Slightly late reply, but I would highly recommend the audiobook version narrated by Steven Pacey, he brings a lot of life into it. But if you've already bought the physical books then it's probably a hard sell 😅

It's only natural to fall out love with things over time. I too burned out on high fantasy, however, I did really enjoy Joe Abercrombie's low fantasy setting in the first law series.

Fully agree. It's strange that people think that being aware of ones deficits is beholden to people of above average intelligence. Being aware of your own limitations is a pretty basic human trait.