Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura

Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura

Series:  Raiders of the Lost Heart #2

Published by Berkley on January 7, 2025

Genres:  Romance, Contemporary, Adventure, Fiction, Rom Com, Forced Proximity, Chick Lit

Pages:  355

Format:  eBook

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★★★★★

🌶🌶/5 spice

Her mission: find the Lost City of the Moon in the Amazon rainforest.
His mission: protect the holy temple . . . and his heart.

While her mentor may be the world’s most badass archaeologist, the only thing bad about Dr. Miriam Jacobs are her corny jokes. But when Miri is charged with leading an unmapped expedition through the Amazon for the fabled Lost City of the Moon, she finally has her chance to prove to her colleagues that she’s capable—and hopefully prove it to herself, too.

Journalist Rafael Monfils has joined the archaeological team to chronicle their search for the lost city. Or at least, that’s what they think he’s doing. Rafa’s real goal? Make sure the team does not reach the Cidade da Lua, stopping the desecration of the holy city and protecting his mother’s legacy. All he needs to do is keep them on the wrong path.

If only the endearingly quirky Dr. Jacobs wasn’t so damn tenacious—each of Rafa’s tricks and purposeful wrong turns only seem to fuel her determination. Even worse, he’s charmed by her goofy attempts to channel Lara Croft as they traverse the dangerous Brazilian rainforest. But they’re not the only crew hunting for the lost city, and soon the untamed jungle—and their untamed hearts—might be the least of their worries...

Rafa and Miri - while they had their issues - were so cute together and I spent half the book just wishing they would tell each other the truth.

Then that PLOT TWIST (the gasp I audibly gasped when that was revealed!!!) was amazing. I quite literally never would have guessed and I’m BEGGING for her next book to have an update on that whole situation.

The spice was good. I have to say though I loved the tension before the spice. There wasn’t a lot just a couple of scenes but they were done in a way that didn’t interfere with the story or take over it. THE RAIN SCENE 🥵

Highly recommend this to anyone who loves a good adventure, a tale of a lost city and a badass FMC who won’t take no for an answer.

Big thanks to Berkley, Jo Segura and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts!