Book 21, 2025

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A Tiger's Tale by Laura Morrigan

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Last night I finished reading A Tiger’s Tale by Laura Morrigan. It’s the second in her “Call of the Wilde” series, featuring psychic animal behaviorist, Grace Wilde.

Grace is called in to work with a tiger that has treed a veterinarian. As she uses her psychic ability to connect with the tiger, Boris, Grace learns he’s agitated because he witnessed one of the teen volunteers at the sanctuary get kidnapped. Grace’s police officer boyfriend, Kai, knows about her secret ability, but he can’t launch an investigation on the word of a tiger. The girl’s parents, however, are convinced she’s simply run away again and will turn up when she’s ready. Grace is unwilling to let it go, and she’s soon chasing down leads and questioning people in the girl’s life. Her investigation puts her on the radar of some shady criminals, and Grace must rely on more than her psychic ability to stay alive.

Fun and intriguing. I was reluctant to set this book aside. Grace is an endearing character. She relates much better to animals than to people, which makes her come across as aloof to those she’s just met. Characters were portrayed wonderfully, including the animals. I especially like Grace’s kick-ass sister, Emma. Plot was fast-paced and moved along smoothly.

Favorite lines:
♦ It wasn’t that I lacked the ability to dress myself. The issue was dressing myself up.
♦ It didn’t matter how many times you heard it, a lion roaring that close made the caveman inside want to haul ass in the opposite direction.
♦ Great, I had to chitchat. I sucked at chitchat.
♦ The last thing I wanted was to be the victim of a misguided donkey stomp.
♦ Cats are like the kung fu masters of the kiss-off.
♦ I still had a habit of being closed-off, even cold, to those I didn’t know or like.
♦ “You’re right. I’m a shenaniganist.”
♦ “The statistics are clear when it comes to murder and married couples.” // “Here’s to being single.”

Fabulous! Five stars!

Incidentally, this was the book I’ve been tearing my house apart looking for. Success!