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A review by daydreamingandnightreading
The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee
medium-paced
4.0
I finally got around to reading The Towering Sky and finishing up this series. I actually reread the first two books as it’s been a quite some time since I first read them.
I actually started book three shortly after it was released yet never read past the first few chapters. This time, I was able to get into the story and find out the conclusion….which slightly annoyed me.
First off, book one remains my favorite of the series. Book two was ok although I found parts dragging and some unnecessary.
Book three also falls under just ok. Good but just ok.
Some parts interesting, some I never would have guessed, a few predictable, some dragged out far too much and others could have been left out entirely. I found myself skimming over some parts.
I did enjoy how each character’s story wrapped up. I liked Leda a bit more in this book, I felt her character did a lot of growing, maturing and we finally got to see more of Leda’s true self. At times, we saw her tough exterior get replaced by vulnerability and we see her truly care for the others. I think throughout the three books, I liked her character’s story/growth/development the most. Watt finally starts to realize how much “real life” he’s missing and we get to see him come to terms with parts of his life. He also surprised me a bit, I’m happy with how his story finishes. Rylin honestly lost my interest and felt like, aside from being one of the four on the roof that night, her story could have just faded into the background. Since she was “one of the four”, she obviously needed to be kept until the end but I just felt like there wasn’t much given to her part. Calliope…. I have mixed feelings as I liked her character and how she grew but there was just too much to her storyline. I could have done without all the wedding/stepfamily nonsense.
Avery was slightly predictable after a certain point. Interesting but not completely a surprise. I never got “poor little perfect rich girl” vibes and I love how she prefers vintage/old ways of doing things but… I don’t know. I would have loved to see her rebel more or just… something. I wanted her to just forget all the guys and just discover who she really is and what she wants. We got a bit out her towards the end but for the most part, she remained the same Avery since book one.
But the end….ugh… I didn’t see it ending like that. I mean, it was leading up to what felt like a nice closure only to be left feeling open ended/incomplete in a way. Leading up to the epilogue didn’t really match with the epilogue ending (I know that makes little sense but trying to avoid spoilers). It’s like …. Will it go this way? Or just stay on the path to that? lol again, trying to avoid any spoilers
Overall, an interesting series and at least now I know what happened. More 3.5 stars but gave it 4 because it is an interesting series.
I actually started book three shortly after it was released yet never read past the first few chapters. This time, I was able to get into the story and find out the conclusion….which slightly annoyed me.
First off, book one remains my favorite of the series. Book two was ok although I found parts dragging and some unnecessary.
Book three also falls under just ok. Good but just ok.
Some parts interesting, some I never would have guessed, a few predictable, some dragged out far too much and others could have been left out entirely. I found myself skimming over some parts.
I did enjoy how each character’s story wrapped up. I liked Leda a bit more in this book, I felt her character did a lot of growing, maturing and we finally got to see more of Leda’s true self. At times, we saw her tough exterior get replaced by vulnerability and we see her truly care for the others. I think throughout the three books, I liked her character’s story/growth/development the most. Watt finally starts to realize how much “real life” he’s missing and we get to see him come to terms with parts of his life. He also surprised me a bit, I’m happy with how his story finishes. Rylin honestly lost my interest and felt like, aside from being one of the four on the roof that night, her story could have just faded into the background. Since she was “one of the four”, she obviously needed to be kept until the end but I just felt like there wasn’t much given to her part. Calliope…. I have mixed feelings as I liked her character and how she grew but there was just too much to her storyline. I could have done without all the wedding/stepfamily nonsense.
Avery was slightly predictable after a certain point. Interesting but not completely a surprise. I never got “poor little perfect rich girl” vibes and I love how she prefers vintage/old ways of doing things but… I don’t know. I would have loved to see her rebel more or just… something. I wanted her to just forget all the guys and just discover who she really is and what she wants. We got a bit out her towards the end but for the most part, she remained the same Avery since book one.
But the end….ugh… I didn’t see it ending like that. I mean, it was leading up to what felt like a nice closure only to be left feeling open ended/incomplete in a way. Leading up to the epilogue didn’t really match with the epilogue ending (I know that makes little sense but trying to avoid spoilers). It’s like …. Will it go this way? Or just stay on the path to that? lol again, trying to avoid any spoilers
Overall, an interesting series and at least now I know what happened. More 3.5 stars but gave it 4 because it is an interesting series.