I recently received an earc of the novel on netgalley, and honestly dont think i can praise it enough. In the thousandth floor, katharine mcgee has written a young adult science fiction novel that is sophisticated, edgy, and sexy. Listen to the thousandth floor audiobook by katharine. Not sure if its just that i guessed most of the ending pretty early on but. I started reading the thousandth floor on 8117 and finished it on 8917. Using the prologue to describe the fall that takes place in. Its a wellwritten young adult story about friendships, the impact of differing social classes and how identity is shaped by your environment. The ending left me a bit confused and i saw it turning out a different way and i was a bit disappointed. Strategically, it was a great ending that left the reader in suspense. The story could totally go to thousands different directions.
The thousandth floor series by katharine mcgee epic. The thousandth floor is a young adult dystopian written by katharine mcgee. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. And in a world of such dazzling heights, just one wrong step can mean a devastating fall. Now this is one of those books whos premise is in fact its ending, meaning the first thing we learn is that. In just a little over two weeks august 30th, to be precise katharine mcgees debut novel the thousandth floor hits shelves. At the end of the day, human nature hasnt changed, and that has stayed the same. The thousandth floor by katharine mcgee spoiler free. Heck, the romances in this are among some of the best ive seen on a while. Eris miranda doddradson 21002118 is one of the main characters in the thousandth floor.
The sequel to thenew york times bestselling novel the thousandth floor. Weve got the repeat of the atlasavery drama, we have the tension of sort of knowing how the book ends but not knowing who did what, and weve got all the gossip going on. I feel like it brought back the true roots of many characters, particularly avery and even leda. Manhattan is home to a thousandstory supertower, a breathtaking marvel that touches the sky.
The thousandth floor is the first book in the thousandth floor trilogy. The snip featured the prologue of the book, in which a beautiful young woman falls from the eponymous thousandth floor of the tower, which is i guess like the nyc of the future and takes up most of manhattan. The novel, which dropped in august 2016, is the first part of a series about. You kind of know what is going to happen right from the prologue, but how it gets to that point is mindblowing. Exclude ratings general audiences 1 teen and up audiences 1 exclude warnings.
The towering sky is the third and final book in the thousandth floor. The thousandth floor will give you vertigo and leave you eager for more. A glittering vision of the future where anything is possibleif you want it enough. The thousandth floor is a novel wherein pretty little liars meets gossip girlsin a deeper sense. We have the same fun, crazy, deceitful characters, plus some new ones to either love or hate personally i hated them, its fantastic. For one of them, it will end with a long fall to her death. Using the prologue to describe the fall that takes place in the end, mcgee does a great job at luring unsuspecting readers into the story. The towering sky, like the rest of the thousandth floor trilogy, was definitely a guilty pleasure sort of read. Im hoping for some revenge and for leda to get her comeuppance. But amidst hightech luxury and futuristic glamour, five teenagers are keeping dangerous secrets. Set in a tower large enough to house a city, the novel follows the intersecting lives of five teenagers, all acting on hidden motives to protect dangerous secrets. Parents need to know that the thousandth floor is a teen mystery novel set in the year 2118. But im really, really angry about that ending, and given that after over six. Some people are destined to meet, the towering sky, american royals format.
But unlike the thousandth floor, the ending just wasnt as banging. The book the series will be based on also titled the thousandth floor was written by debut author katharine mcgee. The thousandth floor the thousandth floor wiki fandom. It was published on 83016 by harpercollins, 448 pages. The story basically picks right up after the thousandth floors traumatic ending. But by the end of the book i strongly, very strongly, disliked her. But when hes hired to spy for an upperfloor girl, he finds himself caught up in a complicated web of lies. The towering sky thousandth floor hardcover august 28, 2018. If the gossip girl feels intrigues you, keep on reading. Storyline wise, the book picked up right after the event in the dazzling heights. Dystopia, scifi, young adult published by harper collins on august 30th 2016 also by this author. The thousandth floor and the dazzling heights so to say i was excited for this book was an understatement. Perfect for fans of one of us is lying and big little lies, debut author katharine mcgee has created a breathtakingly original series. Mcgee has done her work in world building and character development to make a juicy, memorable future that readers will want to revisit.
As the thousandth floor is only the first book in a series, there is definitely a cliffhanger ending with a couple of the major loose ends, which has me intrigued as to how the author with proceed in book 2. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the thousandth floor by katharine mcgee. Manhattan is home to a thousandstory supertower, a breathtaking marvel. The towering sky is the last audiobook i listened to in 2018 and it was a great one to end the year. The thousandth floor is perfect for fans of gossip girl and pretty little liars, and like its predecessors, has already been optioned for an abc television series. The thousandth floor is her first novel and the dazzling heights her second.
