Tiger's Quest by Colleen Houck

I highly recommend this book, but first off I have to say, “Why did I decide to read a series out of order?”

This is just what I did when I read Tiger’s Quest. It is the second book in its series. I guess for starts, it was because I received this book in a giveaway from Goodreads.

Normally starting to read a series by reading it out of sequence is not recommended. I have to admit, I was a bit lost during the very first chapter to what the author was referring to.

For those of who do not like backstory, this is a great book for you. The author did not overload this book with lots of backstory. It might have been a bit helpful for her if she had chosen to include more backstory say in the second chapter, but the book reads fine as it is.

I really enjoyed this book and I know I will be more than tempted to read the rest of the series.

This is a great series for teens and tweens – Chic Lit- there is romance in the book, but it is written with for a target age of 12 and up.

I give this book 4 out of 5 ****

Review of Night World - Volume 1 by L. J. Smith

Night World Volume 1 consists of 3 Novels. This book seems to have made a come back on the market. I bought my copy at Walmart. It was sitting amongst the other volumes of Twilight.
The cover caught my eye. It was clear and not too busy with too big of a picture. I was enticed to look some more at this book.
I noticed the first story in this novel was published in 1996. I guess I missed this book. I'm glad it came back on the market.
The first story, Secret Vampire is pretty good. It was an easy read and moved along pretty fast. I liked how L. J. Smith grew her character, Poppy all the way to the end of the book. It was also nice to see that vampire could be good guys too.
There was not alot of emotion in this story. Even though it did have a bit of romance at the end of the book. I would definately recomend this book to ages 9 - 13. Even a slow reader would find this book would hold their attention long enough to finish this book.
I give this part of the trilogy 4 1/2 ****
The next story in the book called Daughters of Darkness is a bit more fast paced. I liked this part even more. I had a hard time putting the book down after the very first chapter.
This book has a very strong character, Mary-Lynnette. But, I'm not really clear about this character in the beginning of the story. But, by the end, I do know enough about her to begin to really like her.
This story has some mystery to it. A nice attempt by Smith. Maybe next time she will be able to write a better mystery. It is a pretty good story for ages 9 - 13.
I give this part of the book again 4 1/2 ****
The last part of this book is called Spellbinder. I really liked this story most of all. It is a story about two teenage witches. I really liked the tension she used between the two girls. It was on the idea of sibling rivalry. The plot is very strong in this book. One can almost guess where the story is heading. It is another fast paced story. I like how it is more about witches and less about vampires. But, the over all Night World concept is well thought out.
I will be looking forward to reading the next two trilogys in this series of books.
I give this part of the book 5 *****

I purchased this book from my local Walmart Store.