Wicked Nix

Wicked Nix by Lena Coakley

This book was published on October 9, 2018. I got my hands on the uncorrected proof version, so there will undoubtedly be some differences between the published version and the uncorrected version.

This is a pretty short book, so here's the amazon summary, "Mischievous woodland fairy Nix is up to no good. His beloved fairy queen has gone away, leaving him with a very important job: He must protect the forest from a most dangerous enemy—humans.
           When a determined invader trespasses on his territory, Nix’s skills are put to the test as he invents several wicked tricks to chase the sorry fellow away. But when his efforts don’t go quite according to plan, it becomes clear that this intruder—and this sprite—may not be at all what they seem.           This gorgeous new fairytale by acclaimed author Lena Coakley, with illustrations by rising illustration star Jaime Zollars, explores the timeless bonds of family and the joy of finding home in unexpected places." AMAZON LINK OF JUSTICE 

The Fairy Queen and fairy court have gone to the summer country, and have left Wicked Nix behind. Wicked Nix has been keeping watch of the forest. One day, a man moves into the abandoned cottage in the forest. Wicked Nix knows the Fairy Queen despises humans, and is determined to make the man move out of the cottage before she returns. He's decided to play tricks on the man to get him to leave, maybe then the fairies won't forget him the next time they go to the summer country.

Since this is a pretty short story (the version I read is only 110 pages), I'm going to stop the summary there.

I find this story pretty adorable. The narrator, Wicked Nix, was pretty perfect as he slowly revealed what was truly going on in ways that he didn't quite catch onto himself. The illustrations were lovely, and I enjoyed the sense of the fairy tale being told by the fairy.

It also dealt with the serious yet sad ramifications of a child being stolen by fairies in a digestible, thoughtful, but still kind of terrifying way.

Mr. Green was also very wonderful.

Happy reading!