The Tiger Prince

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Summary: A disappointed Johansen fan
Review: I discovered Iris Johansen through her thrillers -- The Face of Deception, The Killing Game -- and was struck by the well developed romance in the midst of great, suspenseful plotting. When I tried this "romance", however, I was very disappointed. After a promising start, when the hero and heroine meet, they are kept apart for the majority of the book, which got bogged down in lengthy descriptions of the various settings. For most of the book, the man treats the woman horribly, and there's nothing romantic about that. I'd recommend her thrillers instead.

Rating:
Summary: Not bad, but not great either!
Review: I found a copy of Dark Rider in my local library, and took to it like a duck to water. I finished it in one sitting. I was really excited when I found a copy of The Tiger Prince because I thought it would be by the same standards. It disappointed me in that respect. The main two characters are nicely developed, but it takes them too long to get there. And while I like the other principle characters, once again the length it took for Johansen to delve into them just was not for me. The Tiger Prince was just too long, and took forever for anything to get accomplished. It wasn't bad, but after the first two hundred and fifty pages, I ended up skimming through all the useless descriptions to get to the meat of the story, which was not that great! At least not the story that Dark Rider was. I enjoy her thrillers, but thus far Johansen's historical romances have not thrilled me nearly as much!

Rating:
Summary: Pretty good (for a romance)
Review: I had just finished "Face of Deception" (which I really enjoyed), so when I saw this one, I picked it up and decided to give it a try. In general, I'm not much on romances -- I find the formulaic plots pretty boring. But this one was nicely written, and had some originality.

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Summary: Isn't it Unromantic?
Review: Of all of Johansen's historical romances, this is by far, the worst. The hero and the heroine are compelling. However, the plot is muddled and improbable and overwhelms the love story. I would recommend any of Johansen's other historical romances over this one: Golden Barbarian, Magnificent Rogue, Storm Winds, or This Fierce Splendor.

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Summary: A great book
Review: The Tiger Prince is another one of my favorites by Iris Johansen. I loved the way she made Jane out to be one to take care of everyone. And Ruel was a great, but brooding character.In all I liked the way she brought the two characters together.

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Summary: A magnificant novel!!
Review: This is a story of two people trying to overcome their painful pasts. Not only are there very interesting and compassionate main characters, but there are interesting secondary characters too. There is Li Sung, the young chinese man that is also Jane's best friend. John Kartauk, the arragant and passionate goldsmith whom Abdar, an Indian Prince, will do anything to keep. Ian, Ruels steady, placid brother who suffers a life shattering injury and Margaret, Ian's wife who will do anything to please Ian. Ruel is a passionate young man who's driving passion is a thirst for gold and an island called Cinnidar which holds his dreams. So sit back and enjoy this riviting story!!

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Writer -- Couldn't put it down!
Review: This is my first book by Iris Johansen. She is a top-quality writer. I love intelligent, creative romances and this was one of them. I was never bored and I loved her descriptions. She is defintely one of the better writers. I have only one complaint - she puts her characters through intense sorrow and the passing of several years in the middle of the book. Even though it all works out in the end, I was unhappy with that much conflict and misunderstanding between her characters. On the other hand, the triple romantic ending was GREAT! This book deserves more than 3 stars -- 5 stars if you can handle the intense sorrow here.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Writer -- Couldn't put it down!
Review: This is my first book by Iris Johansen. She is a top-quality writer. I love intelligent, creative romances and this was one of them. She is definitely one of the better writers. I have only one complaint - she puts her characters through intense sorrow in the middle of the book. Even though it all works out in the end, I was unhappy with that much conflict and misunderstanding between her characters. On the other hand, the triple romantic ending was GREAT! This book deserves more than 3 stars -- 5 stars if you can handle the intense sorrow here.