I just finished reading this series by Fonda Lee. I really liked the generation aspect to this story, it really feels like you travelled a lifetime with these characters (it's a bit like Realm of the Elderlings in that way).

Overall I really liked it, the only thing that I found disappointing were the Fantasy elements. Besides the Jade abilities there wasn't really much to it, and the setting mainly seemed to be "generic Asian", without much fantastical elements.

Recommended!