This was underwhelming. I still like the Thirds series. I still like Charlie Cochet's writing. But I didn't like Hudson here. And I REALLY didn't like his hot/cold treatment of Seb. Another reviewer mentioned this, but I was upset that (view spoiler)[Hudson seemed genuinely interested in Trent and would have been more than willing to date him if he hadn't turned out to be a scumbag rapist. He was literally hooking up with him - not thinking of Seb at all, not displaying any hesitation - until Trent's friends (also scumbag rapists) arrived. (hide spoiler)] Since this incident happened more than halfway through the book and after Hudson and Seb reconnected, it was super annoying to me. I was already having a tough time warming up to Hudson and I just never got there. His declarations of love didn't always jive with his actions. Cochet is a fantastic writer, but this type of relationship can be tricky. Here I didn't think it was as compelling or touching as it should have been. Oh well. At least I still found myself laughing aloud at Dex's antics.