Thank you NetGalley and Mona Kasten for an advanced readers copy of Save Us in exchange for my honest review.
Okay so, as you know, Ruby is very type A personality which I LOVE. So you want to know what the sweetest moment in the book was to me? When Ruby told James she gave him his own color in her organization journal 😭 like why did that have me giggling and kicking my feet?! It was just so oddly adorable.
I will say my only pet peeve with this book is it felt like we got off course a bit from who the story is originally about. I love all the side characters but felt like all the extra POV's took away from our main couple. So many times we got a side character POV and I just wanted more Ruby/James moments.
Other than that, I still love this series!

And that’s a wrap on Maxton Hall!

I really enjoyed this series, and I’m very excited that Maxton Hall was renewed for a third season! I could really see how much the characters have grown since book 1, and how they continue to stand up for and choose themselves. I also really appreciated the found family of this friend group.

I really loved how everything worked out in the end! Loved seeing everyone get their HEA. There are definitely some side characters who I’d love to get more of their stories.

If you’re a fan of gossip girl or pretty little liars, I think you’ll really like Maxton Hall, and highly recommend reading the books before jumping into the show!

Thank you so much Berkeley via NetGalley for the eARC! The English translation of Save Us is available November 4 (just in time for season 2 of Maxton Hall)!

This last novel of the Maxton Hall series was really great! It made me feel emotional, hopeful and lighthearted. This also gave me some really good laughs. It came with vivid descriptions and a diverse cast of characters. It was romantic, where the enemies turned into lovers. The characters were all lovable! I really enjoyed the dual points of views, the forced proximity and how the opposites attracted! This also came with redemption and trust, family pressure and social pressure intensity. I could really feel the chemistry between the two main characters. I was not fully immersed while reading this. However, the book was just really hard to put down! This romance also comes with a moderate spicy level and a wonderful ending! Overall, I rate this book a 3.5 out of 5 stars!

I think people that would enjoy this book would be a fan of the romance genre. Also, readers that have watched “Maxton Hall” on Amazon Prime would love to read this book! Content warnings include abuse, death, explicit sexual content and grief.

Thank you to NetGalley, author Mona Kasten and Berkley Publishing Group | Berkley for this eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

This updated version of this book is expected to be published on November 4, 2025!

Can’t believe this series is finally over! This one picks right from the final conflict in Book 2, so there will be Book 1/Book 2 spoilers in this review!

I adored the drama, new POVs, and the continuation of Ruby and James’s relationship. I also liked LydiaGraham and would have loved to see more of Wren and Ember. I know these were just meant to be side romances but I was surprisingly invested in them since the second book. Ruby and James were so good together in this, and I liked their chemistry more than the first two books. I liked how they worked through the new issues that came up in this book, though there were a few moments that were frustrating.

James’s father was so insufferable and I’ve got to give the author some credit for writing such an unlikeable character. I did appreciate the reconciliation of all the friendships in this and wanted to see more of AlistairKeshav’s story. The friend’s POVs were interesting and I feel like their characters had a lot of potential through their backstories.

My main gripe about this was how the ending and plot felt very rushed, especially with the storyline spread out over a trilogy. I did find the plot revealing surprising but I feel like it was introduced too late at that point. Because of that, it didn’t feel like the conclusion I wanted. I was left with wanting more closure and was also expecting more development from everyone.

These books aren’t perfect, of course. But this was still quite entertaining and very fun to read! I would definitely want to read more of this author’s works and I think there’s still a lot of potential. The writing is easy to understand and it was paced well. The elite academic setting, wealthy characters, and drama made this very bingeable.

The TV show is actually well adapted and done better in my opinion. I’m excited to see how everything else will be adapted on screen!

Thank you so, so much to Berkley and the author for this opportunity to read the entire series!

After so many things are left up in the air Ruby struggles to find her way and hang on to her dream of Oxford. Did James really try to take that away from her? Could he really be that cruel? Or is something else at play?

In this third and final installment Save Us brings us back into the complicated and always emotionally charged lives of James and Ruby. Ruby is fighting to keep her dream of Oxford alive and James finds himself fighting to save his reputation and battle the demons of his troubled past. It's a battle that is going to be tough for sure, but they are determined to do it together. But they must find a way to keep outside forces at bay too...

