ok so overall: i liked the concept. i wanted to enjoy the story more but i just didn’t feel the connection with the main characters. i was hoping for a little bit more romance and less adventure

Temple of Swoon was a fun little read. I love how quirky Miri’s character was and her love of snacks. Rafa’s nickname for her was the best! So cute! The little twist was great and I honestly didn’t see it coming. I think the ending went by a little fast though. The first 70% was paced pretty well but once it got to Miri and Rafa searching on their own it was extremely fast paced. Too fast I would say. But all in all it was a great pallet cleanser book.

This was a great sequel to Segura's Raiders of the Lost Heart (which I really enjoyed). I love contemporary adventure romances and I wish there were more! Corrie and Ford from the first book aren't actually in this one, but they are part of the framing - they're supposed to lead an archaeological expedition in the Amazon to find the legendary Lost City of the Moon, but when a minor accident at home sidelines them, Corrie appoints her colleague and mentee, Dr. Miriam Jacobs, to take over as co-leader with the very pompous Dr. Bradley Quinn. Miriam, who goes by Miri, knows that this expedition is her last chance to prove her worth as an untenured archeology faculty member, and she's shocked to learn that she's now supposed to *lead* the whole thing. Especially after her blowhard co-leader hurts himself and she ends up leading the expedition solo. There also happen to be a lot of other complicating factors - namely that there are henchmen after her and her crew, that infamous artifact thief Pierre Vautour (the villain from the first book) is also hot on her trail and trying to beat her to the lost city, and that she's super into the photojournalist Rafael Monfils (Rafa) who is accompanying the team (and secretly trying to sabotage the expedition at the behest of his father, because his late mother was one of the protectors of the Lost City). It's all kind of a lot, and Miri is about ready to give up entirely when she finds a huge clue and decides to keep going. If you liked Segura's Raiders of the Lost Heart or Kerry Rea's recent Jewel of the Isle, you'll like this one. I hope Jo Segura keeps this series going, and that more contemporary romance authors follow suit!

Temple of Soon is a romcom set in the jungles of the Amazon. The insta-lust thoughts was incredibly "strange" for the love interests. Whether in the throws of the jungle or on the run, their inner thoughts were about each other rather than the danger at hand. This slow-burn lacked chemistry. It was as if they were teenagers on an adventure rather than professionals trying to find treasure.

Rating 2.5

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Temple of Swoon is 100% accurate. Definitely had me swooning with this fun romantic adventure story sprinkled with some good humour

I like a story with substance in addition to the spice. I love a heroine with spunk. Then there was the plot twist at the end of chapter 16, the one that had me going back at 11 pm to finish the book. Jo Seguro has written another book where smart is sexy.

I actually gave this a 3.5 rating, but Net Galley doesn’t offer half stars.

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I really enjoyed the first book in the series but I liked this one more. I loved all the characters and I love the sense of adventure intertwined into the plot. I also like a story with woman trying to prove themselves because it feels extremely realistic.

This was a highly anticipated release for me, since I LOVED the first book in the series. Unfortunately, I just wasn't as hooked when I got to this one. I might try a reread when I'm in a different mood, but for now I kind of just feel meh about it.

This book was included in a set of books i won from an independent website so special thanks to the author for that.
I enjoyed the book. I liked the cover as did my girlfriend who was my original planned reader for this novel. She enjoyed the cast of characters although i enjoyed the wit of Pringles more than the others. I do wish there were a bit more adventure but despite that i think many others will enjoy the book as we did.

Get ready to go on an adventure!

This book is action packed, full of funny banter, and a love story with a chase to find a forgotten city in the Amazon.

Dr. Miriam Jacobs suddenly finds herself in charge of leading the team to find The Lost City of Moon. Among her crew is journalist Rafael Monfils who has joined the crew to write an article on the archeological adventure.

Miri and Rafa have an intense chemistry from the start, and meeting prior to knowing they are working together causes challenges in their working relationship. They can't seem to avoid their chemistry while they are forced together. There are so many twists and turns that come up causing them to struggle to really stay on track because Rafa is working behind the scenes to make sure they don't succeed in their journey. Even though Rafa has a mission, he can't help but fall for Miri.

I really love how Jo Segura writes strong women characters. They are all badass in what they do. With Miri, she struggled to believe in herself and it was lovely the way that Rafa helped build up her confidence. He accepted and was so drawn to all of her just as she is and that was so wonderful to see.

It was a fun adventure seeing them work on finding the Lost City and seeing all the crazy mishaps and things that they had to do along the way. I enjoyed the twist and how everything tied together.

