Helpful Score: 5
Well I did cringe!
90% of the book is devoted to detailed description of things that most of us know, or don't find at all useful. A good editor would have thrown out good half of the rambling nonsense:
Ex 1: When the girl sees a tiger the author floods the reader with information about the physical characteristic of tigers, their habits, their different species, the countries they come from, the fables about the tiger in those countries, and their gods. How the Gods affect the popular belief in the past - to present. Good 20 pages to skip...
Ex 2: The flight to India is 59pg. It describes in painful detail the customs, and other paperwork done, the workings of flying private jet, the bypassing officials by the super rich, the history of flight, the workings of private airline from micro company to super airline, and in general how to make $1000 000 000 000s with little to no effort.
Ex: 3456789..............Sheesh!
There is also this: The girl is immature, spoiled and not respectful of other cultures. Though a teen she has the habits and IQ of a toddler. I like my heroins strong, with whit and grace, that helps them grow and overcome their faults. This heroine has stayed rough through out the book. And when the climax did came, I think I was happy my ordeal was over.
I respect that not all of us have the same taste and that a lot of you readers liked it, but I also admit that the idea of a sequel (book 2) scares the hell out of me!
90% of the book is devoted to detailed description of things that most of us know, or don't find at all useful. A good editor would have thrown out good half of the rambling nonsense:
Ex 1: When the girl sees a tiger the author floods the reader with information about the physical characteristic of tigers, their habits, their different species, the countries they come from, the fables about the tiger in those countries, and their gods. How the Gods affect the popular belief in the past - to present. Good 20 pages to skip...
Ex 2: The flight to India is 59pg. It describes in painful detail the customs, and other paperwork done, the workings of flying private jet, the bypassing officials by the super rich, the history of flight, the workings of private airline from micro company to super airline, and in general how to make $1000 000 000 000s with little to no effort.
Ex: 3456789..............Sheesh!
There is also this: The girl is immature, spoiled and not respectful of other cultures. Though a teen she has the habits and IQ of a toddler. I like my heroins strong, with whit and grace, that helps them grow and overcome their faults. This heroine has stayed rough through out the book. And when the climax did came, I think I was happy my ordeal was over.
I respect that not all of us have the same taste and that a lot of you readers liked it, but I also admit that the idea of a sequel (book 2) scares the hell out of me!
Helpful Score: 1
Terrible. First, the sentence structure is overly simplistic. It reads like one of those "I can read" books for children.
Second, as someone already mentioned, this book did not have a good editor. Superfluous and unnecessary information abounds. No one needs to know the workings of a jet in a novel that has nothing to do with flying aircraft. And that's just one example.
Third, the way in which the characters speak with one another is not realistic. I don't say the name of the person to whom I am speaking EVERY time I open my mouth to speak with them.
Fourth, the girl is supposed to be 17/18, but acts 12. Moreover, she has no clue on what it means to be respectful of other cultures, people, customs, places, traditions, etc. Honestly, the book made me cringe in certain spots due to how she acted. I also hate how the author just co-opted another culture in order for the white, American character to have an adventure.
Finally, the story - overall - was fairly boring. You know a book is bad when you could really care less if the main character dies, or if the other one stays a tiger forever. I actually read halfway through, then began skimming to the end. I won't be reading more of this series.
Second, as someone already mentioned, this book did not have a good editor. Superfluous and unnecessary information abounds. No one needs to know the workings of a jet in a novel that has nothing to do with flying aircraft. And that's just one example.
Third, the way in which the characters speak with one another is not realistic. I don't say the name of the person to whom I am speaking EVERY time I open my mouth to speak with them.
Fourth, the girl is supposed to be 17/18, but acts 12. Moreover, she has no clue on what it means to be respectful of other cultures, people, customs, places, traditions, etc. Honestly, the book made me cringe in certain spots due to how she acted. I also hate how the author just co-opted another culture in order for the white, American character to have an adventure.
Finally, the story - overall - was fairly boring. You know a book is bad when you could really care less if the main character dies, or if the other one stays a tiger forever. I actually read halfway through, then began skimming to the end. I won't be reading more of this series.
A simple yet pleasant read. Nothing overly complex but thoroughly enjoyable. A budding romance for a young girl fresh out of high school and just looking for a summer job to help pay for her college classes. After losing her family in a accident and being raised in a loving foster home, Kelsey applies as a temporary worker at a circus. There she meets a white tiger named Dhiren, or Ren, for short. Before long she finds herself on a plane to India a caretaker for the tiger in order to take hime to a wildlife preserve. But instead of just a simple tiger, Kelsey soon learns that Ren is actually a 300-yr. old Indian prince, who along with his brother Kishan, is trapped in a curse - and they need Kelsey in order to break the spell.
As soon as I came across this astounding book, online I knew without a doubt that I had to buy it. Let's just say that I'm so very glad that I did. Tiger's Curse is by far the most favorite book I've read in a long while. Just to give you an idea as to how much I loved the plot, characters, and Houck's writing style, as soon as I finished the final page I wanted to read the entire story again! It was just that darn good. Even now I want to open it up and read it again.
Tiger's Curse tells the story of a young girl named Kelsey who gets a job at the circus. After spending weeks taking care of Ren, the tiger, a man shows up to buy him. The circus, of course, sells Ren and Kelsey is given the opportunity of a lifetime. She will travel to India as a caretaker to the tiger. She soon realizes that Ren isn't just a plain old tiger; he may just be her dream come true.
Houck created a beautiful romantic journey with an adventure steeped in the flavors of India. There is much to fall in love with as the plot carries you throughout India; it's as if you are there in the flesh, immersed in the culture, temples, and the beauty of the land. Houck's descriptive writing style propels you through the story like water cascading over a waterfall. The characters are rich and colorful, adding an unbelievably vibrant quality, which made it easy to fall in love with each and every one of them. I will be waiting for the release of the second book in this series titled, Tiger's Quest. If you buy a book this month, it should be this one. You will not regret the purchase.
Tiger's Curse tells the story of a young girl named Kelsey who gets a job at the circus. After spending weeks taking care of Ren, the tiger, a man shows up to buy him. The circus, of course, sells Ren and Kelsey is given the opportunity of a lifetime. She will travel to India as a caretaker to the tiger. She soon realizes that Ren isn't just a plain old tiger; he may just be her dream come true.
Houck created a beautiful romantic journey with an adventure steeped in the flavors of India. There is much to fall in love with as the plot carries you throughout India; it's as if you are there in the flesh, immersed in the culture, temples, and the beauty of the land. Houck's descriptive writing style propels you through the story like water cascading over a waterfall. The characters are rich and colorful, adding an unbelievably vibrant quality, which made it easy to fall in love with each and every one of them. I will be waiting for the release of the second book in this series titled, Tiger's Quest. If you buy a book this month, it should be this one. You will not regret the purchase.
I read the reviews to see if I was the only one who wasn't enthralled enough in the book to even keep reading. I'm glad I'm not. It really dragged on and on and didn't give you much to keep you going. Honestly what made me read the few chapters I did was the amazing artwork on the cover and the inside cover description. Not as exciting as it seemed. I guess I'm just a sucker for cool covers :[.
I am surprised with the bad reviews. I loevd this book. The exotic setting was wonderful, the romance charming, characters I thought were interesting. I liked the first part too at the Oregon circus. I bought book 2 to read too. Beautiful cover art too.
This book had me on the edge of my seat simply because, as well as I guess the ends or what happens next in books, I could not for the life of me guess what was happening next. If your're like me, you'll get furious with the main character at the end though.
