wormskiz's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
lindaunconventionalbookworms's review against another edition
2.0
This was a very strange, modern fairy tale. It started with Kaye, her mom and her mom's boyfriend in a bar. Kaye is a young girl, who smokes, drinks, and has dropped out of school to do deliveries for a Chinese restaurant.
Kaye and her mom, Ellen, move back to Jersey Shore, in her grand-mother's house. She hooks up with her childhood-friend Janet, and things are just weird. They go to a party, Kaye is upstairs and makes a broken wooden-horse stand up on its' legs, where Janet's boyfriend Kenny sees her. He starts to touch her, until she runs away.
When walking home, she finds a hurt fairy, Roiben, near the road, and she helps him get an arrow out and to get help from a kelpie.
The whole story was a little confusing to me, and even at the very end, it does not make a whole lot of sense.
I guess what it made me think the most is that fairies, and yes, Kaye is also a fairy, are even weirder than I thought before...
*My reviews are personal reflections of what I read and take notes of. It is in no way meant to dissuade a person from reading a book from authors who put a lot of work into their stories. I do not get paid for my reviews nor have I been asked to give my opinions concerning these books. This book, like most of the others I've read belongs to my kindle-collection*
Kaye and her mom, Ellen, move back to Jersey Shore, in her grand-mother's house. She hooks up with her childhood-friend Janet, and things are just weird. They go to a party, Kaye is upstairs and makes a broken wooden-horse stand up on its' legs, where Janet's boyfriend Kenny sees her. He starts to touch her, until she runs away.
When walking home, she finds a hurt fairy, Roiben, near the road, and she helps him get an arrow out and to get help from a kelpie.
The whole story was a little confusing to me, and even at the very end, it does not make a whole lot of sense.
I guess what it made me think the most is that fairies, and yes, Kaye is also a fairy, are even weirder than I thought before...
*My reviews are personal reflections of what I read and take notes of. It is in no way meant to dissuade a person from reading a book from authors who put a lot of work into their stories. I do not get paid for my reviews nor have I been asked to give my opinions concerning these books. This book, like most of the others I've read belongs to my kindle-collection*
flori_pop's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
angeliki_'s review against another edition
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
harpistvanessa's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.5
rebel_fairy's review against another edition
5.0
After choosing the Darkest Part in the Forest as my first Holly Black book, I decided to look for her first stories in the world of Elfhame - before I read the Folk and Air series. . . I opened the page of Tithe - it sucked me in and spit me out - I loved this story. I enjoyed Kate being weird and didn't understand why everyone thought she was a looney. I didn't mind the foul language or the way they spoke as most teens do, maybe not in front of their parents.
Roiben is super mysterious, hot and strong. I liked Corny's part in the story, it felt that Kaye had made a better friend than Janet.
Roiben is super mysterious, hot and strong. I liked Corny's part in the story, it felt that Kaye had made a better friend than Janet.
amyjo241's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
_sarah_reads_'s review
4.0
i love a good faerie tale. i particularly enjoyed this one because it was dark, but not too dark. and the ending wasn't overly sweet and happy--but just sweet and happy enough. reminds me of _the moorchild_ but for a slightly older audience.