Summary

"Eight weeks excavating the Egyptian desert under a world-renowned archaeologist."

That’s what Kitty Taha expected when she accepted the position for a third-year field internship. She certainly never thought she’d find herself literally under said archaeologist.

Dr. James Campbell is everything Kitty was not expecting in a professor: broody, moody, and hot as hell. She might have been able to excuse his mercurial ways, if only he hadn’t chosen violence and berated her in front of the entire dig crew and a collection of mummified cats. With no luggage, a sprained ankle, and a suspension notice from Dr. Jerk-Face Tight-Ass, her internship is already a complete disaster, and it’s only the second day!

If she wants to graduate with the rest of her class next year, Kitty needs to complete this internship as scheduled. Seeing no other option, she swallows her pride and decides to play nice—but she can barely offer a bogus apology complemented by her fakest smile before James completely disarms her, leaving her confused yet very turned on.

Can they keep their chemistry a secret? Or will her discovery of love and other things derail her career before it even starts?

Review:

The romance was the selling point of this book, and unfortunately is the least interesting part about it. The interesting parts were the setting and Kitty’s major. I’ve never read a book with an archaeologist, and it was very interesting to read about Kitty’s discovery and reasoning for taking the internship. Not to spoil anything, but it had something to do with her family. I would have loved to see that expanded on and spend more time with her family considering it was a big part for why she put herself in that situation. I would have also enjoyed more time spent exploring Egypt, and learning more about it. Those are the things I craved and strived for whenever the book attempted to sell the relationship between Kitty and James.

To put it frankly, everything happened too quickly. Their relationship just didn’t seem believable to me, and at times their chemistry felt questionable. They barely had any interactions, and then they are kissing. There was no longing or any secret moments. And James felt like a mystery. Kitty was open to him, and he barely gave much of anything. I would have loved his POV to get inside his head to see what he was thinking, and to learn more about him.

Final Thoughts

A Discovery: of Love and Other Things fails to deliver on a romance that is anything more than fine. The two characters didn’t have any emotional chemistry nor did the progression of their romance feel smooth. James in particular felt immature and his actions were questionable at times.

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