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The Kingdom of Back

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 Title: The Kingdom of Back Author: Marie Lu Overall Rating: ★★★٭ Genre: YA fantasy/historical fiction POV: FPPT Stand Alone or Series: "The Kingdom of Back" is a stand-alone novel. Prose Proficiency: Good Editing: Excellent Steam and Smut: None. There are a couple of brief hints of romance within this story, but they are extremely subtle. If you're looking for something steamy, this isn't the book for you. Originality: Gonna give this one a B. While this was the first story I've ever read about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's older sister, the aspects of the fantastical Kingdom of Back were fairly similar to your stereotypical fairy tale world--fairies, ogres, a lost prince and princess, castle, etc.,--and to me took away a bit from the originality of the tale.  Review: I follow Marie Lu on Twitter; when she advertised a sale on the e-book version of "The Kingdom of Back," I jumped at the opportunity and bought it. This is the first book by Lu that I have