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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another alternative future society to consider. I liked the author's interpretation of how wealth and status has so much of an effect on the culture. There were a lot of characters to follow, which diminished their emotional impact, but each of their stories kept my attention.
*3.5*
I absolutely loved the concept of this book. Having a Gossip Girl style story, with a bunch of extremely rich people and all of their drama, and scandalous behavior, but make it slightly futuristic? Sign me up!
And while there definitely some fun moments, I found that certain things didn't work for me, and I wish there could've been some better execution on others.
Since this story is following five different character perspectives, you're inevitably going to have some shine brighter than others (hence why I usually don't love multiple povs). And man, some of them really were slogs at times. At least it made the entertaining ones that much more entertaining.
Personally Avery, Leda, and Watt's perspectives were the most engaging. Not neccesarily my favorite characters, but they had the most amount of drama and intrigue going on. While Rylin and Eris's were less engaging overall, probably because they lived in the lower parts of the tower, and weren't always as involved in the wealthy people problems.
Interestingly, Leda and Watt have different trajectories in my mind. I started off liking, feeling curious and sympathetic towards Leda, and then growing to really hate her. Meanwhile Watt started off seeming quite scummy with the way he'd use his supercomputer and hacking skills to trick women, but he eventually became someone I liked and cared for a lot by the end.
Rylin and Eris were all over the place in terms of enjoyment and likability. They both had entertaining parts, but overall felt kind of boring. Eris was annoying with her whining about being poor, I felt for her, but it got old fast. At least she found a nice girl to be with though. And Rylin felt the most disjointed from the book, rarely ever interacting with the main cast, and most of her problems were separate as well. She just felt tacked on in some ways.
And lastly, we have Avery. She's probably my favorite character honestly. And that's because she genuinely cares about her friends and family, shows sympathy and compassion for people that are having a rough time (without being judgmental), and she has an interesting internal struggle. Honestly I almost wish the book would've just solely focused on her, it might've gotten a higher rating then.
My only other major complaint besides the different levels of intrigue for the characters, is the poor establishment of romance and romantic tension. We have three major romantic relationships that blossom throughout this book, but I feel like the author kind of just glossed over a lot of the elements that makes them interesting and worthwhile, while also being believable. Suddenly someone is just in love with someone else, and we don't even get to see any of it, everything is just briefly mentioned in passing. I just think it would've been better and made us more attached to the characters and their heartbreaks if we got to see their love portrayed better.
Overall an interesting read. I might actually pick up the next one, because that cliffhanger was very spicy!
I absolutely loved the concept of this book. Having a Gossip Girl style story, with a bunch of extremely rich people and all of their drama, and scandalous behavior, but make it slightly futuristic? Sign me up!
And while there definitely some fun moments, I found that certain things didn't work for me, and I wish there could've been some better execution on others.
Since this story is following five different character perspectives, you're inevitably going to have some shine brighter than others (hence why I usually don't love multiple povs). And man, some of them really were slogs at times. At least it made the entertaining ones that much more entertaining.
Personally Avery, Leda, and Watt's perspectives were the most engaging. Not neccesarily my favorite characters, but they had the most amount of drama and intrigue going on. While Rylin and Eris's were less engaging overall, probably because they lived in the lower parts of the tower, and weren't always as involved in the wealthy people problems.
Interestingly, Leda and Watt have different trajectories in my mind. I started off liking, feeling curious and sympathetic towards Leda, and then growing to really hate her. Meanwhile Watt started off seeming quite scummy with the way he'd use his supercomputer and hacking skills to trick women, but he eventually became someone I liked and cared for a lot by the end.
Rylin and Eris were all over the place in terms of enjoyment and likability. They both had entertaining parts, but overall felt kind of boring. Eris was annoying with her whining about being poor, I felt for her, but it got old fast. At least she found a nice girl to be with though. And Rylin felt the most disjointed from the book, rarely ever interacting with the main cast, and most of her problems were separate as well. She just felt tacked on in some ways.
And lastly, we have Avery. She's probably my favorite character honestly. And that's because she genuinely cares about her friends and family, shows sympathy and compassion for people that are having a rough time (without being judgmental), and she has an interesting internal struggle. Honestly I almost wish the book would've just solely focused on her, it might've gotten a higher rating then.
My only other major complaint besides the different levels of intrigue for the characters, is the poor establishment of romance and romantic tension. We have three major romantic relationships that blossom throughout this book, but I feel like the author kind of just glossed over a lot of the elements that makes them interesting and worthwhile, while also being believable. Suddenly someone is just in love with someone else, and we don't even get to see any of it, everything is just briefly mentioned in passing. I just think it would've been better and made us more attached to the characters and their heartbreaks if we got to see their love portrayed better.
