{"id":18137,"date":"2022-05-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=18137"},"modified":"2022-05-11T19:21:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T23:21:24","slug":"blog-tour-nate-plus-one-by-kevin-van-whye-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-nate-plus-one-by-kevin-van-whye-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: Nate Plus One by Kevin van\u00a0Whye (Interview!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrandbeyondtours.com\/2022\/04\/05\/tour-schedule-nate-plus-one-by-kevin-van-whye\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Nate-Plus-One-Tour-Banner.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Nate Plus One by Kevin van\u00a0Whye (Interview!)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for NATE PLUS ONE! I&#8217;m so excited because today I have an interview with Kevin van Whye to share with you! This book is truly amazing and I&#8217;m so excited to for you to find out more about it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17507\" width=\"823\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/nate-plus-one-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Nate Plus One by Kevin van\u00a0Whye (Interview!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Nate Plus One by Kevin van\u00a0Whye (Interview!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Nate Plus One<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/kevin-van-whye\/\">Kevin van Whye<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  May 10, 2022 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/random-house-books-for-young-readers\/\">Random House Books for Young Readers<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/queer\/\">Queer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 256 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/59447014-nate-plus-one\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/18855162.Kevin_van_Whye\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kevinvanwhye\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>Boy plus boy. Two weeks in Johannesburg. A summer of music, adventure, self-discovery . . . and definitely <i>not<\/i> love. What could go wrong? <\/b><br \/>\nNate needs a date to his cousin's wedding. Jai is Nate's best friend and secret crush. Could Jai be Nate's plus-one--and only?<br \/>\n<b>Nate Hargraves<\/b> is a behind-the-scenes kind of guy. That's why he dreams of being a songwriter instead of a singer. But things change the summer after junior year as Nate gets ready to fly to South Africa for his cousin's lavish destination wedding. The trip is bound to be <i>epic. <\/i>Except--Nate just found out that his ex-boyfriend will be at the reception.<i> Ugh.<\/i> He does not want to face this one solo.<br \/>\n<b>Jai Patel, <\/b> Nate's best friend (and secret crush), has his own problems. The lead singer of Jai's band, Infinite Sorrow, quit weeks before a contest that promised to be their big break. But Nate rocks Jai's world when he agrees to sing with the band. Even though Nate's not one for the spotlight, he knows this is the kind of stuff you do for . . . friends. In return, Jai volunteers to be Nate's travel buddy around South Africa, a buffer against his ex, and his plus-one at the wedding.<br \/>\nMaybe this summer <i>will<\/i> be epic after all. Now that Nate's crush is on board, will love crash the party?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-05-11T10:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\nHappy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for NATE PLUS ONE! I'm so excited because today I have an interview with Kevin van Whye to share with you! 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Where would you go to eat, hang out, relax, etc.?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I would love to go to the amusement park with them. I love going on rides so much. Of course, most of the time will be spent screaming my lungs out but fun will be had. And Pizza for lunch because Pizza is the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If&nbsp;Nate and Jai&nbsp;were&nbsp;to hang out with other fictional characters, who would they be and why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I think Nate and Jai would have a blast hanging out with Simon and Bram from Simon vs. the Homosapien\u2019s Agenda (Love, Simon). I just think they would have a fun double date and would be able to really relate to one another.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If there was one fictional place you could travel to for a day, where would it be and why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This might be a loophole but the superhero lover in me wants to say Avenger\u2019s Tower, solely for the reason of me meeting the Scarlet Witch. Seriously, I\u2019m such a huge fan of Wanda Maximoff and Elizabeth Olsen\u2019s portrayal of her has simply been amazing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you buried a time&nbsp;capsule with three items inside, what three items would you choose and&nbsp;why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a cup that my parents bought me with my name on because I like to drink coffee when I\u2019m writing. And though it is chipped and cracked I still keep it as a token. So, I\u2019d definitely bury that.&nbsp; Not sure how long they\u2019d be buried but I\u2019d also put my two books into the capsule because they\u2019re things I\u2019m proud of. And lastly, family is really important to me, so I would bury a family portrait of us all together.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What was your favorite bit of research you ended up not using?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There were so many locations that I wanted to use in the book but had to leave them out because they just didn\u2019t fit the story. I had originally wanted to have a few scenes set at the Kruger\u2019s National Park but it wasn\u2019t working, so I left out a lot of it and simply used the game reserve part of it in the book.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is your favorite quote, scene, or moment from&nbsp;<em>Nate Plus One<\/em>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite scene is Nate vs the goose because I have been there. I had a blast having him run from the winged terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17507\" width=\"823\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/About-the-Author-Spring-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/About-the-Author-Spring-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/About-the-Author-Spring-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/About-the-Author-Spring-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\"><h3>About Kevin van Whye<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/kevin-van-whye-350x350.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><p>Kevin van Whye was born and raised in South Africa, where his love for storytelling started at a young age. Kevin is the author of Date Me, Bryson Keller and Nate Plus One. He lives in Johannesburg, and when he\u2019s not reading, he\u2019s writing stories that give his characters the happy rom-com endings they deserve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/18855162.Kevin_van_Whye\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kevinvanwhye\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17507\" width=\"823\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrandbeyondtours.com\/2022\/04\/05\/tour-schedule-nate-plus-one-by-kevin-van-whye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Spring-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Spring-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Spring-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-Spring-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17507\" width=\"823\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-2022-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Questions-for-You-Spring-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Questions-for-You-Spring-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Questions-for-You-Spring-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Questions-for-You-Spring-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think about <em>Nate Plus One<\/em>? Have you added it to your tbr yet? Let me know in the comments and have a splendiferous day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spring-2022-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spring-2022-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spring-2022-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spring-2022-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Spring-2022-Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Wednesday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for NATE PLUS ONE! 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