Peach King

I really loved the first book in the series, and flew through it in three days, but now I'm on the second book and it's uh. terrible. I've only covered 100 pages in 2 weeks. I can't really pinpoint the source of the letdown but maybe I'm not too attached to Locke and Jean as compared to the Gentleman Bastards?? Idk, I love reading about tight knit group of friends who practise crime together (and l don't mean the Mafia) and now it's just a....duo. Maybe it's the venue? What really attracted me to the series was the worldbuilding, and I don't like this new city. All I can imagine is a cement complex. The tonal shift is jarring too, I guess I preferred it when it was lighthearted and not more complex than conning rich people out of their money. I don't really have a reason for this rant except for hoping that there are fellow commiserrators, I guess. I'll still read all of it, but I hope it picks up soon.

I have a question, does anyone have any idea where I can find the first drafts of the story/what changes GRRM made from the first drafts of the story?