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3.52 AVERAGE
Abandonat. Puc llegir molta merda YA i m'agraden les distopies però tot té un límit. He llegit unes 350 pàgines, no hi ha cap relació entre suposades amigues que no sigui altament tòxica, el racisme s'escapa per els marges de les pàgines, tots els personatges pobres tenen trets racialitzats i la única protagonista que no és blanc nuclear que no és pobra resulta que és droga-adicta i a més la converteix, l'autora, en la "dolenta". És repugnant fins al punt que a dalt de tot, això és l'elit més superior, tenen una filla dissenyada genèticament perfecta i, oh, sorpresa, és rossa i blanqueta.
M'ha fet enfadar tot.
No sé, Katharine, tant que em va agradar RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE i quina merdota més gran aquest.
M'ha fet enfadar tot.
No sé, Katharine, tant que em va agradar RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE i quina merdota més gran aquest.
This book is like Pretty Little Liars, but like A's origin story. And I loved every second of it. I both hated and loved every single character, loved the setting, and the writing was incredibly decent. Honestly, I loved this book so much because these kinds of books are my guilty pleasure. The more catfighting, backstabbing, and betrayal, the better.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is an easy, guilty pleasure read for when you've finished all the seasons of Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl and need some more of that TV teengage drama. You know, lot of scheming and secrets and of course, everyone is gorgeous. The futuristic setting was really fun though and I kind of craved more of that. Katharine does a good job giving just enough details for you to imagine what it would be like to live in such a place.
This book definitely tries for edginess as there is teenage drug and alcohol useage, unhealthy relationships, etc. It's made for like a Freeform tv series.
[Sort-of-Spoiler Alerts]
I know a lot of people who dislike this book take issue with the relationship of the two siblings. But hello - Game of Thrones?! Certainly, I wasn't comfortable with it either but it's kind of facinating to have that as part of the plot line and again, this book is really trying for edge. Besides, I'm not reading these kind of books for reality.
This book definitely tries for edginess as there is teenage drug and alcohol useage, unhealthy relationships, etc. It's made for like a Freeform tv series.
[Sort-of-Spoiler Alerts]
I know a lot of people who dislike this book take issue with the relationship of the two siblings. But hello - Game of Thrones?! Certainly, I wasn't comfortable with it either but it's kind of facinating to have that as part of the plot line and again, this book is really trying for edge. Besides, I'm not reading these kind of books for reality.
Title: The Thousandth Floor
Series: The Thousandth Floor #1
Author: Katharine McGee
Published in English: 2016
Dansk titel: Tusinde Etager
Dansk Udgivelsesår: 2017
Sideantal: 465
Forlag: Gyldendal
ISBN: 978-8702204162
Finished Reading: Januar 2019
Stars: 1/5
Genre: YA, fantasy & Dystopian
This is my personal review without spoilers of the actual plot.
I usually have issues when two different people have their own chapter but in this case, it was five different people! Five very individual people all fighting for the spotlight in this frankly, Gossip Girl nightmare.
I usually don’t have an issue with these bitchy-chick-lit novels, sometime I even enjoy the drama of everyone sleeping with everyone and people lying and betraying your supposedly best friend. This one however, was too much for me. I was mainly confused for the most part of the book. Every character experiences something different, making them a target to bullying and many times, you’re just sitting there thinking: “Are you dumb, bitch?” This read was definitely not for me. The first character we are intruded to: Avery, oh my god what a cliché. There was certain sentence that bothered me so much, turning me complete off her as a character for the rest of the read. On the other end of the call was Atlas, her brother - and the reason she never wanted to kiss anyone else. Just wow. But in a way it’s nice how authors starts to juggling taboo subjects like suicide, minors falling in love with grownups and in this case incest, because that’s life! Therefore, I’ll applaud the author for going about & beyond for her ideas.
The World building in this book lacks in comparison to the romantic drama. It was the idea about the future that captured my attention but we barely get any information of the matter when we do though it’s great but seeing as the relationships between our many characters are more important, it doesn’t shine through.
The characters were a collection of stereotypes. I’ve never read a book that focuses more on girl hate and slut shaming it made me feel very uncomfortable. I genuinely think the author of this book is a racist. Everyone in the book who is “something” is white, rich and thin. Shaming black people, poor people, homosexual people and fat people. It might be a reach but it’s my genuine though.
All the decent aspects of this book is completely overshadowed by the bad. I won’t be reading the second book, because I don’t want to support the author. I’m sorry!
