Regina 's Reviews > Wordhunter

After reading the synopsis, I had high hopes for this book. The idea of a linguistic savant assisting the police to solve crimes excited my inner geek-love for puzzles. It was a quick and easy read with an interesting storyline and a quirky main character, but the portrayal missed its mark for me. The dialogue was extremely disjointed and lacked any kind of emotion. It felt like I was reading in monotone, like someone was just stating a list of facts. There were parts where I should have cared or empathized with Maggie, but I didn't feel a connection to her or any of the characters at all. And to my disappointment, there weren't many puzzles to solve. Maggie was more obsessed with diagramming and analyzing sentence structure. This was kind of cool for what it was, but the diagrams were very hard to read on my Kindle. They would have been much easier to decipher if the sentences were written out prior to or above the diagram. The ending was cut and dry. All my questions were answered but summed up too neatly. I was hoping for a bit more elaboration and a more satisfying ending on the Ditmore issue. The storyline was left wide open, so I'm guessing that there will be a sequel. Overall, it was a decent read, it just didn't WOW me.

Thank you to the author, Harper Perennial and Paperbacks, and NetGalley for granting me early digital access in exchange for my honest review!