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 g

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.