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Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga #1)
by
Colleen Houck (Goodreads Author)
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 i...more
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 i...more
Hardcover, 403 pages
Published
January 11th 2011
by Sterling
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Umm, Obviously I've read it since I wrote it. Have most of the lines memorized now.
**WARNING:** RANTING AHEAD....
This one is actually getting 1.5 stars NOT 2-- THAT'S how much I loath you Kelsey Hayes-- you can take your dumb "love-plant" and SHOVE IT.
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What would you do if someone offered you an all-expenses-paid trip to India with a mysterious white tiger who also happens to be a handsome Indian prince? Eighteen-year old Kelsey Hayes is faced with just this offer after spending 2 weeks working as a hired hand at a local circus one...more
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Aug 14, 2012
Demonic Circus Princess
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of un-self-confident martyr heroines
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The Tiger's Curse sounds like such an interesting book. From reading the blurb alone I could tell there was going to be action, adventure, magic, and shape-shifting. Going by a lot of reviews, it also seemed really good...
Until I read it for myself.
Now, there isn't too much wrong with The Tiger's Curse. Certainly, its premise works well, and the mystic, exotic culture of India that draws tourists flocking to the country is well executed. It's just a novel that is extremely let down by its charac...more
Until I read it for myself.
Now, there isn't too much wrong with The Tiger's Curse. Certainly, its premise works well, and the mystic, exotic culture of India that draws tourists flocking to the country is well executed. It's just a novel that is extremely let down by its charac...more
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Okay, I just cannot be bothered to write a long review for this book. I can barely be bothered to write a review at all. The writing was terrible and the pacing painful from beginning to end, but the characters weren't a total waste (well, until Kelsey suddenly and inexplicably decided to be stupid and push Ren away. You know, I was sort of enjoying watching the slow build of her relationship with him and it was kind of sweet, and then - what the fuck, girl, is all I really have to say) even if...more
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Nov 03, 2011
Holli
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone with a love for romance and adventure
If you are looking for a good YA paranormal romance series, look no further. SERIOUSLY. You will read, re-read, and then read some more ... until your entire life, lives, breaths, screams, TIGER, and your family threatens to have you committed. Just start collecting everything Tiger now, and save yourself some time. :)
Now that I've got that out of the way, lets start with the review.
Appearance...
The first thing I noticed when I spotted this book was the detail in the cover. I'm not a shallow...more
Now that I've got that out of the way, lets start with the review.
Appearance...
The first thing I noticed when I spotted this book was the detail in the cover. I'm not a shallow...more
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This review is also available on my blog, Qwerty
I had a high hope. A very high hope. As high as Charlie Sheen on crack.
Yup, you got the idea.
I like how the overall concept based on an Indian myth. Hmpphh...I just like stories from India in general. I can watch Hindi movies without subtitles.
I kid you not.
I like cats. Tiger, leopard, cheetah, puma, they are ALL cats to me. I'll risk my life just to pat their heads.
Unfortunately, I had risk my sanity because this book hascats tigers.
It wasn't pl...more
I had a high hope. A very high hope. As high as Charlie Sheen on crack.
Yup, you got the idea.
I like how the overall concept based on an Indian myth. Hmpphh...I just like stories from India in general. I can watch Hindi movies without subtitles.
I kid you not.
I like cats. Tiger, leopard, cheetah, puma, they are ALL cats to me. I'll risk my life just to pat their heads.
Unfortunately, I had risk my sanity because this book has
It wasn't pl...more
30 likes · like · see review
Jan 26, 2011
Jillian -always aspiring-
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of Lisa Mangum, Julie Kagawa, and Stephenie Meyer
Warning: I had a terrible pit-in-my-stomach feeling that I would loathe this book. . .but it pleasantly surprised me. Very few books can do that, you know. (Camille is one of the odd exceptions.) Now I can add Tiger's Curse to the privileged list of 'Made Jillian Eat Up Her Words and Admit She DID Like It.' And I'm not ashamed of it.
What I AM ashamed of, however, are the first one hundred pages of this book. I can see why people stop reading and give up on the book before the one hundred page ma...more
What I AM ashamed of, however, are the first one hundred pages of this book. I can see why people stop reading and give up on the book before the one hundred page ma...more
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Hey, that's just great, Goodreads. Way to completely DELETE my way awesome and epic review that I will never be able to recreate. What the fuck.
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UPDATE: Thanks to the wonderful Jen, and the wonderful archival feature on Gmail I'm assuming, my original review of Tiger's Curse has been preserved for all eternity. Hurrah! Now if all of you who liked it the first time could just like it again, that would be swell.
