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A review by thesummerbaker
Wordhunter by Stella Sands
5.0
Wow. The writing in this is superb. I knew I’d love this book from the first chapter. It’s dark, it’s sad, it’s psychological, it’s brilliant.
The analysis of sentences, body language, appearance, etc by Maggie throughout the book is provocative. The way she perceives and analyzes the world is beautiful.
The way she wrote the description of Maggie for us - the reader - was a new approach that I loved. It starts with a recounting of her tattoos, then her piercings then
“she stepped closer to the mirror - hello there Maggie Moore”
followed by a description of Maggie. Then throughout the rest of the book the characters are described through Maggie’s unique processing that almost reads like an official law enforcement description:
“Black
Early forties
Wrangler boot-cut pressed jeans
Rattlesnake belt
Black cowboy shirt, white trim pockets, pearl buttons
Black alligator boots
Bulge on his hip: 38 no doubt”
Please check trigger warnings before reading.
The analysis of sentences, body language, appearance, etc by Maggie throughout the book is provocative. The way she perceives and analyzes the world is beautiful.
The way she wrote the description of Maggie for us - the reader - was a new approach that I loved. It starts with a recounting of her tattoos, then her piercings then
“she stepped closer to the mirror - hello there Maggie Moore”
followed by a description of Maggie. Then throughout the rest of the book the characters are described through Maggie’s unique processing that almost reads like an official law enforcement description:
“Black
Early forties
Wrangler boot-cut pressed jeans
Rattlesnake belt
Black cowboy shirt, white trim pockets, pearl buttons
Black alligator boots
Bulge on his hip: 38 no doubt”
Please check trigger warnings before reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Rape, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Pedophilia