I found the concept of The Murder Complex very original. I really liked Zephyr's character and that he is able to fight the Murder Complex. While I like Meadow, I find it hard to relate to her and how easily she can murder others. Also, her home life sucked and her dad wasn't definitely not an ideal father. Every time they have a conversation it ends with him attacking her so that she will be strong. I wasn't very fond of her brother either. I could only relate to Meadow's relationship with her sister because it was the most normal relationship in the whole novel.
My complaint with the book was the pacing especially in the first half of the book. The chapters were very short with a lot of cliff hangers. I believe the author was trying to keep a fast pace but there were times I wish some of the chapters were expanded or combined. I think that may have helped me connect with the characters more.
I was really drawn into the last half of the book where more answers about the Murder Complex were revealed. I wasn't surprised that Meadow's mom was alive especially after learning she found the cure for the plague. I couldn't see The Initiative letting her die. I would be interested in reading the rest of the series to see if Meadow finds another way to shut down the Murder Complex rather than end her life and I'm sure the author has more to reveal about The Initiative and the Murder Complex.
I have to agree with you about the originality of the world. I definitely liked that, as well as Zephyr's ability to fight the complex. I didn't care for her father or brother either. I kept thinking if Koi was so cold and hard, how is it that he failed to win a job on the train?
ReplyDeleteI love the concept of the world, it was very intriguing and an interesting post-apocalyptic idea. I had trouble with the main character, i could understand if she was doing these things and felt horrible about it because she wanted to please her father. but she was just emotionless. I agree with Allyssa about Koi, he acted like this huge bad ass and he was so horrible, but he failed when it really mattered.
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