Tiger's Quest, by Colleen Houck

Tiger's Quest, by Colleen Houck, is one of four from the original Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck. It tells a story of a 300-year old Indian prince who is cursed as a tiger. He is trying to break the curse and along the way comes across small-town girl and recently graduated high school student, Kelsey Hays. Kelsey leaves with the prince, Ren, to India and both quickly come across his brother, Kishan, who is also has the same curse. While trying to break the curse, Ren and Kelsey find many challenges they must overcome before Ren is able to return to his natural form as a human. The story has a fantasy forbidden-love feel that reminds me of the Twilight Saga. Overall it tells a good story.

This is a sequel to the first novel, Tiger's Curse. Although in the first novel, the author mainly focuses on Kelsey and her perspective as an outsider. Soon you realize that Ren is actually a human being in the form of a tiger. It is not until the end when you realize that Kelsey and Ren have feelings for each other. Whereas in this story, it focuses on the love connection between the two. Kelsey and Ren return to India where they run into his dark, bad-boy type of brother, Kishan. There are many parts in the story that hook you into the book and make you want to keep reading.

Reviewed by Pamela F., grade 12.