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Tiger's Destiny (The Tiger Saga #4)

by Colleen Houck (Goodreads Author)

4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 · rating details · 6,527 ratings · 1,245 reviews

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--i...more

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Published September 4th 2012 by Splinter

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Jan 14, 2013 Oceana Fern {Assorted Insanity} rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: cover-lust, owned, paranormal-romance-fiction, young-adult, two-stars

This review contains unmarked spoilers.

If my darlings didn't know before, I used to be very in love with this series before I started getting into other young adult novels. I still enjoy the two first books in the Tiger's Curse series, but after that I started to hate them.

*purses lips*

Let's face it: everyone knew who Kelsey would end up with. If you actually thought that Colleen would try something different, you're wrong, and deep down you knew it. You could hope all you want, but authors rare...more

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Mar 02, 2013 Enna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorite-characters, favorites, mythology, read-2012, books-i-own

UPDATE Nov. 23, 2012

ALKDGJILDSKAJLAKDIS I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN LIVE ANYMORE!!!! MY EMOTIONS, THE FEELINGS, THE OMG WHAT DID I JUST READ???? COLLEEN HOUCK YOU HAVE UTTERLY RUINED MY LIFE WITH THE MOST AMAZING, HEART-ACHING, EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER, AND BEAUTIFUL BOOK EVER.

BUT WHY IS THERE A FIFTH BOOK?!?!?! THIS BOOK HAD A GREAT ENDING!!!

UPDATE Nov. 22, 2012

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WAITING TO READ THIS BOOK. MY COPY FINALLY ARRIVED FROM THE LIBRARY AND I MUST SAY, ALOT CAN HAPPEN...more

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Nov 30, 2012 Kat (Le Pauvre Cœur) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-books, awesome-cover, fangirling, cheesy-romance, guilty-pleasure, amazing-love-interest, sucky-writing, stupid-heroine, oh-my-a-love-triangle, le-sigh

That can't be right, it says it only has 250 pages?!?! That's insane! Tiger's Voyage had over 500, this one has HALF of that! :O

UPDATE: No. Fucking Way. They bumped up the release date to September. September.

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UPDATE: Okay, now it says 400. Still pretty short compared to Tiger's Voyage but I'll take it.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Cover reveal! Okay, well, not really. But it's gonna be green! It tells us that much.

ONE MORE LAST UPDATE, I SWEAR: Cover reveal!!!!!! Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god...more

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Jul 13, 2012 KM rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mythology, cover-love, globe-trekkers, time-travel, paranormal-contemp

Similar Books: None that I can think of - this series is something very different than what else is out there in the market.

Real Rating: 3 1/2 stars

This is a hard review for me to write, y'all. I LOVED the first two books in this series. They were like nothing else I'd read, and I couldn't get enough. I loved that Colleen Houck was writing about something you don't see much in YA - Eastern mythology - but even the wicked mythology couldn't save this one for me, unfortunately.

First, let's talk ab...more

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Heather Gilbert I don't get the whole Kishan is honorable thing--no matter what happened to Ren he never should have put the moves on Kelsey. Isn't that what got them...more
Sep 05, 2012 09:20pm

Caralin Kishan had a really happy life and fell inlove with a Goddess for crying out loud, and married her!! I think that Colleen Houck found a really good wa...more
Sep 18, 2012 04:49pm

Sep 24, 2012 Xnightdx rated it 4 of 5 stars

AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! I WANT IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! =P

~05/02/12~
I've been dying for this book, please hurry Ms.Colleen Houck.
I <3 ALL of the books, too bad I can't buy them (I'm broke), but I'll try to get them for my birthday (on Sunday).
I can't live without these books.
Please write faster!!!!!!
>.<

~06/18/2012~
OMG THE COVER! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!
;D

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Sep 09, 2012 RegencyEmma rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-need-impatient-to-read, favorites

Summary

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

Wow!! ...Just wow! This book is amazing, Colleen has done it again, just blown me away with the sheer ...awesome-ness -...more

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Nov 20, 2012 Whitney rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: need-this-book-now, lick-this-cover, 2012-favorites, all-time-faves, blown-away, just-loooooved-it, kickass-heroes, neat-plot, okay-heroines, right-in-the-feels, own, surprised-as-hell, that-ending-omg

The new release date for this book is total bullshit . 'Nuff said.
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Sep 12, 2012 Quinn (Rhiannon) Wolf Doctor Whovian Phoenix added it

AMAZING!!!!

