Narrators were fine.

This didn't really land for me. I was excited to read some historical adventure fiction that had its roots in real events but I found my attention drifting constantly. The two MCs were fairly engaging but often their attitudes and dialogue felt anachronistic to the time period. It's always a mistake to have pre-conceived notions about what a book will be like and unfortunately I was disappointed since it had none of the richness of detail, immersive historical experience or wonder that I was hoping for. So this was perfectly ok but just not what I wanted.

The Antiquity Affair is about two sisters Tess and Lila. Their father is a famous archeologist and a terrible father. As they have grown up they have grown a part. Tess traveled for an education and to join her father on digs. Lila has stayed home in hopes of marrying well and restoring her family’s fortune. At Lila’s coming out party Tess is kidnapped. Leaving Lila and their father to travel from France to Egypt in hopes of saving Tess. You can guess what will happen next, but you’ll be wrong.

This book was so good! It’s a combination of Indiana Jones and Veronica Speedwell. Perfect for Deanna Raybourn fans.

The Antiquity Affair is so good! I just loved it. Full of adventure and intrigue and some romance. It made me laugh but it also had some really sweet moments. The story is about two estranged sisters who end up in Egypt trying to find an ancient crown together. Some of it was predictable, but mostly it was fun. I enjoyed it and I really hope we get another adventure with the sisters. Thanks NetGalley. The audiobook was very well done.

This was an audio book that I could not get through. It was DNF for me.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you to Harper Muse and NetGalley for this audio ARC.

This premise sounded so exciting, and I was really excited to get into this one. This book follows two sisters, whose father is an archeologist studying ancient Egypt. It is meant to be a feminist Indiana Jones type book, which I think sounded really cool. Sadly for me, it did not work.

This book is extremely predictable. Literally every plot "twist" that happened I anticipated. Shocker, each sister falls in love with the one man she is on the adventure with. Further, these girls have thoughts that they likely would NOT have had in 1907 or whatever year this took place in. It was so unbelievable that these women were raised in the late 1800s yet had the same progressive values as many do today.

I loved the idea of this, but I wish it was just more believable and less predictable.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the Audio ARC of this book from NetGalley- this is my honest review:

I thought that this book was a great adventure. I loved that the story revolved around two sisters and their physical journey and but also their journey together as sisters and healing old wounds. I did find some of the story a bit unbelievable, in either the characters actions or their development, but overall I thought it was very charming.

I loved the narrators, I thought that they did a great job brining the story to life and adding dimension to the text.

I absolutely loved this! I was so in the mood for some Egyptian adventure. It brought me back to some of the first books I read when I was younger that really ignited my love of historical fiction and mystery. I loved that the main characters were strong, smart females! There was also attention to sexism and racism of the time and within some of the larger franchises of this genre. If you want an adventure, mystery and puzzle solving this one is for you!

This was audio and I think the narrator did a wonderful job. She really conveyed the older sisters properness and did a wonderful job with the accents and feeling she conveyed in her performance.

I really, really had high hopes for this book and hoped I would've liked it. And for the first 30%, I did. A lot of action going on, unexpected plot twists. I liked that the story was told from the perspectives of the two sisters.

However, going in the second third of the book, I started to lose attention a little bit. There's some romance here and there, which is quite predictable and I could have done without.

When the final third of the book is reached, SPOILERS: the sisters reunite. I hoped they would grow as characters and after what they went through, both of them, that they would at least have something to bond over. This fell short and I feel like the characters, especially Lila, was just unlikeable the majority of the time, in particular after them reuniting. This made me not really root for the main characters anymore, and generally made me lose interest in the story. The last 25% were a struggle for me to finish. I feel like this last part of the story is the part where we should have seen real 'girlpower', which just didn't feel like it as much because of the bickering.

All in all, I feel like this book could have been the new female variant of Indiana Jones, with a lot of action and plottwist, but it just didn't deliver for me.

This audiobook was good! It was a quick paced book with average length chapters. There are 2 point of views-2 sisters. There is an adventure and a mystery.

Need a literary follow-up to the latest Indiana Jones movie? Then check out the audiobook of The Antiquity Affair by co-aithors Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne read by Brittany Presley and Holly Linneman. Based on some real ( and lots of fictional) archaeological history, this is the story of two sisters, Tess and Lila, who yearn to live up to their famous father's expectations on his digs in Egypt and the high society life in London. The sister, as different as night and day, get entangled in the search for an ancient artifact and adventure ensues, London, Paris, Cairo. Romance and ancient puzzles to de-tangle. It's fun, frothy in all the right places and vivid in the descriptions of the Egyptian archaeology and history. The narrators are two of the best in the business and they bring the sisters and other characters to life with expression and urgency. Don't miss the author's note at the end. 4.5 stars.

The Antiquity Affair takes readers on an exhilarating journey through the world of ancient Egypt, weaving together themes of adventure, betrayal, love, and moral dilemmas. The novel manages to incorporate thought-provoking commentary on colonialism and plundering, which was both unexpected and appreciated.

The inclusion of romance elements felt forced and unrealistic. While some aspects of the romantic relationships were intriguing, others seemed to delve into the realm of insta-love, making it difficult to fully invest in those storylines. Additionally, the dialogue throughout the book, particularly in the beginning, could be cringe-worthy and melodramatic. Although I eventually acclimated to the dialogue style, it still felt forced and contrived at times.

The characterization fell somewhat flat, with the characters failing to leave a lasting impression. I found myself neither loving nor hating any of them; they simply lacked depth and complexity. Tess, in particular, stood out as more irritating than the rest due to her constant whining and attention-seeking behavior. On a positive note, the seamless transition between the two authors' writing styles was commendable, as it is often challenging to distinguish between multiple authors in a collaborative work.

