Good fairie story. Interesting take on the Irish lore. Better than most. ( )

synopsis

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 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.

There's been mixed reviews on Tithe, but i have to say I LOVED IT. Holly black is a great writer. Tithe is just so interesting and exciting i just couldn't put it down. I loved everything about it. I'm always looking for more fairies books, Tithe is defiantly my favorite. ( )

My favorite non-vampire book series ( )

Review
Author: Holly Black
Title: Tithe
Summary:
The book is about a girl that is living with her mom in New York City. Her mother is constantly part of a different band. Her latest band falls apart and they are forced to move back to her grandmother’s house in her old home town. She runs into old friends while making new ones. Towards the beginning she runs into a faerie. But this faerie isn’t the kind you think of. The faeries in this book are distinguished and scary. She falls back into the world of faerie just to lose herself again. She goes into the underground world on the Unseelie Court, the dark side of faerie. She goes on this exciting adventure to find her friend that she lost in the Unseelie Court. Through this adventure she finds out herself that she is a pixie. She falls madly in love with the character named Roiben, a knight of the Unseelie Court.
Names of antagonists and protagonists
Antagonists:
Lady Nicnevin
Nephamel
Queen Silarial
Protagonists:
Kaye
Rath Roiben Rye
Corny Stone
Discussion of Jacket:

The book cover just grabbed my attention because of the detail. It also makes the book look more mysterious. It creates excitement.
Recommendation:
I completely recommend this book. Once you start reading you don’t want to put the book down. It’s like a nonstop rollercoaster and your just in for the ride. ( )

This was an okay book. I liked the story and the interesting descriptions of the places, people, and magic... but there was just something missing as I was reading this. I think that the story went along at a good pace, but I never got attached or cared to much about any of the characters, including Kaye. I felt that the writing just hit the surface of what could have been a better story. I kept wanting more... more of something I couldn't quite put my finger on... like there was always something missing in the writing. Maybe it was the chance to go just a little deeper into the characters and their motiviations. It also seemed to jump around alot and the chapters did not flow. But, I do have to say that I did keep turning the pages and reading, but I'm not so sure if I liked it enough to pick up the next one in the series. ( )