Thank you so very much Colleen Houck for not ruining this book. You rock!!!!

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Oct 09, 2012 Katherine rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, magic-powers, indian-mythology, dissapointed

RATING: 2.5 Out Of 5

Tiger's Destiny has the same flaws that Tiger's Voyage did. Reading Destiny just made me feel like I was reading Voyage all over again and that really does suck. When this series started with Curse, I was in love, the first novel was AMAZING!! I loved loved loved it and the second novel Quest was just as good, but from there everything went downhill.

There is only so long that readers can read the same thing continuously, there is only so long before the same love triangle gets so repetitive and boring. What’s worse with every continuing book in this series I hate and despise Kelsey more and more? She is not a very likeable character, especially after everyone knows she loves Ren but she’s okay with stringing Kishan along continuously. You’re a bitch Kelsey; it’s all I can say. The scene that secured that defection to her is one where she and Kishan are lying on the beach and while he is proposing to her, she’s too busy perving at Rens half naked body! And even know she never sleeps with any of the brother I can’t help think of how much of a whore she is, she jumps back and forth between the two brothers, it’s just..... Cruel.

But aside from this, what really was the major disappointment with this novel was the plot. It sucked, it was just (again like Voyage) over the top, silly and ridiculous. Too much happened, 50 million things happen in the book that it just felt over packed with stuff and not even good stuff. It just appears that Houck didn’t know what to put into the story and just put a whole bunch of crap in there just to lengthen out then novel.

What’s even stranger about this novel in particular is that the series is properly ended in this novel, they finish the quests and she ends up with a brother, so why is there another novel???? What could is possibly be about.

On my Voyage review I stated that Voyage was the weakest book of the three, I can now correct this and say that Destiny is definitely the weakest of the four. Not only this but I stated that hopefully the series will return to its former glory with Destiny - I was wrong. It all went severely down from Voyage and it deeply saddens me to think about where this series first started off being one of the best series I had read and it being amazing (book 1 and 2) to having such crappy books to follow it and end with, it’s just not right. You see this quite alot with authors who have such great ideas and concepts with novels and their novels start off fantastically, but as the series progresses it appears obvious to readers that the author doesn’t know where to take their story and struggles to come up with books to top its first novels in the series; Hunger Games, Strange Angels.. Are just to name a few.

Sooo disappointed....

But here is an awesome picture I found by ~Juhani of Ren & Kelsey

http://juhani.deviantart.com/art/Kels...(less)

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Jan 09, 2013 Holli rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-own, favorites, highly-recommended, must-read-now, epic-reads, destined-to-be-a-classic, high-action, audio-books, clean-romance, family-relationships, favorite-ya-authors, paranormal, romance

To even begin to describe my utter amazement at what has transpired in this series, has me mentally tongue tied. Colleen Houck, is a mastermind story weaver. She has a gift to not only captivate your mind, but to fully capture your heart. Never have I encountered an author with an absolute aptitude to invoke so many raw emotions. Her writing is brilliant and her series is destined to be a classic!

(5+++++++)--- Five star's just isn't adequate enough to rate a series of this caliber! I will re-re...more

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Jul 20, 2011 jeaninakay rated it 5 of 5 stars

EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T READ THIS BOOK I KNOW I WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED IN MRS. HOUCK:) Why couldn't they publish all the books at the same time, THERE IS AN IDEA. Am I right, please someone say yes. Teheheheeeeeeee.

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Sep 15, 2012 Mitch rated it 2 of 5 stars

I feel like I’ve read this book already, only last time it was called Tiger’s Voyage. Whether it’s the quest into another fantastical realm, the villain who only pops up at the beginning and the end, or the triangle that’s already been stretched out for way too long, it seems to me like the Tiger’s Curse series has fallen into a certain formula - and it’s getting stale. And with Tiger’s Dream on the way early next year, I’m not even sure if the ending, which seems pretty final to me, will stick....more

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Sep 12, 2012 Booknut rated it 5 of 5 stars

Ok.

