The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer

De: S.E. Harmon

Narrado por: Joel Leslie

Duración: 10 h y 10 m

Resumen del Editor

In the archaeology community, Christopher “Kit” Sawyer’s family is a legacy. And while he may be a historian, not a treasure hunter, he thinks he does a pretty good job of living up to the Sawyer name. He's a book-smart research fanatic and does his best work at his tidy desk. No fedora and whip for him, if you please—a nice cup of coffee and a comfy chair will do. But decoding an ancient relic soon gives him more adventure than he bargained for.

Unwittingly, he unleashes a force he doesn't know how to control. And now he has to reunite the relic with a powerful Aztec God. The trouble with that? Kit doesn’t where to find the Tlaloc’s temple. No one does, in fact. Finding it could be a discovery for the ages. It could also lead to his untimely death. So...yay? But it’s not like he has a choice. So off to the Mexican jungle he goes.

At least he isn’t going alone.

Ethan Stone, former stepbrother and overall pain in the rump, horns in on the expedition. An experienced archaeologist, he's only coming along at their grandfather's request—which annoys Kit to no end. But he knows Ethan is just the right person to get them through the jungle safely. It’s just too bad someone is trying to beat them to the temple. And he’s willing to do anything to get there first.

Ethan thinks Kit is in over his head. Kit is secretly afraid he just may be right. In manners of archaeology...and manners of the heart….

©2023 S.E. Harmon (P)2024 S.E. Harmon

Good Story

This was not necessarily a great romance, but a great adventure! Suspenseful definitely, takes you on almost an anxiety ride waiting to find out how is following the main characters on their journey. I love S.E. Harmson’s stories and this one was no exception.

The Narration was great as well. Did not enjoy the voice he used to be Ethan, it sounded pompous, but great otherwise.

So fun, adventure and romance!

I really loved Kit and Ethan’s story. This was fun as a book but maybe even better in audio, all the adventure in the story really is perfect for listening. I really adored the two main characters and the narrator is wonderfully engaging in bringing them to life. Kit and Ethan’s story is an epic adventure across exotic locations but it is also, at its heart, a beautifully written and lovely romance. I loved it a lot.

Adventure, Banter and (ex)Step-Brothers in Love

I love a book with good snarky banter and Kit had plenty. Kit has a lot of resentment because of his epilepsy and how it has held him back from the ‘family business’ and Ethan is trying hard to not lose any more of the family he found with the Sawyers. Stuck together in the jungle because of an ancient Aztec crown they are force to confront their feelings for each other. It had a little bit of everything - action, snarky humor, magic, emotional moments and a HEA.

As always, Joel Leslie did an amazing job!

Love this kind of premise!

I went into this totally blind and was super excited to find the former stepbrothers trope, where feelings hide behind misunderstood animosity, and a most adventurous expedition to find a lost city. Glad I went with the narration, because Joel Leslie brought even more life to the story! That said, I am someone who likes all her i’s dotted and t’s crossed, so I would have liked for the more fantastical elements to have been expounded upon rather than allowed to lie where they were. But I still had a jolly good time with these two 😊

I Enjoyed It a lot

I love these type of stories, where romance is present but not the main thing and the adventure part was thrilling. Kit and Ethan, loved these two together, their banter was cute and chemistry undeniable. Narrator did a good job with all the voices and made this story a very entertaining listen.

The best of adventures

I saw this recommended and was intrigued so when the opportunity came to listen to the audio and review, I jumped at the chance. It’s a slightly paranormal (though I really kept thinking there would be more) novel featuring Kit, Ethan, and a band of their making trekking through the jungle to find a lost city and gold. This books has it all - a major medical problem (epilepsy); close family member dying; hx of parental death; jungle trekking; an evil ex…partner working for some sort of a cartel boss who does his best to interfere in the quest, and a nod to taboo with the ex stepbrothers theme. I loved the relationship dynamics between the two MCs - just loads of snark accompanied by endless devotion. Just an overall great listen.

Out in the thick of things

This was a larger than life archeological adventure a la Indiana Jones, with a healthy side of romance. While firmly entrenched in the archeology community with a strong family tradition of it, Kit Sawyer has always stayed on the sidelines with research thanks to his long history of epileptic seizures. That all changes when he’s compelled to put on a relic crown belonging to an ancient Aztec deity and sets off a prophecy. Accompanied by his former stepbrother Ethan, Kit sets off to the Mexican jungle hoping to find both a lost city and a legendary treasure. There’s the requisite trouble, danger, a truly nasty villain, and the opportunity for Kit to look at Ethan with new eyes and acknowledge love. The story is more than a little fantastical, but it’s certainly entertaining and has a few nail biting moments where you have to wonder how our heroes will survive.

Joel Leslie’s narration does a great job of vividly bringing this tale to life.

Great story!

So exciting, full of action, twists and turns, a touch of paranormal and ancient Aztec history. I loved every single thing about it, not last the romance between Kit and Ethan, former stepbrothers, who have been in love with each other for most of their lives but have always has a relationship based on snark and bickering, for, well… reasons (no spoilers, read the book!). the forced proximity and danger of an expedition in the jungle to find a lost city and reunite an Aztec god with his crown forces them to admit their feelings… and in the process, has them risking their lives more than once!
I love the way Harmon tells an always enticing story and the way Joel Leslie brings it to life!

Exciting and Fun MM Romance Adventure

I’ve read this in both eBook and audiobook format and have combined reviews after listening to the audio.
This was a wild adventurous ride with a hint of the paranormal. I was so much fun to read. Everything seems to go wrong and it makes for entertaining reading. This has the bumbling adventurer trope, enemies to lovers, former step-brothers, forced proximity, danger plus a bit of the paranormal.

I thought this was a very good book after reading it for the first time. The audiobook is something special though. There is a lot of excitement and humor plus a lot of feelings in this book. Parts of this book had me in tears because I was able to relate to certain feeling expressed by the characters, but then a few pages later those tears turned to laughter.

Joel Leslie narrated this book and all I can really say is “wow!” He was able to bring so much of everything to the book. The humor and feeling felt more intense, the action was more exciting. All of the characters were made more real. I think this will become one of my new comfort listens because it is just that great.
I hope SE Harmon will decide to extend this into a series since it could be so much fun to read and the epilogue leaves room for Kit to have an unfortunate second adventure.

I was given a copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.

Going on an adventure

The suspense of this story was great, romance aspect not so much. But, I did not enjoy Ethan’s character to sound so blah and boring.