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When I was nine years old, I wrote a story called "The Two Trees," which in ad...more
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UPDATE: Thanks to the wonderful Jen, and the wonderful archival feature on Gmail I'm assuming, my original review of Tiger's Curse has been preserved for all eternity. Hurrah! Now if all of you who liked it the first time could just like it again, that would be swell.
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When I was nine years old, I wrote a story called "The Two Trees," which in ad...more
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There are very few books that leave me feeling the way this did! There's that saying that, 'you may forget what someone did or said, but you will never forget the WAY they made you FEEL'....Well, that's the way this series is for me. There may be some annoyances I have with it, such as the long explainations Mr. Kaddam always gives Kelsey about the myths, ect., and the Golden Fruit that can magically produce any kind of beverage or food for you, and the Divine Scarf that can make any type of clo...more
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Colleen Houck's Tiger's Curse took me on a life changing and spell binding trip to India for under $20. Never had I felt so emotionally attached to characters before. The Indian princes' sorrowful and painful yet mysterious and enchanting pasts really exites readers to learn more about these two compelling characters. And how can anyone forget the passionate romance brewing between our lovely Kelsey Hayes and her handsome prince Dhiren...and his younger brother Kishan? It seems Miss Kelsey is to...more
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Jan 15, 2011
Erica (daydreamer)
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
coolio-covers,
2011-reads,
favorite-romance,
swoon-worthy-male-love-interests,
unbearable-cliffhangers,
made-me-laugh,
would-love-if-it-were-a-movie,
love-love-it,
best-characters,
strong-heroines,
i-own,
release-in-2011,
ya,
enchanting-reads,
circus,
absolute-favorites,
heartbreaking-endings,
being-made-into-a-movie
NO! No no no no! Kelsey, go back, go back!
Oh my gosh, this book, this breathtaking, thrilling, romantic, utterly perfect book. It swept me away in blissful awe. The India setting, the mythical lure, the enchanting curse, the charmed aura of India’s 300 year old prince. I was completely captivated by the story, the characters, the setting, just, everything! And the romance, oh so swoon. So completely gush worthy and butterfly inducing and breathtaking. This book is so original and creative. A 300...more
Oh my gosh, this book, this breathtaking, thrilling, romantic, utterly perfect book. It swept me away in blissful awe. The India setting, the mythical lure, the enchanting curse, the charmed aura of India’s 300 year old prince. I was completely captivated by the story, the characters, the setting, just, everything! And the romance, oh so swoon. So completely gush worthy and butterfly inducing and breathtaking. This book is so original and creative. A 300...more
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Passion.
Fate.
Loyalty.
I knew basically nothing about Tiger's Curse before I started it, and I think that really added a lot to the experience. Therefore I'm not going to go into detail when it comes to the story, as I don't want to ruin this for anybody in any way!
This was an amazing journey. So much mystery, suspense and magic! It was a perfect mix between thrilling adventure and magnetic romance. I saw an interview with Colleen Houck where she said that she wanted the readers to experienc...more
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the english version of the review can be found below
Non so stabilire esattamente il perché abbia deciso di leggere Tiger's Curse. Potrebbe essere perché sono rimasta incantata dalla copertina. Azzurra, caratteri in rilievo e una splendida tigre bianca dagli occhi magnetici incanterebbero chiunque. Lo so che non si dovrebbe giudicare un libro dalla copertina... ma... ma... Guardatela e ditemi se anche voi non provate l'impulso di volerla a portata di mano per poterla accarezzare e di desiderarla...more
Non so stabilire esattamente il perché abbia deciso di leggere Tiger's Curse. Potrebbe essere perché sono rimasta incantata dalla copertina. Azzurra, caratteri in rilievo e una splendida tigre bianca dagli occhi magnetici incanterebbero chiunque. Lo so che non si dovrebbe giudicare un libro dalla copertina... ma... ma... Guardatela e ditemi se anche voi non provate l'impulso di volerla a portata di mano per poterla accarezzare e di desiderarla...more
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I initially NEVER planned to read this book. I dunno, something about it just didn't capture my interest. After hearing about the hype around this series, and the fact that it's fantasy and has some great adventure and romance, I decided to give it a try. I mean, I just love a good fantasy/adventure novel.
The Good
- The story was very unique. It was different than the other shape-shifter novels I've read. The curse was also really interesting and I loved the story behind it. Colleen Houck gets me...more
The Good
- The story was very unique. It was different than the other shape-shifter novels I've read. The curse was also really interesting and I loved the story behind it. Colleen Houck gets me...more
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THIS BOOK IS SO BAD IT ACTUALLY MADE ME HATE TIGERS.
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I can't say this really captured my attention. In all honesty I couldn't wait for it to be finished.
