I really wanted to love this book. I thought the idea of exploring crimes focusing on the linguistic elements was a cool take. It was, however, it really wasn't as much of a focus as I would have hoped. I really struggled with the writing style on this one it was hard to stay in the story at times. I really didn't care for most of the characters, some of them didn't even need to exist in the manner they did to tell the story, and others are such extreme versions of themselves that it is hard to truly like them. The cases weren't as much a focus as I was hoping they would be. We spend a lot of time just dealing with Maggie's relationship with her professor. The book includes her wanting to search for her best friend who has been missing for a long time in addition to the bigger crime.

 I have to say the focus on her search for her friend really takes away from the story. It felt like it consumed so much of the larger narrative for no reason. In a way it kind of felt like the whole purpose of this book was to set the stage for another story with these characters. Maggie solving the big case is rushed and not very cohesive and then we get a weird connection that doesn't make sense to her missing friend. The book kind of ends on an open ending with nothing truly resolved. I don't know I think I just really was hoping for something more.