The novel's strength lies in its fast-paced nature and the allure of the mysterious setting. It effortlessly captures the excitement of embarking on a grand adventure and offers a tantalizing glimpse into the world of Egyptology. However, I must admit that some elements of the plot stretched the bounds of plausibility, requiring a suspension of logic to fully embrace them. Furthermore, certain minor details seemed incongruous with the established backgrounds of the characters, undermining their credibility.

I was so excited to receive this book. The plot sounded fascinating and I was looking forward to being immersed in it. Unfortunately, I just could not get behind the narrator. I tried and tried, but she just wasn't for me. The actual book is very good--I truly recommend it. What I do not recommend is anything with this particular reader. I think the novel deserved better.

I am not going to lie how excited I was to receive an arc of the audiobook for The Antiquity Affair, especially after watching the new Indiana Jones movie! So thank you to the publisher, Harper Muse along with Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this audiobook via NetGalley.

This book has it all (at least for me): world travel, archeology, references to House of Worth, John Singer Sargent, handsome male characters/love interests, and my favorite aspect two strong sisters. If you have ever asked yourself how Indiana Jones might look but from the perspective of not just one, but two, female leads, this book is for you. (Also highly recommend this book to fans of the Mummy series and the Veronica Speedwell series.)

This story was fast paced, fun, and kept me on my toes. It was a breeze to read and honestly was the type of entertainment I have been wanting in a summer read. I loved the collaborative effort of Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne (whose book Lute, I have read and loved.) It was a blast to have the action of an action movie, the plot twists of a mystery-thriller, and the thoughtfulness of a contemporary lens on the dated practice of archeology.

This should be a must read for fans of the above mentioned popular culture references and themes. I am so excited to see if more books follow from this duo author team.

A fun, fabulous adventure that combines elements of Indiana Jones and a sisterly bond! I particularly appreciated the modern-day lens with which Kelly and Thorne wrote this novel, giving light to marginalized cultures and the racist history that typically lays the groundwork for these types of adventures. I would love to see this as a movie!

Enjoyable romp with two sisters whose strengths compliment each other, even as they find their way through plenty of archeological trouble and more. This is billed as the female Raiders of the Lost Arc, and that’s certainly true. The treachery of men abounds, thank goodness our heroines are resourceful. And the supporting characters are well drawn, too.

3.5 Stars

I want to start out by saying that the narrators for this book did an absolutely incredible job!

I enjoyed this story, I liked the split POV's and most of the story-line but honestly it was a bit more romance focused than I was expecting. I love romance when I'm in the mood for it but I didn't have romance in mind when I started this book so it threw me off a bit. Overall it was still a great audiobook.

Thanks @netgalley for the advance audio version of The Antiquity Affair, after seeing it around in people’s pub day posts early in June I just had to have it since it sounded right up my alley and it was still available and it definitely did not disappoint. This book was just so fun - an Indiana Jones kind of adventure story/ treasure hunt with historical fiction (1907 New York, Paris and Egypt and especially the field of Egyptology), and a little bit of romance sprinkled in. This was fun ! I really enjoyed this book! I really hope this is the start to a series, it would definitely work. Told from the alternating viewpoints of estranged sisters Lila and Tess who are poised to make their way into a respectable and interesting future, when Tess gets abducted while the kidnappers think they have nabbed Lila who will have to overcome their differences and disappointments to start looking for her sister. This hunt takes her from New York to Paris and Egypt! The authors are good at weaving in lots to think about when it comes to sibling relationships, parent- child relationships, expectations and responsibilities, life choices and family as the two sisters chase down an ancient mystery successfully.
Are Tess and Lila a bit too modern for 1907 ? Yes, probably but it is such fun to have female protagonists at the center of this adventure story.

Loved this book! Definitely a nod to Indiana Jones but with women as the adventurers. The plot was fast-paced and fun and Lily and Tess’s crusade to find the serpent’s crown included all the elements of a great story- the crusaders, the villains, a little romance, overcoming adversity, and a satisfying ending. Highly recommended for anyone who watched the original Indiana Jones films in the theater. Thanks to #Netgalley for the advanced copy.

The Antiquity Affair is a really fun and adventurous story that ended up feeling a little more lighthearted than I expected, but still absolutely packed punches and made for a fascinating story. I thought this entire concept of a historical fiction with an Indiana Jones-style adventure and two fabulous female leads was wonderful and I think the authors executed this idea brilliantly. There was so much detail put into the plot, the archaeological aspects, the character development, and even into highlighting many issues that were present at the time, such as colonialism and other cultural issues. There's a lot to love about this book, and even a small bit of romance for those who are so inclined–but for those not so inclined, I'd say not to fear because the romance definitely did not overtake the rest of the story, in my opinion, and fit in nicely. Overall, if you're looking for a fun, engaging, relatively fast-paced and consistent story that has so many exciting things to discover, then you should definitely pick up a copy of The Antiquity Affair.

I was quite impressed with this book! I appreciate the movement of flipping historical fiction on its head and making it socially conscious, which is exactly what the authors managed to do here. Not only do we get the adventuring historical thrill, but we get a female lead (TWO of them!!) that puts the boys to shame. Not only are our heroines smart, funny, and courageous, they are the only ones brilliant enough to get the job done. The icing on the cake, however, is the ideals and morals of the two FMCs regarding the mission at hand, and who truly should rightfully retain the findings of their adventuring (as well as those past). The romance is sweet and fulfilling, even daring and unapologetic in places, but you will find no spice here. I don't feel it actually needed any, though I wouldn't have minded had there been some. Overall, I give this read a solid 3.5 stars, and will likely read future works by these authors.