The thousandth floor katharine mcgee the thousandth. Listen to the thousandth floor by katharine mcgee,phoebe strole for free with a 30 day free trial. The early buzz comparing this to the gossip girl series is, in a word, inaccurate. The genres are young adult, dystopian, and science fiction. Which kind of makes this book hard to place, genrewise, because, while its set in the future, im hesitant to place it under science fiction. Katherine mcgees the thousandth floor is a really, really great novel. Katharine mcgee, the thousandth floor, harpercollins australia, 1 sept 2016, 237pp. Katharine mcgees the thousandth floor, the first book of her young adult. Avery, leda, eris, rylin, and watt all have secrets to hide. The ending shattered our hearts, and knowing we had to wait a year to find out what happened next was like torture. Emotionally, those last ten pages had me really invested in the world and then the book ended, which yanked me out of the thousandth floor. This edition includes a bonus prequel chapter and a sneak peek at the final book in the series, the towering sky.
A glittering vision of the future, where anything is possibleif you want it enough. A gleaming future where a dirty secret still has pull on any human heart. A hundred years in the future, new york is a city of innovation and dreams. I read a snip of the thousandth floor sometime before it actually came out, so when it hit my library i put myself on the waitlist. If you like addicting books with a little mystery and tons of drama, i highly recommend the thousandth floor for your next read. The girl who seems to have it allyet is tormented by the one thing she can never have. The thousandth floor by katherine mcgee blog of a bookaholic. The thousandth floor is an interesting concept that showcases social hierarchy in the simplest of forms. The thousandth floor by katharine mcgee hits shelves next week august 30th, and its definitely one that youre going to want to read as soon as you can from the publisher. Which thousandth floor resident wont survive the dazzling. Even with that said, i still enjoyed the ending, i thought alot of how it ended made the most sense for so many of these characters.
It was gossipy, it was dramatic, it had forbidden and disturbing love, and was generally full of love, lust, and lies. In this breathtaking finale to the thousandth floor trilogy, katharine. So if you wereare a gossip girl fan, i highly reccommend this book to you. The thousandth floor by katharine mcgee 2016 ive just. But i definitely enjoyed it, and if you liked the thousandth floor then youll like the sequel too. And living above everyone else on the thousandth floor is avery fuller, the girl genetically designed to be perfect. Im both reeling from anger, yet really happy with it. I think the book couldve been interesting toward the end, but i wasnt. Learn about the thousandth floor, your new obsession.
The lumineers sleep on the floor official video duration. The five teenagers are drastically different but all end up sucked up into the secrets of the upper floors. The large cast of characters exhibits a wide range of good and bad behaviors, with everyone being imperfect and a mixture of both. The thousandth floor by katharine mcgee bookstacked. Champagne bubbles and glamorous elites the thousandth. The sequel to the new york times bestselling novel the thousandth floor. The ending doesnt necessarily give you an idea of where the story is going to go next. I absolutely flew through the book in two or three sittings. When i started reading the thousandth floor, i admit i thought it was just another ya science fiction and dystopian novel. But when hes hired to spy for an upper floor girl, he finds himself caught up in a complicated web of lies.
Shes manipulative, cruel and selfish and just a terrible person, really. The thousandth floor is a futuristic gossip girl which would be a lot more fun if not. Get to know katharine mcgee, author of the thousandth floor tells us which disney princess she would be if she was one, why she wears heels at all opportunities, the time she went bungee jumping. Each of these characters share the storys narrative as events escalate throughout the course of the year ending with that dramatic death. The thousandth floor series takes place 100 years in the future in new york, in a high rise tower that has1,000 floors.
The thousandth floor by katharine mcgee vicky who reads. Book depository free international shipping i received an arc of this book courtesy of harpercollins at bea 2016. The thousandth floor by katharine mcgee is an interesting look at what the future might be like told by five alternating narrators. A skyscraper city, fueled by impossible dreams, where the lives of five teenagers have become intertwined in ways that no one could have imagined. September 7, 2017 september 22, 2017 lysskayereads. From the middle part up to the last part of this novel, i couldnt stop reading it. Review the thousandth floor katharine mcgee sweet and. The first pitch i heard for the thousandth floor included those three words, and they are very, very accurate.
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