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A review by theshaggyshepherd
Far Removed by C.B. Lansdell
4.0
The cover of this book has stood out to me ever since I first saw it and the premise sounded really interesting so I happily accepted a review copy. While it wasn’t exactly what I had expected, I’m still really glad to have read it and am looking forward to the second part of this duology.
What I really enjoyed was the incredible world the author created. It was absolutely fascinating and I’m honestly sad about having finished the book because I wanted to know more and more and more. This is a society and world I could read endless stories about. I did think that it was a bit confusing at first in terms of social strata and I admit I put it down at one point and took a longer break than planned because of it. But once I picked it back up and learned more and got re-immersed, I was hooked.
Another thing that was a little two-fold for me was that the description didn’t quite fit the book for me. It wasn’t wrong. Those things definitely happened. But they were over much sooner than anticipated with much of the book still left to go. And the rest of the book felt like it had less of a direction. I can envision the overall arc for the series, I think, but this book didn’t have as much structure on its own as I usually like. But despite that, I still loved the adventure of the first part (as hinted at in the description) and the developments in the second. That second part is what really made me feel so invested in this world. I just would’ve liked a bit more structure.
Overall though, like I said, I had a really good time with this book. I honestly miss reading about the characters and still think about them a good bit. I’m glad I have a short story downloaded for this series already.
What I really enjoyed was the incredible world the author created. It was absolutely fascinating and I’m honestly sad about having finished the book because I wanted to know more and more and more. This is a society and world I could read endless stories about. I did think that it was a bit confusing at first in terms of social strata and I admit I put it down at one point and took a longer break than planned because of it. But once I picked it back up and learned more and got re-immersed, I was hooked.
Another thing that was a little two-fold for me was that the description didn’t quite fit the book for me. It wasn’t wrong. Those things definitely happened. But they were over much sooner than anticipated with much of the book still left to go. And the rest of the book felt like it had less of a direction. I can envision the overall arc for the series, I think, but this book didn’t have as much structure on its own as I usually like. But despite that, I still loved the adventure of the first part (as hinted at in the description) and the developments in the second. That second part is what really made me feel so invested in this world. I just would’ve liked a bit more structure.
Overall though, like I said, I had a really good time with this book. I honestly miss reading about the characters and still think about them a good bit. I’m glad I have a short story downloaded for this series already.