Iron Flame

Overall I was underwhelmed with this second installment of the Fourthwing series.

TLDR: First 300 pages I'd give a 2... maybe....I hated it. After that I remembered why I love these books.
The first book had such great pacing, strong character development, and an interesting plot that kept me hooked the whole time. Ironflame however did not live up to the hype. The characters didn't feel the same at all, and I understand major events happened that would cause change but for their very core to not even be there still is wild. The first 300 pages of the book felt like a slog, it was painful to get through. After that though things picked up and I honestly thoroughly enjoyed the book again. The characters reemerged and the action and pacing picked up. The plot felt meaningful and it reminded me why I liked this series in the first place.