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gloryreadstoomuchh's review
4.0
back in 2021, i was looking for books that were like the show Gossip Girl. Gossip Girl still to this day is one of my favorite shows, and now that i’ve finally gotten around to reading this book it definitely resembles the series a lot (also Pretty Little Liars).
i loved everyone’s pov and how they tied together. now there was so so so much drama and secrets in this book it was actually crazy; avery and atlas being together (i don’t ship them idc and i think it’s disgusting, also them including watt and leda in that little love square was disgusting as well); leda being a recovering drug addict and spent the summer in rehab (she relapsed at the end); rylin stealing drugs from cord; watt having nadia imbedded in his head and using her to learn info on people; and poor poor eryn who unfortunately died at the end of the book (she found out her dad was not her dad and she moved down several floors on the tower and also started dating muriel).
i’m not even going to lie i know this is an unpopular opinion but i loved leda. which is so funny considering she is like blair and avery is like serena and i prefer Serena in gg, but that’s besides the point. i completely understand her, your best friend pulling away from you for no reason is something i have experienced many times and it hurts, so bad. and she didn’t push eryn on purpose, she made a sharp movement and eryn fell accidentally. i genuinely don’t understand the hate for her.
i really don’t like avery, not only does she treat leda terribly bc she didn’t tell her her secret (but eryn kept secrets and it was all fine) and is literally dating her brother, she’s disgusting, i don’t care if he is adopted, they met when she was 5 and he was 6, there was no room for growth of a romantic relationship.
now i reallly did like eryn, i had a lot of sympathy for her when her dad left and i was happy when her and muriel got together, when she finally met her dad who is also ledas dad was when i felt kind of weird about her. if it was me i would have totally told leda, i completely understand that eryn can’t control her dad, but to sneaking around with him felt wrong because it was wrong (not her fault again, he’s an adult) but still.
i like watt but i have conflicting feelings about him, his usage of nadia is so invasive, reading from watts pov its fun to imagine someone is your head helping you make decisions, but from an outsider it’s creepy as hell.
and last but not least rylin, i really liked rylin and cord’s relationship, but i knew it was going to go south, she had a hard life, had to take care of her sister, a terrible boyfriend, it was just too much. i really hope they get back together in the next book or the last one.
overall this book was very entertaining i enjoyed it so much and this will be my new auto recommendation book.
i loved everyone’s pov and how they tied together. now there was so so so much drama and secrets in this book it was actually crazy; avery and atlas being together (i don’t ship them idc and i think it’s disgusting, also them including watt and leda in that little love square was disgusting as well); leda being a recovering drug addict and spent the summer in rehab (she relapsed at the end); rylin stealing drugs from cord; watt having nadia imbedded in his head and using her to learn info on people; and poor poor eryn who unfortunately died at the end of the book (she found out her dad was not her dad and she moved down several floors on the tower and also started dating muriel).
i’m not even going to lie i know this is an unpopular opinion but i loved leda. which is so funny considering she is like blair and avery is like serena and i prefer Serena in gg, but that’s besides the point. i completely understand her, your best friend pulling away from you for no reason is something i have experienced many times and it hurts, so bad. and she didn’t push eryn on purpose, she made a sharp movement and eryn fell accidentally. i genuinely don’t understand the hate for her.
i really don’t like avery, not only does she treat leda terribly bc she didn’t tell her her secret (but eryn kept secrets and it was all fine) and is literally dating her brother, she’s disgusting, i don’t care if he is adopted, they met when she was 5 and he was 6, there was no room for growth of a romantic relationship.
now i reallly did like eryn, i had a lot of sympathy for her when her dad left and i was happy when her and muriel got together, when she finally met her dad who is also ledas dad was when i felt kind of weird about her. if it was me i would have totally told leda, i completely understand that eryn can’t control her dad, but to sneaking around with him felt wrong because it was wrong (not her fault again, he’s an adult) but still.
i like watt but i have conflicting feelings about him, his usage of nadia is so invasive, reading from watts pov its fun to imagine someone is your head helping you make decisions, but from an outsider it’s creepy as hell.
and last but not least rylin, i really liked rylin and cord’s relationship, but i knew it was going to go south, she had a hard life, had to take care of her sister, a terrible boyfriend, it was just too much. i really hope they get back together in the next book or the last one.
overall this book was very entertaining i enjoyed it so much and this will be my new auto recommendation book.
kbbibliomania's review against another edition
3.0
This book reminded me so much of Gossip Girl! I’m giving it 3 ⭐️ because I think I like to watch rich dramas instead of reading them. It was a bit slow at parts and just was like one drama followed by another drama followed by another drama. Which I get is the point but it just seemed to repetitive and similar with each new drama that came. The ending was a bit exciting because I didn’t expect what happened but it didn’t have me desperate to continue the series.
heytherebriana's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
librarydoc's review against another edition
4.0
Book Talk
Imagine what it would be like to live on the 1000th floor of a 2-mile high tower in the middle of New York City. Avery and Atlas Fuller don't have to imagine it, they live it. They and their friends live a magical life, full of money, friends, shopping, and drugs. Everything they could possibly want. But the more you have, the more you have to lose...
My Thoughts
I really enjoyed this book for myself. It has enough mystery and glamour that it kept me turning pages. It is supposed to be futuristic, but I didn't feel like that overwhelmed the book at all. There were hints of future life, such as the drugs the kids took and the contact lenses they wore that doubled as mobile devices. But that really didn't dictate the story. This one is really about relationships and status. It looks at the way money can impact friendships, and that having everything you could possibly want doesn't mean you are happy.
My Recommendation
4/5 stars
Grades 10+ (sexual situations, drugs, language)
*as much as I enjoyed this book for myself, it won't be going on my MS library shelf.*
Imagine what it would be like to live on the 1000th floor of a 2-mile high tower in the middle of New York City. Avery and Atlas Fuller don't have to imagine it, they live it. They and their friends live a magical life, full of money, friends, shopping, and drugs. Everything they could possibly want. But the more you have, the more you have to lose...
My Thoughts
I really enjoyed this book for myself. It has enough mystery and glamour that it kept me turning pages. It is supposed to be futuristic, but I didn't feel like that overwhelmed the book at all. There were hints of future life, such as the drugs the kids took and the contact lenses they wore that doubled as mobile devices. But that really didn't dictate the story. This one is really about relationships and status. It looks at the way money can impact friendships, and that having everything you could possibly want doesn't mean you are happy.
My Recommendation
4/5 stars
Grades 10+ (sexual situations, drugs, language)
*as much as I enjoyed this book for myself, it won't be going on my MS library shelf.*
lienvc's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
krugg13's review against another edition
3.0
Some weird stuff, but I'm all there for the trashy teenage drama.
kristengilmore84's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
emmaconghaile's review against another edition
3.0
I really wasn't sure about this book when I started reading it and some parts had me seriously considering not finishing it or skipping chapters. One of the main "conflicts" in this book literally revolves around Avery and Atlas being angsty about how they can't be in a relationship because they're siblings. Sure Atlas is adopted but come on, when you're raised with someone as a sibling from childhood you wouldn't have romantic feelings for them! And Leda..... jeez don't even get me started on that whole mess. But another thing that I've been seeing in books a lot lately is the one LGBTQA+ character is killed off in some tragic way or another. For example in this book with Eris. Her and Mariel were really the only relationship I really cared about to be frank or maybe Rylin and Cord but Leda, Avery and Atlas pretty much ruined the book for me.