Black’s faeries are beautiful, cunning, and cruel, not to be messed with, and her lead character, Kaye, is delightfully gritty. It has this late 90s/early 2000s grunge aesthetic that works really well with the faerie world Black has created. Black has definitely honed her writing skills since writing this, and if we compare Tithe to her Folk of the Air trilogy, well it does seem a bit less ‘sophisticated’…but maybe that’s the reason why I like it so much. While I now recognize that its plot, language, and secondary characters could have been more complex, I still find that it makes for an engrossing read.
I first read Tithe back in 2007 when I was 11 and it completely blew my mind.
While Black’s storytelling has certainly come a long way since her Modern Faerie Tales days, I have a soft spot for this series. Members: Ellen.K.B, jackalope1, TamasKiss, PitcherBooks, TheFangirl, xpuppycatx, xofelf, bethderenzis, RyanHenze, holdenscoffee, thrntnja, thinktink93, weaselkun, andrechsler, Bpenland, petitefxb, Chili87, private member, unicornmce, Wendy_b5 ( show 152 more), Karen.Holding, samazon, LittleBadBooks, graceless880, marcosburlybiceps, jawink22, Typhanee1981, K.D._McQuain, AWahle, cmosley, TheTreeReader, Anna0_0, JoeleneMarie, MortishaCassavetes, titania86, jzibart, thomdanni, ilnace, Victoria_Tori_, Happi_Ness, Beammey, meizzner, rwmccormic, darceypaige, gjwlinke, marandaray, jer.wilson, sylvia_rachel, lauredhel, TheBookHoarder, Singularity_Bubble, Doodlebug143, Jepyn, BethAnn123, private member, shojomecha, Jidders, XxRachelxX, shidou, EJHavelka1985, Ignis_Graecus, AzzieChan, MaryAnnLloyd76, private member, emmylikesbooks, private member, dylanesque, TheReaderBee, CourtneySchafer, shadowseer, blues983, private member, BrandisBookMusings, aforestfever, tntwhite, chlorinatorgreen, ginny.Holly Black writes the best modern faeries tales.įirst published in 2002 Tithe is Holly Black’s debut novel. (Bowker Author Biography) - biography from Tithe … ( more) Black and Clare's Magisterium Series has received both critical and popular acclaim appearing on numerous bestseller lists including The New York Times bestseller list in the Young Adult category. She also won the Young-Adult Prize in the Indies Choice Book Awards 2015 for The Darkest Part of the Forest. Valiant won the Andre Norton Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. Her other works include The Spiderwick Chronicles written with Tony DiTerlizzi, Ironside, Poison Eaters and Other Stories, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Iron Trial (Magisteruim Book 1) and The Copper Gauntlet (Magisteruim Book 2) written with Cassandra Clare, and The Darkest Part of the Forest. Her first book, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale was published in 2002 and was included in the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults. in English from The College of New Jersey in 1994. Holly Black was born in West Long Branch, New Jersey on November 10, 1971.
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