*takes a deep breath and squares shoulders*. I can do this.

I'm going to start off by reminding myself - and all of you - of a few key important facts:

1. This books isn't factual
2. Hence magic tigers-turned-man don't exist
3. Hence Ren and Kishan don't exist
4. Hence my life is ~~meaningless~~ fine and I will move on. And survive.
5. ~~My reasoning above is absolute poppycock and I AM SO EMOTIONAL DISTRAUGHT RIGHT NOW!!~~ Uh, well...I can't think of another point.

So, anyways, this is my way of saying tha...more

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Dec 14, 2012 MonsterReader rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: alot-of-hype, asshole-male-lead, brainless-main-character, cheating-partner, corny-and-cheesy, disappointment, favorite-series, guilty-pleasures, horrible-flat-cardboard-characters, i-saw-that-coming, it-s-you-not-me, lost-interest, love-based-on-looks, luw-as-first-sight, mary-sue-alert, meh-okay, no-plotline-what-so-ever, predictable-plot, sap-sap-sappy, still-have-hope-for-author, stupid-selfish-heroine, this-series-needs-to-end-already, you-ve-got-to-be-joking, show-don-t-tell, wth, threw-the-book, rushed-ending

Warning: There will be spoilers, angry ranting, and profanity in this review. If you are not comfortable with any of these, and loved the book down to every single word, I highly suggest you don't read my review.

I can't even begin to describe how much I hated this book. It hurts me to say this because I loved the first two book, but this book was just a complete disaster from start to finish. I actually threw the book several times, and screamed at Kelsey- who was the problem ninety-nine percen...more

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Sep 11, 2012 Lucy rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people who love to suffer

Shelves: young-adult-series, best-villains-ever, characters-i-wanna-bitch-slap, covergasm, dreadful-love-triangles, emotional-roller-coaster, everyone-loves-a-tortured-hero, fantasy, heroes-to-die-for, heroes-that-left-me-conflicted, heroines-i-wanna-bitch-slap, hot-ass-mess, i-died, magic, mythology, oh-my-the-horror, couples-written-in-the-stars, romance, team-the-perfect-guy, tears-and-rain, too-little-too-late, time-travelling, warriors, way-too-much, you-heartbreaker, my-poor-heart, sweet-gentle-virtuous-guys, sexy-bad-boys, too-much-effin-drama, train-wreck-romance

Sorry for all the profanity and spoilers you will read from now on!

That being said...

I am sitting here wondering why the fuck did Colleen Houck do something like this to me and to all the fans of this series.
Tiger Saga was one of my favourite series. Ever. And now the calamity that is this book happened and I know things will never be the same.

I tell you, never in my life have I cursed so much as while I was reading Tiger's Destiny!--'
And why did I curse so much? Because of several things, my...more

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Aug 30, 2012 Jenna Does Books rated it 5 of 5 stars

Just finished this book completely tonight. No words. Just so much LOVE for this series. BEST. BEST... Beautiful. Thank you, Colleen.

5 star review coming Sept. 4!

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Nov 19, 2012 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS BOOK TO COME OUT!!! I AM COUTING DOWN THE DAYS 245 MORE DAYS I THINK!!!! it comes out on july 3 2011 i want to read it NOW!!!!!! :D

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Nov 12, 2011 Sally rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-and-read-again

omg i cant wait to read it! but im more excited about tigers voyage!!!! only 96 more days to go!(yes i have been counting!)

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Sep 18, 2012 Peanut Butter Jelly Time rated it 4 of 5 stars

CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS BOOK!!!! My predictions for the outcome of the love triangle:
Kelsey + Ren
Nilima + Kishan

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Sep 23, 2012 Julie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-books

Oh. My. God.

OMIGOD.

Wait.

Wait.

Wait.

Ok.

Well, heck. That was quite the ending. Holy. Cow.