Series: The Thousandth Floor #1
Author: Katharine McGee
Published in English: 2016
Dansk titel: Tusinde Etager
Dansk Udgivelsesår: 2017
Sideantal: 465
Forlag: Gyldendal
ISBN: 978-8702204162
Finished Reading: Januar 2019
Stars: 1/5
Genre: YA, fantasy & Dystopian
This is my personal review without spoilers of the actual plot.
I usually have issues when two different people have their own chapter but in this case, it was five different people! Five very individual people all fighting for the spotlight in this frankly, Gossip Girl nightmare.
I usually don’t have an issue with these bitchy-chick-lit novels, sometime I even enjoy the drama of everyone sleeping with everyone and people lying and betraying your supposedly best friend. This one however, was too much for me. I was mainly confused for the most part of the book. Every character experiences something different, making them a target to bullying and many times, you’re just sitting there thinking: “Are you dumb, bitch?” This read was definitely not for me. The first character we are intruded to: Avery, oh my god what a cliché. There was certain sentence that bothered me so much, turning me complete off her as a character for the rest of the read. On the other end of the call was Atlas, her brother - and the reason she never wanted to kiss anyone else. Just wow. But in a way it’s nice how authors starts to juggling taboo subjects like suicide, minors falling in love with grownups and in this case incest, because that’s life! Therefore, I’ll applaud the author for going about & beyond for her ideas.
The World building in this book lacks in comparison to the romantic drama. It was the idea about the future that captured my attention but we barely get any information of the matter when we do though it’s great but seeing as the relationships between our many characters are more important, it doesn’t shine through.
The characters were a collection of stereotypes. I’ve never read a book that focuses more on girl hate and slut shaming it made me feel very uncomfortable. I genuinely think the author of this book is a racist. Everyone in the book who is “something” is white, rich and thin. Shaming black people, poor people, homosexual people and fat people. It might be a reach but it’s my genuine though.
All the decent aspects of this book is completely overshadowed by the bad. I won’t be reading the second book, because I don’t want to support the author. I’m sorry!
3 stars. 2.5 because on the one hand I really liked this book. 0.5 stars for Eris/Mariel.
This was one of my most anticipated books for August, but I have to say I am quite disappointed in it all. For so many reasons.
This review might be a bit chaotic, I will discuss good and bad all mixed-up. I just don't feel like sorting my thoughts at the moment, I will just let them all out as it comes.
Incest, drugs, drugs, more drugs, stupid drama, rich-kid problems (that just don't make sense), alcohol, did I mention incest?
Yep. Incest. Really, you have been brother/sister since the age of 5 (or 7 for Atlas), and I know you are not from the same blood/genes, but still so long together this makes you family. It was just creeping me out, and frankly I didn't feel well reading it. I was definitely not rooting for them. I am not going to continue on about this, some things you just don't want to dwell on.
We have 5 POVs and really? I just hated 4 of them in various degrees. Eris, Eris was my favourite girl out of the 5 and I looked forward the most to her POV. Sure, she had some flaws, but out of all the POVs and all of the side-characters, she was definitely the most real. The most true to everything. I felt oh so sorry for her when all that stuff happened to her family. And even later on. Sure, she made some stupid mistakes, but she did try to fix things. She did try to make things better. What happened between her and Mariel were the best parts and I loved and rooted for them so much.
Then we Avery, the sister. She is obsessed with her brother. So obsessed even that she gets pissy and breaks up with a friendship with a friend when that friend shows interest in her brother. Whut? Really whut? I didn't like Avery that much, at times she showed a very lovely, kind, caring side, but then she would do something that would undo all that. For instance, I hated how she treated Watt, how she acted all interested in him, while actually she still wanted her brother. :| I also got a bit tired of the constant descriptions of her perfect beauty, how wonderful she was, how perfect she was in each and every way. We get it. No need to rehash it all the time. :|
Watt. Definitely my least favourite character. He was just so boring and acting all superior. Like he was so much better than everyone in the world. Until he met Avery he was just pretty much a playboy, flirting with every girl he could flirt with. I also don't get why he has to have something so illegal with him. Does he want to ruin his chances in life?
Rylin. Meh. Meh, and meh. She had some interesting parts, but mostly I didn't like her. From the point that she was cheating on her boyfriend with Cord, to the fact she stole from Cord, to so many other parts. Sure, Cord and her made a cute couple, but I just wished she had been honest from the start. Honest about what she did. I am sure that he would listen, that he would understand her, would help her out. He is a pretty swell guy. I also didn't really like the constant descriptions of how poor she was. We get it, she is poor.
