Reviews

The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee

kendallmarie's review against another edition

this was a great end to the series- i feel like the story wrapped up nicely while still having a loose end (that does not feel like it needs to be wrapped up)
again, this trilogy is great on audio because they’re just rich futuristic teenage drama that is a little unhinged and crazy at times 
am i going to think about these characters constantly, no but i still had fun and would recommend for anyone looking for a fun read 👍👍

janagaton's review against another edition

5.0

I definitely treated this last installment to the trilogy as a "slow but steady" read, at first unintentionally because I was reading it as an e-book and then purposefully because I never wanted it to end. I will reread this trilogy over and over again because the writing has so many profound moments and extravagant qualities that I just want to absorb to its fullest. There is so much drama, so many twists and so much emotion because of how extremely strong my attachment to the characters was while reading. I always compare these books to Gossip Girl, but honestly, they are significantly better. Part of me wants a TV adaptation, but most of me wants it to stay only as books to save the risk of a poorly crafted show/movie. I truly hope Katharine McGee never stops writing!

wvzxy's review against another edition

5.0

whY must nadia be yeeted into the ocean T.T

annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition

5.0

Als ik van te voren precies had geweten wat voor genre dit was, had ik de boeken wellicht niet opgepakt en achteraf gezien was dat toch wel zonde geweest. Normaal gesproken hou ik helemaal niet zo van tienerdrama en soapseries. Ik hou van revoluties en politiek. Ik hou van supernatural mysteries die moeten worden opgelost of monsters die moeten worden verslagen. Maar damn wat is dit een heerlijke serie!

McGee is erin geslaagd om haar personages heel levensecht te maken. Ze hebben goede kanten en slechte kanten, twijfels en zorgen, vrienden, hobbies en dingen die ze leuk vinden of haten. En omdat ze zo realistisch zijn, raakte ik als lezer nogal aan ze gehecht. Zeker in dit laatste boek leefde ik zo ongelooflijk met ze mee en wilde ik zo ongelooflijk graag dat het allemaal goed zou komen en dat ze hun lang en gelukkig zouden vinden!

Daarnaast is de wereld waarin dit verhaal zich afspeelt, onze toekomst, een hele interessante wereld waar McGee elk boek toch weer wat aan toe weet te voegen. Hoewel het verhaal echt om de karakters draait en door de karakters gemaakt wordt, zien we door hun ogen ook veel van de toekomst, de gewoontes, wat er nog bestaat en wat er veranderd is. En als afwisseling van alle apocalypsen en dystopia is deze toekomst verrassend lekker.

Het plot wordt daarnaast in dit boek ongelooflijk mooi afgerond. Ik heb echt het gevoel dat er een hele mooie overkoepelende boog over de drie boeken gespannen is. Er is een duidelijk beginpunt en er is een duidelijk eindpunt. De karakters zijn veranderd en hebben zich ontwikkeld. Ze zijn als mensen ongelooflijk gegroeid. En het was mij een waar genoegen om hier getuige van te zijn.

Ik ga ze missen. Allemaal.

jesslovescats's review against another edition

5.0

okay i got to admit, it took me SO LONG to get through this one because i started reading it with no motivation whatsoever. but when i started to read it again last week, let me tell you i was hooked again to this series. when i first started, i didn't know what i was getting myself into. after the first one, i immediately wanted the second and now with the finale. i dealt with all five stages of grief on this one. the plot twists made my stomach churn and my heart cracking into two. but the ending was so great, i honestly didn't even guess that would happen! but it was sort of obvious now that i think about it haha. overall, i love this series so much. it has a special place in my heart, and in my bookshelf :') thank you katharine <3

fairiesdust's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kbhayford's review against another edition

4.0

Can't say that the dystopian genre has ever been my favorite. This one was better than most but still didn't make me change my mind about dystopians. But the tower idea with all the technology was kind of cool; I just can't do the moral-less mindsets and everyone always out to get each other and how back and forth many of the character dynamics were, specifically Rylin and Cord. But this was the best out of the trilogy for me. I'm glad everyone got their happy ending and it did set up hope for Avery and Atlas.

savinthestacks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

charlisc's review against another edition

2.0

Overall this book was pretty... meh. Overall, I felt like nothing really happened and the characters weren’t doing it for me. I still can’t get on board with Avery’s perspective because romance between siblings is not OK, even adoptive ones. I’ve never enjoyed Leda as a character so her and Watt’s perspectives were not for me. The only two perspectives that I could tolerate were Rylin and Calliope, but seeing as they are side characters, they often get pushed aside to make way for the others’ stories.

moonlightreader86's review against another edition

2.0

The trashy and entertaining mix of Flowers in the Attic, The OC, and Gossip Girl in a semi(semi)-futuristic setting.