Book Blitz + Giveaway: Breaking Saint Jude and Falling from the Sky by Nikki Godwin

Book Blitz + Giveaway: Breaking Saint Jude and Falling from the Sky by Nikki Godwin

Posted by Nina L. on 9:00 PM in book blitz, Giveaway, LGBT, Nikki Godwin, YA,

Nikki Godwin, author of Chasing Forever Down and American Girl on Saturn among others, has a treat for you! In celebration of her newest contemporary M/M YA romance novel Breaking Saint Jude releasing this January 14, her LGBT YA novel Falling from the Sky is FREE this week across all retail sites! Yes, you read that right!

Read more about these two novels right here and don't forget to get both!

Title: Breaking Saint Jude

Author: Nikki Godwin

Date of Publication: January 14, 2015

Genre: contemporary LGBT YA romance

When sixteen-year-old Jude Calvert sets out to steal stained glass from a broken cathedral window, he finds more than shards of red. He finds Max Rangel - his eye candy from his new LGBT support group - hauling a giraffe carcass across an abandoned part of town with a pack of guys. And he still accepts Max's dinner invite a few days later.

Still, animal lover Jude can't get the giraffe out of his mind. It doesn't take long for him to confront Max, who gives him partial answers and introduces him to a secret brotherhood of not-so-typical game hunters. Unable to tell his mom (the savior of black cats everywhere) or his dad (the zoo's head veterinarian) and unwilling to go back to his overbearing therapist, Jude quickly finds himself sucked into the underground world of taxidermy, theft, and drug deals.

At first, he's willing to do anything for the brotherhood just because he's so thankful to belong to someone again after serious drama with his ex-clique and ex-boyfriend. But when his underground life collides with his life above, he realizes he may have bitten off more than even the biggest animal can chew.

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Title: Falling from the Sky

Author: Nikki Godwin

Date of Publication: February 21, 2014

Genre: contemporary LGBT YA romance

All stability in sixteen-year-old Ridge McCoy’s life crashed and burned in the plane crash that killed his dad. This summer-long basketball camp is his chance to improve his skills and escape his problems back home. But his summer plans take a turn in an unexpected direction when he meets Micah Youngblood, the guy who runs the carousel at the local mall and has a reputation for devouring straight boys’ heterosexuality for breakfast, alongside his chocolate chip pancakes.

Ridge needs a way to avoid the guys at camp, whose only quest for the summer is to drown in beer and hook up with girls. So when Micah offers to explain how the ten unique horses on the carousel are significant to his tribe, Ridge takes him up on it. Still, Ridge can't decide if this is a bad thing or not. All he knows is that he hasn’t felt this alive since his dad fell from the sky, and as the horse adventures come to an end, Ridge finds himself falling as well – for Micah.

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Lastly, it's also Nikki Godwin's birthday this January 14.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NIKKI!

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[Blog Tour] Chasing Forever Down by Nikki Godwin: Review & Giveaway

[Blog Tour] Chasing Forever Down by Nikki Godwin: Review & Giveaway

Posted by Nina L. on 12:00 PM in blog tour, contemporary, Drenaline Surf, Giveaway, Nikki Godwin, Oops I Read A Book Again Blog Tours, review, romance, sports, YA,

Author: Nikki Godwin

Release date: March 14th 2013

Publisher: Self-Published

Series: Drenaline Surf # 1

Age Group: Young Adult

Genre: Contemporary Romance Sports

Tour organized by: Oops I Read A Book Again Blog Tours

Purchase: Amazon | Barnes and Noble 

Add to your library: Goodreads

After seventeen-year-old Haley Sullivan meets a mysterious stranger who plays by his own rules, she's more than determined to learn every trick of the trade from the master himself. But her dream-chasing mentor disappears after that night, and according to the local newspapers, he's been dead for years. Knowing he's very much alive, Haley enlists best friend Linzi to join her on a scavenger-hunt-style road trip that ultimately lands them in the surf town of Crescent Cove, California. Mystery guy is no mystery here, though – he's Colby Taylor, the west coast's biggest professional surfer.

