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I think the first one, whilst not super special, was pretty good. Definitely a promising debut.

The whole gender neutral thing felt pretty awkward and like a gimmick though.

The second book felt rather pointless, however, and that incessant obsession with tea sets was baffling (and with risk of sounding sexist, not particularly gender neutral?).

So I haven't bothered with the third book yet.

[MattPalmer1086]

I felt exactly the same. I enjoyed the first book, found the second utterly tedious, and skipped the third. Far too many tea ceremonies and gloves!