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. But people never change: everyone here wants something … and everyone has something to lose.
Leda Cole’s flawless exterior belies a secret addiction — to a drug she never should have tried and a boy she never should have touched.
Eris Dodd-Radson’s beautiful, carefree life falls to pieces when a heartbreaking betrayal tears her family apart.
Rylin Myers’s job on one of the highest floors sweeps her into a world — and a romance — she never imagined … but will her new life cost Rylin her old one?
Watt Bakradi is a tech genius with a secret: he knows everything about everyone. But when he’s hired to spy by an upper-floor girl, he finds himself caught up in a complicated web of lies.
And living above everyone else on the thousandth floor is Avery Fuller, the girl genetically designed to be perfect. The girl who seems to have it all — yet is tormented by the one thing she can never have.
Amid breathtaking advancement and high-tech luxury, five teenagers struggle to find their place at the top of the world. But when you’re this high up, there’s nowhere to go but down …
The Thousandth Floor Review
As soon as I heard about The Thousandth Floor, it’s been on my radar. Fast forward to a year later, the sequel is already out and I’ve finally read the first book!
The Thousandth Floor is pitched as Gossip Girl but set in a futuristic world. It follows five different characters and their perspectives in alternating chapters. There’s drama, breakups, makeups and just overall chaos!
I already knew this was going to be a book for me based on the link to Gossip Girl. While I wasn’t a fan of the books, I certainly enjoyed the TV show. Quite honestly, the characters in The Thousandth Floor really do remind me of the characters in Gossip Girl.
The characters are really enjoyable. It’s interesting jumping from different perspectives, but I think it works well in this book. I particularly enjoyed Rylin and Watt’s storylines.
The writing is really great. The beginning of the book sets up a suspenseful mystery that you hope will unravel throughout the length of the book. Katharine McGee’s writing certainly adds to the enjoyment of the book.
But, there are some aspects of this book that I’m not really a fan of. In the end, it shapes it up to be an enjoyable read, but nothing overly special.
First, I’m not a fan of Avery’s storyline – especially with Atlas. It’s just weird. Second, I think there needs to be more information behind the futuristic world the characters live in. I found the technology they used to be really confusing and I needed some more background.
Overall, The Thousandth Floor is an enjoyable book but not the best I’ve read. The ending definitely leaves me curious so I will hopefully pick up the sequel soon. If you’re a fan of Gossip Girl like me, then I would certainly give this book a try!
Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
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About the Author
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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