A review by thereadinghammock
Faraway by Abigail Kelly

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

"As centuries of political unions could attest, there was no better way of making friends with your neighbors than by marrying them."

Clementine is just looking for a place to find peace. Burdened by a telepathic ability so strong that she resorts to living on a nearly inhospitable island in Grim's Bay for a job that hopes to rebuild a relationship with the local merpeople.

Emory is an outcast from his pod, feeling quite alone in his familial cove while his pod mates roam the Bay. When a beautiful mate is quite literally dropped on his island, who is he to say no to a gift from Tempest?

I love the way Abigail brings these two together. Like many of her other pairings, it's not by the most conventional means, but they fit together like puzzle pieces. They meet each other where they're at and ask for what they need from each other (after some introspective pining, of course). I love love love a solid foundation of communication between a couple. In classic Abigail style, "No breakups, Only peril ™️"
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