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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
3.5 Stars.
đ° The vibes:
- Fancy private school
- Good girl / bad boy
- Book 3 in trilogy
- Rich kids behaving badly
- New adult
- Open door
đ° My thoughts:
As the final wrap up to Maxton Hall, I wasnât ready for this to be over. The book jumps right into where we left off in the last book, and the drama continues.
đ° I had some issues with the pacing in a few storylines. The middle started dragging for me, while the wrap up with Mortimer felt like it maybe wrapped up too nicely, too quickly. I also wasnât fully invested in Wren and Emberâs plot. I liked the taste of it, but it didnât give me all that I wanted it to. I didnât get to see enough of Wrenâs evolution on page to fully believe it or be invested in it. I almost wished that Alistairâs POV was replaced with more depth for Wren/Ember.
đ° I love Ruby, and her relationship with her family, especially with her sister, was so special. I loved seeing a FMC have two parents who are alive (đ) who are involved and loving. The parents donât always make the right call that we, as the reader, know is the right call- but they love and support eachother always.
đ° James and Ruby are the standouts of this series! The way that their love for eachother grew and matured was such a good journey. Individually, their paths hurt and healed all at the same time. I felt like a proud little book auntie seeing James grow through each book. As far as the side characters, thereâs a lot of room for spin offs and Iâm curious if this happens.
đ° Re: the teacher/student relationship, it certainly seems like this series tries to justify this by explaining that these individuals met online and had no idea how old they were when they met and fell in love. It tries to make this relationship feel okay, but I had MAJOR issues with the age gap when it involved a child/minor. The book never acknowledges this as a moral problem, simply as a workplace conflict.
đ° Book is set in the UK, so their age for drinking is different from the US, but lots of highschool parting involving alcohol, drugs, and sexual activities mentioned. This book is labeled New Adult - not YA, which I appreciated.
Note- language; open door (1 scene); M/M relationship amongst side characters in the series; one of the characters involved has a POV in this book, so we do see more of that relationship on
Release date: November 4, 2025.
Thank you so much to Mona Kasten, Berkley Publishing Group, and NetGalley for the gifted copy.
Este libro es el Ășltimo de la saga Save y el que menos me ha gustado.
Es una lectura ĂĄgil, se lee rĂĄpido y cierra la historia de Ruby y James, pero me ha faltado esa chispa que tenĂan los anteriores, sobre todo el primero que, sin duda, es mi favorito.
En esta entrega los protagonistas principales parecen ser relegados a un segundo plano y personajes como Lydia y Ember pasan a convertirse en protagonistas. Sus historias se convierten en lo mĂĄs importante del libro e incluso todo lo que le ocurre a Ruby parece girar alrededor de las otras dos chicas.
Es una novela entretenida, que pone punto y final a la saga. Todos los frentes quedan cerrados y atados y la autora no deja ningĂșn cabo suelto. Me ha faltado mĂĄs partes divertidas, como hay en el primer libro de la saga, tambiĂ©n mĂĄs acciĂłn, mĂĄs situaciones en las que Ruby y James sean los protagonistas.
Esta saga ha ido de mĂĄs a menos, siendo el primer libro el mejor y este Ășltimo el mĂĄs flojo. De todas formas, es una historia bonita con una trama bien desarrollada y que entretiene.
Es una lectura ĂĄgil, se lee rĂĄpido y cierra la historia de Ruby y James, pero me ha faltado esa chispa que tenĂan los anteriores, sobre todo el primero que, sin duda, es mi favorito.
En esta entrega los protagonistas principales parecen ser relegados a un segundo plano y personajes como Lydia y Ember pasan a convertirse en protagonistas. Sus historias se convierten en lo mĂĄs importante del libro e incluso todo lo que le ocurre a Ruby parece girar alrededor de las otras dos chicas.
Es una novela entretenida, que pone punto y final a la saga. Todos los frentes quedan cerrados y atados y la autora no deja ningĂșn cabo suelto. Me ha faltado mĂĄs partes divertidas, como hay en el primer libro de la saga, tambiĂ©n mĂĄs acciĂłn, mĂĄs situaciones en las que Ruby y James sean los protagonistas.
Esta saga ha ido de mĂĄs a menos, siendo el primer libro el mejor y este Ășltimo el mĂĄs flojo. De todas formas, es una historia bonita con una trama bien desarrollada y que entretiene.
El que mĂĄs me ha gustado porque conocemos los puntos de vista de otros personajes â€ïž
Well, the romance trilogy of my wildest teenage dreams has come to an end, and Iâm not kidding: my inner teenager ate this whole entire trilogy up like it was my favorite ice cream and I was in serious need of eating my feelings. Even at its soapiest and on-the-verge of cringe moments, Save Us kept me smiling, swooning, and curling my toes. And yes, I shed a few drops of eye water.
Most of the time, Iâm a woman who likes her books very dark and very complex. I like things to be beautiful but terrible and Iâm quite the glutton for spice. Every once and awhile, though, characters capture my heart and I find a part of myself needing to sink into something nostalgic, if not for the time period the story is set in then for the feeling the story evokes in me. The Maxton Hall series is the type of book series I wanted to write when I was a teenager and wanted to be a novelist myself.
Save Us has an even wider net of narratives than Save You had as the end of the academic year nears and the stakes raise for all of our characters. These adultsâwho are just barely adultsâare either being forced to make choices they never should have to make at their age or theyâre being forced outright to do things that should be within their right to control. Adults who should be setting good examples are instead acting criminally and corruptly. The best thing that can come from such chaos is knowing who your friends and family truly are because theyâre the ones who are still with you when the dust settles. 4âïž
I was provided a copy of this title by the author and publisher via Netgalley. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you.
File Under: Book Series/College Romance/Forbidden Romance/Spice Level 1
âšARC Reviewâš
4.5 â for Save Us by Mona Kasten
James and Ruby had me invested from the very first book (and episode because I loved the show) and I loved this last installment of the series. They definitely go ~through it~ on their path to their HEA, but I feel like the obstacles made their relationship stronger in the end.
I loved the addition of Graham and Alistair's POVs in this one, as well as the ones we already had in Save Me and Save You. I felt like these different POVs added depth to the story, and I enjoyed all of them immensely, especially Graham and Lydia's.
I can't say too much without giving away key elements of the story, so I'll just say this: I loved how each character's arc ended, and also loved how there's potential to revisit this world in the future, if the author ever decided to. A great YA series!
Thank you to Berkley and Netgalley for a copy in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own.
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Alistair and Kesh my babiesss
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Save Us by Mona Kasten
-Maxton Hall, Book 3-
3.5/5âïž
1/3đ¶ïž (1 scene)
1/3đŠ
âąMy Thoughtsâą
Yay for a happy ending for this hot mess of characters. I loved the growth they showed and Iâm feeling rather parentally proud (this book made me feel old) of them as they navigated hard decisions, learned to be good friends and just started growing up. I had a lot of issues with a particular situation between a teacher and a student and no matter how they tried to guide the narrative, it still gave me big ick. There were a few plot points that I wish were given more attention and a few that felt unnecessary but this finale absolutely delivered the bingeable entertainment Iâve enjoyed from the previous books. This was a wild ride, friends, but something about it made me come back for more. Read if you enjoy teenagers behaving badly, high angst and so much drama combined with sweet moments and character growth that makes you want to applaud.
Thank you to Berkeley Publishing and Mona Kasten for the early copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced