Tithe by Holly Black

Tithe (Modern Faerie Tales, #1)

by Holly Black

A gripping tale of a teenage girl finding out how different she is - and how she must use her ingenuity to survive, and save her friends. A teenage girl goes back to her childhood home - the place where she used to talk to faeries. Coming up to Hallowe'en, she meets her old friends - and Roibin, who tells her his true name. Discovering the truth about herself, she agrees to go along with a plan to disrupt the human sacrifice that binds her faery friends to unkind masters. But she is to be the human sacrifice, and not everyone has been telling her the truth...

Reviewed by Joni Reads on

5 of 5 stars

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I loved this book. I could not put it down. It was so easy to become wrapped up in Kaye's world as she is thrown headfirst into the world of faeries. I almost forgot that I was reading a fantasy novel. Kaye is a very likeable character and Roiben is lovable and I looked forward to every scene that included him. When I was not reading this book, I was thinking about the next time I would be able to pick it up. Finished in one day.
My only complaint is that I wish there was a glossary in the back to define the different terms. Sometimes the story moved to quickly that I wasn't sure I understood what the difference was between the different faerie kingdoms.

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