The Tigers in the Tower

Julia Golding — 2020

Sahira's family are travelling to England to deliver two majestic Indian tigers to the menagerie in the tower of London. But tragedy strikes and sickness steals Sahira's parents from her on the journey. Left alone in London, Sarhira finds herself confined to a miserable and dangerous orphanage. Despite her heartache and the threats she faces, Sahira is determined to carry out her father's last request - to protect God's beautiful creatures: her tigers. To do so, Sahira must set out on an adventure and use all her powers of persuasion to engage the help of some new friends along the way. Can the quest to find her tigers a safe home, lead Sahira to find her own place of hope and belonging in this strange and foreign land?

Reviews

Candyce Kirk@thebookdutchesses

Dec 9, 2021

When I read about this book, it sounded like an adventure about Sahira and her tigers. Unfortunately, this book just wasn't for me. The Tigers in the Tower turned out to be rather religious (don't get me wrong, nothing is wrong with that), but it just felt like too much out times. On top of quite a few events with racism that doesn't ever seem to get solved, this story felt wrong to me. I'm normally a pretty fast reader, but the pacing in this book made it feel like it took me forever. For a lot of the book barely anything happens. A lot of times it's Sahira having a hard time and not being treated very well honestly. When I read about this book I expected more of an adventure and maybe some fantasy elements. If I didn't have certain things I needed to get done, I don't know if I would've finished this one. The only positive point for me was seeing Sahira fight for herself and the tigers. Also, the friends she makes along the way have their moments.