Review: Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck

Tiger's Destiny

(Tiger's Curse Saga #4)

Author: Colleen Houck

Publication Date: September 4, 2012

Publisher: Sterling Publishing

Genre: Fantasy

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Synopsis:

With three of the goddess Durga's quests behind them, only one prophecy now stands in the way of Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan breaking the tiger's curse. But the trio's greatest challenge awaits them: A life-endangering pursuit in search of Durga's final gift, the Rope of Fire, on the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It's a race against time--and the evil sorcerer Lokesh--in this eagerly anticipated fourth volume in the bestselling Tiger's Curse series, which pits good against evil, tests the bonds of love and loyalty, and finally reveals the tigers' true destinies once and for all.

My Thoughts:  This book was everything I thought and hoped it would be and more.  I have loved the Tiger's Curse series from the first moment I opened Tiger's Curse.

The beginning of the book starts off right where Tiger's Voyage ended.  There is a lot of action in Tiger's Destiny, more so than any of the previous books in the series.  Kelsey, Mr. Kadam, Ren and Kishan have to find the last remaining items and free Ren and Kishan of the curse that has plagued them both for centuries.  It turns out to be a lot more work than the previous objects, especially with Lokesh gaining power.

There were definitely parts in this book that pulled on my heartstrings.  There were parts where my eyes were filled with tears.  There was also triumph and love and all of those other things that make books so deliciously good.  This is the final book in the series, so all of the characters come into themselves and everything that the series has been setting up for has come to pass.  I was delightfully and sorrowfully surprised on many occasions. In fact, I am still on the book-high of just finishing it, so please forgive me if I am not making much sense here.


Tiger's Destiny is a must-read and so is the whole series.  It is one of my favourite series of all time and the ending is bitter-sweet for me.  Tiger's Destiny wrapped up the story perfectly and gave closure on every aspect, character and relationship in the entire series.  It made me want to re-read the every book from start to finish again.  I could never get enough of this series and encourage anyone who hasn't read it to read it now - you won't regret it!

Review: Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck

Tiger's Curse

(Tiger's Curse Saga #1)

Author: Colleen Houck

Publication Date: January 1, 2011

Publisher: Sterling

Genre: Fantasy

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Synopsis:

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, spellbinding 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.

My Thoughts: This is my second read-through of Tiger's Curse after finishing the series thus far.  It is a rare occurrence that I re-read a book but I thought this one deserved a second go and it didn't disappoint.

Kelsey Hayes takes a short-term summer temp position as an assistant to an animal keeper for a circus that is passing through town, she never imagined it would lead to her traipsing through the jungle in India with a white tiger named Ren. Funny how that works. With only a few words, Kelsey helped Ren and her adventure began.  We are shown a side of India that I thoroughly enjoyed. We get the towns, the jungle, temples and a mansion in the woods.  This book submerged me into their universe and made me almost believe I was in India myself.

Kelsey is on the border of adulthood.  Having just graduated from high school, she isn't sure what she wants to do with her life.  I admire Kelsey.  She takes the whole Indian curse thing in stride, but not unbelievably so.  She has a good head on her shoulders (although sometimes she tends to over-think things) and is so loyal it is almost dangerous.  This girl followed a tiger into the jungle because she was supposed to take care of him!  I am not sure sometimes if she is really brave or just stupid that way, but she is charming.

Ren is something else.  I don't want to say too much about him because I don't want to give any spoilers away.  But he is a sweet tiger that cares genuinely about Kelsey.

The whole Tiger's Curse series is worth a read.  If you enjoy adventure, love, mythology and a little bit of mystery these books will not disappoint.  They are on my bookshelf among all of my best-seller favorites and it is definitely where they belong.  If you haven't read it yet, don't put it off any longer.

Waiting on Wednesday (25)

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Tiger's Destiny

by Colleen Houck

Expected Publication: September 4, 2012

With three of the goddess Durga's quests behind them, only one prophecy now stands in the way of Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan breaking the tiger's curse. But the trio's greatest challenge awaits them: A life-endangering pursuit in search of Durga's final gift, the Rope of Fire, on the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. 

It's a race against time--and the evil sorcerer Lokesh--in this eagerly anticipated fourth volume in the bestselling Tiger's Curse series, which pits good against evil, tests the bonds of love and loyalty, and finally reveals the tigers' true destinies once and for all.

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Tiger's Curse is one of my favourite series of all time.  It is also one of the few that I truly believe does justice to the love-triangle - because I can't lean either way between Ren and Kishan.  If she ends up with either of them, I would be satisfied and disappointed all at the same time.  I am so excited for this finale that it is beyond words!

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