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victoriaguild's review against another edition
4.0
The world building was absolutelty amazing and reminded me so much of the Uglies series, which is one of my favorite series of all time so i had high hopes for this book. Sadly, by the end, I was more interested in the world rather than the characters. I dont regret reading it, but im doubtful ill read the rest in the series.
thenightmess's review against another edition
4.0
Pfff.. No sé ni por dónde empezar.
La historia que nos trae Katharine McGee es innovadora. Desde un principio tienes que adaptarte a todo lo desconocido y no dar nada por sentado. Es una historia futurista, en un mundo, a mi parecer, muy bien desarrollado. A veces la autora da por sentado algunas cosas, pero se sobrelleva muy bien.
Cuesta pillarle el hilo al principio, siendo una novela tan coral, pero en cuanto llevas 100 págs, sabes quién es cada unx y estás totalmente metida en la historia. McGee desarrolla unos personajes bastante profundos y los diferencia muy bien, como si fueran personas reales.
Ha habido muchos momentos en los que estaba hypeada al máximo y solo podía gritar "sos" al libro. Tiene mucho salseo y plot twist, aunque el mayor plot twist (o mejor dicho, el secreto final desvelado) no me ha gustado. No me ha gustado personalmente, pero ha estado genial y deja bien claro los derroteros que llevará la segunda parte de la novela.
En general, una novela muy buena, de narrativa juvenil con misterio, romances y muchos toques futuristas que, o te harán amar La Torre, u odiarla con todas tus fuerzas.
La historia que nos trae Katharine McGee es innovadora. Desde un principio tienes que adaptarte a todo lo desconocido y no dar nada por sentado. Es una historia futurista, en un mundo, a mi parecer, muy bien desarrollado. A veces la autora da por sentado algunas cosas, pero se sobrelleva muy bien.
Cuesta pillarle el hilo al principio, siendo una novela tan coral, pero en cuanto llevas 100 págs, sabes quién es cada unx y estás totalmente metida en la historia. McGee desarrolla unos personajes bastante profundos y los diferencia muy bien, como si fueran personas reales.
Ha habido muchos momentos en los que estaba hypeada al máximo y solo podía gritar "sos" al libro. Tiene mucho salseo y plot twist, aunque el mayor plot twist (o mejor dicho, el secreto final desvelado) no me ha gustado. No me ha gustado personalmente, pero ha estado genial y deja bien claro los derroteros que llevará la segunda parte de la novela.
En general, una novela muy buena, de narrativa juvenil con misterio, romances y muchos toques futuristas que, o te harán amar La Torre, u odiarla con todas tus fuerzas.
emhildeb's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The suspense of the plot was well done, and I liked the world building which surprised me because most of it's set in one tower. The characters all feel different but it is a bit overwhelming. They're spoiled and flawed but I still rooted for most of them. I'm wondering, where are the parents though? Why are they all engaging in poor decision making? I think the characters should've been in their twenties.
karrama's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this book. I wanted to breeze through it in a night and dream warm fuzzies at the end, satisfied in the world being right because the star crossed lovers turned on the lights and saw one another in a dim world. Normally I'd rather not leave a review than to rate under three stars, but I had to say something. Good futurism here, assuming a lot of geological/structural issues change and suspension of belief. But this isn't hard scifi. This is a guilty pleasure, and I've read PLENTY of those rich-kid and outsiders cohabiting in boarding school or with typically absent parent types of books. There are some good concepts in here, any three of which would have made a great book, but the whole didn't come together for me. There are five points of view and I couldn't mesh with any of them. The ending's a cliffhanger, but I don't want to go on. That's on me, probably, but I want to throw it out there.
forloveoflit_'s review against another edition
1.0
Color me disgusted. There are lines people! even in books, do yourself a favor and run away from this one. It only took me 8 pages to figure out that this book was seriously twisted.
tiffanapolis_reads's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0