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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
This follows about the same formula as American Royals, with multiple POVs that go deep into each character, and a love triangle between teenagers, only with a touch of sci-fi (it happens in the future, with lots of cool technology)that I liked and a lot more drinking and drugs (from my recollection), which I did not like.
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Plot: The future is filled with rich bitches… and I like it.
Review: Oh my Starbucks and bookmarks, this one was amazing! It’s the best guilty pleasure I have read in a long time, and I need book two yesterday. Here’s what you get:
• Stunning worldbuilding. Katharine McGee has put some serious thought into what the future of Manhattan will look like, and oh how I want to be there. The Thousandth Floor takes place in The Tower, a monster of a high-rise that is as big as Central Park. It is an economic microcosm, where the higher you live, the loftier the rent. It’s filled with everything from boarding schools and night clubs, to forests and country clubs. Honestly, the place sounds more like the entire island of Manhattan rather than a tower, but it is the perfect staging ground for displaying income inequality meets high society dysfunction. I dig it. I also completely bought into it. McGee weaves just enough “future” into this one to freshen up the genre.
• It’s the New Gossip Girl. Katharine McGee did not write Gossip Girl, and I don’t want to imply that she is ripping the series off here, because she isn’t. The Thousandth Floor is its own series in every way. However, her rich bitches are ON. POINT. I like to imagine Blaire giving graceful applause throughout the entire book. There is also so much drama and tension that I threw the book down a few times squealing, “I can’t”, only to pick it up and battle cry, “I must”. It was that kind of reading experience.
• It’s a series! The ending is going to kick your Louise Boutin out from under you, but never fear, there will be more. Raise your glasses! We have a new favorite series!
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Who Should Snag It: Anyone who likes rich mean girls, drama, and suspense will devour this one.
*I would like to thank Edelweiss and the publisher for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review*
Plot: The future is filled with rich bitches… and I like it.
Review: Oh my Starbucks and bookmarks, this one was amazing! It’s the best guilty pleasure I have read in a long time, and I need book two yesterday. Here’s what you get:
• Stunning worldbuilding. Katharine McGee has put some serious thought into what the future of Manhattan will look like, and oh how I want to be there. The Thousandth Floor takes place in The Tower, a monster of a high-rise that is as big as Central Park. It is an economic microcosm, where the higher you live, the loftier the rent. It’s filled with everything from boarding schools and night clubs, to forests and country clubs. Honestly, the place sounds more like the entire island of Manhattan rather than a tower, but it is the perfect staging ground for displaying income inequality meets high society dysfunction. I dig it. I also completely bought into it. McGee weaves just enough “future” into this one to freshen up the genre.
• It’s the New Gossip Girl. Katharine McGee did not write Gossip Girl, and I don’t want to imply that she is ripping the series off here, because she isn’t. The Thousandth Floor is its own series in every way. However, her rich bitches are ON. POINT. I like to imagine Blaire giving graceful applause throughout the entire book. There is also so much drama and tension that I threw the book down a few times squealing, “I can’t”, only to pick it up and battle cry, “I must”. It was that kind of reading experience.
• It’s a series! The ending is going to kick your Louise Boutin out from under you, but never fear, there will be more. Raise your glasses! We have a new favorite series!
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Who Should Snag It: Anyone who likes rich mean girls, drama, and suspense will devour this one.
*I would like to thank Edelweiss and the publisher for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review*
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Puedo decir que es un buen libro? Y... no, la verdad que no. Pero me hace acordar a esas series basura de televisión, tipo Gossip Girl o Pretty Little Liars, que me entretienen mucho.
Solo espero que para el final de la trilogía ese edificio se venga abajo. Todo. Lo necesito muerto para ayer.
PD: Sí, no me gusta el incesto. No me importa que sea adoptado. Ese muchacho también tiene que estar muerto para ayer.
Solo espero que para el final de la trilogía ese edificio se venga abajo. Todo. Lo necesito muerto para ayer.
PD: Sí, no me gusta el incesto. No me importa que sea adoptado. Ese muchacho también tiene que estar muerto para ayer.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Creo que pude empatizar con los personajes al principio pero conforme iba avanzando me harte un poco de la mayoría, tal vez por eso sentí el final un poco apresurado, pero me gustó
No no no no no. So many characters who were all self-destructive. It's also hard to get behind a book that centers around an incestuous brother-sister relationship.
Hacía mucho tiempo que un young aldult no me enganchaba y satisfacía tanto. Aunque reconozco que este libro no le va a cambiar la vida a nadie y que básicamente es entretenimiento superficial puro y duro, lo cierto es que es muy ligero, muy ameno, las relaciones que se tejen entre los personajes son interesantes y bastante sólidas. Trata a su público con honestidad, no tiene grandes ambiciones pero sí una buena dosis de diversión, no hay sobreexplicaciones ni es extremadamente predecible.
Me ha gustado también que se aleje de ese carácter tan machista y tóxico que últimamente ha poblado el género juvenil. Los personajes son —dentro de sus posibilidades— complejos y muy diversos. Me encanta que no haya ni un solo juicio innecesario respecto a sexualidad, raza, religión, género y físico y que presente a un elenco de jóvenes tan positivo en este aspecto.
Si tengo una queja es hacia la edición de RBA. Está muy mal traducida, de hecho, en un capítulo hacen referencia a que están en primer año de universidad y en el siguiente hablan estar en el instituto todavía, lo cual implícita una traducción nefasta. Tiene muchísimas erratas también y por si fuera poco, para un libro que vale 18€ es de muy mala calidad: a la portada se le han borrado los colores en tan solo tres días.
Me ha gustado también que se aleje de ese carácter tan machista y tóxico que últimamente ha poblado el género juvenil. Los personajes son —dentro de sus posibilidades— complejos y muy diversos. Me encanta que no haya ni un solo juicio innecesario respecto a sexualidad, raza, religión, género y físico y que presente a un elenco de jóvenes tan positivo en este aspecto.
Si tengo una queja es hacia la edición de RBA. Está muy mal traducida, de hecho, en un capítulo hacen referencia a que están en primer año de universidad y en el siguiente hablan estar en el instituto todavía, lo cual implícita una traducción nefasta. Tiene muchísimas erratas también y por si fuera poco, para un libro que vale 18€ es de muy mala calidad: a la portada se le han borrado los colores en tan solo tres días.
This book is so bad I had to DNF and I never NEVER DNF. It started by introducing Avery, the most beautiful girl in the world (no literally) and of course (🙄) she had to be skinny with blond hair and blue eyes because what else could she have been. Even if that gave me the ick, I continued reading because it is what it is right? Tell me why does she spend half the book complaining about people telling her how beautiful she is and then the other half obsessing over her brother???
I don’t care if he’s adopted, there is no reason for them to be in love with each other at all when they grew up together since she was 5. YUCK.
It’s really too bad because I love the other characters (up to where I read) they’re so messy and that’s exactly my kind of books but Avery? I really couldn’t get over it.
I don’t care if he’s adopted, there is no reason for them to be in love with each other at all when they grew up together since she was 5. YUCK.
It’s really too bad because I love the other characters (up to where I read) they’re so messy and that’s exactly my kind of books but Avery? I really couldn’t get over it.
It’s actually 3.5 stars. I liked the writing style and the setting but there’s something about this book that just doesn’t strike me as a 4 stars book.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was wayyyy better than I expected! I could hardly put it down! Definitely need to read the rest of the series!