My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions remain my own.
In the city of Ark, speech is constrained to five hundred sanctioned words. Speak outside the approved lexicon and face banishment. The exceptions are the Wordsmith and his apprentice Letta, the keepers and archivists of all language in their post-apocalyptic, neo-medieval world.
On the death of her master, Letta is suddenly promoted to Wordsmith, charged with collecting and saving words. But when she uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language and rob Ark’s citizens of their power of speech, she realizes that it’s up to her to save not only words, but culture itself.
Letta is the main character in this book. She is the wordsmith's (basically word keeper) apprentice.
I loved following her journey through this story. From the naïve girl to the one beginning to see the error of Ark's ways. Seeing how she learns things and grows. The way that she is torn between what she's grown up knowing and what she is being presented with. It all felt very real. It is definitely aimed for a bit of a younger reader. The language is simple, but not overly so. It was a captivating story that kept pulling me back into the world of Ark. To me, it was a different spin on the end of the world stories. The more I think on this book, the more I love it.
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