Tithe by Holly Black

Tithe by Holly Black

Synopsis: 

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.

Excerpt:

"Now, pixie," he said, "go!"
"I don't know if I should believe you," she said. "Give me a kiss." If she couldn't stop thinking about his lips, maybe tasting them would get it out of her system. After all, if curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought him back.
"There is no time for your snatched pixie pranks," he said.
"If you want me to leave quickly, you'd best be quick." She was surprised at her own words, wondering at the giddy viciousness of them.
She was more amazed when his lips brushed across hers. A sudden shock of feeling lanced through her before he pulled away.
"Go," he said, but he said it in a whisper, as though she had drained the breath from him."

My Thoughts:
Obviously, if this book was voted as one of the best books for young adults, some people liked it. 

I'm not one of them. 

I need to really just stop with all of the fairy books. Really. Every time I pick up one I think, This can't POSSIBLY be worse than the last one. And then i start reading and I realize--yes, it is.

Kaye is so oblivious to everything but herself. It felt like the only person she truly cared about was herself. She can see faeries, but apparently, that's not weird because she's seen them since she was little. But now, Kaye discovers that she is a faery. A pixie.

To complicate things, there's a hot faery named Roibin who is dangerous and Kaye is warned to stay away from. But does she? This is a YOUNG ADULT novel, remember? Of course not! 

In a side plot, Kaye befriends Corny, her friend Janet's brother. Corny is gay and makes that known to Kaye in a very awkward scene. At least for me it was. I understand the author trying to make it seem like not a big deal, but it was still awkward. I don't know how else to describe it.

The writing was great, though. The descriptions were incredible. It was just the story and the characters that frustrated me completely. I don't know how I even finished because I didn't really want to. 

Recommendation: If you really desire to read it--go to the library

Rating: 1/5 stars