Friday, August 23, 2024

#BookReview: Us in Ruins by @byrachelmoore @HarperCollins



This title will be released on September 3, 2024.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
Margot is on the quest to uncover and reassemble an ancient—and cursed—vase, with the help of a boy who went missing in 1932, because it's the only way to put back together her broken heart in this stand-alone adventure rom-com, perfect for fans of What the River Knows and The Lost City.

The mythical Vase of Venus Aurelia hasn’t been seen since 1932, but Margot Rhodes is determined to change that.

Drawn by the vase’s supposed magical properties, Margot embarks on her school’s archaeological trip to Pompeii. Sure, it’s her first time holding a shovel, but she’s got something no one else does: lost teenage explorer Van Keane’s journal.

Poring over the poetic entries that serve as a map to the vase’s missing shards, Margot finds herself falling in love with the boy who wrote it a century ago. She’s shocked when her search leads her to a statue that looks exactly like Van, and then the statue comes to life.

Catapulted into the present, Van is nothing like the wordsmith Margot imagined. He’s all sharp edges, intent on retrieving the relic for all the wrong reasons. But it takes two to survive Venus’s death-defying challenges, and, together, Margot and Van must excavate the treasure—and their buried pasts—before their story ends in ruins.

With a blend of humor, magic, and love, Rachel Moore crafts another stand-alone adventure rom-com full of double- and triple-crosses, hilarious shenanigans, and frustration-fueled banter, where the best treasure is true love.


PURCHASE FROM AMAZON

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐


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Reviewer: Juliana R.
REVIEW: 
This book was a puzzle solving adventure with a sweet love story. Margot wasn’t just on an actual adventure. She also was on a journey of self-discovery. I enjoyed the development of Margot and Van’s relationship. It took time for them to warm up to each other, which I appreciated. I was surprised at the ease they had evading security guards and their chaperone, but I suspended my disbelief. I recommend this book to readers who enjoy young adult books.



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