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𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: A Rare Find
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: Joanna Lowell
𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬:368
𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬:
𝙀𝙡𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙖 is an archaeologist who is working under her fathers name with the Society of Antiquaries. She is the oldest of 4 daughters and has to often take care of her younger sisters since both her mother and grandmother have passed. She found some of her grandmothers riddles that give hints as to where the Vikings have hidden their treasures/artifacts.
𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙚 is Elf’s neighbor and childhood nemesis. She is the opposite of Elf in almost every way. She is a loud, adventurous spitfire who is sent back home after some drama in London. Georgie is non-binary and has been in love with her since they were kids. Unfortunately, due to a misunderstanding she was thought to be mean and hurtful to Elf
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐡𝐚𝐬:
Historical Romance - Regency
Small Town
Enemies to Lovers
SlowBurn
Found Family
Sapphic Romance
Treasure Hunts
Dual POV
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐝:
• Beautiful Cover
• Great side Characters
• I loved how Georgie explained the “they/Them” pronouns
• Grandma’s riddles/clues for the treasure hunt
• I loved the cozy feel of it all
• Fantastic ending
𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: I really enjoyed this book! It is the first book that I have read by Joanna Lowell and I cannot wait to read more! I do feel that there were a few pacing issues and at times I was confused as to who was telling the story but I loved the historical accuracy. The only thing that I truly did not like was Elf’s father. He was horrid - I hated that he took credit for her work, how he treated his children and how he did nothing to fix the home that was literally falling down around them. Overall, this is a lovely summer read that has some great character growth/discovery and lots of great banter!
𝐂𝐖: Sexism, Misogyny, Child Neglect
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