Published June 2024 via Afterglow Books
★★★
Alex is a down-on-her-luck adventure guide, and when Bo shows up willing to pay a premium to get to his destination fast, she thinks the tide has finally turned. Plus, Bo's hot. Never mind that Bo's destination is the archaological site where his ex-fiancée is working...and that he wants to get his ex back.
I read this for the cover and the Belize setting. I'll keep this review short, because...well, because I don't have that much to say. The book is a very quick read and a good bunch of fun, though some of the more adventurous stuff happens off-page—e.g., Bo's travels through the wilds near the end of the book. As usual, I found myself disappointed by how unpleasant the ex is made out to be: it's not enough that she and Bo just weren't a good match; she also has to be disinterested in animals and disinterested in Bo's feelings and selfish and unethical and generally kind of a bitch. I know, I know; it's so that the reader knows that Bo will actually get over her and not have unresolved feelings. But that's...not how feelings work? This isn't a comment specific to this book (I have complained many a time about the proliferation of evil exes in romance), but it always brings a book down for me.
Fun enough otherwise, but not particularly memorable; I doubt I'll be continuing with the series.
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