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The Thousandth Floor (The Thousandth Floor #1)
NEW YORK CITY AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.
A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future where anything is possible—if you want it enough.
WELCOME TO MANHATTAN, 2118.
A hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams. Everyone there wants something…and everyone has something to lose.
LEDA COLE’s flawless exterior ...more
A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future where anything is possible—if you want it enough.
WELCOME TO MANHATTAN, 2118.
A hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams. Everyone there wants something…and everyone has something to lose.
LEDA COLE’s flawless exterior ...more
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I have to mention this: my friend Anna who doesn't read that much (if it's not Harry Potter) read TTF and called me once she finished with a wicked book hangover.
SO PROUD OF HER!
SO PROUD OF HER!
Confession time: I'm partial to the occasional trashy, chick-lit novel. You know the ones I mean. Those meaningless dramas where everyone sleeps with everyone and everyone betrays everyone and you are not required to think too hard. So when people were calling this a "futuristic Gossip Girl", that honestly didn't bother me. GG is an old guilty pleasure. Also, Chuck + Blair 4ever.
That's not the problem with The Thousandth Floor. This is the problem:
That's not the problem with The Thousandth Floor. This is the problem:
On the other end of the call was Atlas, her bro...more
all he knew was that the girl was the first person to fall from the Tower in its twenty-five years. He didn't know who she was, or how she'd gotten outside.
He didn't know whether she'd fallen, or been pushed, or whether - crushed by the weight of unspoken secrets - she'd decided to jump.
I know the book comparisons get old, but think futuristic Gossip Girl. I was pleased with how excellent the drama was. Definitely one of those guilty pleasure type books. What elevated things for me was the in ...more
DNF. If you're into Gossip Girl or Pretty Little Liars this might be your thing, but I'm kind of over that sort of petty drama right now. The characters annoyed me too much to continue & I genuinely did not care about the plot of pointless rich people problems. Super irritating all around. There were 5 POVs and I didn't like or connect with any of them.
Thank you to the publisher for sending me an ARC!
Thank you to the publisher for sending me an ARC!
Jun 24, 2016
Sarah
rated it
really liked it
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death,
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(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to HarperCollins and Edelweiss.)
This was a YA futuristic story, about a group of teenagers living in a thousand-floor tower in New York City.
Avery was a girl who lived at the top of the tower, and had a crush on the one person she couldn’t possibly be with – her adopted brother A ...more
“Was she ready for this – ready to come back here and face everything that had sent her into a tailspin in the first place?”
This was a YA futuristic story, about a group of teenagers living in a thousand-floor tower in New York City.
Avery was a girl who lived at the top of the tower, and had a crush on the one person she couldn’t possibly be with – her adopted brother A ...more
“Up here on the roof, so close to the stars, she felt young and alive and hateful.”
Hateful is a little harsh but annoying certainly fits the bill; it’s very hard for me to finish a book and not find a single character likable but alas, here we have it. Still, there were a couple of elements that made me like this book, and tons that didn't. If you like gossipy high school-ish petty drama this book might be for you, but I'll leave it up to you dear reader whether or not to embark on a 400+ page ...more
Hateful is a little harsh but annoying certainly fits the bill; it’s very hard for me to finish a book and not find a single character likable but alas, here we have it. Still, there were a couple of elements that made me like this book, and tons that didn't. If you like gossipy high school-ish petty drama this book might be for you, but I'll leave it up to you dear reader whether or not to embark on a 400+ page ...more
3.5 stars
This book was such a lovely guilty pleasure. Like treating yourself to a lazy reading day even though you have a lot of work to do; you know you shouldn't, but you don't really care, and you enjoy every second of it.
If you've read a couple of reviews on this book already, you've probably already heard what everyone else is saying - that this book is basically a futuristic version of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars. Which is true, to some extent. I don't normally enjoy reading boo ...more
This book was such a lovely guilty pleasure. Like treating yourself to a lazy reading day even though you have a lot of work to do; you know you shouldn't, but you don't really care, and you enjoy every second of it.
If you've read a couple of reviews on this book already, you've probably already heard what everyone else is saying - that this book is basically a futuristic version of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars. Which is true, to some extent. I don't normally enjoy reading boo ...more
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So it appears that you can disagree with your co-bloggers on books. While Jenna loved The Thousandth Floor, I could not stand it.
It started out promising, with the use of technological advancements leading to life with Manhattan in a thousand floor tower. Those who live at the top, such as Avery and her friends, live a charmed life filled with parties, drugs, gossip and opulence, while those who live towards the bottom live ...more
So it appears that you can disagree with your co-bloggers on books. While Jenna loved The Thousandth Floor, I could not stand it.
