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A review by meggeorge
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
3.0
3.2 stars
This book was cosy and beautiful. The fairy tale vibe was amazing and exactly what I was looking for. I thought the story and characters were very well crafted.
My gripes were quite personal. YA is very hit or miss for me, for reasons of prose, since I read mostly adult. I thought the prose here was good, but too simple to hold my attention for too long, so I had to skim quite a bit. I also thought the plot structure was a bit repetitive, with almost every single character falling ill multiple times throughout the story.
Again, though, I rarely love YA books, but this was great.
This book was cosy and beautiful. The fairy tale vibe was amazing and exactly what I was looking for. I thought the story and characters were very well crafted.
My gripes were quite personal. YA is very hit or miss for me, for reasons of prose, since I read mostly adult. I thought the prose here was good, but too simple to hold my attention for too long, so I had to skim quite a bit. I also thought the plot structure was a bit repetitive, with almost every single character falling ill multiple times throughout the story.
Again, though, I rarely love YA books, but this was great.