Due to recent events, this title is no longer being published so I will not be reviewing at this time.

I'm uninterested in reading a book by an author who said they are POC but aren't. This sounded promising but authors have to know that the things they say have meaning and that folks want authentic rep

Not for Me. I typically love Sapphic romance but this one is not it. I can't recommend this book. There are better Sapphic romances out there that I would recommend before this one.

This author always somewhat unsettled me, but I trusted that due diligence had been done to make sure Native authors were benefitting from Native stories. I shouldn't have. I do not support white authors profiting off of faked Native heritage, and I will no longer be supporting Colby Wilkens. DNF'd after the news broke.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC, and for pulling this book from publication. Thank you to TAAF for uncovering the truth.

Wanted to love it. Just didn't love it. Wanted to root for the FFM's to find their way to each, but really just couldn't. Sort of found myself wondering, "Maybe you both would be better with other people?" which is not where one wants to go.

Only reviewing this because I worked hard for my feedback ratio. I don’t support authors who profit off of marginalized communities and especially ones who lie about being part of that community. I’m glad this book has been pulled

I have heard about the scandal recently about this author, however, I am going to review this book with just the book in mind. Separating art from the creator if you will.

I enjoyed this one. It has adventure, an interesting and unique plot, plus a sweet friends to lovers romance. I thought the plot was well developed and paced. It kept me guessing and excited for the whole book. The romance is friends to lovers which is one of my favorite tropes. I think the author did a good job of not only showing the friendship but the budding romance as well. The reader can feel the tension/energy between them and that adds some mutual pining to the story.

I found the cultural aspect to be interesting and important.

A good Indiana Jones retelling that kept me entertained.

Author falsely claimed to be Native. The writing wasn't very good either. Publish books by actual Native authors.

This premise is interesting, but I have chosen to abandon after hearing that the author falsely claimed to be Native American and was debunked. I cannot support an author like that.

Well, this wasn’t it. I really wanted to love this, but in the end it didn’t delivered on any fronts.
The book suffered from the fact there’s no other characters besides the two protagonists, and so it quickly became stagnant. Every conversation was repeated over and over again, they had no other outlets to their problems.
I understand and sympathise with Isi’s feelings, but your entire support system can’t be a single person, you can’t resent her for living her life, that’s just toxic in both a friendship and a romantic relationship.
Also, how stunning Louise’s boobs are, is mentioned at least a hundred times, often in moments where you don’t really want to be taken out by what’s happening story wise.
It had a great potential, but didn’t follow through.

This was a fine read and had a cool premise upon requesting it. The premise fell a little flat for me as the author potentially shouldn't be telling indigenous stories?

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

Did we not read Yellowface?

DNF after finding out the author has falsely said she is Native. These books need to be pulled when so many authors who are actually Native have such a hard time getting their books traditionally published. Especially when multiple Native organizations have reached out to this author to tell the truth,

I enjoyed the beginning of the book, but unfortunately, I won't continue as this book has been pulled due to the author lying about their race.

Book got pulled before I could even download it. I got approved yesterday and went to download it and it was gone

I read the first book “If I Stopped Haunting You” and enjoyed it very much! So I was so excited to get the ARC for this book and I have to say I enjoyed it just as much! It was a true friends to lovers sapphic romance and I just absolutely loved Isi and Louise’s love story! The two women are both bad ass archaeologists and long time best friends who are incapable of voicing how they feel about each other. The tension was truly fabulous! You root for them the entire time and when it finally happens, damn is it sexy!!! The spice was phenomenal and to see these two come together while also simultaneously trying to hunt a treasure that Isi’s Mom went missing trying to solve was so cool! Such a fun idea for a story and I devoured this!

I was looking forward to this book, but I cannot read and review it. Now that’ this book is being pulled, I want to spend time reading and sharing about books by authors who don’t lie about their ancestry.

Isi and Louise are trying to find treasure in the mountains before some treasure hunters with guns find it. From being kidnapped, to escaping, to trying to hide their feelings for each other. This book has it all. Adventure, entertainment and some 🔥🔥. I also loved that Laszlo made a brief appearance!

Choosing not to read this now with what has come out in the last week and due to this book being pulled. I want to read books by actual native authors.

I found that I liked the characters connection but the story just wasn't for me. I do love the cover.

welp. this one was pulled from publication, and with the whole thing swirling around that the author has been lying about her heritage, i'm gonna pass rn, nothing against SMP.