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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
I wanted to give it 5 but Atlas and Avery's not okay what so ever.
Sooooooo...I've never seen or read Gossip Girl, but I imagine that's what this series is like just set in the future.
This is for me what I will lovingly call a "potato chip series". These books aren't necessarily good, but I just can't seem to stop at one.
I feel like this was the best book out of the trilogy, because all the characters fulfill their arcs and often have good insights into themselves and their situations which is pleasant.
However, throughout all of these books my biggest complaint is with the character Avery. Her obsession with her adopted brother Atlas is annoying. I understand that she spent the majority of her life with him and so it makes sense that she would have a certain attachment to him, but it's like she never gave herself the chance to fall in love with another boy. And it wasn't like she wasn't around other boys, she's just fixated on this particular boy and how he just gets her and knows her and how "imperfect" he is. I know she has Max in this book, but she still won't let go of Atlas and her "love" for him.
I also really love the setting of these books in this obscene tower that has taken over New York. (Not a fan of the fact that they built it on top of Central Park but it feels apropos for the kind of people who would build this kind monstrosity.)
This is for me what I will lovingly call a "potato chip series". These books aren't necessarily good, but I just can't seem to stop at one.
I feel like this was the best book out of the trilogy, because all the characters fulfill their arcs and often have good insights into themselves and their situations which is pleasant.
However, throughout all of these books my biggest complaint is with the character Avery. Her obsession with her adopted brother Atlas is annoying. I understand that she spent the majority of her life with him and so it makes sense that she would have a certain attachment to him, but it's like she never gave herself the chance to fall in love with another boy. And it wasn't like she wasn't around other boys, she's just fixated on this particular boy and how he just gets her and knows her and how "imperfect" he is. I know she has Max in this book, but she still won't let go of Atlas and her "love" for him.
I also really love the setting of these books in this obscene tower that has taken over New York. (Not a fan of the fact that they built it on top of Central Park but it feels apropos for the kind of people who would build this kind monstrosity.)
This was long on pages and short on plot/character development. I thought The Towering Sky absolutely dragged; this book was easily twice as long as it needed to be based on the storyline that Katharine McGee conveyed here. The character development felt flat, and the twists weren't all that twisty. I enjoyed the first book in the trilogy, The Thousandth Floor, for exactly what it intended to be: a gossipy YA novel with a unique futuristic setting. But while that one was entertaining and fun, this last installment frankly just dragged on and took me ages to finish.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Guilty pleasure.
Sci fi young adult and I highly recommend reading this trilogy in order. In the future, NYC is a massive tower with a hierarchy between floors. This is very soap-opera-y and I love it, though I liked the first two better.
Sci fi young adult and I highly recommend reading this trilogy in order. In the future, NYC is a massive tower with a hierarchy between floors. This is very soap-opera-y and I love it, though I liked the first two better.
Oh god.
Det där var ett av de bästa sluten på en trilogi jag någonsin läst. Så mycket känslor. Så mycket spänning. Men så fullständigt.
Låt mig få ett ögonblick att processera allt. Sen kanske jag kan bli en fungerande människa igen.
Jag har älskat varje minut jag spenderat på den här trilogin, visst har den sina sämre stunder, en del ointressanta karaktärer och långtråkiga bitar, men det har alltid varit värt det till slut. För att få följa de karaktärer jag faktiskt bryr mig om, för spänningen, alla twister och känslan av att allt laddar upp inför en katastrof som alla karaktärer dras in i på något sätt. Men också för möjligheten att dyka in i Katharine McGees vision av framtiden som jag tycker är helt fantastisk! Lättsam men engagerande läsning.
Det där var ett av de bästa sluten på en trilogi jag någonsin läst. Så mycket känslor. Så mycket spänning. Men så fullständigt.
Låt mig få ett ögonblick att processera allt. Sen kanske jag kan bli en fungerande människa igen.
Jag har älskat varje minut jag spenderat på den här trilogin, visst har den sina sämre stunder, en del ointressanta karaktärer och långtråkiga bitar, men det har alltid varit värt det till slut. För att få följa de karaktärer jag faktiskt bryr mig om, för spänningen, alla twister och känslan av att allt laddar upp inför en katastrof som alla karaktärer dras in i på något sätt. Men också för möjligheten att dyka in i Katharine McGees vision av framtiden som jag tycker är helt fantastisk! Lättsam men engagerande läsning.
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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm actually crying right now.
I'm so so glad I finished this series, truly one of the best character-driven plots I've read in a long time and I absolutely loved the mental health representation in this.
Side note: Definitely the greatest villain redemption arcs I've ever witnessed. I absolutely hated Leda in the first book, but I love her so much now, I even see a little bit of myself in her.
I haven't had a 5 ⭐️ read in a while, I'm so content right now.
I'm so so glad I finished this series, truly one of the best character-driven plots I've read in a long time and I absolutely loved the mental health representation in this.
Side note: Definitely the greatest villain redemption arcs I've ever witnessed. I absolutely hated Leda in the first book, but I love her so much now, I even see a little bit of myself in her.
I haven't had a 5 ⭐️ read in a while, I'm so content right now.