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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
This book improved a little bit from the second with the storylines finally verging together. Except for Rylin, again, her story felt like it was sort of pointless and rambling. Calliope also served no purpose at all really, her story just padded the book and stretched it out. It did wrap up everyone's story though, I liked that there wasn't any loose ends.
Ultimately, this wasn't the kind of story for me. I'm not keen on the melodrama.
Ultimately, this wasn't the kind of story for me. I'm not keen on the melodrama.
I love how this one broke the trope of someone falling to their death. So unexpected, and all the characters make it out alive to live their lives the way they want. That sounds cliche, but it was perfect.
"The Towering Sky" by Katherine McGee is offers a good finale to the series - each character gets a fitting resolution. I believe this was the best book among the three; my main critique of the entire trilogy is its length—it tends to be a bit too drawn-out. However, with this being the ending, I enjoyed watching all the pieces fall into place. Overall, I’d say this series is worth reading and I would read more of McGee’s books.
Well, while the finale in this final book wasn’t as bad as I was worried it might be, there was a lot less to it than I really wanted. While the series itself didn’t really seem like it was wholly meant to be about Avery and Atlas and their whole spiel, in the end I guess it was, because that seemed to take front and center to the last of the plot. That’s great for them, sure, because it means they get to be fleshed out more than the other characters, but I, for one, did NOT care about them. From the start of the series, even, they squicked me out because of their relationship.
Despite my wariness of this final book, though, I did had high hopes for the twists. Alas, they didn’t quite compare to what we had been given previously. I also still struggled a lot believing the characters to be teenagers at times, which was a constant among the books thus far, and it didn’t bode well with the attempts of twists we were given. Sometimes they acted their age, which was great, but then there were times where I was going, “Hold on. Back up. They’re, what, eighteen at the oldest? Why are they suddenly handling things like they’re in their mid-thirties? Hello?” It was jarring as always, to say the least. I probably shouldn’t have expected TOO much, since it really is more of a gossipy-light kind of plot and read than anything, but I do thing the potential to really shock me was there. It just wasn’t executed.
(I can’t say what I was expecting slash hoping for, since that would allude to a spoiler that it didn’t happen, but I am very disappointed this thing didn’t happen! The parallels would have been so cool!)
Even the endgame couples (god, Riverdale has ruined that term for me, hurk) were just … bleh. Not that I really expected otherwise from what we got, but. I don’t know, I wanted more, I guess is what it comes down to. If this were spoiler-y I’d be ranting my fingers off about the endgame and why I think some things should have happened where others didn’t, but it’s not, and I encourage you to read the book yourself and see what I mean in my vague attempt to scream into the void about certain things. But! It’s not my book anyway, so!
All in all, definitely would recommend this series to anyone who loves those kinds of gossip-centered stories or shows, because that’s all it really is. Some decent twists are sprinkled throughout the three books, but nothing absolutely jaw-dropping, and then word of mouth helping to twist those twists even further. The futuristic feel was still probably the best thing about these books for me, and I actually wouldn’t mind reading a sci-fi series from McGee, if she ever writes one. (It doesn’t look like she has, unfortunately. I will wait!)
First posted on my blog, Confessions of a Literary Addict!
Despite my wariness of this final book, though, I did had high hopes for the twists. Alas, they didn’t quite compare to what we had been given previously. I also still struggled a lot believing the characters to be teenagers at times, which was a constant among the books thus far, and it didn’t bode well with the attempts of twists we were given. Sometimes they acted their age, which was great, but then there were times where I was going, “Hold on. Back up. They’re, what, eighteen at the oldest? Why are they suddenly handling things like they’re in their mid-thirties? Hello?” It was jarring as always, to say the least. I probably shouldn’t have expected TOO much, since it really is more of a gossipy-light kind of plot and read than anything, but I do thing the potential to really shock me was there. It just wasn’t executed.
(I can’t say what I was expecting slash hoping for, since that would allude to a spoiler that it didn’t happen, but I am very disappointed this thing didn’t happen! The parallels would have been so cool!)
Even the endgame couples (god, Riverdale has ruined that term for me, hurk) were just … bleh. Not that I really expected otherwise from what we got, but. I don’t know, I wanted more, I guess is what it comes down to. If this were spoiler-y I’d be ranting my fingers off about the endgame and why I think some things should have happened where others didn’t, but it’s not, and I encourage you to read the book yourself and see what I mean in my vague attempt to scream into the void about certain things. But! It’s not my book anyway, so!
All in all, definitely would recommend this series to anyone who loves those kinds of gossip-centered stories or shows, because that’s all it really is. Some decent twists are sprinkled throughout the three books, but nothing absolutely jaw-dropping, and then word of mouth helping to twist those twists even further. The futuristic feel was still probably the best thing about these books for me, and I actually wouldn’t mind reading a sci-fi series from McGee, if she ever writes one. (It doesn’t look like she has, unfortunately. I will wait!)
First posted on my blog, Confessions of a Literary Addict!
What a spectacular ending to an amazing trilogy! This book kept the magic and drama flowing throughout every chapter. Rylin is still my favorite character, and I wish there was more books coming so I could continue reading about her and every other characters story, but that’s what our imagination is for right? One thing I really liked in this book specifically is how it culminated every character’s personal arcs and stories into one main plot, yet allowed for every single character to remain their own unique self. If you haven’t checked out this trilogy, what are you waiting for?
Spoilers: https://manuscriptmusing.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-towering-sky-by-katherine-mcgee.html
The Towering Sky; (The Thousandth floor 3)
story 4/5
characters 4/5
writing 5/5
audio/paper Paper.
reread? Yes, I will!
Recommend it? Yes.
Verhaal: 4/5
Karakters: 4/5
Schrijfstijl: 5/5
Papier/audio? Papier.
Herlezen: Ja, ga ik zeker doen!
Aanrader? Ja.
story 4/5
characters 4/5
writing 5/5
audio/paper Paper.
reread? Yes, I will!
Recommend it? Yes.
Verhaal: 4/5
Karakters: 4/5
Schrijfstijl: 5/5
Papier/audio? Papier.
Herlezen: Ja, ga ik zeker doen!
Aanrader? Ja.