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Book Review: Samantha Sutton and the Temple of Traitors

August 19, 2015January 30, 2022 - by Kelly M - 3 Comments.

Last November, archaeologist and author Jordan Jacobs approached me to see if I would be interested in reviewing the first two novels in his Samantha Sutton archaeology adventure series and very kindly sent me review copies shortly after our initial chat. While I don’t really fall under the series’ target demographic, …

Jordan Jacobs, archaeologist and author of the Samantha Sutton series

Pillagers of the Past and an Interview with Author Jordan Jacobs

January 27, 2015January 30, 2022 - by Kelly M - 12 Comments.

For decades, Hollywood and other entertainment outlets have depicted archaeologists as globe-trotting treasure hunters with a thirst for adventure, a taste for shiny trinkets, and a flagrant disregard for the integrity and safety of the ancient sites they’re trespassing on. Lost cities are a staple plot point of your average …

Review copies of Samantha Sutton & the Labyrinth of Lies and Samantha Sutton & the Winter of the Warrior Queen, sent to me by the author, Jordan Jacobs.

Book Review: The Samantha Sutton Series by Jordan Jacobs

January 17, 2015June 18, 2019 - by Kelly M - 4 Comments.

I had just turned 16 when the first Tomb Raider was released and I remember how I was instantly wowed by the game’s athletic, fiercely independent, and intelligent female protagonist. As a tomboyish bookworm, I grew up on a diet of Enid Blyton novels, encyclopaedias, and any books on Ancient Egypt I could …