I just finished (audio)book 2 and am really frustrated to be left on such a cliffhanger! The books took awhile to get into and are most definitely YA but picked up considerably. I'm not sure I would whole-heartidly recommend the series but am intrigued by the 3rd book, which will come out in September.
'Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body. But rather, to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, screaming 'Woohoo! What a ride!' So every day is a holiday and every meal a feast."