The Murder Complex

Reviewed by: Mariah Machado - Davis Memorial Library, Limington, ME, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 11, 2014

Review

Fans of Marie Lu's Legend trilogy and Elsie Chapman's Dueled will be drawn to the premise of Lindsay Cummings The Murder Complex (The Murder Complex #1). Zephyr has been programmed to kill, Meadow has been raised to survive (i.e. kill). The two of them live in a militant dystopian city surrounded by a wall, and when their paths cross their lives will be forever changed. The dual narratives of Meadow and Zephyr are so indistinguishable that sometimes the only indicator as to which character is currently narrating is the chapter heading, and since some of the chapters are no more than a page long it is easy to become confused. Add to that the illogical world building, and the repeated instances of contrived coincidences to further the plot, and you end up with a disappointing addition to the genre.

Overall Book Score: poor