This book really had it all, but most of all it showed us the personal growth of this young couple and gave us a real sense of appreciation for their dedication to one another. Even when outside forces tried to keep them apart and cause self doubt. I enjoyed this trilogy, it's words kept me engaged and fully invested in the lives of these wonderfully drawn characters the whole way through. It was a enjoyable escape for me, one that squeezed my heart in all the best ways! Highly recommend!

I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, via NetGalley request, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.

Ebook received for free through NetGalley

Another great book done. Thank you again for the great read.

A beautiful wrap-up to the Maxton Hall trilogy! Happily Ever Afters all around.

While I don't think readers will be surprised by the Beaufort turn of events (they probably had suspicions early on), I still think the resolution offers a satisfying conclusion for fans. I can't wait to see this translate to season 3 of the show!

And despite Save Us providing closure for Graham and Lydia, Kesh and Allistair, and Ember and Wren, Maxton Hall is still very much Ruby and James's love story—a binding love that overcomes class and socioeconomic divisions yet still encourages independence and the freedom to cultivate meaning and passion, together or apart.

Also, Aunt Ophelia was a fabulous character—so glad James and Lydia have her in their corner!

With all the interests Ember, Lydia, and Ophelia shared, I kept thinking they'd somehow go into the women's fashion business together, but that can just remain canon for me! 🤣

So grateful to have received these ARCs and for the early glimpse into the rest of the Maxton Hall story!

I devoured the first two books of this series, and could not wait to get my hands on this one. Ultimately, though, it didn’t have the same addictive quality as the others. There’s always been melodrama and predictability in this series (in the best way!) but this one lacked the tension and propulsion that they brought before.

I’m glad I read the series and still highly recommend it to fans of the show. I just wanted more thrill to the finale.

3.5 Stars.

🏰 The vibes:
- Fancy private school
- Good girl / bad boy
- Book 3 in trilogy
- Rich kids behaving badly
- New adult
- Open door

🏰 My thoughts:
As the final wrap up to Maxton Hall, I wasn’t ready for this to be over. The book jumps right into where we left off in the last book, and the drama continues.

🏰 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 wasn’t fully invested in Wren and Ember’s plot. I liked the taste of it, but it didn’t give me all that I wanted it to. I didn’t get to see enough of Wren’s evolution on page to fully believe it or be invested in it. I almost wished that Alistair’s POV was replaced with more depth for Wren/Ember.

🏰 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 (😆) who are involved and loving. The parents don’t always make the right call that we, as the reader, know is the right call- but they love and support eachother always.

🏰 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, there’s a lot of room for spin offs and I’m curious if this happens.

🏰 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.

🏰 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.

*note- posted on bookbub, Instagram (posted on my feed on 7/30) , goodreads, Storygraph, and barnes and noble. Links provided. Will be posted on Amazon after release date when Amazon allows me to.

I’ve been devouring these books and absolutely love this series! I even rewatched Maxton Hall on Prime and I think they do an incredible job adapting this story. I cannot wait until Season 2 premiers this November.

After the extreme angst at the end of Save Me, I was dying to know what happens next. The father continues to be an abusive tyrant so please be prepared for how this book begins (CW: physical, emotional abuse), however that conflict gets resolved and then it’s just good times. This book is less about Ruby & James being apart, but about how the group of friends & families from different classes blend together, support each other and become true friends. It’s so fun to see everyone just living in this world.

Save Us continues introducing new POV characters, which I won’t spoil here, but since every chapter is telling a different person’s experience and their side of the story, the books became real page turners for me. Since there are 3 books in the series the happy times and angsty times have more room for us to linger in all the emotions. I would say about 85% of Save Us is happy times and while there are bookend conflicts around James’s father Mortimer, there are some incredibly sweet & romantic moments. If you’re invested in Ruby & James you will not be disappointed! In fact, I loved all the characters’ resolutions and it made me very happy.

– Thanks to Berkeley & NetGalley for the ARC! –

This is exactly what I needed this to be. Especially after the way that Save You ended!

And wow did I finish this fast, I had to even start covering the pages because I was jumping ahead and didn’t want to spoil it for myself

We got even more POV’s and they were everything I needed! Ruby and James continue to be at the forefront of the story, yet they are continually faced with more and more obstacles. And I really feel like Lydia and Graham finally shined.

Ruby Bell's careful planning and hard work toward achieving her dream of studying at Oxford University goes up in smoke when a picture of her and a teacher in a compromising position is shared with Maxton Hall's head teacher. She's only just reconciled with her love, James Beaufort, and finding out that the pictures originated on his phone might be too much for their fragile relationship to survive.

