DNF

The opening made it very clear this wouldn't be for me. Both the writing style and the disgusting stuff with the eyeball had me noping out really hard. I was interested because I'd enjoyed Max Barry in the past, but this one was not a good match.

This was not my favorite Maxx Barry, but it was definitely a fun ride. I didn't like Emily at all (I suppose you weren't supposed to, but it was not that enjoyable to follow her around when I didn't want to spend time with her!). The concept was pretty neat, though - and I liked the idea of the schools that trained covert ops agents in word manipulation. Much of the conceptual parts of the book I really loved, but the execution didn't quite do it for me - I know Barry is capable of so much more! An enjoyable romp through the outback, though; I do like that he took the reader around the world with his story. And of course, I loved Wil the entire time. He was a great character.

I was so excited to read "Lexicon". Unfortunately, I didn't research the book well before requesting and it need up not being my cup of tea at all. Even after the rave review and hype on Book Tube I tried again and it never was able to keep my attention.