I'm going to attempt to write a review for this. *I'm not saying it'll be any good, but I'll try.*

Tiger's Destiny was everything I hoped it would be. I waited like forevz for this, and man it did not disappoint. There was a crap-load of action, romance, love, loss, craziness, swoony-ness, Ren-ness, Kelsey-ness, Kishan-ness, and everything awesome-ness. I was seriously gasping and yelling at the book at...more

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Dec 04, 2012 Brianna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-have, fairy-tail-twists, fantasy-romance, omigod-awesome

OMG! I cannot wait!! I have finally discovered what it is like to be a true fan girl!!*(Squeal of happiness)*One of the best series I'VE EVER READ!!

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Sep 16, 2012 Jess rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: EVVEREEBODAI

Shelves: requested-already, cover-to-die-for, i-wanted-i-went-i-got, 2012, kickpunchfighting-action-hooplah, im-going-on-an-adventure, the-elite-lords-of-all-books, fantasy, favourites, kick-ass-heroine, pov-gal, gods-and-goddesses, love-triangles-squares-and-the-like, highly-recommended-read-it, luuuurve-is-in-the-air, series, young-adult, won

For the love of enchiladas, hold on to your false teeth, this book is one hell of a ride! Titled as my most anticipated read for 2012, Tiger's Destiny is out of this world! Literally.

Oh my watermelons, I don't know what to say. All these thoughts are just swirling around in my head, preventing me from doing anything but sitting here looking dumb...er than usual. I'll try my best to avoid spoilers, but any connections or inferences you make with a super human brain is not my fault. Seeing as my e...more For the love of enchiladas, hold on to your false teeth, this book is one hell of a ride! Titled as my most anticipated read for 2012, Tiger's Destiny is out of this world! Literally.

Oh my watermelons, I don't know what to say. All these thoughts are just swirling around in my head, preventing me from doing anything but sitting here looking dumb...er than usual. I'll try my best to avoid spoilers, but any connections or inferences you make with a super human brain is not my fault. Seeing as my experience was ruined (again!) by a lousy, incompetent, un-spoiler-labeller of a reviewer, I will try my best not to do the same. If you haven't read the rest of the series, don't read this review- shut up and go read the other books now.

So, many people seemed to have a problem with Kelsey throughout the first few books. Me? Not really. Okay, she was a little immature for a twenty year old, but she had a good heart. I agree she was a little wimpy and unable to defend herself, but never fear, Tiger's Destiny is here! In this book, Kelsey is, admittedly, rather kick-ass. No longer a damsel in distress, she really puts up a fight! The fight sequences and battles are back with a vengeance and boy are they good! Each sentence must be read with such focus or you miss so many things! It's like watching a movie... only better! Equipped with the gifts of Durga, which she learns to use properly, Kelsey becomes a Lokesh butt kicking machine! She's brave and independent, and, of course, stubborn. Towards the middle, she does get a little sulky. Her moodiness and 'I'm not good enough' mantra does get a little infuriating and is enough to do my head in. Thinking about her position, however, if I were her I would probably be a lot worse. At the end, I kinda get annoyed by how fast she gets over a certain event, but I also like seeing her finally happy.

Again, Houck has created a magical world that is beyond our imagination. Seriously, the creativity and thought that went into this book? So unpredictable, yet so good! It's the perfect combination of action, adventure romance and culture. You get the Shakespeare, the Greek mythology, the prophecies, the love triangle, the Indian culture, the time travel (no, that wasn't a spoiler, you find out in the prologue), the Indiana Jones style quests and more! To actually see a world that was created like what is in the book would be breathtaking! And even though Houck does wonderful descriptions of the places, there is still a lot left to the imagination, allowing your experience to be yours and yours only. Her vivid descriptions are entrancing, to say the least! While they could seem a little OTT to some, I really enjoyed them! I like Houck's writing style, which does remind me, a little, of Julie Kagawa's.

