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34 of 35 found the following review helpful:
 Just keeps getting better... Nov 29, 2009
By C. Rich
I thought the 2nd book in Colleen's Houck's series was better than the first. I liked how she took a step back and allowed us to get to know Ren better and watch Kelsey's and his relationship really grow. At the same time, I liked how the story turned and I found myself cheering for others to succeed as the book progressed. The book is a mixture of adventure, love story, comedy, and magic all rolled into one. Colleen has made learning about India and mythology fun as it relates to her story. I can hardly wait until book 3 so I can see what becomes of the characters that I've come to know and love.
22 of 23 found the following review helpful:
The saga continues Nov 23, 2009
By L. Brunker
Tiger's Quest
Ah! And so it continues. With this sequential series, it was difficult to wait just the few days I had to between Tiger's Curse and Tiger's Quest. I didn't buy them together. These are not episodic therefore it is necessary to read them in order.
We got to know the characters in the first book and now we see them on the next step to break the curse. The first part is funny as Kelsey starts school and gets to know her fellow students and tries to date. As we know from the first book, she loves Ren but is away from him for now. I really liked the different dates she tried. I think everyone can relate who has tried dating. This book includes more laughter than the first.
Then a plot twist! These are so unexpected sometimes. How the author creates the situations and events is wonderful. The descriptions of the fight sequences makes it possible to visualize them for yourself.
As one of the main characters is unavailable, we see an emotional development between a new character and all the conflicting feelings the main character is expressing is so easy to feel yourself as you read. The adventures she has to experience to conquer the next portion of the curse are overwhelming. I cried and laughed a lot while enjoying this book.
The same as its predecessor - adventure, danger, excitement, romance, good guys, bad guys, true love, strong hate, magic. It has it all!
The information that is described about Tibet and its splendor was inspiring. I have done some extra research about several subjects because of things that were explained in this book made me curious.
Just a warning: this book has a very unexpected ending. I am very anxious for the next book to see what will transpire with these characters I have come to love.
15 of 17 found the following review helpful:
BETTER THAN TWILIGHT!! Dec 11, 2009
By Heidi Hart
While I was excited to start this book, it turned out to be so much better than I expected! I had a hard time putting it down and my college age daughter read it in one day! There are funny incidents that many of us can relate to and much more of a fantasy element than in book one. As I got to know Kishan better, it was hard not to draw parallels between the brothers and Jacob and Edward in Twilight. While the story is very different, for us Twilight fans, it gives us something new with the same romance and suspense....but with more action, mystery and a little education. Houck has clearly done a lot of research for her books and you can't help but absorb and appreciate it. I actually find myself enjoying this series more than Twilight and I hope book 3 comes out soon... especially after the surprise ending! Warning: Don't read it without reading book 1 first.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Wastes too much time Sep 06, 2011
By Paige
While I didn't completely fall in love with the first book in this series either, I decided to read this one because the first one did intrigue me. Unfortunately through most of this book I found myself not only wanting to put it down, but desperately wanting to leave it there.
Most of the decent dialogue present in the first book was MIA in this one, and after about 150 pages I started losing interest. Ren's lack of presence over the next 300 pages-- yes, he's missing for THREE HUNDRED pages-- did not help. It seemed like this book was more Kelsey retelling something that happened to her than it was Kelsey telling a real story. The narrative focused way too much on details and events and not enough on characterization (Ren likes Shakespeare and peanut butter; that's the best you've got?), relationships and dialogue. In addition to this, it felt like I was being bombarded with events and heavy descriptions, like "this happened and then this happened and then I smelled this and the place looked like this." And far too many of these descriptions were of things that never actually happened-- visions, dreams, ancient myths/tales. I never thought I'd say it, but I'd be more interested in reading about how all these things make the narrator feel. Usually it's the other way around, and the narrator talks about their feelings too much, but in Tiger's Quest Kelsey rarely discusses relevant emotions at the right times, and when she does talk about how she feels, it seems a little whiney. You just want to yell at her and tell her to get on with her life.
Also, once she thinks she knows enough about something, she's suddenly not interested in learning any more about it-- which is more than a little inconsistent with her usually inquisitive nature. For example, when Kishan is telling her about the dream he had in the Grove of Dreams, he tells her that he dreamed about Ren and she thinks that's all she needs to know. She refuses to hear any more about it, all while I'm mentally screaming at her that I don't care if SHE doesn't want to know, I want to know what he and Ren were arguing about in the dream! (I just don't understand why the author would bring up something that is obviously significant to the plot and then have the main character brush it off like it doesn't matter)! Get over yourself, Kelsey! I never really liked her as a character to begin with, but she got even worse in this book. And Kishan, the one character who I thought might be worth my time, became just another flat character-who's-in-love-with-Kelsey-and-I-don't-know-why.
The book does start getting better at the end (coincidentally, about the same time as Ren's reappearance), but it's too little too late to save this review. Honestly, it was a snoozefest. Even the sequences that could be remotely considered "action" fell short of any and all expectations. If you really liked the first book, maybe you should give this one a chance, but if you're on the fence, just walk away. I found myself actually wanting to start a completely different book about 200 pages into this one. That said, the end was the kind of cliffhanger that breaks your heart and practically preorders the third book FOR you, so I'll be reading that one anyway.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Takes you beautifully to another world that you don't want to leave Feb 14, 2010
By J. Emerson
"drama lady"
I can't begin to explain what these books have done to me. I read both in 2 days and have already started rereading Tiger's Quest again because I miss the characters. We need Book 3 now!. Colleen Houck is able to magically transform you into places and situations beyond your wildest dreams. And even though many are frightening and dangerous, when you are with Ren and Kelsey you don't mind. I am a women in her mid sixties who taught high school drama for over 30 years so I have read and seen a great deal, but nothing comes close to the effect these 2 books have had on me. Please, order these two books (I discovered them on kindle), read them and pass the word to your friends. I went to Colleen's website and she is having a hard time getting the 3rd book published as she herself paid to have the 1st 2 published. The 3rd book is done but needs a publisher. If enough of us speak out, maybe we can help. I keep crying when I think of the end of book 2 so I need book 3.
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