A review by mendthecat
Far Removed by C.B. Lansdell

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

My year ends on a high note.
This is a quiet fantasy with so much to offer.
What I liked so much:

• The worldbuilding - there was no infodump. The world is slowly revealed to the reader.
• The world - i liked everything, from the origin of the knyads (nobody really knows how they are reproduced but they come from the water and later transform into bipedes) to the description of the city and buildings. Although I don't read a ton of fantasy and this may affect my judgement, this world felt creative.
• The themes - prejudice, guilt, forgiveness, friendship