I realize this is a young adult book, but I feel like the writing is rather juvenile. There are a lot of descriptions that don't need to be in there. Some of it was beautiful and the Indian mythology was interesting, but there was dialogue and events that could have been scrapped. There were things mentioned that I thought must have only been in there because it was going to come up later, and th...more
I realize this is a young adult book, but I feel like the writing is rather juvenile. There are a lot of descriptions that don't need to be in there. Some of it was beautiful and the Indian mythology was interesting, but there was dialogue and events that could have been scrapped. There were things mentioned that I thought must have only been in there because it was going to come up later, and th...more
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KELSEY BEGOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Maafkan, saia memang harus berteriak marah menyangkut satu hal ini. Sumpah Kelsey ini dudud bukan buatan. Saia menduga kuat otak cewek ini terbuat dari kentang rebus.
Ahem.
Sekarang setelah saia tenang, biarkan saia menulis repiu ini dengan kepala dingin. Saia senang sekali baca buku ini, sungguh dan jujur. Kalau cuma masalah senang, saia bener-bener akan ngasih bintang lima. (Ya, segitunya!)
Tapi ada beberapa hal yang bikin saia gak rela. Hal-hal tersebut adalah:
1. Bahasany...more
Maafkan, saia memang harus berteriak marah menyangkut satu hal ini. Sumpah Kelsey ini dudud bukan buatan. Saia menduga kuat otak cewek ini terbuat dari kentang rebus.
Ahem.
Sekarang setelah saia tenang, biarkan saia menulis repiu ini dengan kepala dingin. Saia senang sekali baca buku ini, sungguh dan jujur. Kalau cuma masalah senang, saia bener-bener akan ngasih bintang lima. (Ya, segitunya!)
Tapi ada beberapa hal yang bikin saia gak rela. Hal-hal tersebut adalah:
1. Bahasany...more
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At first I read the lame review & my interest went off in the next most interesting thing;
But, for that, I had to read the first one, & the plot line, & character & that, so.... Also, well, an old myth, a curse & a apar...more
"The LAST thing Kelsey Hayes wants to do is hike in the Indian jungle...but, guess what! That's what she just did!"Nevertheless, after that I found out the next book and thought, "Hmm,THIS one is the ONE I want to read." Because it just seemed too darn good.
But, for that, I had to read the first one, & the plot line, & character & that, so.... Also, well, an old myth, a curse & a apar...more
Something that happens all the time in YA novels:
WHHHY Kelsey! Even after (view spoiler)
Other than that, I loved the book.
WHHHY Kelsey! Even after (view spoiler)
Awww!Other than that, I loved the book.
Přemýšlela jsem, jak tuhle knihu ohodnotit, nakonec jsem dospěla k 7.9 z 10, jednoduše nemůžu dát 8 (přesto na GR dávám čtyři hvězdičky), když se Kelsey začala ke konci chovat tak nesmyslně hloupě, její prazvláštní myšlenkové pochody knihu zbytečně protáhly a to uvažovala stále nad tím stejným (chudáček Ren). Málo kdy se stává, aby byl začátek knihy tak dobrý a konec zase nic moc. Přesto tuhle knihu táhne dál především její jinakost a nové - zajímavé - prostředí. Kolik YA titulů se taky odehrává...more
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I loved this book, it was so captivating and breathtaking, I couldn't take my eyes off it. It will entrance you after the first page. The story is about 2 brothers- princes, Ren and Kishan. It is a long story story but basically they have been cursed and now live as tigers and only get 24 minuets a day to spend as a human. It is mostly based around Ren and Kelsey. Kelsey is just a normal girl who's parents tragically died and is living in a foster home, she leads a normal teenage girls life but...more
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Jan 26, 2012
Cris_Ellie (Egregore)
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people who wants to get swoon out for a change, people who have a very bland lovelife lol
WARNING: This book has the ability to make you succumb to constant daydreams and irregular bouts of hopeless romanticism while reading. So word of advice? grab that pillow and head for your room, cause someone might think you've lost it when they see you squealing around like an idiot. haha!
oh my....is it so wrong to think that Alagan Dhiren would probably look like this?
or maybe this?
While I, on the other hand is looking like this...
Initial reaction.
then...
lol! Im swept all over!! :)
okey,...more
oh my....is it so wrong to think that Alagan Dhiren would probably look like this?
or maybe this?
While I, on the other hand is looking like this...
Initial reaction.
then...
lol! Im swept all over!! :)
okey,...more
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Dec 15, 2011
Rebecca ♥ Ash, Jem, Warner ♥
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
fantasy,
adventure,
young-adult,
romance,
provincial-library,
reviewed,
cover-lust,
memorable-men,
favourites,
mythology,
shapeshifters
I dont usually include a summary in my reviews, but the summary on Goodreads is very vague, as is the summary on the book cover. I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I read this, although I did end up loving it.
