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A review by romancingthereader
Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
When I tell you this book was announced and the cover IMMEDIATELY drew me in. And then it was released and I had to wait 18 weeks for it from the library. So when it got to me, FINALLY, I had some high hopes - and thankfully they werenโt dashed.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book on Kindle. Borrowed from Libby.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Enemies-to-lovers, adventure, women in STEM, opposites attract, forced proximity.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Corrie is summoned to a Mexican dig under mysterious circumstances only to learn the dig is being run by her arch nemesis, Ford.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: This book passed the vibe test on all the tropes it promised, and I definitely enjoyed the whole ride.
Corrie and Ford are both characters with complex stories, and they both get their time to shine in this book. I loved how they were polar opposites and at each others throats, but both also loved riling the other up.
The archaeology side of the story is well thought out and easy to understand - and clearly well researched. The little twists and turns toward the end were also an added nice touch, giving some suspense to the narrative.
I think overall I wanted a little more to the ending - there were some tiny plot holes left undone - and Iโm never super fond of third person POV, so I ended up at 4 stars.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book on Kindle. Borrowed from Libby.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Enemies-to-lovers, adventure, women in STEM, opposites attract, forced proximity.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Corrie is summoned to a Mexican dig under mysterious circumstances only to learn the dig is being run by her arch nemesis, Ford.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: This book passed the vibe test on all the tropes it promised, and I definitely enjoyed the whole ride.
Corrie and Ford are both characters with complex stories, and they both get their time to shine in this book. I loved how they were polar opposites and at each others throats, but both also loved riling the other up.
The archaeology side of the story is well thought out and easy to understand - and clearly well researched. The little twists and turns toward the end were also an added nice touch, giving some suspense to the narrative.
I think overall I wanted a little more to the ending - there were some tiny plot holes left undone - and Iโm never super fond of third person POV, so I ended up at 4 stars.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 4/5 โญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