A review by kdahlo
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu

3.0

I really liked the concept of this book, and there was enough to keep me reading. Despite that I thought it could have been better with a little more specificity. I didn't feel like I was fully able to picture the setting or the main character, despite being interested in the time period and familiar with the non-fantasy locations and characters. Because I liked the concept so much, I felt like I was often comparing the book to my idea of what the concept should have been or how it should have been executed.