It started out promising, with the use of technological advancements leading to life with Manhattan in a thousand floor tower. Those who live at the top, such as Avery and her friends, live a charmed life filled with parties, drugs, gossip and opulence, while those who live towards the bottom live ...more
I don't want to sound repetitive, but I have to start this review by saying what pretty much every other reviewer has already said about this book: this is, in a nutshell, futuristic Gossip Girl. And since I devoured that series when I was younger, making it one of my favorites (nope I'm not ashamed), this was a pretty good read for me. It was easy enough to go through, and very quick once you're in the mood for it. But if you're not a fan of reading about petty teenage drama and first world pr
...more
It's 7am and I didn't slept at all because I couldn't stop reading. I loved it.
Me ha gustado desde el primer capítulo hasta el último. Cada personaje me ha absorbido por completo, su historia, su vida, y como con giros increíbles todo se va complicando cada vez más, algo que hacía que cada vez me sintiera más y más enganchada hasta llegar a unos capítulos finales que te dejarán con la boca abierta. Un libro que me ha encantado por completo y al que espero poder leer su continuación porque se ha quedado increíble.
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La autora nos sitúa en un futuro con muchas novedades tecnológicas que resultan de lo más interesantes al tratarlas en la lectura con total normalidad. Estas novedades tecnológicas aportan bastante a la lectura y nos presentan un futuro muy deshumanizado: bots que recogen la basura y limpian la casa, chips en las gafas que permiten la comunicación con parpadeos, etc.
El principal problema que me he encontrado ha sido la enorme cantidad de p ...more
La autora nos sitúa en un futuro con muchas novedades tecnológicas que resultan de lo más interesantes al tratarlas en la lectura con total normalidad. Estas novedades tecnológicas aportan bastante a la lectura y nos presentan un futuro muy deshumanizado: bots que recogen la basura y limpian la casa, chips en las gafas que permiten la comunicación con parpadeos, etc.
El principal problema que me he encontrado ha sido la enorme cantidad de p ...more
Thank you very much HarperCollins for providing me an advance reader's copy via Edelweiss in exchange of an honest book review. The review copy received had nothing to do with my review.
My expectations for this ...more
all he knew was that the girl was the first person to fall from the Tower in its twenty-five years. He didn’t know who she was, or how she’d gotten outside.
He didn’t know whether she’d fallen, or been pushed, or whether—crushed by the weight of unspoken secrets—she’d decided to jump.
My expectations for this ...more
If you liked the show Gossip Girl, then you will definitely love this.
Going into this, I didn't really know much about it other than the fact that it's set in the future and follows the story of 5 teenagers. My expectations weren't that high for it either, but it ended up blowing me away. This is Katharine McGee's debut novel but it was written as if she is a seasoned author. She clearly has a talent for writing and her style really captivates you. After reading the very first page, I knew that ...more
Going into this, I didn't really know much about it other than the fact that it's set in the future and follows the story of 5 teenagers. My expectations weren't that high for it either, but it ended up blowing me away. This is Katharine McGee's debut novel but it was written as if she is a seasoned author. She clearly has a talent for writing and her style really captivates you. After reading the very first page, I knew that ...more
Originally posted on Super Space Chick:
The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee is pitched as a series for readers who enjoy Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl so I immediately added it to my TBR. I was so excited to pick up a copy of the ARC at BEA (despite it’s beautiful final cover not having been released yet at the time the ARC was printed) and it ended up being the first book I read from my haul when I returned home. The Thousandth Floor was just the right combination of drama, suspense an ...more
The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee is pitched as a series for readers who enjoy Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl so I immediately added it to my TBR. I was so excited to pick up a copy of the ARC at BEA (despite it’s beautiful final cover not having been released yet at the time the ARC was printed) and it ended up being the first book I read from my haul when I returned home. The Thousandth Floor was just the right combination of drama, suspense an ...more
A high-stakes tale of romance, sex, betrayal and killer secrets.
Shall I describe the characters in the format of the book sleeves?
Leda Cole is a recovering drug addict. Whose as addicted to stalking Atlas Fuller as she is to getting high. I kid you not. She is a control freak , and honestly one of the most least likeable characters I have read to date. (view spoiler)
Eris D ...more
Shall I describe the characters in the format of the book sleeves?
Leda Cole is a recovering drug addict. Whose as addicted to stalking Atlas Fuller as she is to getting high. I kid you not. She is a control freak , and honestly one of the most least likeable characters I have read to date. (view spoiler)
Eris D ...more
Oct 13, 2016
Rachel (APCB Reviews)
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
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2016-debuts
Quick-Fire Review: Ugh. Pretty Little Liars meets Gossip Girl. Rich people problems. Deception and blackmail. Pettiness. Opulence. Bleh.