What's a book without a good romance? The tigers are back, and just as hot as ever. Before Tiger's Destiny, I can honestly say I was a hard out Ren fanatic. That's not saying I didn't like Kishan, I just liked Ren more. After reading the book, I'm still more pro Ren (old habits really do die hard), but my opinion of Kishan did rise significantly! After the end of Tiger's Voyage, Tiger's Destiny begins with Kelsey and Kishan still together. Based on the previous book, it's no suprise that Kelsey still loves both the brothers. At the beginning, Ren is brooding, destructive and a little depressed. He knows they're meant to be together, but I admire him in the way that he doesn't force Kelsey to him. He's more protective and caring, whereas Kishan is boisterous and proud. Like I said before, my respect for Kishan has sky-rocketed. We watch as he matures and becomes more caring- less self-centred. He truly loves Kelsey, but wants her decision to be her own. I can't help feeling a little sorry for him when Kelsey agrees to be with him, but still hasn't really made the decision either way. All I'll say now is that the end of the book does have Kelsey choose... finally. But the reason she chooses... oh! I can say no more.

The ending is truly, wonderfully, horribly unpredictable. That is definitely not what I imagined. At all. I'm happy and terribly sad at the same time, it's like my brain is undecided whether to party or commit suicide. The end isn't a cliff hanger... well, not really. If the book ended a few chapters back, now that would be the biggest cliffhanger of all time. The way it is ended, however, has a sense of finality I don't like. If you told me this was the last book, I would believe you. I really don't know what's going to happen in Tiger's Dream, and I don't like it! What if Houck decides to pull a J. K. Rowling and kill off all our beloved characters (clearly, she's taken some tips from her already)? I s'pose we can trust her to compensate it with an amazingly beautiful cover, but still!!!

I love this book, this series, everything! If I could live in a story book and become the heroine, this would be it. I love the way Houck has mashed them together. While they could easily be part of the same series, but still feeling separated, Houck has brought them together well. Unanswered questions from the previous books, all but forgotten, are answered in Tiger's Destiny, leaving you going ohhhhhhhhhhhhh...

Read it. Read it now. I must talk to someone about it! Desperately, these pent up emotions are not good for me. And may I just slip in that I hate Anamika. A lot. Okay, rant over. Adieu!

BEFORE:
G-g-g-guyssss!!!! The cover. Um... talk about cover lust at its best! Arggghhhh why is the release date so far away! I love this series sooooo mmuucccchhh I can't wait for the next book! Ren forever!!!

BEFORE (UPDATE):
I won this book in a giveaway and now it has come. Sitting on my desk, it is blinding me with its amazingness!!! Can't wait to read it!!!(less)

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Jul 16, 2012 Erica (daydreamer) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: lds-authors, cover-love, arc, edelweiss, 2012-reads, could-have-been-better, made-me-cry, really-liked, so-wanted-to-love, strong-heroines, ya, dreaded-triangle-of-love, swoon-worthy-male-love-interests, i-own

Well, this is the first time that I’m not gushing about my love for one of Colleen’s books. It feels so wrong to not love Tiger’s Destiny. But for certain reasons, I couldn’t. This is really weird for me to say this, because I’m one of the biggest fans of this series. The first three books I loved wholeheartedly, I couldn’t get enough of them. They left me breathless and excited. And I was so flipping excited for Tiger’s Destiny. But, to tell you the truth, I was actually worried that I wouldn’t...more Well, this is the first time that I’m not gushing about my love for one of Colleen’s books. It feels so wrong to not love Tiger’s Destiny. But for certain reasons, I couldn’t. This is really weird for me to say this, because I’m one of the biggest fans of this series. The first three books I loved wholeheartedly, I couldn’t get enough of them. They left me breathless and excited. And I was so flipping excited for Tiger’s Destiny. But, to tell you the truth, I was actually worried that I wouldn’t love Tiger’s Destiny like the other books. I felt that if things didn’t change, and I didn’t get what I wanted, this book would end up disappointing me. And in the end, it did disappoint me, and I felt a little angry too.

I didn’t hate the book. I just don’t know how much I like it. There were moments that I loved, that were so awesome, and kept me riveted. The mythical, magical aspects of the story enchant me, and kept me reading excitedly to see what would happen, and how it would all connect. I’m actually rather intrigued with the plot. It’s not the best executed, but it’s pretty interesting. My favorite part was probably the last battle with Lokesh. Houck managed to rivet me with the fighting scene, and of Kelsey fighting. And what happened after the fight ripped my heart out. I knew that it would not, could not end that way. Yet still I cried, my heart crying out “NO! NO! NO!” Because this book was able to elicit such strong emotions in me, and make me invested in needing to know the outcome and how this journey will play out, there’s a little bit of love for Tiger’s Destiny in me. But there isn’t very much, and it isn’t very strong. And I’m so sad to say that. It’s rather depressing, actually.

