Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck - Series Review (Reread)

Series Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Books in the Series:

• Tiger's Curse

• Tiger's Quest

• Tiger's Voyage

• Tiger's Destiny

Best Book: Tiger's Curse (Book 1)

Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy

Spice: Mild

Summary:

Kelsey Hayes, a young girl from Oregon, finds herself spending the summer after graduating high school working at a traveling circus near where she lives with her foster family. She has many duties at the circus, but the one she finds most interesting and compelling is helping take care of the white tiger, Ren. She spends her free time talking and reading to Ren, and she feels a special connection with him. One day, a distinguished man from India shows up, and wants to buy Ren from the circus to take him to a wildlife preserve in India, and he wants Kelsey to help Ren get there. Suddenly, Kelsey finds herself a long way from home, travelling through India on a mystical adventure to help the tiger reclaim who he used to be…and maybe save India in the process?

Reaction:

I originally read the Tiger's Curse series in high school, and back then this was one of my favorite series. I’ve recently started listening to some of my old favorites as audiobooks, and this is the first one I’m reviewing. My impressions upon rereading are that this is a great young adult book, and I still adore the first book for the unique premise, relatable characters, and the way it integrates real life history & culture into the series. There are some of these chapters that still trigger that quintessential teenage angst as well, during which I absolutely could not stop listening. The later books become somewhat predictable as each contains a quest for the FMC, Kelsey, to complete, but I do think the ending is still surprising enough to be satisfying. Note: I only reread the original 4 novels from Kelsey’s POV. I haven’t read the 5th novel, Tiger’s Dream. I may return to read that book later.