If Haley wants to talk to the wave rider again, she'll have to get past his four intimidating bodyguards who are highly skilled in the business of sending starstruck fangirls back to where they belong. Haley is up for the challenge if it means chasing her dreams and escaping the perfectly corporate future that's been planned for her. But dealing with these bodyguards isn't exactly what Haley imagined it'd be. Sure, being thrown off a jet ski sucks, but falling in love with one of them might just be worse. (via Goodreads)

It is an undeniable fact that I fell in love and still am in love with Nikki Godwin's American Girl On Saturn. Not only with the novel but also with her writing style. It made me feel a lot of emotions and it is truly one of the swoon-est (is there such a word) YA novel I've ever read. That's why I'm pretty much hyped about Chasing Forever Down and needless to say, I did expect a lot since it is Nikki Godwin. I don't know if it's a good or bad thing to expect a lot or not. Though I still kept my guards up because I don't want to be that disappointed (after what happened to one of the most anticipated reads I've had at the end of the year) again. 

So yes, was I disappointed or not? Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed. Okay, please mind the word bit there. Just a bit because Chasing Forever Down has similarities with AGOS. As much as I love AGOS, I wanted to feel how CFD can stand up on its own. I'm talking about the characters and their experiences. Like how Haley and Linzi are Chloe and Aralie. Like how the Spaceships Around Saturn are Colby and his bodyguards. Like how Colby the surfer is Benji the star. Like how A.j. is Noah. Like how Alston is Jules. Like how the characters' experiences are pretty much parallel to the other. And so on and so forth. Although I would have to say that even if the characters also had their differences, I felt as if I was somehow with the characters of AGOS at times. See? That's the reason for the word bit. It's important to be this accurate anyway. And EVEN I felt those similarities, it didn't make my reading experience any less enjoyable. 

It was totally silly and somehow stupid and somehow great for Haley to decide to search for that random guy who made her feel herself at a random night. Really? Would you have done the same thing she did? Sure, she did a little research about the person first. But it was only during the journey itself of finding that guy that they totally knew him. If I were her, I'd probably make my way home immediately. I don't know. It was such an impulsive decision. I somehow get that she felt suffocated by her parents. But that's the thing. It was only said that her parents made her do this and that. Not the actual scenes of the idea. So it was a bit weak for me. Still, I was glad she took that leap of faith in chasing down her forever.

Haley and Linzi's journey was a lot of fun. Especially when they arrived at Crescent Cove. Of course, they did everything they have to do to get past the bodyguards and meet with Colby. It was a little weird how these bodyguards were not literally bodyguards. They were these human checkpoints before you can have an encounter with Colby because that guy was always in his cave. Each bodyguard was different. I would have opted for the first one because he was the nicest and he was just really a good guy. The flirty guy didn't really impress me. I don't know why but I just didn't feel him that much. I even liked the party-animal bodyguard because he actually has a heart. I want a best friend like him too. The weirdest thing was, I liked the last bodyguard who the locals said was the hardest to get past through. True enough, he had this talk-to-my-hand vibe. He was such a snob. But that's only at first. And honestly, it was quite weird how Haley and that bodyguard develop feelings with each other when they barely talk. Sure, they know and see each other. Yet they weren't really talking at first at all. BUT I actually felt their connection and all. It wasn't on the same level of swooniness (again, is there such a word) with AGOS but it was sweet. That bodyguard was something. So yes, that's why I dig this novel. 

In the end, Haley was able to chase down her forever. It might not have ended up the way she imagined it to be but it was more than she asked for. I'm excited to see what's in store in the next novel because that's where Haley will have to meet the horns of her parents.

Despite the fact that I was a bit disappointed, the second novel of Nikki Godwin is not disappointing at all. I know. I'm being vague here. And I never do vague really. But the overall impression of Chasing Forever Down with me was great. I didn't even say I was a bit disappointed with the whole novel. Just with the elements mentioned earlier. The romance of Haley and that bodyguard made up for it. Not to mention the idea of Chasing Forever Down. It was quite lyrical and soulful somehow. Chasing Forever Down was a great novel about chasing your dreams and finding much more important things than our dreams. Be ready to have a fun, enjoyable and sweet read with this one.

About the Author

Nikki Godwin is a Young Adult/LGBT author from the southern USA. She can't live without Mountain Dew, black eyeliner, and music by Hawthorne Heights. When not writing, she's internet-stalking her favorite bands and keeping tabs on surf competitions. She adores Liam Payne of One Direction and pro surfer John John Florence.

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American Girl on Saturn Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway

American Girl on Saturn Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway

Posted by Nina L. on 12:00 PM in 5-star, blog tour, contemporary, Giveaway, Nikki Godwin, Oops I Read A Book Again Blog Tours, review, romance, YA,

Welcome to my stop for American Girl On Saturn blog tour! 

