What CeciM Reads

Categorized SF/Fantasy book reviews

Tithe, by Holly Black

pros: original heroine and viewpoint; realistic characters; good core dilemma; good question about what constitutes good or evil individually and in context; Roiben; the plot; Lutie

cons: very dark; Kaye’s life is a mess; Kaye’s family; Corny’s situation; general desperate, hopeless feel; the betrayal by the solitary fey

misc: acorn note; kelpie/puka; carousel horse; changelings; cigarettes; samhain; sacrifice; pixie: Spike; Gristle; Thistlewitch

ISBN 0689867042; 336pp; pub. 2004
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Tithe by Holly Black

September 8, 2007 - Posted by cecim | All book reviews, alternate identity, antihero, children, dark, faeries, fantasy, fast-paced, graphic violence, homosexuality, horses, magic, motherhood/parenting, romance, sexual content, shapeshifting, strong female, transformation, violence | | No Comments Yet

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