released I picked it up from the store right away. When that turned out to be enjoyable, I waited an entire year for it's Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-11232947384303291342013-02-15T06:23:00.004-08:002013-02-15T06:23:35.039-08:00Review: The Raven Boys
Title: The Raven Boys
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publication Date: September 18th 2012
Pages: 409
Format: Print/Hard Covered
In all honesty, I really don't know how I feel about this book. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it, because if I didn't I wouldn't rate it 4 stars. That said, I feel like not enough happened in the book to make it interesting. Let me explain:
Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-14912753716477359682013-02-15T05:10:00.000-08:002013-02-15T05:11:08.829-08:00Follow me Friday (#14)
Feature and Follow Friday is a meme hosted and created by AlisonCanRead and Parajunkee'sView. Be sure to follow along and comment below so I can return the favor!
Q: Write a letter to your favorite character. Rant, rave or gush…just pretend like they are real and you just want to let them know a "few things". - Activity courtesy of author, Kelly Walker
I'm Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-55225973860342612942013-02-14T08:43:00.006-08:002013-02-15T06:25:27.989-08:00Review: Scarlet
Title: Scarlet
Author: Marissa Meyer
Publication Date: February 5th 2013
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Pages: 464
Format: Print/ Hard covered
I am so happy I had the chance to pick this one up early. Chapters got a shipment of 40 of these puppies one week earlier and were nice enough to sell me a copy early. Boo Yeah! So obviously I dove right in the minute I got home.
Scarlet starts Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-37528684075332751832013-02-13T06:20:00.002-08:002013-02-13T06:21:27.459-08:00Waiting on Wednesday (WOW #7)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. Be sure to check out their blog, follow a long, and comment down below so I can come check out your WOW!
There are a few books I am SO excited for that will be released within a few months. One of these books are The Rising by Kelley Armstrong, which is the last installment in the Darkness Rising trilogy. Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-50456914318040209332013-02-13T06:04:00.000-08:002013-02-15T06:26:10.874-08:00Review: Dash and Lily's Book of Dares
Title: Dash and Lily's Book of Dares
Author: Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Publication Date: October 11th 2011
Publisher: Ember
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback/Print
Although it is no longer "'tis the season", I still thoroughly enjoyed this book.
I do wish I had waited to read this book until Christmas, but all the great reviews I read about it screamed at me, thus, with my head held low,Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-4536889377727501522013-02-12T12:56:00.002-08:002013-02-15T06:26:39.259-08:00Review: Immortal Hearts
Title: Immortal Hearts (Vampire Kisses #9)
Author: Ellen Schreiber
Publication Date: May 15th 2012
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover/Print
Is it really over? Is my beloved Vampire Kisses series really, truly, over? Alas, it is. Farewell my good friends Raven, Becky, Alexander, and even you Trevor, even you.
This is the longest series I have ever been with. How Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-7023281584618219252012-11-19T18:47:00.000-08:002013-02-15T06:26:50.633-08:00Review: Between the Lines
Title: Between the Lines
Author: Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer
Pages: 352
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication Date: June 26th 2012
Synopsis:
Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-89922858043741349812012-11-14T16:41:00.001-08:002012-11-14T16:41:39.483-08:00Waiting on Wednesday (WOW) #6
Ah, I'm doing it, I'm finally making a blog post that's not explaining about my leave of absence. As per usual, Waiting on Wednesday is a meme created and hosted by Breaking the Spine.
There are so many books that will be coming out soon that I cannot wait for. It's kind of hard to choose just one, but here it goes!
The book I'm waiting on is Full Moon Kisses (Full Moon #3) by Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-19841329465523657572012-11-14T16:12:00.000-08:002012-11-14T16:12:51.576-08:00Why hello there, stranger!Wow, it has been, how many months? Four and a half months since we last saw each other? I never thought I would be away for so long! But I'm back! I promise.
You see....
If you remember one of my last posts, I talked about how I was pregnant and the such. Well yes, I did have my daughter, on September 19th (10 days early!) and well you see, life got busy. During my last months of Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-72400783121223956842012-07-09T08:35:00.001-07:002012-07-09T08:36:35.881-07:00Stacking the Shelves (#2)
Happy Monday everyone!! For the past little while I haven't gotten any new books, thus there wasn't anything to show for Stacking the Shelves (hosted by Tynga's Reviews) but I finally actually got some books in the mail I'm really excited about!
The Dead I Know by Scot Gardner
Thank you Razorbill Canada! I'll be participating in a blog tour for this one, so stay tuned!
Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-54642031659793563762012-07-06T05:32:00.004-07:002012-07-06T05:32:58.991-07:00Follow me Friday (#13)
Hey guys, and happy Friday! Today is another edition of Feature And Follow (or what I like to call, Follow me Friday!) As always, this is a weekly meme hosted by AlisonCanRead and Parajunkee'sView.
Q: Jumping Genres: Ever pick up a book from a genre you usually don't like and LOVE it? Tell us about it and why you picked it up in the first place.
A: Yes, as a matter of factAngela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-60188960492738360642012-07-05T14:40:00.000-07:002012-07-05T14:56:10.739-07:00Have you seen this cover yet? (Scarlet by Marissa Meyer)
Hey guys, so guess what I've just come across!?!?
The SCARLET cover and synopsis! If you don't already know, Scarlet is the second book in the Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer.
Can I just say I loved, loved, LOVED the first in the series, Cinder, and cannot wait until 2013 to read this one!
Well anyways, here is an AMAZING picture of the cover for Scarlet:
Synopsis:
Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-71253099496189664392012-07-05T06:20:00.002-07:002012-07-05T06:20:58.139-07:00Discussion: Why I don't like LOVE TRIANGLES...!So recently I've been on the hunt for really great books to read during the summer (not that I don't have A LOT to get through now, but you know, I can't help myself). Anyways, as I was reading the synopsis of a few books on Goodreads, I couldn't help but CRINGE! Jeesh was there ever a vast amount of books that seemed to include love triangles!
Now let me ask you, what is the purpose of a Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300891557293051005.post-22778190980384208112012-07-02T15:57:00.000-07:002013-02-15T06:27:03.599-08:00Review: Cold Fury
Title: Cold Fury
Author: T.M. Goeglein
Pages: 313
Format: ARC/Paperback
Publishing Date: July 24th 2012
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Please note: I received an advanced reading copy for review. My review is thus then based on this ARC. Please keep in mind that your published copy may differ slightly from my ARC copy. My review is solely based on my opinion of the book. Thanks.
I Angela (The Little Blue Pig)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953235784419948112noreply@blogger.com0