The Missing Word

I received a free digital ARC from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

While I appreciate the subject matter of this book, it just wasn't the book for me.

The writing style was unnatural and confusing. It took me until halfway through the book to realize that the same person was narrating each chapter, and quite often there was no explanation regarding who the narrator was addressing, new names just appeared out of nowhere.

Along with that, the narrator would mention the persons name in every other sentence, which was grating and ruined the flow. (This is noticeable right off the bat with “Nonna”).

Honestly I found myself skimming this book because, while it is brief, there is no resolution in any way, even emotionally. I wanted to get to the end to see what the resolution was but I found myself disappointed. Honestly the entire book felt like the first chapter of a mystery novel.

This isn't something I would recommend.