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3.81 AVERAGE


3.5

Honestly, I can’t believe I made it this far. Thank God this series is over. I should probably be embarrassed to put this on a public platform. The best part of this book were the scenes ripped directly from the script of Heartbreakers. I can’t. Every book that I have not read and somehow chose this instead: I’m sorry to this man.

Two stars because I do really love the concept of a distopian future where everyone lives in a giant climate controlled tower. I just need it to have a very different cast of characters.

3.5 stars. This series has interesting world-building, but the story lines definitely appeal more to the YA audience.

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.

I'm having a hard time rating this. On one hand, it's good - I still love the setting, the futuristic city, the IDEA of this story. On the other hand, it felt like there were a lot of missed opportunities to expand the story here. We saw so many characters go through these rollercoaster arcs that were drawn out, but actually it was just the same thing that's happened in previous stories with a slightly different circumstance. The big reveal of Avery and Atlas felt realistic (in the most unfortunate way), and I appreciated that. I didn't love the ending though - I felt there was a lot left unanswered, and while we get to see Avery and Atlas both survive, we don't actually see them TOGETHER. Their relationship really felt like the impetus for most of the story, so I was disappointed to see their future is left vague at best.
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I LOVED the first two installments in this trilogy - absolutely loved to the point of dreaming about the characters and devouring the books. I pre-ordered this one and couldn't wait to read it, so imagine my dismay while reading the conclusion. I feel like it was disjointed from the others and it didn't do the characters justice, with the weird ways to tie everything up and leave other questions largely unanswered. I'm left feeling dissatisfied and underwhelmed.

ate so hard omg

"Some secrets are better buried."

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⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 4 stars

So I finally finished 'The Thousandth Floor' series. Even though this series might be one of my favourites, I liked this book the least out of the three. On the one hand I did really like this book. The ending is truly epic and all the twists and turns and the mysteries being finally revealed and knowing what exactly happened was really satisfying. However I also think that a lot that happened in the story was drawn out or just simply didn't need to be there.

Avery was always one of my least favourite characters out of the bunch. This book she struggles with finding what SHE really wants. Her whole life she has been living up to her parents' standards of perfection, but not being able to be her authentic self. Now this arc would be really interesting to read, except that all of this revolves around Atlas. The most bland, boring and selfish guy. I honestly don't know why Avery still puts up with him and it makes her whole arc feel less impactful and tedious to get through.

Leda went from being my least favourite character in the first book to now my favourite character (actually she's tied first place with Eris). McGee did a fantastic job with her story. I loved the fact that she was not redeemed, her deeds were not excused or understated at all. Instead Leda was humanised and reflected on her past actions in order to improve. Especially in this iteration she is struggling with trying to finally set things right, but now knowing how to do so. I was always excited when her POV came up and she was really the reason I wanted to finish this book.

Watt was okay in this book. I mainly liked him because of his connection to Leda. He honestly does not have lot going for himself. Most of his storyline revolves around protecting Leda from the police from finding out what truly happened the night of Eris' death. Nadia also becomes more of a nuisance than an asset to him at this point in time, which creates for some interesting conflict. All in all, Watt's story was fine enough.

Rylin was really such a bore this book. Her whole story is about whether she wants to date Hiral or Cole. Both of these boys are so uninteresting and bland, I really couldn't get myself to care for them. Because her role in Eris' death was so minimal, I felt like there were (almost) no stakes for her if the truth got out. I felt her story was too basic to really fit this murder-mystery gossipy drama.

Calliope... honestly don't get me started. She didn't need to be in this book. Her story was so disjointed from the others, because she had no connection to the investigation of Eris and Mariel's deaths. Also the attempted redemption of Brice's character was so odd. What McGee excelled at with Leda, she failed at with Brice. None of his toxic behaviours are ever addressed, it's like he's a completely different guy. Calliope and Brice's characters should've stayed in the drafts honestly.

So, should you read this book if you liked the other two? Absolutely! Apart from some things, McGee really did not disappoint with this epic finale.

The series finale did not disappoint - I never found Avery or Atlas to be likable at all but Avery's character arc was fun to read. I loved Leda and Watt SO much. Calliope grew on me and Rylin bored me in this book. Also... I totally guessed the ending.