The problem with gentle, slice-of-life series is that every so often it's too easy to see them as just plain boring. There's a whole chapter here dedicated to carbonation machines and carbonated beverages. Yuuuuuuup. Another chapter has a bored character trying to make a big deal out of a missing toy and admitting in the end the resulting shenanigans were "not super interesting."

A good rule of thumb when writing: don't let the characters point out how boring the story is in the actual story.

I have another volume on hand from the library. Here's hoping it will be super interesting. ( )