The tagline of this book is what sold me. A Contemporary Fairy Take- how awesome does that sound? Plus I love the cover. I think it is so ethereal and pretty. I ended up enjoying Nissa. I think it is a very quick read and it's heartwarmingly cute.

Nissa is a fairy godmother and it seems like that is pretty much all she wanted out of life. She is just one of those people, err...fairies that just loves helping others. She seems really sweet, but I also liked that you could see just a hint of spunk in her. It only peeked out once or twice, like when she was dealing with Brandon in defense of her friend but those moments were my favorite. I loved seeing Nissa stand up for someone and honestly, I had hoped to see more spunkiness from her. (even if she might have gotten in to trouble for it.) But it is easy to see that Nissa is just a lovely girl down to her core. She meets and falls in love with her romantic interest pretty early on. It didn't seem like insta-love (it is, but it isn't) to me because Bethany Lopez did a good job of laying out what the signs and symptoms were for a fairy mating. They hit you all at once and its not really something you can control. So while things were happening pretty fast, I understood that was why it was happening at that pace. It's the way of the fairies in love.

I know I just said that I didn't feel like the romance was rushed, and now I am going to say that I would have liked some more development in the story. But before you say those two things contradict, hear me out! I understand why the initial attraction and romance all happened so fast (see above), but overall I thought the book was a very quick read. One that I really liked, so I would have loved to see it stretch out a bit. I love the small details in books and the slow progress of character growth and development so Nissa had a tendency to feel a little rushed at parts. I would have liked to learn a little more about the fairy worlds or about Nissa's fairy godmother assignment.

Other than the slight issue I had with pacing and details, I thought Nissa was a really fun read. I think it would be a perfect supernatural beach read. It is light and fast and you can probably read the book in one shot. I found it easy to just fall into the story and float along with Nissa on her journey until you look up and you are done with the book. I really liked the book. The story ended at a great place and the ending seemed very satisfying for me. If you are looking for a cute contemporary romance and a quick light hearted read, Nissa is the book for you! Plus, how can you say no to that cover?

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