I always knew that Houck’s writing wasn’t the best. It’s good, but I could see so much room for improvement. And I think since Tiger’s Curse, she’s improved a little. But I honestly don’t think it’s going to get much better. Her writing seems to have plateaued, and that doesn’t bode well for her readers who are wishing for something more, something better, and are being bogged down a little by the writing. It’s really not that terrible. There’s a nice flow to it, and Colleen is able to keep me interested, so her writing has to at least be pretty good. I just wish that I could see a bigger improvement in her writing.

The thing that drove me bonkers, and made me literally want to scream in frustration, (and was the main reason why I couldn’t love this book), was the triangle of love. Before TD, I immensely enjoyed the love triangle between Kelsey and her two tigers. I truly felt that it was the best triangle I’ve read about. It just seemed so logical, and real, and Houck did a fantastic job at making me fall in love with both men. I thought it was well done, and added to the story. *And now come some spoilers about this situation.* (view spoiler) Kelsey and Kishan together was never able to give me those romantic, heart fluttering moments that I always got when Kelsey was with Ren. I love Kishan. He is a fantastic character, I love his personality, I love seeing how he’s grown and learned through this journey and through loving Kelsey. BUT! I love Ren so much more. He is my man. I don’t know why Kelsey can’t just wake up and see how much he ardently loves her, and break open her thick head and realize how much she loves him and can’t stand being apart from.

Kelsey, she just rankles me. I honestly don’t know why, when the love she felt for Ren was so true, and powerful, she would desert that love, (several times I might add) and decide to be with another man that she does love, but a love that just doesn’t compare. She’s so stupid. I really just want to strangler her, knock her upside the head so her thoughts get straightened out. Come one girl! Make up your dense mind! ARghhh!! Okay, so she really makes me angry. But, in truth, I like her. I like her character; I’ve liked seeing her growth. And in TD, she’s actually a pretty mean kick butt heroine. And I admire her for that. That’s part of what made this book so exciting for me. I just, don’t understand her heart and the choices she makes about the men she loves.

I didn’t exactly like Kishan’s character in this book. He was always acting jealous. Even when he had Kelsey claimed as his own, he was jealous of his brother, and was continually staking his claim. I think Kishan is acting that way because he’s afraid. He’s afraid that he’ll lose Kelsey to Ren. Because he knows that the love Ren and Kelsey shared was real, and no matter how much she loves Kishan, the part that loves Ren will always be there, and will never diminish. And his love for her can’t quite compare to Ren’s love. I can understand his fears. And I do sympathize for him. I guess I just wish that he would wake up, and realize that he deserves better than being in a relationship with a woman who isn’t 110% committed to and in love with him.

If you have read Colleen’s other books and didn’t like them, I can pretty much guarantee you will not like this one. It’s basically the same thing. So to you readers, I would not recommend this book. There are other books you can read that will be worth your time. To the fans of the Tiger’s Curse series, well, I believe there will be some of you who will wholeheartedly love and devour this book. I didn’t. But that isn’t to say that are others who won’t. And I have to say that I’m glad there’s only one more book. Not that I’m saying I’m tired of the series, and just want it to end. Because I love this series, I love the adventure, and for the most part the romance. I’m just ready for the love triangle to end.

Note: I recieved an arc from the publisher via Edelweiss. Thank you!(less)

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Sep 12, 2012 Dixie Marie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-to-read, paranormal-fiction

This story ended on a beautiful, but also painful note. I cried for hours thinking about everything that went on in that last hundred pages. The whole story came together in a way that no other book has before. It was an ending that no one could have anticipated, and it took me on a ride of my own. I will be holding this story close to my heart for a long time.

