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Monday, February 7, 2011

Book Review- Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga #1)


By Colleen Houck
Published by Sterling
Released on Janurary 11th, 2011
Source- ARC from Publisher
4 stars- It's A Great Read

Passion. Fate. Loyalty.


Would you risk it all to change your destiny?


The last thing Kelsey Hayes thought she'd be doing this summer was trying to break a 300-year old Indian curse. With a mysterious white tiger named Ren. Halfway around the world.
But that's exactly what happened.
Face-to-face with dark forces, spell-binding magic, and mystical worlds where nothing is what it seems, Kelsey risks everything to piece together an ancient prophecy that could break the curse forever.
Tiger's Curse is the exciting first volume in an epic fantasy-romance that will leave you breathless and yearning for more (quoted from Goodreads)

Tiger's Curse is a romance laced with adventure, history and lore, set in the lush beautiful jungles of India. I really liked the unique story Colleen introduced me to, and the adventure she takes me on. With the story's vivid descriptions it wasn't hard to imagine what it was like hiking through the jungles of India with Ren and Kelsey. I really enjoyed the cast of characters I got to meet, Ren and Mr. Kadam were two of my favorites as their history and loyalty together were very intriguing.

The story's main protagonist, Kelsey really started out as a strong character and someone I really came to like. She is very brave, and determined, and will do anything to protect Ren, the white tiger she has come to love. After learning about his curse, she didn't wavier on wanting to help him and the way she felt about him. In the second half of the story I become really frustrated and confused with Kelsey's character. Kelsey went from someone who admits to herself she loves Ren, and she knows without a doubt that he loves her in the first half of the book, to someone who becames full of self doubt and wanted nothing more than to fight with Ren and push him away. I felt like she became two different characters from the first half of the story to the second, and I was left trying to figure out what kind of character she is after I thought I just got to know her. Had her self-doubting happened earlier on in the story, it would have made more sense, but not after everything they've been through. What she does in the last part of the book to Ren really irked me though I love how he handles her with confidence.

Despite my character flaw issues with Kelsey, I liked the way Ren and Kelsey's connection was written. It was intense, sincere, beautiful and very romantic. Ren is quite the charmer and I loved the way he respects Kelsey. It wasn't hard to fall in love with Ren's character. Despite how often Kelsey says how good looking he is, I really liked his mannerisms, his confidence and loyalty. I'm sure he'll have readers swooning for him as much as he made Kelsey swoon. He's definitely a stronger character who is very sure of himself, but in a very grounded way. It's not hard to see why Kelsey is so drawn to him, no matter how hard she fights it.

Over all I really enjoyed the story, as I got wrapped up in the love story, the history of the story's curse, and enjoyed being swept away into a beautiful, vividly detailed setting. I am really looking forward to reading the next two books in this series, to see how things come together. I want to know where Ren and Kelsey's relationship will go, how they will obtain breaking the curse entirely and what will happen to Ren's brother. Though I am very frusterated with losing my character connection with Kelsey, there is still a lot things that take place in the story that I enjoyed, which is why I'm giving Tiger's Curse a 4 star rating. It's a great debut and one I think other's will enjoy as much as I did. Wait till you meet the character behind those hypnotic blue eyes on the cover.....

4 comments:

  1. I totally agree about Kelsey's sudden and somewhat unbelievable change in character in the second half. I really liked her until then. Still, it was an enjoyable read and I'm looking forward to the sequel. :-) Great review!

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  2. I've seen this at the bookstore and have wanted to pick it up for awhile. It's a shame that Kelsey's character wasn't as strong that I figured her to be though. Regardless, it seems like a great book. Thanks for the review. :)

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  3. DJ- I am so glad some one else felt the same way. I really liked her character until that point too and was totally confused at her change in character. I agree, despite that it's still a great read. Thank you for your comment :)

    Sarah- thank you for your comment! It is still a great read and I totally recommend it.

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  4. I can say that I agree with all of you, but I also have to say that if you really place yourself in the role of Kelsey's character like I did, you might just find the change in her character applied very masterfully, because she is human after all, and considering her innuendo...

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