What’s not to love about this book! It takes the perfect balance of romance and action to a whole new level. Our lead is Kelsey Hayes, recently turned 18, orphan, looking for a summer job. She is, I think, what most post high schoolers are; a jumbled mix of emotions, filled with questions like “Which post-secondary school am I going to?” and “What will I major in?”, at least that’s how I felt after high school. She is very perceptive and smart, but not in an unrealistic way. I find her very relatable and I would probably be feeling the exact same as her if I was in that situation. Oh and there is the super hunky, half-Asian, half-Indian, Dhiren (Ren). He is everything you want a lead male to be, sensitive but not overly, strong, mysterious, muscular, piercing eyes, writes poetry and loves the classics, and boy does he know it; sex drips from every page that he is on.
The chemistry between Kelsey and Ren is electric. It burns with this intensity but has an innocence that can only be portrayed in first love. Kelsey struggles a lot with her own fears and insecurities which gives their relationship a sense of realism. It’s not perfect and I liked that. Sometimes I found myself getting a little bit annoyed but when I reflected back I had to admit that I struggled with a lot of the same insecurities at that age. As Kelsey is thrown into the middle of a 350 year old curse she is forced to find a courage she didn’t know she had and helping Dhiren and his brother Kishan drives her to search deep inside herself for strength. She leaves behind everything she’s ever known to travel across India with Ren and Mr. Kadam searching for clues on how to break the curse, and we get some wicked action, Indiana Jones style. There are the traditional ancient temple booby trap sequences and also some that are magically infused.
Colleen Houck really knows how to give us just the write amount of romance to get the blood pumping and then fluidly leads us into some of the most exciting action sequences I've read in a long time. The writing in this book is phenomenal. It pulls you into the story in a way few books ever have for me. My surroundings become invisible and there is only me and Kelsey traveling in a strange land trying to figure everything out. Tiger’s Curse is the first of four books with the fifth slated for a 2013 release and I seriously can not wait to read them. She definitely leaves you wanting more… and more… and more!! So far I would give this a solid PG-13 rating. I recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy, action, romance and new cultures! I had to download a Hindi-English dictionary to understand some words and sentences and it just added so much more to the intrigue of the book.
Go get this book NOW! :D
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