After I liked the first volume and loved the second, I am completely head over heels for this one! I immediately noticed that it was so much easier to read. With the first two, while interesting, it was always kinda exhausting to read. This one also felt really long, but in the best way. I couldn't get enough of it! After the happenings in the second volume, we are back in England, and our little group of allies who want to protect the contract, set out to find the last piece. This time the focus lies on Lord Hawthorn, who has to face his past, the tragic death of his twin sister, in order to move forward, and our journalist/writer of erotic fiction, Alan Ross, who desperately needs money to support his family and thus joins the cause again. But he won't get too wrapped up in this, especially not in Hawthorns aggravating gaze! The constant banter and snark remarks between those two were hilarious 😂 Hate to love is totally my thing, and it works so well for them, especially considering their class difference. They also do role play in the spicy scenes, which might sound cliché or whatever, but it has so much nuance about trust and consent, which was amazing. One of my highlights, as always, was also just the found family aspect of it all. A queer friend group that supports each other 🥹❤️ I just wish we would have seen more about the relationship of Violet and Maud. They left it a bit open at the end of vol. 2 and while you can guess what happened, and we see that they are happy here, we don't get any specifics. But generally, they are all very present in the story. It was so nice to have Edwin and Robin with us again 🥰 Edwin is just my favorite, besides Hawthorn, or rather Jack. I was surprised that I grew so fond of him since I didn't like him in vol. 1, but that happens often with my favorite characters 😂 What I also loved was Spinet house. Houses with little puzzles in them and mysteries to uncover, amazing. The whole plot came together really well. It was all so worth it in the end. Idk what else to say, just an amazing book, in a great trilogy with a fascinating worldbuilding. I wish there was more of it, but I am also really satisfied with the end ❤️