Sunday, April 30, 2017

Tour Mini-Review/Excerpt/Giveaway!! Ninja Girl, by Cookie O'Gorman




The Ninja Girl Blog Tour is
sponsored by
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I'm featuring an excerpt 
with mini-review!!
There's also a tour-sponsored giveaway!!



Ninja Girl
Cookie O'Gorman
Kindle Edition
March 30, 2017
Contemporary Fiction, Romance, 
Young Adult Fiction

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34732613-ninja-girl?ac=1&from_search=true







Seventeen-year-old Snow-Soon Lee kicks butt -- literally. She teaches at her family-owned martial arts gym, The Academy, and cares more about training to be the next Bruce Lee than hooking up. In fact, Snow's never even been kissed. But when "Girls' Night" rolls around, Snow decides to prove to her friends (and herself) that she's not just some boring tomboy. Impulsively, she kisses a hot stranger and even manages to escape his two security guards.

One stolen kiss…

Ash Stryker's senior year sucks. His politician father pulled him out of Chariot High, separating him from his championship-winning soccer team. Now he's stuck at a prissy private school with no friends, no team and no chance of being scouted. On top of that, thanks to the death threats his dad's received, Ash has a security tail aka professional babysitters. When the mystery girl from the movies shows up at his school, rappelling from the rafters, Ash knows one thing: he won't let her get away again.

One interesting job proposition…

After a seemingly random attack, Ash's mother surprises everyone. She hires Snow to be Ash's personal bodyguard until after the election. But can Snow's kick-butt skills hold up against the rising threats to Ash's family? More importantly, can Ash convince his ninja girl to screw ethics and kiss him again?

Opposites attract in this YA romance where a smooth talker meets his match in the tough girl who (literally) sweeps him off his feet. Moral of the story:

Sometimes even bad boys need a bodyguard.




Note
This mini-review is of the excerpt below, 
and not the entire book, which I 
can't wait to read!! 

What a DYNAMITE excerpt!! It's like a movie scene -- lightning fast, stunning, and oh, so very SEXY!! This is the type of female hero I LOVE to read about! She's tough, skillful, can hold her own in a fight, and yet, is DEFINITELY a red-blooded female. Yeah, I wish I were like that..... All I have is the last part of that sentence. Lol. So that's WHY I need to read this book!! I can pretend, can't I? This promises to be an adrenaline-driven read, and I just can't WAIT to start reading it, since I've already bought it! Revving up my iPad!!!!





I stood up suddenly, needing to do…something. I knew what she was saying was total crap. I knew Nara was pure evil, and I didn’t have to prove anything to her. But right then I needed to prove something to myself. I was a girl dammit, and I wasn’t boring. I was a force.

Just like Bruce.

“Snow, what’s up?” Min asked, but instead of answering I headed in the opposite direction. While the others had been taking stock of hoodie guy, I’d been getting a read on his security. They were too far back to stop me. Part of me wanted to test them—to test me—and see if I could do this and still get away. I figured I had about a minute, tops, but that’s all I’d need.

One last look over my shoulder told me all three girls were staring at me, mouths gaping, even Nara. Boring, she’d said earlier. I’d give her boring.

Taking a deep breath, I kept walking until I was almost even with hoodie guy’s seat, placed my hand on the chair back and swung my body over—right into his lap. Over his shoulder, I saw his security react. Too late.

He gasped, but I didn’t have time to explain.

“Sorry about this,” I whispered right before sealing my lips to his.

I’d taken him by surprise—that much was clear from the way his body tensed beneath mine. But he wasn’t trying to push me off. I’d intended it to be quick. A single brush with danger, a nod to teen girl impulsiveness, but the way his mouth melted under mine was unexpected. I fisted my hands in his shirt, pulling him closer. My lips, my entire body, went up in flames, but I couldn’t get close enough. It wasn’t until his hands came around my back that I remembered myself.

Pulling away, I came face-to-face with the greenest eyes I’d ever seen.

“I’m sorry,” I muttered again.



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 Cookie O'Gorman writes YA romance to give readers a taste of happily-ever-after. Small towns, quirky characters, and the awkward yet beautiful moments in life make up her books. Cookie also has a soft spot for nerds and ninjas. Her debut novel, Adorkable, is out now! Her second book, Ninja Girl, was released March 30,2017!




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4 comments:

  1. Hello, our sweet friend! So sorry we haven't been by in a while! We've missed you so much!

    Wow! We completely agree with you about that excerpt, Maria -- it does indeed feel like a scene from a movie. Snow sounds like an incredible character that we could easily get on board with. Hope you really enjoy this one when you get a chance to read it! Thank you for sharing and for the wonderful excerpt review and giveaway!! *BIG SMOOSHY HUGS* and all our love <3<3<3

    ~Michele & Mckenzie

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    1. Hi, Michele & Mckenzie!

      Awwww.....you guys are SO sweet.... I need to go over and visit your beautiful blog more often, Plus, I also need to shoot an email your way!! <3 <3 <3

      I'm SO HAPPY you both loved this excerpt!! And I'm also glad that you agree on this scene seeming like something out of a movie!

      For SURE Snow is an incredible character! I hope both of you enjoy reading about her adventures in martial arts, "bodyguarding", and romance!!

      I've bought this book, and have it on my husband's iPad, as well as on the Kindle app on my phone. I want to start reading it very soon!

      You're very welcome for the excerpt review and giveaway!!

      Thank you SO VERY MUCH for the SUPER NICE comment!! BIG SMOOSHY HUGS BACK, WITH LOTS OF LOVE!!!! <3 <3 <3 :) :) :)

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  2. Hi Maria,
    Thank you so much for your post and mini review! It made me smile, and I'm so glad you liked the excerpt. I hope you enjoy NINJA GIRL, and also, I wish I was more like Snow tough-skill wise lol ;).
    Cookie O'Gorman

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    1. Hi, Cookie!

      You're very welcome!! I'm so glad my mini-review made you smile, and that you, too, wish you were more like Snow! Lol. I sure am happy to see more "tough girls" in fiction nowadays!!

      Thanks for visiting and leaving such a lovely comment!! Have an AWESOME day!! <3 <3 :) :)

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