Author: Nikki Godwin

Release date: August 29th 2013

Publisher: Self-Published

Series: Saturn # 1

Age Group: Young Adult

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tour organized by: Oops I Read A Book Again Blog Tours

Purchase: Amazon | Barnes and Noble 

Add to your library: Goodreads

The summer after graduation is supposed to be that first real taste of freedom - but not for eighteen-year-old Chloe Branson. Just as that breeze of freedom is making its way into her galaxy, her secret-service-agent dad drops a meteor-sized bomb of bad news on her and her sisters. An attempt has been made on the lives of Canadian boyband, Spaceships Around Saturn, during their USA tour, and the guys have to go into hiding ASAP. The only problem? In the midst of the crisis and media frenzy, their dad volunteered to hide the guys...in their house.

Six-year-old Emery is as ecstatic as any self-proclaimed Saturnite would be, but Chloe and her seventeen-year-old sister Aralie watch their summer plans crash and burn like a falling star. The SAS guys aren't happy with the situation, either. Bad boy Jules picks fights with Aralie about everything from his Twitter followers to his laundry, and heart-throb Benji can't escape Emery's fangirlisms for more than three minutes.But after the super-cute Milo kisses Chloe during a game of hide-and-seek, she finally understands what Emery means when she talks about SAS being "out of this world." If this is what Saturn feels like, Chloe doesn't want to come back to Earth. (via Goodreads)

I'm doing my best to stay composed in here. Inside, I'm shouting. I'm swooning. I'm doing some acrobatics. I'm not kidding, okay? That's what my insides are doing right now. Actually ever since I finished reading AGOS last night. I. Cannot. Stop. Thinking. About. Milo. I was thinking about him right before I fell asleep last night and the moment I woke up this morning, he's still there. You'd know by now that this will be more of gushing and swooning than a proper review. I hope I can put into words the greatness of this novel.

Right from the start, I knew I'd love this one. The writing was so smooth. The words were so natural and appropriate in all the sentences. I don't know if I make sense but that's how I felt. This was written in a way that was supposed to make you feel what Chloe was feeling. Mind you, you'll get what she feels so much. So much that you'd pray: #IWantToBeABransonSister. 

What can I say that will make you read this? Oh, other than the awesome writing, there are boys. Boys that came from another world. And I should probably mention that they're from a boy band too. So what's not to love about them? They are so cute and lovable and all together great. Yes, each and every one of them has his own flaws. Just like with the Branson sisters. But that's part of who they are and probably a reason for you to love them more.

I hate to play favorites, really. But I love Milo the best. Not just because he was the male interest of Chloe. He is the epitome of a great young man. Okay, that's for me. So don't hate if you love Noah, Tate, Jules or Benji. He is absolutely handsome. He freaking smells so good. I can smell him right now. He has those tantalizing eyes that can melt any girl's knees. I might have lost my balance while reading if I wasn't lying on the bed. He definitely has a great voice. I can totally listen to his voice all day long. And of course, he is absolutely a gentleman and sweet. What can you ask for more, ladies? Oh wait, I forgot! I also love the way he showed his vulnerability to Chloe. It was sooo sweet, you girls.

Sure enough, as much as the lockdown sounds so sweet, there were problems. But I guess those come in terms with their reality that the boys are so famous. It comes with a price as everyone would say. But hey, I believe in Chloe and Milo so I know they'd be fine. 

Everything about this novel is just lovable. How Emery always annoy Benji. How Chloe and Milo sneaks up during midnight. How Aralie and Jules fight like cat and mouse. How Tate's face always end up in Chloe's bedroom door. How Noah teases Chloe and Milo. How they were able to know one another in a deeper level. How Noah (he's my next favorite) is such a sweet guy to Chloe. How that lockdown wasn't just a summer fling. 

Okay. I can go on and on and on the things I love about this but it won't be enough for you. You have to read this for yourself especially if you're such a fangirl! 

American Girl on Saturn is definitely one of the most amazing YA novels I've read this year. It was light, yes. But it was that kind of light read that will make you swoon, laugh, hurt, and be happy after so much. Words aren't enough to explain how much I enjoyed reading this. I kept smiling like a fool. Even now actually! So what are you waiting for! BUY NOW!!!!!!! 

It's on sale for only $0.99 till October  7! Grab the chance to have this amazing novel in your reader!

  About the Author

Nikki Godwin is a Young Adult/LGBT author from the southern USA. She can't live without Mountain Dew, black eyeliner, and music by Hawthorne Heights. When not writing, she's internet-stalking her favorite bands and keeping tabs on surf competitions. She adores Liam Payne of One Direction and pro surfer John John Florence.

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