Published: April 16, 2011
Words: 96,711 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458186010

Short description

Tenderfoot chronicles one daughter’s coming of age story as she deals with the revelation of her family’s paranormal secret. It is the first of three paranormal fantasy novels in The Tenderfoot Series with a length of 97,000 words/ 350 pages.

Extended description

Two hundred and fifty years ago, a mythical figure of Scandinavian folklore was born. The Fossegrim spent decades playing his fiddle in a waterfall, rewarding those who brought gifts with musical abilities. But times change. Today he will cross an ocean to follow Julianna to college. As a freshman in Chapel Hill, she has no idea what she’s in for. And that’s just campus life. A world traveler, Jules is street-smart but the wounds from her mother’s unexpected death fester.

And then it begins. When her powers manifest after her 18th birthday, Nicholas makes contact. He bides his time as desperation brings her closer, slowly revealing her family’s secret piece by piece. To Nick’s dismay, Jules falls in love with ambitious Andrew, a collegiate fencer who is always in the right place at the right time. The distraction interferes with her training as time grows short. On Halloween, Nick pushes Andrew too far and Jules runs from them both. On her own again, has Jules learned eno.. (Read more) Two hundred and fifty years ago, a mythical figure of Scandinavian folklore was born. The Fossegrim spent decades playing his fiddle in a waterfall, rewarding those who brought gifts with musical abilities. But times change. Today he will cross an ocean to follow Julianna to college. As a freshman in Chapel Hill, she has no idea what she’s in for. And that’s just campus life. A world traveler, Jules is street-smart but the wounds from her mother’s unexpected death fester.

And then it begins. When her powers manifest after her 18th birthday, Nicholas makes contact. He bides his time as desperation brings her closer, slowly revealing her family’s secret piece by piece. To Nick’s dismay, Jules falls in love with ambitious Andrew, a collegiate fencer who is always in the right place at the right time. The distraction interferes with her training as time grows short. On Halloween, Nick pushes Andrew too far and Jules runs from them both. On her own again, has Jules learned enough? For Nick isn’t the only creature who crossed the ocean to follow her…
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Tags

romance, coming of age, fantasy, paranormal, urban, troll, chapel hill, fencing, fossegrim, backahasten

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Review by: Margaret (Literary Chanteuse) on Sep. 09, 2011 :
Not a bad book for a young adult but for an older audience I found it lacking a little. I liked the characters and found they were for me the best part of the book.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: The Book Diva's Reads on July 09, 2011 :
Amy Tupper has provided a slightly different coming-of-age story in Tenderfoot. Julianna, or Jules, is starting college when she notices that her sight has changed. She can read the text in a book from across the room. She can also hear through walls and her sense of taste has gone completely wild (she can actually picture the surroundings of an animal when eating meat and diary products). If that wasn't weird enough, she can also "hear" the thoughts of others, okay not everyone but just one person . . . Nicholas "Nick" Grimm. Jules learns that Nick is a troll or faery and basically her protector. He was also her mother's protector and her grandmother's protector. Nick has been protecting the special women in her family for generations.

College is hard enough without throwing all of the faery items into the mix but add some romance and Tenderfoot raises the ante. Jules learns to handle college, even the boring aspects. Jules also must come to grips with her "romance" with Andrew, another freshman and fencer extra ordinaire. Tenderfoot realistically explores the drama and angst of college while adding first love and faery lore into the mix. Jules doesn't weave spells, she can't fly, and she doesn't have superhuman strength. She does have grit and determination and is a likable character.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Lisa Vandiver on May 19, 2011 :
TenderFoot is a paranormal story about a college Freshman who has very strange things going on in her life that she doesn't understand while meeting new friends, and is torn between two handsome men. Jules, Andrew, and Nick are complex characters but very lovable characters who are surrounded by very lovable friends,who perhaps will be life long friends. I found myself experiencing a love/hate feeling for Nick which made him all the more interesting and entertaining! TenderFoot will have you involved with the characters and their lives as the drama unfolds to reveal a delightful ending. The story will leave you wanting to see more from Jules, Andrew, and Nick, perhaps a book two sharing more adventures with them. I give this book a five star.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

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