The Thousandth Floor: A New York Times Bestselling YA Thriller of Secrets, Lies, and Romance

THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR by Katharine McGee is a suspenseful, totally gripping, and surprisingly enjoyable read. Imagine NYC 100 years in the future, mostly located within a 1,000-story tower. The book begins with a mysterious death—someone has fallen from the top floor. From the very first page it felt like I had to race to the finish line.The structure of this story is fantastic—beginning with a mystery made it nearly impossible to put down. I was desperate to figure out who had died and how everything had escalated to that point. We follow 5 separate narratives, all expertly woven together. The multiple narrators took a little getting used to, but once you adjust it was quite an effective tool for pushing the story forward, as well as leaving the reader in quite a bit of suspense. Plus we were shown a variety of different life experiences in the tower (particularly class politics). The finale was spectacularly satisfying, and the author still managed to leave readers with an incredible cliffhanger. I will absolutely pick up the next book in this series. Highly recommend! Note: I received a FREE ARC (advanced reader copy) from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

I originally picked this book up because I loved the cover so much. I had put off starting it since it's part of a series. Now that the third book is getting ready to release, I decided to start it. I wasn't exactly sure what I was going to get from it. I had my reservations. I don't typically read books set in the future. I am not a big YA fan, although I have read some. Then there was the long list of main characters. I wasn't sure I would be able to follow the book. This book starts out with a big bang, giving you the main climax of the story. Then goes back to how the dominoes started to set up and fall down leading up to the climax. I was hooked from that opener. I wanted to know who was involved and why. The book moved with a great pace. Giving you both plot and character development piece by piece. With each character's story you not only get to know them, but you are getting sections of a web that will eventually become complete by the end of the book. I really enjoyed this book. I have read some of the reviews since I finished reading it. I have to say, people are a little too picky and way too hyper-sensitive. This is a work of fiction. The author did a great job at creating realistic characters in realistic situations given their age and status. There are some great subject themes in this book. From the rich and entitled to the under-class and hard working. The blending of all of these characters fit well into the story that is being told. I don't think this story would have worked without any one of them. I did want to hit on a couple of things that this book seemed to get some flack over. (Just know I am rolling my eyes over these.) First, is the budding romance and attraction between two characters who are adoptive siblings. This is technically NOT incest. Is it questionable? Okay, sure. But incestual? Hardly. I mean, sure they are legally brother and sister, but biologically, they are nothing to one another. It's no different than same-sex relationships. One can't help who they are attracted to or fall in love with. It's a natural attraction. They share no blood or genes. It isn't romanticized like some have accused. In fact, they both fight the attraction. They try to deny it, ignore it. I think some reviewers need to get be more open to fiction that could actually be real. The next I want to address is the LGBTQ insensitivity. I didn't see it. The relationship that develops is natural. And the handling of it is REALISTIC. These are teenagers. They are confused and full of hormones. I am not sure what the hyper-sensitive reviewers think should happen with immature teens who are confused with what they are feeling, but clearly they are a bit delusional. I think the author did a wonderful job with setting up societal, socioeconomic, and culture themes well in this book. Were these characters irrational and immature? Absolutely. They are TEENAGERS, hence their teenage behavior. They problems and their emotions seemed spot on to me. Sure, some were a bit exaggerated, but this is fiction. Overall, this book was a really good book. My reservations were a bit unfounded. I had no problems with the things I thought I would. I really enjoyed this book, and I am looking forward to reading the next two books.

It was ok. Wouldn't say it was amazingly written but it was somewhat fun to read. The course of the book was being built so well and then suddenly the climax arrived, the whole plot started to sound out of character for most of them, and it started to seem too simple. I feel it had so much potential but the way the storylines converged was poorly managed. I have to say the world is very interesting and the purpose of being intrigued about this tower and the tech side and the different social classes was very well done, but at the end the poorly way it was wrapped up is what makes me not want to follow and that is why I am not reading the sequel.

I loved this book. I loved the way it was written, each chapter about a different character; which tells the story in a round about way. I could not put it down! I loved the way I was so drawn to the drama (isn't that why we all read teen fiction)! I would love this book to be adapted to the big screen, the thought of the special effects to bring to life the floors within the tower makes me giddy. I really hope the author continues this novel into a series. 10/10 would recommend! Just enough drama, love, hurt, comedy, science fiction, history, and imagination!