Full Review:
I read books because I enjoy reading (obviously), but it's always a bonus when you feel like the book has taught you something new, made you feel something inside, or caused you to rethink your opinion and thoughts. I think it's possible to find value in any book on any level and surpass mere enjoyment. This is not one of those books.
Set in the futu ...more
Full Review:
I read books because I enjoy reading (obviously), but it's always a bonus when you feel like the book has taught you something new, made you feel something inside, or caused you to rethink your opinion and thoughts. I think it's possible to find value in any book on any level and surpass mere enjoyment. This is not one of those books.
Set in the futu ...more
This review was done by KissinBlueKaren
This story had my attention right away with it’s setting and the mystery of why a girl fell. This story is set in 2118 in a 1000 floor tower. Status declares how high up you live. Although everyone parties in the lower floors. A drug called xenperheidren is all the rage. This story follows five teenagers as they party and face their lives. Some are rich, some are smart, all are keeping secrets.
This story features five POVs. The characters:
Avery- a genetic ...more
This story had my attention right away with it’s setting and the mystery of why a girl fell. This story is set in 2118 in a 1000 floor tower. Status declares how high up you live. Although everyone parties in the lower floors. A drug called xenperheidren is all the rage. This story follows five teenagers as they party and face their lives. Some are rich, some are smart, all are keeping secrets.
This story features five POVs. The characters:
Avery- a genetic ...more
Jul 03, 2016
Jen
added it
I'd given up on this one when I read a friend's review that said stuff happened at the end. So I went back and plowed through it.
Okay, so ... yes. The last 7% was definitely more eventful than the prior 93%, which mostly consisted of a bunch of teenagers complaining because the person they liked didn't like them back (Uh, isn't that kind of the definition of being a teenager?) Even though I broke my #SummerofDNF rule for this one, it still wasn't really a book for me. It has a huge cast of bland ...more
Okay, so ... yes. The last 7% was definitely more eventful than the prior 93%, which mostly consisted of a bunch of teenagers complaining because the person they liked didn't like them back (Uh, isn't that kind of the definition of being a teenager?) Even though I broke my #SummerofDNF rule for this one, it still wasn't really a book for me. It has a huge cast of bland ...more
Aug 28, 2016
Brittany (Brittany's Book Rambles)
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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I went into The Thousandth Floor with zero expectations and it blew me away! The night that I started it, I only meant to read a couple of chapters but I ended up reading the entire thing that same night.
If you can get past the first paragraph and not want to know more, I will definitely be judging your taste. Reading The Thousandth Floor was like reading a futuristic Gossip Girl. It was absolutely fantastic, and it' ...more
I went into The Thousandth Floor with zero expectations and it blew me away! The night that I started it, I only meant to read a couple of chapters but I ended up reading the entire thing that same night.
If you can get past the first paragraph and not want to know more, I will definitely be judging your taste. Reading The Thousandth Floor was like reading a futuristic Gossip Girl. It was absolutely fantastic, and it' ...more
The Thousandth Floor is the first book in a new YA futuristic series.
It is set in New York City in the year 2118.
There are five main third person narrators all 17-18 years old: Avery (female), Leda (female), Rylin (female), Eris (female), and Watt (male).
Avery lives on the 1000th floor with her family and adopted brother Atlas.
Leda has issues with drugs. She is wealthy (lives on floor 962) and is one of Avery's best friends.
Rylin is poor and struggling to support her family. She lives on the 32n ...more
I got to read the first five chapters of this courtesy of Epic Reads First 5 and I was instantly sucked right in to the story and desperate for more. So, not that I have my hands on a copy, shall we see how it goes..?
5 Words: Friendship, family, secrets, lies, sci-fi.
There are a lot of comparisons to Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars out there for this book - and I'd definitely say fair game, it's very similar. But I absolutely enjoyed this more. Until the end.
I have a lot of mixed feelings ab ...more
5 Words: Friendship, family, secrets, lies, sci-fi.
There are a lot of comparisons to Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars out there for this book - and I'd definitely say fair game, it's very similar. But I absolutely enjoyed this more. Until the end.
I have a lot of mixed feelings ab ...more
Nov 15, 2016
melissasbookworld
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
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4 well deserved stars! An addictive read from beginning 'till end.
Full Dutch review down below
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Het boek begon al met een super spannende proloog, waarbij ik al meteen verslaafd raakte! De proloog zet dus echt al een statement neer; Dit boek belooft goed te worden! Wist het boek na deze proloog mijn verwachtingen waar te maken? Een volmondig JA geef ik hierop! Het verhaal na de proloog begint met de kennismaking van de personages. Hier moet je wel echt even goed je aandacht erbij houden, want ...more
Full Dutch review down below
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Het boek begon al met een super spannende proloog, waarbij ik al meteen verslaafd raakte! De proloog zet dus echt al een statement neer; Dit boek belooft goed te worden! Wist het boek na deze proloog mijn verwachtingen waar te maken? Een volmondig JA geef ik hierop! Het verhaal na de proloog begint met de kennismaking van de personages. Hier moet je wel echt even goed je aandacht erbij houden, want ...more
Oct 16, 2016
Maddie (Heart Full Of Books)
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
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If you know Gossip Girl, you'll know The Thousandth Floor. If you're unaware of GG, let me outline the character parallels!
