Tithe by Holly BlackSeries: Modern Faerie Tales (#1)
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I have wanted to read this book for a long time, and finally finished it the other day. Since I am a sucker for all things faerie, magical, and witchy I was eager to give this a go.
Even though I did enjoy this book, there were things in it that I disliked. I was shocked at some of the swearing and vulgar attitudes of the characters. Yes, some teenagers do act like that, but it felt out of place in this story, and some parts made me cringe. What really annoyed me was how Kaye's mother acted, and most of the relationships between the characters felt meaningless. I did not care for several characters in the book, and the ones that I wanted to see more of you never heard from again.
I had so many questions while reading this book, but never found the answers. There were several confusing parts where the previous chapters end, and the new one starts. For example, several hours or days goes by and you have no idea how Kaye gets somewhere, or what happens to her friends. I would have rather read more about that.
One of the things that I did enjoy about the book, was that it was a darker faerie tale. Some of the books these days can get a bit too cutesy just because they are young adult fantasy books, so I found that refreshing.
Overall, I liked it the book, but wished the author gave more depth to Kaye's character. A better background story of how she ended up with her Ironside family, or more of her Faerie side. Heck, even if she just focused on her developing her faerie powers for a while would have made Kaye seem more important to the story.
