My personal ranking of the adventures with friends books from worst to best:
3. Adventures with friends: I think this book is pretty mediocre, it did introduce the Characters and there were some funny moments, but it also is filled to the brim with cringy moments. Overall, I'd give it a 4.5 or 5 out of 10, not the worst book ever but not good either.
2. Adventures with friends 3: Big business: This one is pretty good overall, not the best book you will ever hear but I like it. For one, it's not as wacky and unrealistic as the other books in the series, I like a little wackiness but the first two are just a little too wacky for me at times, and it has a decent story. I think my only two complaints are it's a bit boring at times and it's not as funny as the other two books can be, but overall, a 7/10 pretty decent.
1. Adventures with friends 2: Comical disaster: This is a great book, I like the story for one, these books aren't really about the story, but I like it here, it also has some funny dialog and even has some emotional moments that could potentially shed a tear in some people's eyes, the only two complaints I have aren't that big, but I think it's a little too wacky sometimes and James is a bit of a Jerk to Jack in this book, but overall I'll give it an 8.5/10, highly suggest giving it a read.