Lindsay Cummings

The Murder Complex #2: The Death Code

Action-packed, blood-soaked, and chilling, this is the dark and compelling sequel to the bestselling The Murder Complex, which Booklist praised as "carefully crafted . . . chilling" and Justine magazine called "a must for fans of action-packed dystopians like The Hunger Games and Divergent." With short, fast-paced, alternating point-of-view chapters, The Death Code starts several weeks after The Murder Complex ends. Zephyr keeps the secret about Meadow close—that if she dies, The Murder Complex will be destroyed, too. Meadow, desperate to find her brother, father, and little sister, is determined to fight fearlessly to the end, even if it means sacrificing herself and her friends, new and old. The Death Code introduces a memorable cast of secondary characters and delivers a vivid and scary thrill ride read. For fans of La Femme Nikita, Legend, and Hanna.

Emelie

Omg.. So good, so good, SO GOOD!!! But please tell me There Will be at Least one more book in this duology.. It cant be over already?!?!

Courtney ✿ @librarycutie

Actual Rating: 4.5 stars


  Oh, My, Stars!


I really enjoyed this book, I had no idea what would come for this book, what would happen, or who would die. I didn't even read the synopsis, I just knew I had to have it since The Murder Complex was sooo good!

As you might know from The Murder Complex, Meadow is the key to ending TMC, her psycho mother made sure her precious invention would live. Zephyr is known as Patient Zero because he is, or was, a patient of The Murder Complex, the first patient actually. He's stronger than the rest. That's why its no surprise he beat the system. He triggered the reverse, one thing to check off the list. This is still told in Meadow and Zephyr's POV, all chapters are super short and this is sooo fast paced, I LOVE IT!

I feared the worst for this book, because the name didn't sound good.. The Death Code.. It reminded me a lot of The Maze Runner, except a more brutal version. Much. More. Brutal.

  
    I leap, and in my head, I tell myself I'm fighting a Leech. It's all a blur, the twist of body against body, punches to the jaw, the throat. The crack of bones and the burst of blood. The slice of my blade against my enemy's desperate, sweating skin.
  


Something I found heartwarming was when they finally found Peri, and she reunites with her Father. The man who pushed Meadow in the ocean with weights tied to her feet and told her to swim up. The man who stabbed her in the shoulder while in the water and told her to keep swimming. The man who made her steal a book from the library and find her own way home safely. He held Peri in his arms like an infant and cried a bloody tear, a literal bloody tear, with a smile. His baby girl is safe and he couldn't be happier. He's made sure Koi and Meadow can survive so they can protect Peri, so that he didn't have to teach her the brutal ways of surviving, so she can stay out of the darkness. This is a beautiful scene. His reunion with Meadow was more sad than heart-warming, it tugged at my heart as my vision got blurry.

I love how Lindsay has portrayed her characters. Even though the majority of the world is full of killing monsters, they still have light in their hearts. They still have something to make them smile. Something to keep going.

Oh, how I so want to just 
  spill
 the secret Meadow keeps for over half the book.. I can't. I saw it coming, It was a theory of mine once the started... switching, and wow! That ending, BRILLIANT!

I applaud you Lindsay Cummings, You've created a blood-filled, action packed, horror story that I think everyone should read. I am still gagging at the part with meadow and the "eyes".. blehhk!

P.S. I listened to the Audible AudioBook for 35% of the book, and the narrators are amazing, and it helped me get into the book when I was tired or sleepy.

Jelke Lenaerts

full review: http://jelkelenaerts.blogspot.be/2017...

Giulia 

Recensione su Giulia's World

OMG! Lindsay l'ha fatto ancora, ha giocato con i miei sentimenti fino alla fine, dandomi un finale perfetto un pò dolce amaro perfetto per questa serie.
Meadow e Zephyr mi mancheranno tantissimo, sono stati due personaggi meravigliosi ed è stato un piacere percorrere questo sanguinoso viaggio con loro :).

The Murder Complex #2: The Death Code

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