Name: The Murder Complex
Rating: 3.545454545454545 (44 reviews)
ISBN: 9780062220004

Lindsay Cummings

The Murder Complex

Emelie

Courtney ✿ @librarycutie

"Welcome to the Murder Complex.
You cannot see us. You cannot feel us.
But we are here.
And we control your every move."
  

OH. MY. STARS! What have I just read?? I need more. I NEED The Death Code!!!

I started this book yesterday, and have finished it today. This was amazing and I honestly couldn't put it down. The writing was so easy to follow, and It was a really quick read. From the get-go I was Intrigued, and every time I turned the page, I wanted more!

So in this world, or this area of the world which is Florida, is after the plague has been cured. Everyone has nanites in their system, it heals them miraculously, the only way someone can die is from unnatural causes... You'd think that getting a cure for a dangerous plague that almost wiped everyone out, would make the world better. Well, wrong. It's worse. It's like a living hell! The Initiative and Leeches run the town. The Initiative is mainly the ones that control The Murder Complex. They could've changed the world years ago, but instead they kept it going for their own better. They started putting pins in people, saying it was extra nanites, but really they're just trackers. If you try to leave, the pin in your body will paralyze you instantly. There are Four Commandments for the Shallows that you must obey:

  
    Commandment One: Honor the Initiative.
Commandment Two: Thou shalt not attempt to cross the Perimeter.
Commandment Three: Honor the Silent Hour.
Commandment Four: Thou shalt not harbor useful items from the days Before.
  

The Silent Hour, that is where everyone in the Shallows are to be absolutely silent and mourn the dead ones. The many many dead ones.

So, naturally, there are Leech lovers... Why? I have no bloody idea, they're probably just as messed up and psychotic as the Leeches. They praise everything the Leeches do. The Dark Hour, known as the hour when it turns dark that death happens everywhere. Murder is at every corner. They Praise It.

The story is based around the POVs of two people, Meadow and Zephyr. Meadow is a sixteen year old girl with silver hair and grey eyes, just like her mother and little sister, she is getting ready to "try-out" for a job for more rations for her family. The only problem is there is a battle between two people for that position.. and only ONE will make it out, alive. Lucky for Meadow, she has been trained by her father to fight, to kill, and to survive in any situation. She makes it out, and gets a job at the rations section. Zephyr thought he was just an orphaned seventeen year old, working as a ward with his only friend, Talan. It wasn't until the girl with the silvery moon-lit hair came into his life that the truth was spilled. It turns out he's one of the Mirder Complex's programmed assassins. — I want to spill the details but it will probably ruin a lot… so, you just have to read and find out what happens.

I cannot tell you how much I love Meadow and Zephyr, they're relationship grows rapidly, but it's all they can do to get answers in the messed up world they live in. Secrets hide in every corner.

  
    We live, for the first time in our life's, without the Pulse tracking us. Together.
  

Together. Oh how that gives me butterflies. He would die saving Meadow, she is what makes him stronger, she is what gives him the strength to fight back. Together, they can make it.

It's kill or be killed.

I was so surprised at how bloody this book was. Lindsay Cummings is such a sweet person and I'm still shocked she wrote such an amazing blood-filled murdering book. That's amazing! The plot twists and truth reveals were mind blowing, I scared my dog serveral times from my screeches and squeals, now she's on the other side of the house..

  
    The sky turns seashell pink. Then mandarin orange. Then a red so deep it reminds me of blood. It reminds me that everything I have ever known is lost.
  

I just got chills.. This is such a dark dystopian, and I love it so much I want more! (I've said that almost three times now..)

I was at first confused because I didn't understand where The Murder Complex came into the book until almost half ways, and that's a huge shocker there. Poor Zephyr! His whole past was a lie. It was all a lie, the only thing holding him together is the moon-lit girl.

Also, I love the added slang words in this book. 
  Flux. Skitz. Stars.
 It's really awesome and adds more life to the story.

