Tiger Trap review by RJaco
Tiger Trap
by Eric Walters
Age Range - 12 and up
Genre - Adventure

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Age at time of review - 14
Reviewer's Location - Sparks, MD, United States
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Nicholas and Sarah Fraser volunteer at a park called Tiger Town. Tiger Town contains many exotic animals such as lions, tigers, kangaroos and leopards- all animals that poachers would love to get their dirty hands on. Because of this Sarah is very protective of the animals at Tiger Town. So when a man in crocodile skin boots appears and says he wants to help the farm, Sarah has her doubts. And when the park comes under quarantine from a seemingly fictitious disease, Sarah's uncertainty grows.

Opinion: 

Tiger Trap was overall a well-written and exciting book. Most of the novel's setting was at a park called "Tiger Town", yet I could never figure out how this park was put together. It was understood that there were vital components such as cages, a barn, and a house. But outside of that, it was hard for me to visualize the park, and I was left to speculate what it looked like. Next, I believe that this book was written with a certain attitude towards the preservation of animals and keeping them out of harm's way. I think this was appropriate because the book was about an exotic animal park, and the main plot concerned the conservation of its animals. Finally, the main character Sarah was very realistic because she experienced many natural feelings such a confusion and a strong sense of preservation towards the animals of Tiger Town. This gave the story's plot more twists, and it brought the book to life. The author, Eric Walters, achieved an educational novel that was an easy read. Needless to say, this book had much information about animals, but it also described the dangers of poaching. So this book effectively combined an interesting read with learning in an exciting way. This novel had only two weaknesses, but neither of them completely affected the turnout of the story. The first was the setting, which was vague and hard to picture. The second was that the author fell short when trying to make a scene dramatic. Sometimes it was hard for me to figure out that the author was trying to make the scene desperate or suspenseful until after the scene was over. Then I would look back and realize that the scene should have been more dramatic. However, despite these few weaknesses, I would definitely recommend Tiger Trap to anybody who does not need an absolutely action-packed novel.

 

Rating:
4
Content Rating:

Content rating - nothing offensive
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