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Raiders of the Lost Heart
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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Publisher's Summary
An Indie Next and LibraryReads Pick!
Rival archaeologists must team up on a secret Aztec expedition, or it could leave their careers—and hearts—in ruins.
Archaeologist Dr. Socorro “Corrie” Mejía has a bone to pick. Literally.
It’s been Corrie’s life goal to lead an expedition deep into the Mexican jungle in search of the long-lost remains of her ancestor, Chimalli, an ancient warrior of the Aztec empire. But when she is invited to join an all-expenses-paid dig to do just that, Corrie is sure it’s too good to be true...and she’s right.
As the world-renowned expert on Chimalli, by rights Corrie should be leading the expedition, not sharing the glory with her disgustingly handsome nemesis. But Dr. Ford Matthews has been finding new ways to best her since they were in grad school. Ford certainly isn’t thrilled either—with his life in shambles, the last thing he needs is a reminder of their rocky past.
But as the dig begins, it becomes clear they’ll need to work together when they realize a thief is lurking around their campsite, forcing the pair to keep their discoveries—and lingering attraction—under wraps. With money-hungry artifact smugglers, the Mexican authorities, and the lies between them closing in, there’s only one way this all ends—explosively.
What the critics say
“Romancing the Stone meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling adventure romance.”—Entertainment Weekly
“A thrilling, page-turning story that will take readers for a wild ride. Raiders of the Lost Heart is as unique as it is compelling—a dash of academic rivals, a pinch of second chance romance, a sprinkle of intrigue, a most badass female lead, and a whole lot of archeological shenanigans in a beautiful Mexican setting! Jo Segura delivered the ultimate enemies-to-lovers adventure romcom!”—Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author
“Sexy escapist fun and delightful in every way.”—Jenna Levine, USA Today bestselling author of My Roommate is a Vampire
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 2023-12-16
Underdeveloped story/underdeveloped frontal lobes
I read this book because of positive Berkley romance reviews. I DNFed with a little over 3h to go. Returned.
1. The FMC is characterized by the MMC as 'not like other girls' - she's not giggly, she doesn't like excitable women, she's serious and focused.
This descriptor needs to be dropped. MMCs should describe things they loves about FMCs without pitting her against other women/tearing other women down. I.e., 'I love how focused and serious she is' as opposed to 'she is so much more focused than other women'.
2. The miscommunication was irritating. Why didn't he just tell her that he - spoiler - took her job because he needed the money for his mom? It created this surface level enemies to lovers tension that, as expected, collapsed almost instantly when she found out.
2.5 The enemies to lovers potential was wasted. Imo enemies to lovers can either go two ways, a) they have great angry lustful sex when they're enemies and then become lovers as feelings develop/plot progresses OR b) they don't cross that physical boundary until they have firmly started liking each other. This book had them being incredibly spiteful and angry with each other while then having tender intimate sex. It felt really disconnected and confusing.
3. Both characters acted like teenagers.
She brings a sexy bra and vibrator to a dig site where everyone is in close proximity and in tents? She's pretty sexually aggressive (the way that she acts, things she says) but it doesn't come off in a sex-positive way but in an insecure/triggering way. As an example, she makes fun of him when he's startled to see her vibrator and she makes pretty sexually explicit jokes at work for shock value. It feels like the author is really trying to press that she's more like 'one of the guys'.
He fantasizes about what all the underwear she packed might look like (it's one thing to fantasize about what a woman is wearing under a particular outfit but to be staring at luggage and wanting to rifle through to find intimates is not how a 35 yo man behaves). He says things out loud that reflect a serious problem with neurologic impulse inhibition.
I hated how the FMC handled/ignored his insecurities around sex because of his previous relationship trauma.
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