Tiger Queen

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Annie Sullivan

“TIGER QUEEN is a gorgeous, lush YA fiction…Highly recommend for anyone looking for a beautifully crafted stand-alone book.” (YA and Kids Book Central)Two doors.Two choices.Life or death.Kateri, an arrogant warrior princess, has to fight in the arena against her suitors to win her right to rule, and she is desperate to prove to her father that she is strong enough to take over his throne and rule the kingdom. But when she finds out her final opponent, she knows she cannot win. Kateri flees to the desert to train under the enemy she hates the most and the only one who might be able to give her a shot at winning. But what Kateri discovers in the desert twists her world—and her heart—upside down. There in the sand, away from the comforts of the palace, Kateri’s perception of her father is challenged and she discovers the truth about his treatment of her people. When she returns to the kingdom, the fate of the one she loves lies behind two doors in the arena—one door leads to happiness, and the other door releases the tiger.Secrets, suitors, thieves, and a fierce princess await readers in this YA fantasy re-telling.Tiger Queen:Is a fantasy re-telling of Frank Stockton’s famous short story, “The Lady, or the Tiger?”Features a slow-burn romance wrapped in fast-paced adventureIs set in a fantastical world wrought by fascism, classism, and climate crisis

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Author

Annie Sullivan

Pages

336

Publisher

Blink

Published Date

2019-09-10

ISBN

0310768764 9780310768760

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"Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read and review this ARC. This book was amazing and well written. I loved it. It was a fabulous 5 star read that you don't want to miss out on. It reminded me of The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson and of The Remnant Chronicles by Mary Pearson. It is also a retelling of a short story called "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank Stockton, which I didn't know until after I read it, but regardless, I really enjoyed this story and am now curious about the original short story as well. In this story, Princess Kateri is the heir to the kingdom of Achra, but she has to fight in the arena to prove herself to her father the King and to be able to take over and rule the kingdom and also to keep her promises to her late mother about taking care of the people who are suffering in the drought. She always is trying to figure out how to prove herself to her father and feeling like she's failing and unworthy of love, wanting him to love her. When it comes down to her last fight and she finds out who she's supposed to defeat, she knows she needs help to win and seeks it out in the desert where the Desert Boys are hiding for refuge with the drought. After things seem dark, Princess Kateri finds the strength she needs to face her last opponent, also finds hope and love that she didn't think existed or she would ever find or be deserving of in the desert. I highly recommend this. Everyone should make sure to read this, it's a wonderful story that no one should miss out on."

Annette W

"This book has literally everything I love. There is some romance, historical fiction, fantasy, and it has a way of taking you along with the characters as they uncover secrets, find true love, and most importantly, find themselves. Thought the plot can be seen through at times, I still totally recommend this."