Kelsey is an 18 year old girl from Oregon, who, while working at a circus for a summer job, befriends a tiger named Ren. When Ren is bought by a rich man in Indian, Kelsey is asked to accompany them to help transport Ren, due to her close relationship and easy way with him....more
Kelsey is an 18 year old girl from Oregon, who, while working at a circus for a summer job, befriends a tiger named Ren. When Ren is bought by a rich man in Indian, Kelsey is asked to accompany them to help transport Ren, due to her close relationship and easy way with him....more
This book is my newest obsession in YA. I came across this book very recently and I didn't think I'd get into it very much. But this series is so damn amazing that I can't turn back! As soon as I started, I could hardly make myself stop! I devoured this book off the bat and even before I was finished, I had to buy the second and third book immediately.
Kelsey Hayes is a breath of fresh air in YA. She is a nice sweet girl who is just so relatable and fun. She wasn't obnoxious or annoying and very...more
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May 04, 2012
Jeanbooknerd
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone
Recommended to Jeanbooknerd by:
A lady from Barnes & Noble
Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck encompasses all of the elements for a successful book – a witty plot, engaging characters, and a perplexity of an ending that just feeds your desire to want more. The progression of the plot will have readers entirely attracted to Kelsey’s remarkable story and her pursuit to end Dhiren and Kishan’s curse of being turned into tigers. The story of their curse is truly intriguing. Colleen has done extensive research of the Indian culture which is evident from her rich...more
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When I first read this book, you have no idea how much I was obsessed with it.
This book was the first paranormal-romance YA novel I've ever read, and the first two books of the series I brought along with me to Colombia for summer vacation, plus THE HUNGER GAMES. I had these three books to read for three months.
I read this book 36 times, every night, and re-read my favorite parts. I kid you fucking not. I was a total fangirl. I ran up and down the stairs squealing about Kishan, and pretended to...more
This book was the first paranormal-romance YA novel I've ever read, and the first two books of the series I brought along with me to Colombia for summer vacation, plus THE HUNGER GAMES. I had these three books to read for three months.
I read this book 36 times, every night, and re-read my favorite parts. I kid you fucking not. I was a total fangirl. I ran up and down the stairs squealing about Kishan, and pretended to...more
Can I just say Wow! I felt like I was on a very fun, exciting, and thrilling roller coaster ride through this whole book.
It was a little slow starting off, but once you get a few chapters in, it catches your attention and never lets you go until the very last page.
This book had so many twist and turns that I never saw coming. I did not expect this book to be as good as it was. I loved the way the author writes. I never felt a dull moment throughout the book- other than the beginning. which is h...more
It was a little slow starting off, but once you get a few chapters in, it catches your attention and never lets you go until the very last page.
This book had so many twist and turns that I never saw coming. I did not expect this book to be as good as it was. I loved the way the author writes. I never felt a dull moment throughout the book- other than the beginning. which is h...more
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Aug 11, 2011
Alyssa
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy,
literary-crush
This review can also be found at lythebookworm-ish.blogspot.com
Tiger's Curse is more of a 4.5 out of 5 stars for me, just to be clear, because I wouldn't say that I was totally and completely amazed, but I loved it. Okay, how do I start? So this story, as you're all aware of, is about a prince named Dhiren or Ren who was cursed to be a Tiger for the rest of his life. Ren had almost lost faith and given up in breaking the said curse UNTIL Kelsey came to his life and brought back hope after centur...more
Tiger's Curse is more of a 4.5 out of 5 stars for me, just to be clear, because I wouldn't say that I was totally and completely amazed, but I loved it. Okay, how do I start? So this story, as you're all aware of, is about a prince named Dhiren or Ren who was cursed to be a Tiger for the rest of his life. Ren had almost lost faith and given up in breaking the said curse UNTIL Kelsey came to his life and brought back hope after centur...more
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Colleen Houck is first and foremost a reader. She loves action, adventure, sci-fi, and romance, and her favorite books include a little bit of each. After getting an Associate’s Degree from Rick’s college and transferring to the University of Arizona, she dropped out of school to go on a church mission where she met her husband. Since then, she’s had a variety of job titles including; Group Home A...more
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“His eyes drifted leisurely back up to my face and he smiled at me appreciatively, “Kelsey, when a man spends time with a beautiful woman, he needs to pace himself. I quirked my eyebrow at him and laughed. “Yeah, I’m a regular marathon alright.” He kissed my fingers. “Exactly. A wise man never sprints…in a marathon.”
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