Thank you for the very honest review that, frankly, corresponds very well with problems I've seen in the series myself.
You may be pleased to know I'm currently planning to reboot the entire series upon reaching the end of the 3rd book, and I will be changing the name along with the reboot. (New title will be "Key to the Void.") However, at my current rate of writing, it might be a while until I'm finished with the 3rd book anyway