Thank you to Berkley for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

I'm not sure how to rate this. The mystery / archeological story was fun, interesting, and had a twist I didn't expect. The romance was way way way too much. Really took away from the story. A light romance storyline would have been cute and lovely. This?? Weird and completely out of place. It's like two completely separate books got smushed into one. In the end I liked it, so a solid 3 stars, but there are huge portions that should be chopped before going to print.

Also, I think the author is a woman, but the sexy times and sexy thoughts are SO cringe that at first I thought "this is what happens when men try to write women." 😬😬😬

I was lucky enough to win an e-ARC of TEMPLE OF SWOON by Jo Segura in a Shelf Awareness giveaway. Thank you for the early look, and have a safe and happy Halloween season!

There was so much going on in this book and even though its a romcom I didn’t feel much romance between the main characters. The fmc is an archeologist and she is going on an expedition with the team to look for a lost city. It’s a mess, theres a weird co archeologist and so much confusion. The mmc Rafael comes along but is there to sabotage the fmc and get them to turn around.

I thought the characters were decent, i had some issues but overall okay. I liked the archeology world but the romance moved so slowly. This is a slow burn that was a little to slow for no reason. I didn’t fell a-lot if tension between them but they were okay. The last 10 percent was wild with a criminal plot and i was confused. Overall okay for a quick, diverse archeology romcom.

DNF at 45% nothing worked for me this time. The chemistry and personalities of the first one just didn't carry over. It felt like she wanted to write a direct sequel to "Raiders of the Lost Heart" but didn't, because she spent the whole first half loving her own FMC, with "what would Corrie Mejia do?" being THIS MMC's motto. I asked myself the same question because I would have rather just read about her myself. I loved the first novel I am just disappointed in the unmet potential of the sequel

Unfortunately, this book was really not for me. I finished it mostly out of spite and stubbornness. I didn't love either of the main characters and one of my biggest issues was that I could tell the author was trying to create tension but I really just never felt it nor did I feel the chemistry between the characters.

Some of my issues with this book are definitely because it's an adventure romance and so far those just don't really seem to be my genre - there's just so much going on that the author has to resolve in the length of a romance novel and everything just feels like it gets short changed. Every time there was a new reveal, I just ended up rolling my eyes because everything seemed so convenient and just fell into place perfectly.

I did appreciate that it was dual POV

Instant attraction, FMC constantly comparing her self and worth as an archeologist against main FMC from previous book was kind of repetitive.

Not sure why the third person perspective during the spicy scenes felt weird. Perhaps I just prefer a more distinct POV.

First 75% of the book MMC sabotaged FMC goal of find the lost city of the moon in the Amazon. It was like reading in circles. Last 25% of action and romance is what makes the book three stars for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing for an eARC of this book for an honest review.

Romancing the Stone, Indiana Jones, and the most recent rom-com The Lost City; inspired this young reader to always dream of a strong heroine to be the archeologist. Jo Segura started her amazing book series with the tough as nails character Dr. Socorro "Corrie" Mejia. In the next installment, we meet Dr. Miriam Jacobs who aspires to be Dr. Mejia her mentor. Unfortunately she has a lot to prove, not only to the archeology community but also to herself.
Set to go on an exhibition to find The Lost City of the Moon, Miriam is suddenly thrust into the role of lead as both Dr. Mejia and her partner Dr. Ford can't make it to lead the party. Included in their party is a renown journalist who has an ulterior motives. He wants to not only protect his ancestor and the Cidade Da Lua.
While Miriam is hanging on by the skin of her teeth, things keep going wrong especially with Rafa's tricks to keep their team away. But his motivations are slowly changing and a certain Archeologist's fighting spirit.
I loved the incredible setting and plot that exploded on the page. Segura paints an amazing and exciting picture of Brazilian rainforest. Even with the funny dialogue and quirky characters, she asks the questions of what really happens to the cultures that are exhumed by our archeologist's digs. I would highly recommend this book. It is a 4.5/5 stars and 3 hot chili peppers.

I was lured into trying this book by the title. I expected a fairly by-the-numbers romance and that is what I got. There were some fun bits of adventure thrown in and that was when the story was at its best. I could totally see this being adapted into an action romcom.

I absolutely devoured and thoroughly enjoyed this book!

This book had amazing banter between our main characters and I found the plot so easy to follow and slip into.
This book gave us action, spice, adventure!

Miri - I found relateable and it was fun to see Rafa (though trying to sabotage her expedition) also helped her find her confidence and talked her up.

I’m praying Jo keeps writing more in this series because I am here for them all!

This was such a fun adventure romance! I need to read more of jo's backlog but this was the perfect blend of adventure and romance