Tiger's Voyage: Volume 3 (Tiger's Curse, #3)

by Colleen Houck

Katrina Damkoehler (Cover Designer) and Cliff Nielsen (Artist)

Danger. Heartbreak. Choices.
Is forever too long to wait for true love?

Five mythical Chinese dragons and the open sea beckon nineteen-year-old Kelsey who must embark on a third voyage—this time to find the goddess Durga's Black Pearl Necklace and free her beloved Ren from both the tiger's curse and his sudden amnesia. Ren's bad-boy brother, Kishan, however, has other plans, and the two vie for her affection to try to outsmart those intent on foiling their goal.

Tiger's Voyage, the thirad book in the Tiger's Curse series, spins a deliciously suspenseful tale of enchanted creatures, love-torn hearts, and edge-of-your-seat action as Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan journey toward their true destiny.

• ISBN10: 1402784058
• ISBN13: 9781402784057
• Publish Date: 1 November 2011
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co Inc
• Imprint: Sterling
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 560
• Language: English

Reviews

[tweetybugshouse]

Can you feel the emotional turmoil from this book i can but i also been reading the series all at once again. Each book the tension mounts more and more between our two princes and the girl destined to break the curse and probably end up with one of them. This one is by far my favorite as it involves dragon and quest though each book has had a quest in it this one is the most detailed. The author is doing a fab job of keeping us on our toes as to how this all going to play out of over the rest of the series.

[nightingalereads]

3.5 stars

[Chelsea]

I’m not sure how I feel about this one. I really, really like the idea of it but I just wasn’t feeling it. I really didn’t like the love triangle. I thought for sure Kelsey was going to pick someone this book and she didn’t really. I think we all know who she’s going to pick in the end, though I’m not supportive of her decision. I liked the rest of the plot though. It was sticking with the Indian mythology theme and was really cool. I was just not a big fan of the characters this time. I still love Kishan to death but I found Ren was WAY different from the first book. He’s so much harsher now. It was strange seeing it.

Also the author’s writing isn’t the best. But if you can get past it, it’s not a bad read. I really, really hope the next book is better because I think the series is starting to go down hill. I’d like to see the author pull off a great ending.

[Ashley]

booknook — Young Adult book reviews

My feelings for Tiger's Voyage are very similar to my feelings for Tiger's Quest: UGGGHHH!!

First of all, this book in the series starts reeking of Twilight. We have an annoying love triangle, Ren is in physical pain when he's near to or touching Kelsey, he decides to leave Kelsey because he "can't protect her" or "can't save her" or "might hurt her" or some crap and in order to get Kelsey to take him seriously he has an "I don't love you" speech, and after Ren's rejection Kelsey turns to the "second best" option (Kishan), and then there's the whole thing with every man in the universe drooling over Kelsey — the supposedly 'plain' and 'average' girl. I feel like the love triangle is completely ruining this series.

Kishan actually turns out to be an okay guy, but only because he completely turns into "the old Ren" (Ren before he lost his memory and became a giant annoying douche). So although I liked his character, I hated that he basically stole Ren's personality. He becomes the sweet, caring, selfless guy, who will "always be there for Kelsey no matter what," and so on. I mean it's sweet and they have some great moments, but I couldn't enjoy it because if we did a search and replace from "Kishan" to "Ren," I would have 100% believed Kishan was Ren. Kishan's personality in Tiger's Voyage is vastly different from who he was in Tiger's Curse. That's not usually a horrible thing, because I know people change, but I literally felt like he just morphed into Ren.

And then on the flip side, Ren becomes a pretentious asshole. I hated who he became when lost his memories of Kelsey. He literally said something to Kishan like, "How did I fall in love with her? She's not even that pretty." That's major paraphrasing, but that was the gist of his meaning. Then, after he and Kelsey start trying to make things work and he decides to break up with her, he starts flirting with completely shallow bimbos and just acting like a completely different person. Then later, he starts demanding that Kelsey wear her hair a certain length, even though she wants it cut differently.. what the heck!

If it weren't for this insanely annoying and frustrating love triangle (which at one point became more like 3 guys drooling over Kelsey), Tiger's Voyage would have been an awesome book. Like with the first two, the mythology and adventure is absolutely amazing. We get to read about some fabulous Indian and Chinese stories, and oh my god, we get DRAGONS!!! The dragons were completely different from what I expected, but in a fabulous way. I was expecting crazy fearsome beasts, but they're actually very intelligent beings that have to give Kelsey & Co. guidance and direction. They have very specific purposes and places in the world. Reading about this dragon mythology was definitely the highlight of the book!

What sucks is that if it weren't for the love triangle disaster, I think this would be one of my all time favourite books/series. The story is so incredible and I love all the details and the mythology and the fantasy! And when the romance is going the way I like it—with Ren and Kelsey happily together—it is so gorgeous and swoony and I love every second of it. But this horrible love triangle that dominates and destroys the second and third books is really ruining this series for me. :( I will continue reading it through to the end, but it's still just so frustrating!

Three stars actually might be a generous rating. I considered 2.5 or even two, but I loved the fantasy so much that I'm going with three.

[sstaley]

Why was I thinking this was a trilogy? There are two more books in the series. This book was long and maddening in many ways. Not going to spill why I feel that way; you will have to read to find out. All I can say is, when is book 4 coming out?