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A review by foraging_pages
Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson
3.0
3.5 stars. The extra .5 for the ending action and setup for the next book but still only three stars due to the many little things in the beginning that annoyed me.
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The stela was clear evidence for the existence of a previously unknown Mesoamerican culture…and Ellie had the map to the heart of it tucked into her corset.
A few weeks ago I was in a mood where I was craving treasure-hunting, adventure-seeking, humorous stories where history meets quirky character shenanigans.
I watched Jungle Cruise and The Librarian, reminisced on the perfection of The Mummy, contemplated a rewatch of Indiana Jones, and remembered the laughs provided by Jumanji and The Lost City.
But I needed more. I needed ADVENTURE ACADEMIA in book form.
And I found it! I was scrolling @netgalley as I tend to do when the cover for Empire of Shadows caught my eye. I then read the synopsis and it sounded like What the River Knows (which I found enjoyable but not as good as it could have been). I wondered if it could be better…
And it…wasn’t.
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The stela was clear evidence for the existence of a previously unknown Mesoamerican culture…and Ellie had the map to the heart of it tucked into her corset.
A few weeks ago I was in a mood where I was craving treasure-hunting, adventure-seeking, humorous stories where history meets quirky character shenanigans.
I watched Jungle Cruise and The Librarian, reminisced on the perfection of The Mummy, contemplated a rewatch of Indiana Jones, and remembered the laughs provided by Jumanji and The Lost City.
But I needed more. I needed ADVENTURE ACADEMIA in book form.
And I found it! I was scrolling @netgalley as I tend to do when the cover for Empire of Shadows caught my eye. I then read the synopsis and it sounded like What the River Knows (which I found enjoyable but not as good as it could have been). I wondered if it could be better…
And it…wasn’t.