I was really excited for this after meeting the author but didn't get a chance to read it before the author announced it will be pulled from publication due to the current controversy.

Due to the fact that this book is being pulled from publication after information coming out about the author in regard to their claimed indigenous heritage, I will not be reviewing it.

I read this book before news it would not be published. My rating is based on my reading experience before this news. I found this book had a tighter mystery than the first installment, If I Stopped Haunting You, (I think they are part of a series as they share some characters), but I felt that the way the spicy scenes are unevenly woven into the narrative slows the pacing of what is otherwise meant to be an Indiana Jones-like action-adventure story.

Due to the recent information that has come out about the author fabricating their indigenous heritage and the fact that this book is being pulled from publication, I will not be reviewing it.

I truly was enjoying this book until the allegations came out. It still is a wonderful story with a lot of tension. But as Colby has stated that it is being pulled from publication, I will not be posting on social media.

Due to the information that has come out about the author in regard to their indigenous heritage and the fact that this book is being pulled from publication, I will not be reviewing it.

i will no longer be reviewing this title because the author was found to be faking their native american identity, hurting actual native american writers trying to succeed in the publishing industry. the title was announced to be pulled from publishing.

Due to allegations regarding the author’s identity, I will not be providing a review for this title. I also will be withholding from posting in review spaces due to the SMP boycott.

I absolutely loved If I Stopped Haunting You and I was really excited to read this book.

However, since this book is being pulled from publication by the publisher due to controversy regarding the author I will not be reading this title at this time.

I do not want this to affect my feedback ratio so I am rating it with a 1 star rating since I believe this book will be pulled from NetGalley soon.

Given the recent allegations and subsequent response from Colby Wilkens that this title will no longer be published, I will not be reading and reviewing it. Rating for the sake of not damaging my feedback ratio over a title pulled from the publishing calendar. Should things be resolved in a manor deemed satisfactory by the marginalized community affected, I will revisit in the future.

Update 10/25/24- I loved the ARC but if the investigation is true, this is not a story that should be told by this author. As Wilkens has now made a statement that she is pulling the book, SMP needs to pull this ARC from Netgalley.

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Oh my gosh???????? I knew that I loved If I Stopped Haunting You (as I write this review, that book comes out tomorrow) but I didn't realize I'd love If I Dig You even more????

I was sitting at the laundromat laughing out loud and then asking myself "wait should I be reading a sex scene at the laundromat?" before realizing that if I stop reading the sex scene at the laundromat that means putting down the book, and I didn't want to do that.

I know I'm loving a book when I pause reading it to text a friend about how much I love it. This book was so funny, and I laughed multiple times when Isi and Louise were trying to escape the kidnappers.

Dr. Isadora Ross and Dr. Louise Morgenstern are archaeologists who used to be best friends until their falling out 14 years ago when Louise went through a breakup and ran off to Italy to do archaeology, leaving her best friend (who continues to mourn her missing mother) behind. Now it's awkward because they're both in love with each other, can't move past the past, and anyway, they each think that their feelings are unrequited. Then a treasure hunter kidnaps Isi and Louise, and they have to escape and continue Isi's mom's search for a hidden Cherokee treasure.

This is definitely a book for if you watched The Mummy or Indiana Jones but wished it were more gay. I also loved the theme of a Native American archaeologist trying to restore the historical artifacts/treasure to the tribal nation that lost it. That part reminds me of Kung Fu Yoga, a 2017 Jackie Chan movie about an archaeologist trying to return a stolen treasure to its rightful owners.

This book was funny and sexy and my only regret is that I now have to wait five months for it to come out.

Tropes/notes: Bi4Bi, There's Only One Bed (in this case, There's Only One Sleeping Bag), Friends to Lovers

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC.

Due to the information that has come out about the author and the fact that this book is being pulled from publication, I will not be reviewing it.

I will not be reading this, it is a fabrication of the authors lies about her identity and I was purposefully misled.

Due to the info that has came out about this author lying about her indigenous heritage I will not be reviewing this title.

I was notified that this was being pulled from publication so I won’t be reading/reviewing. I was looking forward to this, but after hearing about the controversy, I’m glad st martins press is listening to reviewers.

Well shoot. I love this cover so much but the author just released a statement that this was getting pulled from publication so I’m not gonna take the time to read this and review it.

Due to recent information that has surfaced about this author I will not be reading and reviewing any books by her. This one is also apparently getting pulled from publication so I don't feel it is worth my time on top of everything else that has come to light.

Due to the fact that this book is being pulled from publication at this time, I will not be reviewing.

Due to the recent allegations and the fact that the title will be pulled from publication, I will not review it.

Well the author announced that this is getting pulled from publication after everything that has come out about them. So, I’m going to go ahead and not spend my time reading this. Especially since If I Stopped Haunting You was bad…