Since this is a young adult book, I will give a conservative parent’s review of Tiger’s Curse, written by Colleen Houck.  Although I don’t remember any foul language in the book, there were some steamy kisses, as this is a romance between an older teenage girl and a young prince that has spent over three hundred years living as a white tiger.

I loved how most of the events took place in India, and the author did a great job of describing the exotic food and scenery.  The book played out like Indiana Jones in that they were on an adventurous quest to stop the prince’s curse, and the series is made up of caves and temples in India.  As for the religious element of the books, the temples are filled with various gods and goddesses from India.

Overall, the story was fun, the romance was sweet, and I enjoyed the various scenes described.  However, I did have trouble accepting that two men from India having spent over three hundred years as tigers could speak English without any problems.  I can get over that though and continue with the story.

The romance was strong, but my friend and I both think the love dilemma is somewhat weak.  Obviously, there has to be a struggle in the romance, we just don’t like what they disagree on. Because of that and the way the book ended, I doubt I’ll read the next book in the series. I just wasn’t into it. However, Tiger’s Curse is supposed to come out as a movie in 2015, and I will definitely watch the movie. I expect it to be fun and adventurous with great scenery.

I just put up the first two chapters of Unexpected Metamorphosis on the site, and my excitement is growing over this month’s release of the novel.  I promise you a book filled with complicated romance, adventure, and lots of mysterious happenings.  I had fun writing a novel filled with surprises that will keep my readers in suspense, and I’m ready to start on the second book in the Alissia Roswell series.  I love her strong personality, and she has become a major part of my life.  I spend a great amount of my time thinking about her throughout each day.

Be sure to follow me on Facebook for a chance to win a free signed copy, and I can’t wait for you to read it!

The holiday weekend is the perfect time to spend with friends, and my girlfriend and I stopped by a bookstore and did some browsing with the six children we have between us.  We browsed the teen fiction section, and I eventually chose Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey as a light read.  This was my first time reading this author, and because this book is considered teen fiction, I will give a conservative parent’s view of it.  I consider it to be a clean fantasy romance.  Although there were three mild curse words, the romantic part of the book has an old world element to it.  It appears that the characters held Christian beliefs, and the society believed in waiting until after marriage to have intimate relations.  With that being said, there were no heated scenes, and the author kept her young audience in mind.

As for the writing, it flowed naturally and was an interesting read.  My only complaint is that there were too many hints throughout the book, and although the main character was clueless about some things, I had the ending figured out midway through.  The book was fun but not filled with suspense, and it did not keep me guessing.  However, I did enjoy the book filled with humans, dragons, and fairies.

Although you don’t have to read her other book called Dragon’s Keep to understand this one, it is a book based on events that happened many years prior to Dragonswood, and it might be an interesting read also.