I read The Murder Complex before The Fear Trials... 
  *facepalm*
 Oh well, at least I already know what's going on. I can't wait for The Death Code this month!

An action-packed, blood-soaked, futuristic debut thriller—set in a world where the murder rate is higher than the birthrate—that Booklist called "carefully crafted . . . chilling." "Legend meets La Femme Nikita in this dark and dangerous bloody thriller. The nonstop action of The Murder Complex kept us guessing at every twist and turn. It's a must for fans of action-packed dystopians like The Hunger Games and Divergent."—Justine Magazine 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.

Toni Turner

I am so exciting to get my hands of the rest of this series! I wasn't expecting it to be as amazing as I found it to be. There are so many elements that made me so happy. The boats and the thugs and the whole world really plus the ending!! I was so shocked!! wow. good good times.

laura

** spoiler alert **
           The murder complex: Review I have not read this type of book in so long but I loved it. It was such an interesting premise with a hell of cliff hanger. I loved the duel perspective that the book was told from and also how different the characters were and also how connected they became. I will admit it was a super complicated novel but since i read it so fast it did not bother me. 
 
I loved both Meadow and Zephyer. Normally in books the girls feel bad about murder and death but it was switched in this book and you can feel the grief coming off of zephyr. It was so sad to watch. Then you have Meadow who is so strong and so willing to murder the it gives a nice contrast between the two. I really loved that.
 
This book was filled of twists and turns. The first few pages I thought the book was going to be about the job and then it turned to something so much more complicated. I loved it. I loved the fast pace nature of the book and all the character.
 
I am so excited for the next book and to get my hands on the novel that is currently out.
 
Here is my video review.
http://youtu.be/7JhI_k4wUAM

Jelke Lenaerts

Where do I need to start? There is so much I need to tell. I'll try to keep it as short as possible.

I didn't know much about the book when I started. The only thing I knew was that the murder rate is higher than the birth rate in this book. It didn't seem like a book for me because I'm not really into bloody things but something about this book intrigued me. I still don't know what it was but it was definitely worth it. 
The book is in the point of view from Meadow and Zephyr and because the two of them met very early I was a bit scared. I was scared that the book was going to repeat itself a lot but that wasn't the case and I'm glad because of that. We also got a lot of background story what I definitely love and it makes the story more understandable. It's also fun to discover a mystery together with the characters. Overall I really loved this book and I highly recommend this one.

Anastaciya

It was okay. Not interested in this plot, though. Just read like something that's been done many times before, and it doesn't have enough in it to stand out. P

Anika Duff

I absolutely loved this book! I will most likely read this book over and over again because it is that good. What I enjoyed most about this book is that it constantly kept you on the edge of your seat. This book will be recommended to all of my friends and everyone that I see in the library or in a bookstore looking for a good book to read.

Devin Jones

Giulia 

4.5/5

Recensione su Giulia's World

Linsday ti pare il modo di concludere un romanzo?! Ti sembra una cosa logica?! Da lettrice a lettrice, sei stata una stronzetta U_U.
Tralasciando questi discorsi post finale, come primo romanzo non c'è male! Lo stile è ancora un pò grezzo, ma ci si può lavorare così come si può lavorare nella lunghezza dei capitoli. Un pò cortini, spero che nel secondo romanzo siano più lunghi!
La storia mi è piaciuta moltissimo, soprattutto il fatto che ci sia pochissimo romance. Poteva anche non esserci per niente, ma ci sta dai *-*. Il mondo descritto fa davvero paura, ma non so mi ha conquistata! Era da tanto che non leggevo un distopico con tutte queste scene d'azione! E morti, vogliamo parlare di tutto il sangue che scorre in questo romanzo? Ti credo che la cover è rossa xD.

Sono molto, molto, molto, MOLTO curiosa di leggere il seguito! *_* Fammi ancora il doppio punto di vista e possiamo pure diventare amiche intime ;).

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