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Oct 07, 2012 Paige rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Okay, it took me forever to finally get to read this book but it was so worth it. Words cannot describe the emotions you fell in this book. You cry in the beginning and end, and feel hope and conflict and turmoil in the middle parts. Seriously, great job Mrs. Houck. I cannot put into words my feelings for this book.

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Oct 08, 2012 Katy rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I CANNOT WAIT!!!! Why can't this book be released sooner? I LOVE this series SO MUCH!!!

6/15/12 OH MY GOSH! That cover is just too gorgeous and INCREDIBLE! So excited!

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Apr 20, 2013 Karen rated it 4 of 5 stars

As one who likes endings tied up...I appreciated that about this final book. It was filled to the brim with adventure, action, battles, creatures, mythology and of course romance. There were some good plot twists that kept me interested and some surprisingly heartbreaking ones as well.

The story picks right up where "Voyage" left off with the kidnapping of Kelsey. We also learn about new legends, one being the Phoenix and also about the origin of Durga! That was an interesting side story on it's...more

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Mar 07, 2012 Aysheh Spicer marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Can't wait to read this one! Are we there yet? Ugh! The suspense is just....... Ugh!

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Jan 10, 2013 Idunsses rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: covergasm, will-be-read-in-2013, fantasy, favorites

Amazing, fantastic, awesome, mind-blowing, gob-smacking, epic - these words are not good enough to describe this book and this series!!

I've been ripped apart, stitched together, torn down and dragged back up. I am an emotional wreck, sitting here trying to comprehend what I just experienced.

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Where do I go from now?!

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Btw, Tiger's Dream must be some sort of epilogue, right? The story was pretty much concluded. But, hey, I take what I can get, and I'm sooo looking f...more

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Sep 09, 2012 Alice rated it 4 of 5 stars

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EDIT: have changed my rating to a 4star, purely for the ending. for me its the perfect ending to a not so perfect series, and for me this is where i bow out of this series, i wont be reading tiger's dream, the ending for this one was the best and its gonna stay that way in my mind
EDIT: now having finished the full book and read the ending, i think that was a good ending and have no idea WHY there is a 5th book, i wont be reading it, for me Tiger's destiny had the perfect ending and im going to k...more EDIT: have changed my rating to a 4star, purely for the ending. for me its the perfect ending to a not so perfect series, and for me this is where i bow out of this series, i wont be reading tiger's dream, the ending for this one was the best and its gonna stay that way in my mind
EDIT: now having finished the full book and read the ending, i think that was a good ending and have no idea WHY there is a 5th book, i wont be reading it, for me Tiger's destiny had the perfect ending and im going to keep it that way

Thanks to the publisher for giving me this book for review

The first thing I want to say, is im not sure how honest a review can be when we haven’t been given the whole book to review.
Ok here I go with my review, I can say much since I know some of you haven’t read this series and I don’t want to give anything away.
The pros – ive always loved how colleen can weave a story, I love the mythology and the world she has created with this series. This author has a way with words that will always leave me wanting to read more no matter how angry I get at the characters.
I love both ren and kishan, tho ren is still my fave tiger  hes always been the strongest of the two brothers in this series.

The con - really there is only one con, and that is Kelsey herself, the amount of times in this series I have wanted to reach into the book and tell her to pick one of the brothers and let the other one go to find happiness elsewhere, is no joke. And really, why let lokesh do that to you, I don’t get it. She is constantly whinging and second guessing herself. Shes not a very strong lead female. She always gets there in the end, but its a lot of complaining and groaning to do it. And shes always thinking “I love ren, no wait I love kishan” omg woman choose already and be done with it, its getting old.
All I want to see is ren and kishan wake up and realise that Kelsey isn’t worth it, after tiger’s voyage and the way ren treated her, I just cant believe that she still wants him and poor kishan, I feel so bad for him. Ive always loved ren but I want them both to be happy.
I want to see how this series ends as I want the brothers to have a happy ending, at this point I don’t see Kelsey actually being the one for either of them, the way she acts, I hope she redeems herself in the last book.

Well that’s all I can really say expecially since I don’t know how the book ends, so does it have a cliffhanger that will leave you hanging for the last book, I don’t know, you will find out yourself when you read the book.

I give this book 3.5 stars
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