Nissa Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway

Nissa
Author: Bethany Lopez
Genre: YA Contemporary Fantasy
Release Date: April 23, 2013

Buy Link: Amazon

Description:

At 900 years old, Nissa is finally ready to follow her mother's path and become the best Fairy Godmother she can. She’s not thrilled when her first assignment turns out to be a teenage human girl with self-esteem issues, but she knows she has to start somewhere. Her assignment has dealt with bullies since her freshman year and they haven’t let up. If Nissa can’t help her regain her self-confidence her future is bleak.

To complicate matters Nissa experiences all the signs that she's met the being fated for her. This impossibility distracts her from her purpose. After all, fairies and humans aren't meant for each other. How can her heart believe otherwise? Can Nissa successfully complete her first assignment as a Fairy Godmother? Will the fates allow Nissa and Levi to be together? And even if they do, will Levi believe Nissa once she reveals the truth?  

Nissa is a fun and light-hearted young adult contemporary fantasy novel that centers on our main character - a 900 year old fairy named Nissa. She has decided to follow in her mother's footsteps and becoming a Fairy Godparent. After years of schooling and training, Nissa is finally ready to complete her first assignment - a teenage girl named Vicky who has problems with bullies at school and self esteem issues. Nissa feels sure she can handle her first project until she meets Vicky's older brother, Levi. Immediately, Nissa feels a connection with Levi that's more than just a crush. She feels the tell-tale signs that a fairy experiences when they have met their eternal mate. But there's just one problem - Levi's a human, and no fairy has ever been Fated to be with a human before. Knowing in her heart the Levi is the one she's meant to be with, Nissa travels home to implore The Fates if they may be allowed to be together. Will The Fates condone their love? And if they do, will Levi even believe Nissa's true identity?

This book was a really light and easy read - I actually read it in a couple of hours. The writing was well done and the book flowed easily, so I had no problem falling right into the story alongside the characters. Nissa was a fun lead - she was a fairy, which is always awesome, but she was kind and sympathetic, with some definite quirks. Levi is the perfect guy, of course, and they experience the kind of instalove that some readers don't care for. I did find it a bit cheesy and hard to believe that they would fall so in love with each other after only a couple of weeks, but in the end, I'm a sucker for romance - so I ate it all up with a smile. It did feel like parts of the book went super fast and it could've been drawn out a bit more, but overall the pacing worked well throughout the story. I really liked reading about the fairies and their lives. I thought it made the story really unique and added a great depth to the plot that wouldn't have been there otherwise. Overall, this was a quick and fun book that fans of YA romance will absolutely devour.

Bethany Lopez was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Michigan and San Antonio, Texas. She went to High School at Dearborn High, in Dearborn, Michigan, which is where she has set her Young Adult series. She is married and has a blended family with five children. She is currently serving in the United States Air Force as a Recruiter in Los Angeles, California. She has always loved to read and write and has seen her dream realized by independently publishing her novels through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. 

Author Links:
Website: http://www.bethanylopez.blogspot.ca/

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5021061.Bethany_Lopez

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bethany-Lopez/214630865247702

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BethanyLopez2

Tour Grand Prize: (1) Signed Copy of Nissa + Swag - Open Internationally!

 

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