Rating: ★★★☆☆

oh no, I didn't enjoy this book as much as I was expecting to and it's honestly disappointing.

Chain of Iron definitely suffers from middle book syndrome. Absolutely nothing happens in this book, I was so bored. Any character or relationship progression that we did have, for some reason, fell apart by the end. We spent so long in this book watching all of the charcater's relationships grow, only for them to go back to square one?? everything that happened in this book was basically pointless.

For example,

Spoiler

Ariadne and Anna's relationship is back to square one at the end of the book, Alistair and Thomas's relationship is back to square one at the end of the book, James and Cordelia's relationships is BACK TO SQUARE ONE... and for no good reason as well. What was the point of watching all of these relationships develop in this book, only for EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, to fall flat by the end?