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A review by blairconrad
Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay
4.0
Very good. It seemed like GGK's prose style has changed a little since [b:River of Stars|15808474|River of Stars (Under Heaven #2)|Guy Gavriel Kay|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1356089847s/15808474.jpg|21451403], or my memory of it has faded a little bit. While he still had a beautiful turn of phrase in many places, and characters that mused upon their place in an ongoing story, there were many fewer sentences that I would've been able to pick out as his after reading them in isolation.
The story held my attention, with quite a lot of action and many sympathetic and interesting characters. I really enjoyed the setting and the politics of the area. I was on the verge of giving the book a five star rating until the end that I was dreading came about.
Still, a must-read for GGK fans, and I'd recommend to almost anyone.
The story held my attention, with quite a lot of action and many sympathetic and interesting characters. I really enjoyed the setting and the politics of the area. I was on the verge of giving the book a five star rating until the end that I was dreading came about.
Spoiler
Long-time readers will know what I'm talking about: the inevitable happy ending where everyone is paired (or tripled) up.Still, a must-read for GGK fans, and I'd recommend to almost anyone.