I loved this book! I adored Ellie (love me a highly educated suffragette/feminist) and Adam (swoon worthy adventurer), and I found their adventure to be very well written. It did drag a tiny little bit, but I found the Mayan/Aztec ruins/mythology to be fascinating, and that kept it interesting.

The whole part in the caves was so well done- I loved the combo of them having to use their wits and also Ellie's knowledge of the culture to get through the various death traps, as well as them finally kissing *swoon* Very much Indiana Jones vibes.

I thought the slow burn romance was very well done, and the character development was great.

The only frustration I had with the book, other than parts of the journey dragging a smidge, was that the whole magical/mythical objects was not dwelt on enough. However, with another book in the series, I hope that is further discussed.

Overall, fantastic book! Cannot wait for book 2!

It took a bit to get into but then I was hooked. Such a smart, engaging, well-told story. I did think the FMC was a bit overly-stilted/“rational”, even towards the end of the book. I liked her well enough but didn’t love her. That said, there were moments she would soften that I hope hint at some dynamic emotional/character growth in future books. I hope for more romance and fun banter while also keeping a lot of the interesting historical content in future books as well. Can’t wait to read the next in the series!

Such a fun read! The entire premise is ridiculous but I really enjoyed the story nevertheless. Could have used a bit more proofreading in the foreign languages, but we'll let that one slide.