Serena van der Woodsen - While this book has a lot of different characters, Avery, our cover girl, is by far the most perfect and popular. She's envied by the rest of the girls but like Serena, doesn't feel that her upper class life is satisfying enough. Despite being front and centre on the cover, I felt she was peripheral in the story. Just a set piece to cause drama for ...more
Serena van der Woodsen - While this book has a lot of different characters, Avery, our cover girl, is by far the most perfect and popular. She's envied by the rest of the girls but like Serena, doesn't feel that her upper class life is satisfying enough. Despite being front and centre on the cover, I felt she was peripheral in the story. Just a set piece to cause drama for ...more
I’m afraid this book just didn’t appeal to me. The concepts and idea behind the story were promising, but the large amounts of spoiled, spoon-fed teenagers made the novel difficult to like. If you’re into “Pretty Little Liars,” this would be the perfect read for you; it’s full of all that melodramatic boyfriend-stealing, backstabbing friends, and secret keeping. I totally understand that some people love this kind of thing, but it’s really not my kind of of story.
By far, the most annoying thing ...more
By far, the most annoying thing ...more
This book has received a completely mixed bag of opinions, but for me it was like it came in my life at exactly the right time! This went from being the perfect holiday read to dip in-and-out of, to the perfect sick-day binge, to the perfect NaNoWriMo distraction. And I have loved every second of it!
Set in the futuristic thousand-floor skyscraper that dominates the Manhattan skyline, this follows all of the drama that comes with the territory of being one of the building's wealthy 'highliers'. T ...more
Set in the futuristic thousand-floor skyscraper that dominates the Manhattan skyline, this follows all of the drama that comes with the territory of being one of the building's wealthy 'highliers'. T ...more
5 estrellas
Bendito sea este libro que me saco del reading slump.
Por Dios lo que fue esta historia: primero como empieza, despues como se va entretejiendo de a poco y por ultimo el final ¡ESE FINAL!
Ame la historia completamente, como empieza y que despues te vaya mareando con toda la informacion que te dicen y como se entrelaza. Creo que los capitulos escritos desde distintos puntos de vista fue algo que jugo muy a favor de la historia que se estaba contando.
A pesar de que el libro tiene casi ...more
Bendito sea este libro que me saco del reading slump.
Por Dios lo que fue esta historia: primero como empieza, despues como se va entretejiendo de a poco y por ultimo el final ¡ESE FINAL!
Ame la historia completamente, como empieza y que despues te vaya mareando con toda la informacion que te dicen y como se entrelaza. Creo que los capitulos escritos desde distintos puntos de vista fue algo que jugo muy a favor de la historia que se estaba contando.
A pesar de que el libro tiene casi ...more
Duizend Hoog was een heerlijk boek om tussendoor te lezen. Hoewel ik de Toren niet altijd even goed voor me kon zien, raakte ik verslaafd aan de personages en hun persoonlijke drama's. Bovendien wilde ik door de spannende proloog ontzettend graag ontdekken wie nou degene was die van de Toren sprong, viel of geduwd werd. De cliffhanger maakt me benieuwd naar een vervolg, maar ik hoop wel dat Katharine McGee beseft dat ik niet zit te wachten op een soapserie van meer dan tien boeken -Ik hoop dat z
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4.5 stars
Books like this remind me that not every book needs to be flashy or fancy to grab my attention. Sometimes simple character-driven dramafests work just as well as the most twisty thriller or action-packed dystopian to entertain me. I can definitely see why this book is rubbing so many readers the wrong way but I just fell in love with the characters and story too much to care.
The storyline was completely addictive. It read more like a contemporary than a mystery but the prologue - in wh ...more
Books like this remind me that not every book needs to be flashy or fancy to grab my attention. Sometimes simple character-driven dramafests work just as well as the most twisty thriller or action-packed dystopian to entertain me. I can definitely see why this book is rubbing so many readers the wrong way but I just fell in love with the characters and story too much to care.
The storyline was completely addictive. It read more like a contemporary than a mystery but the prologue - in wh ...more
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Katharine McGee is originally from Houston, Texas. She studied English and French literature at Princeton University and has an MBA from Stanford. It was during her years in New York, working as an editor by day and writing by night, that she began a manuscript about life in a futuristic skyscraper. The Thousandth Floor is her first novel.
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