Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura

31 reviews

jehansen127's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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kell_yeah_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

per my spreadsheet:
such a fun read! i love a fun lil adventure.

spice 🌶  - a 4 🌶  spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 2 days
did it make me cry? - yes
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abitbetterbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Frankie Corzo can do no wrong. I love her narration and her voice is so perfect and exceptionally sexy in this book. 

I really enjoyed listening to this story, as the premise and the early intrigue were really fun. I appreciated Corrie’s struggle to be taken seriously and her taking charge of her sexuality and bodily autonomy, especially as a Latina woman. There definitely need to be more romance book about archeologists, and you better believe I’m a sucker for “there’s only one tent” every single time!!!

Unfortunately the ending of the book fell flat for me due to some funky pacing, and I didn’t find the resolution between our leads particularly believable. I wish the thievery plot had unspooled with a bit more suspense, and with a bit more of a denouement from our climactic ending scene before the epilogue. 

For all of Corrie’s desire to prove herself and be more than a sexual object, I didn’t feel a ton of connection with our leads beyond sexual chemistry. A lot of the time it really seemed like Ford was just like every other guy that objectified her and used his privilege to gain a leg up on her professionally. I liked them together because I’m a sucker for a good academic rivals trope and some fun banter, but I didn’t find them super compelling. Maybe I needed more yearning???

All in all, a fun quick read if you’re looking for an adventurous and very horny romance! 
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arlaubscher's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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azmadaz's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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yoohanna's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

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ashaustrew's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
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lydiafelty's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

really wanted to like this one, but I felt like the characters were always mad at each other about the wrong things (the anger was deserved imo -- just misplaced!), and the discussions of professional sexism (a recurring theme/convo) really fell short for me. I appreciated the conversations about industry sexism that started (tho I could have used more a intersectional take), but the conclusions of those felt lackluster (like,
did the hero & other prominent characters /really/ reckon with their own sexism and actually change their speech/behaviors based on that? I think we're supposed to believe they did, but I'm not so sure.
) There were also a few discussions about sexuality that felt lowkey judgmental and, likewise, unresolved/unaddressed, which added onto the misplaced anger & lackluster sexism discussions for me.
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chanlo1994's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Really enjoyed the narrator's vocal performance. She did a great job. 
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hillgoodharv's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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