Title: The Murder Complex
Series: The Murder Complex, #1
Author: Lindsay Cummings
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Publication Date: June 10, 2014
Genres: YA, Dystopian, Thriller
Reviewed by: Ellen Fritz
Ellen’s rating: 4/5
SUMMARY
An action-packed, blood-soaked, futuristic
debut thriller set in a world where the murder rate is higher than the
birthrate. For fans of Moira Young’s Dust Lands series, La Femme Nikita, and
the movie Hanna.
Meadow Woodson, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been trained by her father to fight, to kill, and to survive in any situation, lives with her family on a houseboat in Florida. The state is controlled by The Murder Complex, an organization that tracks the population with precision.
The plot starts to thicken when Meadow meets Zephyr James, who is—although he doesn’t know it—one of the MC’s programmed assassins. Is their meeting a coincidence? Destiny? Or part of a terrifying strategy? And will Zephyr keep Meadow from discovering the haunting truth about her family?
Meadow Woodson, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been trained by her father to fight, to kill, and to survive in any situation, lives with her family on a houseboat in Florida. The state is controlled by The Murder Complex, an organization that tracks the population with precision.
The plot starts to thicken when Meadow meets Zephyr James, who is—although he doesn’t know it—one of the MC’s programmed assassins. Is their meeting a coincidence? Destiny? Or part of a terrifying strategy? And will Zephyr keep Meadow from discovering the haunting truth about her family?
REVIEW
Filled with unexpected plot twists, The Murder Complex is a fast-paced,
thrilling read. Set in a cordoned-off Florida, in a dystopian future, this book
tells the violent, almost romantic tale, of Meadow Woodson and Zephyr James. It’s
amazing that any kind of relationship can even hope to exist in a world where
half the population is fighting for survival and the other half is programmed
to kill.
This is a quick, action packed and, as stated in the
summary, blood soaked, read. In fact, I had a bit of a problem with the amount
of murder committed in this book. Despite this being The Murder Complex, hence all about murder and killing, I felt that
murder was used out of context as a solution to every single problem.
Although the characters are realistic, they could have
been a bit more fleshed out. Meadow Woodson is the kind of female lead I like.
She is tough, street wise and self-sufficient, but she does have a heart and
will do anything to keep her family safe.
As Zephyr is mind controlled by the Murder Complex
from time to time, it is difficult to get a grip on his character. When he
isn't in the throws of blood lust, he is depressed and wants to kill himself.
The bit of untroubled Zephyr that appears in between, however, seems to be kind
and loyal.
What I really loved was the unexpected plot twists and
baffling revelations that lurk in the pages of this book. Predictability makes
for tedious reading and The Murder
Complex is most certainly not boring. At one point I thought that this book
was headed in the 'girl in dystopian world incites rebellion' direction.
Fortunately, for this book at least, it looks as though that cliché was
avoided.
For a quick, thrilling, extremely violent and
sometimes touching read, I recommend The
Murder Complex.
ABOUT
the AUTHOR
Lindsay Cummings is the 20-year-old author of THE
MURDER COMPLEX, as well as its sequel, coming 2014 from Greenwillow
Books/HarperCollins, and the MG trilogy THE BALANCE KEEPERS, coming Fall 2014
from Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins.
Lindsay deals with chronic fatigue, can’t get enough of her two pesky German Shepherds, wolf cub, and two horses. She's still waiting on her letter from Hogwarts--it was probably just lost in the mail.
Lindsay deals with chronic fatigue, can’t get enough of her two pesky German Shepherds, wolf cub, and two horses. She's still waiting on her letter from Hogwarts--it was probably just lost in the mail.
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