Overall an interesting read. I might actually pick up the next one, because that cliffhanger was very spicy!
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Av någon anledning, som jag inte längre minns, så blev jag nästan omåttligt nyfiken på Tusende våningen när den kom. Det är ju ändå onekligen något som lockar (och skrämmer) med en byggnad som har tusen våningar. Naturligtvis antog jag att boken måste vara en science fiction (eventuellt dystopi) med den förutsättningen. Dessutom så utspelar den sig året 2118.
Det finns så många problem med den här boken. Droger, övergrepp, incest, otrohet, utpressning för att bara nämna några. Allt är skrivet som att det ska vara sexigt och hett. Det är det inte. Jag är verkligen inget fan av att läsa om drogande ungdomar, när det ses som något fullt normalt. Drogromantik är något som aldrig kommer att vara okej för mig. Ja, trots alla andra hemskheter som förekommer så är nog detta värst.
Tusende våningen är ingen science fiction, trots att den utspelar sig i framtiden och det finns fräck teknik, och ingen dystopi. Här är det glammigt och glittrigt. Detta är romance. När den är som sämst. Boken är lite naivt skriven, men det tänker jag inte klaga på. Jag accepterar den biten, detta är ändå en YA. Det kan ju hända att det utvecklar sig åt ett helt annat håll i efterföljande böcker, men det tänker inte jag ta reda på.
OBS! Detta är en kraftigt förkortad text. Hela finns på min blogg https://bokslut.blogspot.com/2025/03/bok-tusende-vaningen-av-katherine-mcgee.html
Det finns så många problem med den här boken. Droger, övergrepp, incest, otrohet, utpressning för att bara nämna några. Allt är skrivet som att det ska vara sexigt och hett. Det är det inte. Jag är verkligen inget fan av att läsa om drogande ungdomar, när det ses som något fullt normalt. Drogromantik är något som aldrig kommer att vara okej för mig. Ja, trots alla andra hemskheter som förekommer så är nog detta värst.
Tusende våningen är ingen science fiction, trots att den utspelar sig i framtiden och det finns fräck teknik, och ingen dystopi. Här är det glammigt och glittrigt. Detta är romance. När den är som sämst. Boken är lite naivt skriven, men det tänker jag inte klaga på. Jag accepterar den biten, detta är ändå en YA. Det kan ju hända att det utvecklar sig åt ett helt annat håll i efterföljande böcker, men det tänker inte jag ta reda på.
OBS! Detta är en kraftigt förkortad text. Hela finns på min blogg https://bokslut.blogspot.com/2025/03/bok-tusende-vaningen-av-katherine-mcgee.html
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest
Minor: Infidelity
slow-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 gave me something to read. It was pretty entertaining but there were a few things that just… no.
WHAT IS WITH THE INCEST - yes I know atlas is adopted and I do not care
So yeah that kinda ruined the whole book for me.
I was originally so excited for this because I thought the premise was very interesting and the first few pages DEFINITELY draw you in, but it just went downhill from them.
Honestly I don’t have words after finishing that 15 minutes ago, it was certainly something.
Probably won’t recommend.
A few things I did like
the premise of the book - NYC being a massive tower - just a new and unique concept that was fun to read
Rylin and cord = YES
mariel and eris = YES
So yeah that kinda ruined the whole book for me.
I was originally so excited for this because I thought the premise was very interesting and the first few pages DEFINITELY draw you in, but it just went downhill from them.
Honestly I don’t have words after finishing that 15 minutes ago, it was certainly something.
Probably won’t recommend.
A few things I did like
the premise of the book - NYC being a massive tower - just a new and unique concept that was fun to read
Rylin and cord = YES
mariel and eris = YES
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Incest
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship
Main character reveals she’s in love w her adopted brother
All I've got to say is I definitely didn't see what was coming until the last second and I felt sad that it had to happen that way. I definitely recommend this book.
This book was Gossip Girl meets 22nd century. There were a lot of narrators and story lines to follow, but it was interesting to see how they all intertwined. I'm curious to see what will happen in the next book. There is certainly a character that is easy to hate, and at the end of the book, she has the upper hand on every one. It'll be interesting to see what happens with all of that.
Loved this book.
It follows a group of teenagers as they deal with love, loss, economic setbacks, friendships gone haywire, etc....all while living in a massive tower that has been constructed in the middle of NYC in the near future.
Very fun, almost sci fi-ish, almost soap opera, part mystery--good beach read.
It follows a group of teenagers as they deal with love, loss, economic setbacks, friendships gone haywire, etc....all while living in a massive tower that has been constructed in the middle of NYC in the near future.
Very fun, almost sci fi-ish, almost soap opera, part mystery--good beach read.