Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale
by Holly Black
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Author: Holly BlackEdition: Paperback
Published: 2004-03-23
ISBN: 0689867042
Number of pages: 336
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Book Reviews of Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale
Book Review: Roiben & Kaye 2gether 4ever
Summary: 4 Stars
Our main character Kaye is not at all what she first appears to be. She has a mother who plays guitar in a rock band, she has stopped attending school, works full time at a Chinese restaurant and in her home town she used to see fairies. When her mom's band mate attempts to kill her they move back with to New Jersey to stay with her grandmother. In her first week back home she tries to contact her "imaginary" friends, reconnects with her best friend and assists an injured fairy named Roiben. In thanks for her assistance he agrees to answer any three questions that are in his power to answer. From the moment that he answers her third question Kaye's life sure as hell ain't normal. Things begin to unravel while at the same time becoming really clear.
As Kaye's world begins to unravel she becomes friends with her best friend's dorky older brother and they help each other get through all the weirdness that surrounds Kaye. From point A to Point B I really liked the story it wasn't always a mystery but it was definitely holding my attentions and I wanted to read to discover what would happen next. There were some surprising things and I loved the unexplainable chemistry between Kaye & Roiben. You don't really understand who Roiben is but you can't but hope that he ends up with Kaye.
I loved Holly Black's writing I don't know it was the best I have ever read but I would definitely read this book again. She kept me entertained and longing for the Kaye & Roiben to be together. She leaves you wanting more but happy at the same time.
Summary of Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale
Sixteen-year-old Kaye Fierch is not human, but she doesn't know it. Sure, she knows she's interacted with faeries since she was little--but she never imagined she was one of them, her blond Asian human appearance only a magically crafted cover-up for her true, green-skinned pixie self. First-time author Holly Black explores Kaye's self-discovery and dual worlds in her riveting, suspenseful novel Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale. The book has its faults: it slips into shock-value mode; the descriptions are often overwritten (sunset on the water looks like the sun slit his wrists in a bathtub); the language is overly, unnecessarily explicit; and the writing often unpolished. Still, the story's pull is undeniable, and readers under its spell will be hard-pressed to put the book down.The novel begins in a bar in Philly, where Kaye's alcoholic rock-singer mother's boyfriend tries to kill her. For their own safety, mother and daughter quickly move back to grandma's on the New Jersey shore where Kaye grew up. This ugly turn of events was all rigged by the Faerie world, as it turns out, a world Black describes in deliciously vivid, if rather overblown, detail. Kaye, a drinking, smoking, foul-mouthed high school dropout in the land of mortals, soon finds herself embroiled--as a human sacrifice, no less--in a battle between Faerieland's Seelie and more malevolent Unseelie courts. The beautiful, mysterious knight Roiben, torn between worlds himself, falls in love with Kaye--the brave, clever changeling--against his better judgment. Throughout the electrifying journey to the horrific underworld of this modern faerie fantasy, teen readers will relate to a hard-luck tough girl who feels alienated, discovers her best qualities in the worst of circumstances, and finally finds a place between worlds where she can feel at home. (Ages 13 and older) --Karin Snelson
Welcome to the realm of very scary faeries!
Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she travels from city to city with her mother's rock band until an ominous attack forces Kaye back to her childhood home. There, amid the industrial, blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye soon finds herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms -- a struggle that could very well mean her death.
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