Tiger's Curse

Definitely the writing of a newcomer, but the story is well told nonetheless. It reminds me of Stephenie Meyer. She's not a fantastic writer, but she could certainly tell a story and that's what Colleen Houck has done. Her descriptions of sites and feelings were perfect, you felt like you could see, smell and hear everything. There were times however, where it felt like she was unnecessarily explaining something. It's hard to describe and it's such a minor thing really. One example was the two times she described how Kelsey boiled water, added it to the dehydrated food and waited for it to become edible. Little things, but they added length to a book that already seemed long enough and it's the first in a ‘multi-book saga'. My other thing is completely a publishing decision, but this book in hardcover was barely over 400 pages but it was by far the heaviest book I've had to hold onto! I highly recommend waiting for paperback!