*3.5 stars*

I enjoyed the rivals-to-lovers romance and the push and pull between the characters, the chemistry between them is there and the steamy scenes are good. The adventure storyline revolving around the Aztect expedition is well executed. I was entertained the whole time while reading it and I think the Lara Croft and Indiana Jones vibes are there.

I had a few issues: 1) the heroine acts out of character and completely forgets her valid anger with the hero SO MANY TIMES just for the sake of having more sex scenes. 2) the main characters, but especially the heroine, think way too much about sex and about wanting to have sex with each other, it happens in all situations even if it's in an entirely innocent context that has nothing to do with that and I wish that was tone down. 3) this book brings up a few concerns around ethics in archeology that are not explored deeply enough. 4) the villain is a very "mustache-twirling" villain

Still, I overall enjoyed this and I would love to read more books following these characters.