Leda. Ah, our resident yandere girl. She was just terrible. The first few POV chapters about her were pretty decent, but as soon as Atlas returns? She totally turns into yandere mode. Stalking the dude (through Watt), following him around, and when she notices that Atlas might have someone else she completely snaps and goes in highly creepy mode. She is one disturbed girl. She definitely could use a few more months in rehab or maybe someplace else that is more suited for her mental state.
I could go on about her, but sorry, I don't want to waste more time on this terrible person.
The book starts with a death. A girl plunges to her death of the top of the tower. Sadly after that we travel back 2 months, and that is what about 400 pages of the book are about. Then it happens, and then the book is pretty much over. So yeah, the death felt like it was a prelude, something set so the author could write a second book. Meh. :| I was so looking forward to seeing the mystery unfold, but instead it was handled like this.
The who dies, and who done it? Well after a while I could just imagine at least the perpetrator. It was easy to see.
I also was definitely interesting in the setting. A giant tower (and apparently even more throughout the world) that apparently spans a whole part of the city. However, I couldn't imagine it one bit. I tried, and tried, but I just couldn't visualise it all. I just couldn't see how the tower would look. How people lived in it. Every time we would hear another fact about the tower and I would just stack on the big pile of details we already had, yet still not getting the picture. Such a shame.
I definitely was annoyed with all the drugs and alcohol use in this book. I know kids will experiment (not all of them though), but this was just ridiculous, it was as if it was totally normal to be drunk all the time. Or be high on drugs.
The drama was also quite silly at times, and it seemed like no one could have a normal life in that tower, or anywhere for that.
There definitely a few technological things that I would love to have (not having to change clothes while shopping for new ones, or having a personal hairstylist in your head), though also enough that I wouldn't want to have (the fact everything you are doing can be viewed and hacked by anyone, the contacts and what they do).
I really loved the cover (and as for my edition also the spine of the book). It is just so fabulous, glittery, and shiny.
All in all, I am not sure if I would recommend this book. At times it was good, and the times I read (about 4 hours in total) I flew through the book. But at times it was just terrible. I have thought about dropping this book several times while I read.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com
This was one of my most anticipated books for August, but I have to say I am quite disappointed in it all. For so many reasons.
This review might be a bit chaotic, I will discuss good and bad all mixed-up. I just don't feel like sorting my thoughts at the moment, I will just let them all out as it comes.
Incest, drugs, drugs, more drugs, stupid drama, rich-kid problems (that just don't make sense), alcohol, did I mention incest?
Yep. Incest. Really, you have been brother/sister since the age of 5 (or 7 for Atlas), and I know you are not from the same blood/genes, but still so long together this makes you family. It was just creeping me out, and frankly I didn't feel well reading it. I was definitely not rooting for them. I am not going to continue on about this, some things you just don't want to dwell on.
We have 5 POVs and really? I just hated 4 of them in various degrees. Eris, Eris was my favourite girl out of the 5 and I looked forward the most to her POV. Sure, she had some flaws, but out of all the POVs and all of the side-characters, she was definitely the most real. The most true to everything. I felt oh so sorry for her when all that stuff happened to her family. And even later on. Sure, she made some stupid mistakes, but she did try to fix things. She did try to make things better. What happened between her and Mariel were the best parts and I loved and rooted for them so much.
Then we Avery, the sister. She is obsessed with her brother. So obsessed even that she gets pissy and breaks up with a friendship with a friend when that friend shows interest in her brother. Whut? Really whut? I didn't like Avery that much, at times she showed a very lovely, kind, caring side, but then she would do something that would undo all that. For instance, I hated how she treated Watt, how she acted all interested in him, while actually she still wanted her brother. :| I also got a bit tired of the constant descriptions of her perfect beauty, how wonderful she was, how perfect she was in each and every way. We get it. No need to rehash it all the time. :|
Watt. Definitely my least favourite character. He was just so boring and acting all superior. Like he was so much better than everyone in the world. Until he met Avery he was just pretty much a playboy, flirting with every girl he could flirt with. I also don't get why he has to have something so illegal with him. Does he want to ruin his chances in life?
Rylin. Meh. Meh, and meh. She had some interesting parts, but mostly I didn't like her. From the point that she was cheating on her boyfriend with Cord, to the fact she stole from Cord, to so many other parts. Sure, Cord and her made a cute couple, but I just wished she had been honest from the start. Honest about what she did. I am sure that he would listen, that he would understand her, would help her out. He is a pretty swell guy. I also didn't really like the constant descriptions of how poor she was. We get it, she is poor.
