"The Fear Trials" (2014) by Lindsay Cummings REVIEW

As a fan of the Murder Complex series and highly anticipating the sequel, The Death Code, I was excited to finally have a chance to buy an electronic copy of the prequel titled The Fear Trials.

Her father calls it the Fear Trials. It's a set of tests fourteen year old Meadow Woodson must take to prove to her father that she is ready to defend herself in the small part of the dystopian world known as the Shallows. However, she draws the line at taking the life of another person. She does not want to learn her father's methods on surviving in this kill-or-be-killed world and is set on proving that there is another way. However, an event unfolds to where Meadow must overcome her moral standards to save the one she loves most.

Taking place two years before The Murder Complex, The Fear Trials still kept me on edge even considering the fact that it's a prequel and I already knew which characters were going to make it and which ones weren't. The action is well-written and the morals behind the story are strong. Although, I feel that the dialogue in this addition to the series were under-par, leading to some of the scenes being either corny or cliche. However, given this minor fault, The Fear Trials is still well worth the $1.99 from Amazon and provides some great back story to the series.

100 pages long but perfectly paced, I highly recommend reading this ebook before The Murder Complex. If you're a fan of YA dystopia or feel that The Hunger Games or Divergent just doesn't cut it, this is the series for you!

Rating: 14+
4/5 Stars

You can purchase your copy here.

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