Personally, this is the best book in the series specifically due to all the world building it does. The other two are exactly hot and heavy and sort of just throw the world at you in bits and pieces, but this one really answers the questions. I like the romance as well, it’s slower than the other two, and Shelby expressed a lot more of the confusion and hesitation I assume most regular people would actually have. The sex scene aren’t as good in this one though, my least favorite of the bunch in that regard. Vagan is the best male lead! I really appreciate how conscious and thoughtful he is, big contrast in regards to the other two, and how they officially meet in the beginning is such a great set up for him to honestly be seen as not a monster but a hero.