Leda. Ah, our resident yandere girl. She was just terrible. The first few POV chapters about her were pretty decent, but as soon as Atlas returns? She totally turns into yandere mode. Stalking the dude (through Watt), following him around, and when she notices that Atlas might have someone else she completely snaps and goes in highly creepy mode. She is one disturbed girl. She definitely could use a few more months in rehab or maybe someplace else that is more suited for her mental state.
I could go on about her, but sorry, I don't want to waste more time on this terrible person.
The book starts with a death. A girl plunges to her death of the top of the tower. Sadly after that we travel back 2 months, and that is what about 400 pages of the book are about. Then it happens, and then the book is pretty much over. So yeah, the death felt like it was a prelude, something set so the author could write a second book. Meh. :| I was so looking forward to seeing the mystery unfold, but instead it was handled like this.
The who dies, and who done it? Well after a while I could just imagine at least the perpetrator. It was easy to see.
I also was definitely interesting in the setting. A giant tower (and apparently even more throughout the world) that apparently spans a whole part of the city. However, I couldn't imagine it one bit. I tried, and tried, but I just couldn't visualise it all. I just couldn't see how the tower would look. How people lived in it. Every time we would hear another fact about the tower and I would just stack on the big pile of details we already had, yet still not getting the picture. Such a shame.
I definitely was annoyed with all the drugs and alcohol use in this book. I know kids will experiment (not all of them though), but this was just ridiculous, it was as if it was totally normal to be drunk all the time. Or be high on drugs.
The drama was also quite silly at times, and it seemed like no one could have a normal life in that tower, or anywhere for that.
There definitely a few technological things that I would love to have (not having to change clothes while shopping for new ones, or having a personal hairstylist in your head), though also enough that I wouldn't want to have (the fact everything you are doing can be viewed and hacked by anyone, the contacts and what they do).
I really loved the cover (and as for my edition also the spine of the book). It is just so fabulous, glittery, and shiny.
All in all, I am not sure if I would recommend this book. At times it was good, and the times I read (about 4 hours in total) I flew through the book. But at times it was just terrible. I have thought about dropping this book several times while I read.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com
First of all I wanted to start out saying that I did really really enjoy this book. I feel like this is a gossip girl book edition haha. So out of 5 starts probably a 3.5 or something. The reason for my rating is it does start out really slow, it takes a while to actually get into the book. I don't know if that was only for me but thats how I felt. I was waiting for Kings cage to come out and picked this book to make a fast read. I loved the plot to it and I loved the idea of having it in the future I thought that was an amazing idea with the cool tech. But over all I really enjoyed this book! My top 3 favorite characters in the book have to be Avery, Cord and Rylin (Rylin and Cord soooo cute). anyways I do love this book and from the ending think there may be a second one.. idk for sure but I would love to read it
Really interesting concept of a story. The characters and their "issues" were kind of boring, but it got better as it went on. Excited for the second book!
Actual rating: 3.5/5
As a person who binge-watches Gossip Girl with barely the self control to stop (many sleepless nights have come from that show), this book has all the GG vibes and then some. With just as much drama, backstabbing, betrayal, guilt, secrets, lies, and a super-beautiful kind blonde in the middle of it all, casually set 100 years in the future.
The Thousandth Floor, while being super entertaining, took me a little while to get into. Once I was got the idea of how it was going to work (5 main POVs and a lot of characters to get to know) it was pretty easy to fall into the drama and get caught up in wanting to know more.
One fault I found with the novel though, was that the characters all tended to be thinking one thing, and the next moment their actions would go in a completely different direction, which didn't make much sense to me. That, and the fact that it took me about a month to finish it is why it's a 3.5 instead of 4.
Overall pretty enjoyable, and I think I want to pick up the next one to see where it goes.
As a person who binge-watches Gossip Girl with barely the self control to stop (many sleepless nights have come from that show), this book has all the GG vibes and then some. With just as much drama, backstabbing, betrayal, guilt, secrets, lies, and a super-beautiful kind blonde in the middle of it all, casually set 100 years in the future.
The Thousandth Floor, while being super entertaining, took me a little while to get into. Once I was got the idea of how it was going to work (5 main POVs and a lot of characters to get to know) it was pretty easy to fall into the drama and get caught up in wanting to know more.
One fault I found with the novel though, was that the characters all tended to be thinking one thing, and the next moment their actions would go in a completely different direction, which didn't make much sense to me. That, and the fact that it took me about a month to finish it is why it's a 3.5 instead of 4.
Overall pretty enjoyable, and I think I want to pick up the next one to see where it goes.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced