Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black
Publisher : Simon Pulse Date : March 2004 Page Count : 331 BOOK DESCRIPTION: Welcome to the realm of very scary faeries. 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. MY REVIEW: Since I'm in a Fae reading phase I thought I'd go back and read some titles which have been recommended (I also took a break from reading THE POISON EATERS). Kaye, a blond Asian teen, has never lead a normal life. She's used to moving around with her aspiring rock star mom, but after a boyfriend attempts to kill her mom, they run to Kaye's grandmother's house in New Jersey.The same house Kaye was raised until her mom took her ou