Book Review: Tiger Queen
Age Range: 16+
Author: Annie Sullivan
Blink
Michigan
2019
ISBN: 978-0310768777
List Price: $17.99 (amazon.com)
I personally know this author, but that doesn’t change the fact that I loved this book!
Princess Kateri is strong, determined, and rather angry when the story opens. She has a goal, to prove herself the rightful monarch of Achra to be able to save her people from a terrible drought (and to dispatch those who are to blame for it). But when things don’t go as planned, she’s forced to consider help from an unlikely source.
This book was a captivating, fun, yet insightful read. I particularly liked the way Princess Kateri showed growth over the course of the story. The importance of the sand and dessert and the imagery related to these really drew me into the story and captivated my imagination. It has just the right mix of action, conversation, and introspection. The narration is perfectly descriptive – enough to help the reader paint a very clear picture in the mind without being dull in the least.
The idea that preconceived notions and biases may change when challenged (or perhaps, more accurately when we allow them to be challenged) is particularly worth noting in our world. Perhaps one of my favorite things about this book is that Princess Kateri is a strong, and believable, female hero without going overboard. As I wrapped up the book, I wished there were 100 more pages; not because it didn’t give a satisfactory story and ending, but simply because I wanted to keep reading it.
There is one intense kiss and several instances of violence of which parents should be aware, but overall no major concerns for the YA/adult reader.
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