Book Review: Tiger's Voyage by Colleen Houck

Book: Tiger’s Voyage (Book 3 Tiger’s Curse)
Author: Colleen Houck
Publisher: Splinter (Sterling)
Genre: Young Adult/Adventure/Romance 

ARC from Publisher
Rating:  ♥♥♥♥

“In the third installment of the Tiger series, Kelsey Hayes pushes through the pain of lost love and strengthens her friendship with Kishan. Despite his strong feelings for her, Kishan has agreed to be her ally in helping her reunite with the man she still loves. Together, they seek to help Ren regain his memory and begin the search for the third magical gift—an object of power that will help break the curse that causes them to live part of their lives as tigers. 

They board a luxury yacht and seek Durga's aid once again, who supplies them with her golden weapons. With Nilima, Mr. Kadam, Ren, and Kishan at her side, she soon learns that the task ahead will be even more difficult than the others. Confronting a dark magician, multiple dragons, and terrifying denizens of the deep seems easy when compared to facing the daunting task of stitching up her heart. Just when she thinks she's ready to set her feet on a new path, she is yanked back with a jolt to the one she's determined to leave behind. 

The jarring tug-of-war that ensues for Kelsey's heart leaves her anxious and confused. Combined with the stress of almost being killed every other day, it would appear that saving the tigers is almost more than she can handle. Still, she presses on, knowing that a choice is looming on the horizon. One she cannot put off making for long. 

Tiger's Voyage is an irresistible romance with a barrage of action on the high seas, where a reader will find a treasure chest full of dragons, sea monsters, knights in shining armor, fabled weapons, and enduring love. The tropic waters of India create the backdrop for the latest installment in the tiger series. This novel, a multicultural take on the classic Beauty and the Beast tale, delves into the complex emotional turmoil and pressure associated with not only making the best choice for a nation but also the best choice for yourself.” {Goodreads}

I absolutely loved Tiger’s Curse and Tiger’s Quest, but Tiger’s Voyage really had me on the fence of my emotions. This love triangle between Kelsey and her two dashing tigers is starting to wear thin on my patience. Don’t get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed the most recent adventure (dragons, awesome), but something needs to give. Both Ren and Kishan are fine matches for our leading lady… pick one already. After reading this I have made my prediction on who she will spend her happily ever after with. In Tiger’s Voyage, we journey with the Tiger Crew on the next installment of breaking the Tiger’s Curse.  The folklore presented in this book is beautifully retold. I think this was part of the reason I enjoyed this book so much, especially considering your heart is breaking with this love triangle and I needed something else to focus on.

I am eagerly awaiting the last two books in this series and hope Kelsey gets this torture over with and chooses Ren so Kishan can move on and find another lady to love.

I give this 4 stars merely because this love triangle is getting ridiculous. Other than that, another epic adventure from Ms. Colleen Houck.

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I also received:

Beautiful Days by Anna Godbersen

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

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I'd take another picture but the book is at my boyfriends hosue soo, this is what I have, lol. So Excited for this book. 

Waiting On...Wednesday Week 6, WWW 4

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by, Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that we are breathlessly anticipating… Visit Breaking The Spine to see more entries and to share your own.:) share your own.


Like many of you, this list is a long one, but the few titles that are bursting in my mind are:


Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck; Book 5 in the Tiger's Curse Series. There isn't even a picture available for this cover but I just finished Tiger's Voyage and oh man! Colleen sure knows how to play on my heart strings. I need to know how this love triangle is going to play out.... This series is Indiana Jones for girls with a charming romance. READ IT, if you haven't already :)


Dreamless by Josephine Angellini; Book 2 in her Starcrossed Series. I was simply swept up in this Starcrossed and can't even imagine the drama  and action to come in Dreamless.  Again, I picked a book that doesn't have a cover released yet. 

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

·                     What are you currently reading?

·                     What did you recently finish reading?

·                     What do you think you’ll read next?

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

I just finished the fabulous Tiger's Voyage by Colleen Houck.

I'll probably read either Beautiful Days or Daughter of Smoke and Bone next :)

What about you? Which book/s are you dying for? If you comment, make sure to leave a link so I can come check it out.

Top Ten Week 4

Top Ten is a weekly meme hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. Each week there is new prompt top ten question. This weeks new question is?

Day 16: Your least favorite love triangle from any YA series

Oh the common and sometimes annoying element we see in some our favorite YA series, love triangles.

The most two most recent love triangles that come to mind our from Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck and from Shade by Jeri-Smith Ready. 

 Shade was great but I became very irritated with Aura's indecisive attitude towards Zachary and her ghost boyfriend Logan. Her wavering feelings had me upset, especially when we get to book two, Shift. She starts at Logan's younger brother Dylan. Gah. How many guys does Aura plan on stringing along. I finally felt victory when Zachary calls her out on her atrocious behavior. This guy is definitely more patient than Aura deserves. I know she is going through something quite tragic, but damn, girl get your act together. On the other hand, in Colleen's Tiger's Curse, we are introduced to the love triangle between Kelsey, Ren and his bad-boy brother, Kishan. I always enjoy the bad-boy element used in these kind of stories and I finally decided in Tiger's Quest, I'd be satisfied if Kelsey ended up with Ren or Kishan. I know, either you ask? The brothers are quality and both deserve happiness. All I can say is, Colleen better introduce a new girl for Kishan in Tiger's Voyage, or I am going to be very upset. :)