So of course after I tell Katie I'm having a hard time getting into The Murder Complex, the pace of the book finally picks up! I ended up flying through the rest of it to find out more.Also, I have spoilers so if you haven't finished the book, don't read them.
I found Meadow hard to connect with. In fact, I just didn't. Zephyr was a bit better, but at least his emotional struggle felt a bit more real to me. I ended up comparing Meadow to Katniss from Hunger Games. Katniss was almost as emotionless given her life as well, but the thing I really enjoyed with her was that we saw her struggle with emotions she didn't normally deal with. Meadow was so cold that when she started having emotions that were foreign to her it felt like she was like, "ok" and just moved on. It was hard to believe a lot of her emotions regarding Zephyr. I could totally believe her desperation to save her family, and shame that she was responsible for their "demise" when Zephyr called her out on everything after Meadow blew up the boat. The love story between Meadow and Zephyr was more difficult to accept.
Now, like Katie, I was unsurprised by the fact that Lark was alive. I had a few doubts the more we found out about the "Murder Complex" but by the time she was found, I was leaning towards her being the Commander and using someone else for the face. I wasn't necessarily expecting the mad scientist attitude she displayed. I almost pictured Albert Einstein style hair for her with the way she talked (not that he was a mad scientist, but his hair was definitely wild, lol). Lark's attitude was definitely eye opening for Meadow. At first I was surprised how easily Meadow shut down her emotions regarding Lark, but when she said her mother is already dead, I could get it. Her memories of Lark were different from the woman presented to her.
I'm curious about Lark's sister. I'd like to know more about her, and how Lark was able to hide who she really was from her children. It's up in the air if I'll pick up the 2nd book if there is one. I'm guessing there is because Goodreads has The Murder Complex listed as book 1. I might give it a shot to see if a) Meadow survives the fight at the end of the book b) to see if Meadow grows and it's believable and c) have other questions answered.
I found Meadow hard to connect with. In fact, I just didn't. Zephyr was a bit better, but at least his emotional struggle felt a bit more real to me. I ended up comparing Meadow to Katniss from Hunger Games. Katniss was almost as emotionless given her life as well, but the thing I really enjoyed with her was that we saw her struggle with emotions she didn't normally deal with. Meadow was so cold that when she started having emotions that were foreign to her it felt like she was like, "ok" and just moved on. It was hard to believe a lot of her emotions regarding Zephyr. I could totally believe her desperation to save her family, and shame that she was responsible for their "demise" when Zephyr called her out on everything after Meadow blew up the boat. The love story between Meadow and Zephyr was more difficult to accept.
Now, like Katie, I was unsurprised by the fact that Lark was alive. I had a few doubts the more we found out about the "Murder Complex" but by the time she was found, I was leaning towards her being the Commander and using someone else for the face. I wasn't necessarily expecting the mad scientist attitude she displayed. I almost pictured Albert Einstein style hair for her with the way she talked (not that he was a mad scientist, but his hair was definitely wild, lol). Lark's attitude was definitely eye opening for Meadow. At first I was surprised how easily Meadow shut down her emotions regarding Lark, but when she said her mother is already dead, I could get it. Her memories of Lark were different from the woman presented to her.
I'm curious about Lark's sister. I'd like to know more about her, and how Lark was able to hide who she really was from her children. It's up in the air if I'll pick up the 2nd book if there is one. I'm guessing there is because Goodreads has The Murder Complex listed as book 1. I might give it a shot to see if a) Meadow survives the fight at the end of the book b) to see if Meadow grows and it's believable and c) have other questions answered.
I'm not sure if this is a stand alone, I follow her on Twitter and Instagram and she hasn't ever hinted at working on a sequel. I hope she does though because i have a lot of unanswered questions, and i did enjoy the book.
ReplyDeleteI am going to address this in my post but i felt like the love story between meadow and zephyr was rushed, one minute she hated him and the next she was in love. it was kind of confusing to me. but i think we all agree that she was not a relatable main character :D
I compared Meadow and Katniss too. I think the difference is with Katniss, she just contained her emotions but Meadow just came off one dimensional.
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