The Secret Service of Tea and Treason keeps the same sarcastic, over-the-top humor that defines India Holton’s series — and I do appreciate that tone. But honestly, the whole A.U.N.T. agency just didn’t make much sense to me. They start out trying to protect the Queen, and by the end, they promote someone who literally endangered her (or at least seemed to). It felt inconsistent and kind of undercut the plot. Dr. Snodgrass was clearly not to be trusted — I could tell from the start that he wasn’t exactly a competent or “good” guy, so his storyline didn’t really surprise me. And while the book’s meant to be comedic, the way A.U.N.T. treats their agents — especially how they were trained as children, punished, and told to suppress emotions — felt way darker than the rest of the tone. What also really bothered me was how inconsistent the character strength between Alice and Daniel felt. The story keeps telling us they’re equally skilled and intelligent — rivals, basically — but then Daniel defeats everyone easily while Alice gets pushed around and doesn’t resist the agency much at all. It completely breaks the balance the book was trying to set between them. That said, Alice and Daniel were still a fun duo. Their relationship dynamic was unique, and I did enjoy their chemistry. And the epilogue was honestly the highlight for me — seeing all the couples again with their families felt like a sweet and fitting closure to the trilogy. Overall, it was funny and creative in moments, but the worldbuilding and logic fell apart a bit for me. Probably my least favorite of the series — still enjoyable, but definitely not what I hoped for.