Review originally posted on lysskreads.wordpress.com Alright, let me make this painstakingly clear.. this is basically dystopian Gossip Girl. To a freaking T. AND I LOVED IT. I was not expecting it to be a one day binge read, at all. I started it on break at work and basically had to force myself to work instead of read for the rest of the day. I can’t say I was successful considering I finished it same day. So just before we actually get into everything I liked about it, I feel the need to bring up something very important: Yes, there is an incestuous romance. Do I care? Not really. Do I agree with incest? Never in a million years. You’ve got to realize though.. I am completely and utterly OBSESSED with Game of Thrones, which is chalk full of incest nasty. In The Thousandth Floor, it’s a romance between a girl and her adopted brother. HOWEVER, the fact that there is no blood relation does not make it less disgusting. But hey, McGee doesn’t say it’s okay in the book. You are reading from the POV of the girl in the relationship, so obviously there’s self-doubt, there’s a battle to get over her forbidden feelings, but there is also defeat and acceptance that she can’t change those feelings. What a lot of people forget to mention is that it also shows the POV of someone outside the relationship that finds out about it and that character literally has to force himself NOT to vomit and throws himself into a drunken stupor because it’s so disgusting. If I found out the guy I was crushing on was sleeping with his sister, I’d react the same way. McGee shows both sides. She isn’t hanging flyers trying to convert everyone over to the incest-nasty dark side. Now that that’s settled.. "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." That prologue! There really isn’t a more fantastic way to start a book than with a mysterious death because you HAVE to know: What happened? Who was it? WHO DID IT?! The Characters: Leda- Crazy, crazy, crazy.. I felt bad for her throughout the majority of the book. I had really hoped that Avery would be the one to break because she just seemed too.. perfect (Well, if you can forget the whole incest thing). But Leda really blew everyone else out of the water with that nutso level. Avery- Meet the IT Girl, the Serena, the Barbie Doll designer baby that hates to be told just how perfect she is. Basically, the only interesting thing about her is that she loves her brother in a very non-brother-sister way. “On the other end of the call was Atlas, her brother—and the reason she never wanted to kiss anyone else.” BLEHK. Watt- Hacker boy with an AI system attached to his head. Watt (Nadia) gets hired to cyber stalk Atlas (Avery’s brother) by Crazy Leda, which leads to all kinds of unexpected trouble. Like falling for Avery, who loves Atlas and is best friends with Leda, who also loves Atlas. I think I actually liked Nadia more than Watt. Can I have more AI in The Dazzling Heights, please? Haha Rylin- Poor, tough Rylin. Totally rooting for Corlin! Rylin gets caught between her drug dealing ex-boyfriend and bailing him from jail, and Cord, her highlier employer and the guy she finds herself falling for. They’re all so different from each other and it was so refreshing. I often find that when there are so many POV’s, they have a tendency to run together. I didn’t have that problem at all with The Thousandth Floor. Obviously the whole book leads to that moment we’re all waiting for.. Who was the girl that fell? Did someone kill her? The fact that I need The Dazzling Heights as soon as possible should tell you that I really enjoyed this book.

I just find the concept of this book so interesting. The imagery of lots of different neighborhoods all in one building. The descriptions of the liftys, the indoor parks with real trees, all of the restaurants, and hotels makes you feel like you are there. A peek into the lives of the uber rich is so fun to observe. LOVED it!

I heard this book was a futuristic Gossip Girl and I wanted to prove that wrong... but I can’t. This book mirrors Gossip Girl so well and it took away a lot of originality for me. The characters were okay but lacked depth. The plot was good, but lacked depth. The world building was probably the best, but it too lacked depth. Everything felt like the beginnings of a great novel, but we just didn’t get there. The teenage, rich-kid, angst was not my favorite, but the characters themselves were realistic and interesting to follow. The plot was super intriguing and it drew me in. It could’ve been better but it could’ve been worse too. I was surprised with the plethora of sensitive subjects in this book. I don’t think they were handled well or were properly represented. Sex, drugs, peer pressure, addiction of all kinds, family trauma, entitlement, depression, etc. are just some of said issues that were covered. I’m interested to see where the story goes in books 2 and 3. I ultimately just want Watt to win it all. Watt for MVP!

I really enjoyed reading this book a lot and I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. I loved the futuristic setting because it made the book more fun, the characters were great too and sell seemed realistic, and the storyline was super cool! I found myself rooting for the main character instead of hating her for being so perfect because she was very likable. I didn't know I'd be giving this book a 5 star rating when I started it and almost didn't because it does leave you hanging at the end but I really did like it that much and now I can't wait to read the sequel!!

Oh, I love everything about the story: the characters, the way Katherine wrote it, the scenarios my mind was taken to . . . Definitely worth to read.

Pensavo fosse un'emulazione di High-rise di Ballard invece è un libro da adolescenti scritto in maniera obrobriosa e con personaggi patetici

Ich hab von dem Buch im internet gelesen, dass es wie ein die Gossip girl Geschichte nur in 100 Jahren sein solle und muss sagen es stimmt absolut! Manhattan ist jetzt zusammengefasst in einem Hochhaus! Die Ausblicke wie denn die Technik in 100 Jahren sein könnte ist zugleich faszinierend und erschreckend! Die Charaktere sind nicht nur aus der reichen Oberschicht sondern es zeigt auch das leben derer am Existenz minimum im untern Teil des Turmes und wie irgendwann alle Geschichten zu einer werden. Nach jedem Kapitel ändert sich wieder die Person aus welcher Sichtweise erklärt wird, was am Anfang noch leicht anstrengend jedoch gewöhnt man sich schnell um. Das einzig negative ist, dass ich jetzt bis zum 29. August auf Teil 2 warten muss! :D

I don’t usually read fiction but I saw a review of this book and knew it sounded like something I’d be interested in. I thought at first it was a little too out there for me, but after he first chapter or so, I settled in and then couldn’t put it down. Can’t wait for the next one!

Amazing futuristic story , I couldn't put it down ! Different twist on the usual love stories we read !