This is the third and final book in the Maxton Hall series. You need to read these in series order to understand what's going on.

I was extremely hyped to get my hands on this one, because I'm fully obsessed with Maxton Hall and Ruby/James. I was dying to see how they made it through all of the ups and downs of Maxton Hall, and started this immediately upon finishing Save You. While I am overall happy with how Ruby and James' love story concluded, I unfortunately didn't super love this book.

My main issue is that there are just way too many POVs in this one. I didn't mind Lydia in Save You, but I didn't like Ember. I liked having her POV even less in this one, and really didn't need the addition of Graham and Alistair on top of it. All four of those POVs directly took away from time with Ruby and James, and that was really all I wanted out of this final installment.

I think the epilogue may be new to the English edition, and if so, I am super glad that it was added. It did give me the sense of closure that I was hoping for.

I still love these characters and this universe so much, and I am so grateful to have gotten to read the books!

Wow! What a great ride! I love this series so much. The book opens on the fallout of the doctored photo of Graham and Ruby “kissing”. This time, we get a few chapters from just about everyone’s perspective and it’s so great to have more than two pov’s compared to the first book now that we know all the characters. Ruby & James are wonderful and it was so good to go on this journey of growth for all of them, not just the primary two. Highly recommend this series!!!!! Comes out November 4th!

This one had some solid moments, but overall it felt a little too all over the place for me. Ruby and James have been through so much at this point, and while I appreciated the emotional growth and higher stakes, the story kept getting bogged down by way too many POVs. Every time I started to get into a scene, we’d suddenly jump into someone else’s head and not all of them added anything useful.

I still rooted for Ruby, and James definitely had some redeeming moments, but the constant back-and-forth, the school drama, and the family pressure made the story feel heavier than it needed to be. There were some sweet and swoony scenes, but it just didn’t hit the same way anymore.

I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it either. Just somewhere in between.

I couldn't stop this series until it ended- super engrossing with all around lovely characters. Loved the continued character development with the supporting cast of characters including James, Ember, Wren, and Lydia. James had to fight for the way he wanted his life to proceed, but the resolution of this series was pitch perfect. And it is definitely believable to imagine that these prep school sweethearts are going to go the long haul- Ruby and James are the perfectly imperfect pair.
Thanks to #NetGalley and #Berkley Publishing Group for the ARC.

3⭐️

It breaks my heart rating this as a 3. I loved Save Me & Save You! But Save Us was NOT doing it for me. It seemed to drag on. The multiple POVs were unnecessary and made the pacing slower than it already was.

Ruby & James’s relationship remained adorable and for the stars. I was happy to see them grow and overcome hurdles and obstacles. I was so proud of James! I was waiting for him to grow a backbone, and he definitely did.

Overall, the entire series, I would rate a 4.

Thank you, BERKLEY ROMANCE
& NetGalley for my gifted advanced book copy.
All my reviews are my own opinion. 💕

3.5⭐️ – I enjoyed Save Us as the final book in the Maxton Hall series. There were too many points of view this time around, which made it feel a bit scattered. I found myself missing the deeper focus on Ruby and James’ story.

The ending felt a bit rushed, wrapping things up too quickly, but I did appreciate that it delivered a HEA. Overall, while it didn’t quite live up to the earlier books for me, it was still a satisfying conclusion. I can’t wait to see how this story is adapted for the show!

Save Us by Mona Kasten
-Maxton Hall, Book 3-

3.5/5⭐️
1/3🌶️(1 scene, low explicit)
1/3🦋

•My Thoughts•
Yay for a happy ending for this hot mess of characters. I loved the growth they showed and I’m 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 I’ve 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.

I absolutely love this series and "Save Us" was a great ending. I am continually shocked how much I loved this series as it's not my normal read but the characters and execution of the story pulled me in.

Once again we had additional POVs in this book which added greatly to the progression of the story. This will definitely be a series that I'll re-read and I'll be recommending it to everyone

Rated 4 stars. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC ebook.

What a perfect ending to the series! I enjoyed this book so much, possibly even more than the first one. I loved seeing the development of Ruby and James's relationship and seeing others like Graham and Lydia, Alistair and Kesh, and Ember and Wren!! It was so nice to read from different perspectives, and I will definitely miss their found family. Once again, thank you to the publisher for giving me a chance to read the whole series, I will never forget it!!