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Guy Gavriel Kay: Children of earth and sky (2016)

"The bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels Under Heaven and River of Stars, Guy Gavriel …

Review of 'Children of earth and sky' on 'Goodreads'

This is difficult for me to admit but Children of Earth and Sky was a little underwhelming.

Guy Gavriel Kay is a legend at his ability to write beautifully. I love how he slowly crafts the story and weaves characters and politics together in a reimagined history. While I liked the book it failed to grab me in a way that would encourage me to read the rest of the books that follow this sequence.

I don't have a problem with a large ensemble of characters or even a story that moves at a slow pace, but this Children lacked something to keep me going.

I have crashed hard on several books now and realize it's probably time for a genre reset. I may return to this world again but I'd probably be more inclined to read a different Kay series as historical fiction is a little on the fringe of what I enjoy.