Not bad but not great. I never felt invested in the characters, so didn’t much care how or if the story progressed. ( )

Hard to rate this one. It was super interesting and different and a real page turner but much more like an action movie than a good book.

I just wanted more from it. More character development, more understanding of the control words, the sectors, the barewords, everything. What was The Organization really trying to do? Why did they have all the operatives, what was their main purpose? Why cultivate the talent if they had to live such miserable, repressed lives. So many unanswered questions.

I cared a bit about Emily and Harry and Elliot but not enough. Yates was kind of a generic super villain and I think we needed to know more about his plans earlier on in the tale.

I'm still not sure I really understand everything that went on towards the end of the book and I have no idea who has the word. ( )

Man, I really wanted to like this book more. The whole concept of words that kill was one I loved. The first 60 pages were dynamite and then it just lost steam for me. It took forever to get where it was going. The ending was bang up and redeemed it a little for me. All in all it was enjoyable but left me feeling like it could have been more. ( )

I mostly picked this book for the title and the idea that words are powerful. I liked it quite a bit. The plot, characters, and structure were very interesting. I'm still thinking about it. I think it will be one of those books that I like more over time. ( )

Like crack. Tough to put down. ( )