Tithe
- 320
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Tithe” stands on its heroine: Kaye is sarcastic, stubborn and self-reliant, and the story draws the reader into her life at once. A second lead makes a good counterweight to her. Some readers who arrive after Holly Black’s later books find this early novel less assured. It opens the “Modern Faerie Tales” trilogy and is written for young adults who like fairy tales moved into the modern world.
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About the book
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale is a young-adult fantasy novel written by Holly Black. It was published in 2002 by Simon & Schuster, who recommended it for "ages 12 up". Sequels – Valiant (2005) and Ironside (2007) – completed a trilogy that is sometimes called [A] Modern Tale of Faerie, the subtitle of volume two.
Reading order · Modern Faerie Tales
Full order & progress →- TitheThis book
7.37.3 / 10 - ValiantValiant–Not ranked yet
- Ironside
7.87.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.8 across 224 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 60% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 14 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 6.7 | 210 | 94% |
Frequently asked
What age is Tithe for?
Tithe sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 320 pages — shorter than 92% of the ranked books in Young adult.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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Same shelf — Young adult — with scores between 7.6 and 8.0, closest to this book.
