The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings
Author: Lindsay
Cummings
Series: The
Murder Complex #1
Publisher: Greenwillow
Books
Publication Date: June 10, 2014
Genre: Fiction;
Dystopia; Science Fiction; Thriller; Romance; Young Adult
Pages: 398
Format: Hardcover
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?
Action-packed, blood-soaked, and chilling, this is a dark and compelling debut novel by Lindsay Cummings.
A boy trained to kill. A girl taught to survive. What could possibly go wrong?
Zephyr and Meadow live in a
state packed with too much people and too much crime. Their lives and their
deaths are controlled by the MC, the Murder Complex (*cough* Title *cough*).
The MC tracks the delicate balance of the population in their community. After
Meadow’s mother died in the streets during the night, her father is bent on
protecting her and the rest of her family. Being put through grueling training
has heightened Meadow’s instincts and ensured her ability to survive. When a
chance encounter forced Zephyr, a meaningless Ward, into her life, her world is
flipped, and truths start to turn into lies.
The plot line was basic.
Normal. Nothing new. Another Class A case of forbidden romance. Woo-hoo. It’s
not like we don’t know how it’ll end. But the setting, that’s where it actually
gets interesting.
The world Lindsay built was
grotesque and horrifying, and ironically, intriguing. I’m not one for horror,
but this book wasn’t a horror; it was
a thriller. Big difference. Instead
of being scary, it was more…thrilling. Edge of you seat, tips of your toes kind
of thrilling. It’s the difference between captivatingly heart-stopping and just
plain disturbing. While there’s plenty of death, guts, and blood, it’s all
about suspense and mystery – not a showcase of the macabre.
The romance was vanilla. It
gave me everything I expected, which honestly I didn’t really want. I wanted to
be surprised. I wanted this book to
give me the old razzle-dazzle. What I really needed were two things:
1.
Less of that
gross mushy stuff. There’s no time for declarations of ever-lasting love! Hello?!
You’re in a world ruled by murder – start acting like it please!
2.
More danger and
frenzy and fear. See above points.
Be warned, there's no ending, just a real kick ass cliffhanger at the end.
The Murder Complex was a good read for those still caught on the tail end of the dystopia
fad or those you wanted to be thrilled with guts and glory. Honestly, it’s not
a bad waste of time, and I wouldn't mind wasting more on it's sequel.
May 26, 2015
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