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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
DNF’d at I think 10 or 11%
I’m sorry - the cover is beautiful and I like the idea of this tower. But the storytelling just ain’t for me.
I’m sorry - the cover is beautiful and I like the idea of this tower. But the storytelling just ain’t for me.
reading about rich people drama is very fun, i’m not going to lie. but this had way too much incest in. also, bury your gays trope, which i thought we were past in popular media. the conclusion wasn’t really a conclusion, and i wasn’t rooting for the main couple throughout the book. it could have been worse, but i definitely don’t recommend it.
This book has left me feeling very conflicted. Will I pick up the next book in this new series? Hell yes. The last 100 pages had me hooked. However, I cannot forget how bored I was in the middle. Hence, my 2.5 rounded up to a 3 star rating. There was definitely some problematic things going on in this book for me. But, I can't lie, I'm a sucker for guilty pleasures. And that is what this book was for me. Was it a literary masterpiece? Hell no. Is it going to go on my list of the best books I've ever read? Of course not. But alas, the ending of this book made me want to continue on. I recommend this book to anyone who is like me and loves a guilty pleasure ever once and a while. This book was very reminiscent of another guilty pleasure of mine, Gossip Girl. I see why people are comparing the two. Imagine gossip girl set 1000 years in the future. I enjoyed the "sci-fi ness" of this novel. The world is definitely something I would love to see on tv someday.
Also, I love Watt. He was what kept me pushing through during the dreaded 200 pages in the middle of this book that I found so incredibly boring.
Also, I love Watt. He was what kept me pushing through during the dreaded 200 pages in the middle of this book that I found so incredibly boring.
I hesitated on given this book only three stars because I enjoyed it a lot more then three stars but four stars just seem too heavy. It certainly had a good build but a lot of the dialogue felt unnatural in the mouths of teenagers and the world of the tower was hard to really imagine well. The Atlas/Avery storyline though certainly a driver of the plot didn't really add anything to the story that countless other less problematic options could have.
In the end, I did like this book and it read at an enjoyable pace. I liked how the storylines interconnected and built opon each other. It is a difficult task to tell a story with multiple viewpoints without the repetition slowing things down. At this point I'm unsure if I'll read the second book.
In the end, I did like this book and it read at an enjoyable pace. I liked how the storylines interconnected and built opon each other. It is a difficult task to tell a story with multiple viewpoints without the repetition slowing things down. At this point I'm unsure if I'll read the second book.
Rating – 3.33 out of 5
The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee centers around teens in the highest reaches of society. Manhattan in 2118 has become the largest building in the world and at the top lives Avery Fuller and her friends. The glamour and riches though are not all they are cracked up to be and secrets often rule the day. With someone literally falling from such great heights by the end, who will survive this world glamorous world of secrets and money and who will fall to their demise?
Want the rest of my review - https://bythecoverreview.com/2018/02/20/the-thousandth-floor/
The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee centers around teens in the highest reaches of society. Manhattan in 2118 has become the largest building in the world and at the top lives Avery Fuller and her friends. The glamour and riches though are not all they are cracked up to be and secrets often rule the day. With someone literally falling from such great heights by the end, who will survive this world glamorous world of secrets and money and who will fall to their demise?
Want the rest of my review - https://bythecoverreview.com/2018/02/20/the-thousandth-floor/
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's a good book, I read it a second time to refresh my memory. I forgot how STRESSFUL this book is. There is zero time to enjoy good moments because it's followed by bad moments ...
It's far in the distant future, and a thousand-floor tower (the base of which is as wide as Central Park used to be) houses millions, and there are schools, shopping malls, restaurants, etc. every couple floors. This place is MASSIVE.
The higher you live in the tower, the higher your status is, and only the richest can live on the very top floors. The thousandth floor itself is a penthouse, home to the super-popular and practically perfect Avery. We follow her story, as well as those of her friends and acquaintances, leading up to the moment where one of them (we won't know who until the very end, but it's mentioned in the prologue, so no spoiler here) falls from the roof of the penthouse to their death.
The premise of this book is great, and I was really looking forward to it, but I have several issues with it. For one thing, there are too many narrators. Avery, Eris, Leda, Watt, Cord, Rylin... Too much.
For another... the setting is REALLY cool, but... the whole book is Rich People Problems, and could have taken place anywhere. Why bother building a world and then making the plot possible in any place and time? (There is one tech whiz there, but aside from that, it could be any-when.)
I give this one 3 stars because - it's not like it was awful, but it was a big disappointment. The writing was fine, the plot was okay.
The higher you live in the tower, the higher your status is, and only the richest can live on the very top floors. The thousandth floor itself is a penthouse, home to the super-popular and practically perfect Avery. We follow her story, as well as those of her friends and acquaintances, leading up to the moment where one of them (we won't know who until the very end, but it's mentioned in the prologue, so no spoiler here) falls from the roof of the penthouse to their death.
The premise of this book is great, and I was really looking forward to it, but I have several issues with it. For one thing, there are too many narrators. Avery, Eris, Leda, Watt, Cord, Rylin... Too much.
For another... the setting is REALLY cool, but... the whole book is Rich People Problems, and could have taken place anywhere. Why bother building a world and then making the plot possible in any place and time? (There is one tech whiz there, but aside from that, it could be any-when.)
I give this one 3 stars because - it's not like it was awful, but it was a big disappointment. The writing was fine, the plot was okay.
Somebody please save me the time of reading what will inevitably be dull sequels by adapting this into a totally debaucherous television series.
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes