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    The Thousandth Floor
    The Thousandth Floor
    The Thousandth Floor
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    The Thousandth Floor

    Written by Katharine McGee

    Narrated by Phoebe Strole

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    New York Times bestseller

    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.

    Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Big Little Lies, debut author Katharine McGee has created a breathtakingly original series filled with high-tech luxury and futuristic glamour, where the impossible feels just within reach. But in this world, the higher you go, the farther there is to fall….

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 30, 2016
    ISBN9780062570130
    Author

    Katharine McGee

    Katharine McGee is from Houston, Texas. She studied English and French literature at Princeton and has an MBA from Stanford. It was during her years living in a second-floor apartment in New York City that she kept daydreaming about skyscrapers . . . and then she started writing. She now lives in Philadelphia. The Thousandth Floor is her first novel and The Dazzling Heights her second.

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    • 5/5
      It was a great read, would definitely recommend. The drama was nonstop! On to the next one.
    • 4/5
      Takes a little bit to get into but by 30% you will be hooked. Nothing mind blowing but a great, fun story.
    • 5/5
      My heart ? I can’t I have no worlds
    • 4/5
      I felt it was really good even though lot of it was farfetched but most good stories are! it was told great!
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book! The premise is pretty unique in that practically the entire story takes place within this behemoth of a building the size of a small city, which runs even higher than it is wide. Well developed characters with some fascinating developments. Some of the characters I grew to like, others not so much, but I do not see, as I see in many reviews, that not liking characters is a criteria for judging a book as good or bad. At any rate, I feel this book was well written and quite well narrated. I am interested enough in the story to continue on with the next book in the series. Definitely a worthwhile listen!
    • 3/5
      This book was for sure entertaining, but not so much a " cant put it down" story. It was like a futuristic teen drama novel, lots of romance and betrayal.
    • 4/5
      descriptive prowess of the writer was amazing I loved it.
    • 3/5
      I think this was a fun read. It wasn't anything life changing or really anything that impressive but it was a fun read. This book is told from five characters points of view. They are all teenagers that live in a 1000 story tall skyscraper in New York City. The higher you are in the building the higher your social class. I thought going into this book that I would find the stories of the lower story kids more interesting but I found most of the characters boring. The only one I really enjoyed reading about was Eris. I also really like that they made her have a girl friend for most of the book but then the ending made me really really mad. in this book you read in the prologue that someone gets thrown of the building and of course it has to be the only LGBT character who has finally found love and happiness. I really felt like this book was just about drama when I had been promised and interesting story set in the future with an interesting social dynamics. There is also a romantic and sexual relationship between one of the characters and her adopted brother. I do not care if the sibling is adopted. If you are siblings and share a last name having a relationship is incest and it made me very uncomfortable reading about it. Also it seems like every character in this book has a drug addiction but it felt like that part of the society in this book wasn't well explained. Overall I will probably read the next book as long as Eris' girlfriend has a POV in it because I want to see what she does next but I was a bit underwhelmed and let down by a book I was really looking forward to.
    • 3/5
      Dystopian world based in a future NYC. Novel involves a group of (mostly) uber-rich teen-aged friends whose lives revolve around fashion, parties, drugs and alcohol, with a sobering dose of trauma thrown in. World building around a 1,000-floor tower where their daily lives unfold -- work, home, school, shopping, with the richest inhabitants living on the higher floors. Technology in this world was interesting, but the intersecting stories told in alternating voices had just too, too much drama for me.Alas, I went ahead and found/read the spoilers for books 2 and 3, as I just couldn't see myself immersed in that kind of drama for two more iterations, but I wanted to know how their problems resolved:-)
    • 3/5
      So this would be an OK high school age teen novel. Girls with problems could have been an equally acceptable alternate title. While the tower is used, the novel would be almost exactly the same in a neighborhood that had various economic sections. OK but not as good as I hoped.
    • 5/5
      Not realizing that this was a series, the long exposition. was tiring. . . then it got confusing.. . .then it was outstanding. the secrets and the deception was just as good as Dangerous Liasons.
    • 3/5
      2.75

      I am not ashamed. Occasionally I crave a good old-fashioned guilty pleasure chick lit novel. Especially when life is hectic or stressful. I grabbed the thousandth floor because I am also not ashamed to be a fan of shows like Gossip Girl and NYC Prep. This book advertised to be in the same vein, and also had a futuristic feel. I was eager to see how that would be handled. Several teenagers (the haves and have nots) all dwelling in a large tower that takes up the greater portion of New York city. Which floor you can afford to live on tells how much money you have, and how much technology you can afford, not to mention it begins with a mysterious death. It sounded promising, but the delivery of so much promise actually just fell flat (pardon the pun if you have read this). The world-building in this book was basically non-existent, so all the reader has to go by is poor descriptions of Jetsons-like futuristic inventions speckled in alongside a lot of teen angst and drama. The writing was pretty simplistic, and most of the characters lacked enough dimension to truly care about them, which shocked me for how long the book was and how the book centered around them. Overall, it was a fast read, it was even a bit of a fun read...but it wasn't really the best read.
    • 3/5
      The only thing this book really succeeded in was reaffirming why I hate snobby people and their ceaseless contrivances. If you like Gossip Girl, reality TV, and don't mind fake-politeness, then you'll probably really like this. I, however, really didn't.

      This is a science fiction romantic mess about the most convoluted love dodecahedron you've ever heard of. Here's a brief overview:

      Person A is in love with person B, who is flirting with person C. Person A and C are best friends. Person D is friends with person A and C, and was in a relationship with person E. Person E is also in a relationship with person F, who's dating person G. Person H is in love with person A, and was hired by person C to spy on person B. Persons A, C, D, F, and H are all main characters.

      And that's not even the end of it. It goes on and on and on and on and I hated it.

      Oh, and there's pseudo-incest, if you're into that kinda thing. It's honestly not very interesting and doesn't really make any sense, but hey, McGee needed maximum drama, and what's more dramatic than two adopted siblings pining after each other?

      Honestly, I only liked one character and she freaking dies at the end, so I'm definitely not going to finish this series.
    • 4/5
      In future New York, a giant tower has been built on the footprint of Central Park. The book explores the lives, loves, and lies of the privileged. Avery lives on the thousandth floor, harboring a secret love for her adopted brother. Around her, the lives of her best friends are crumbling, every one with secrets. The world building is intriguing with lots of teen angst and drama.
    • 4/5
      I️ really enjoyed this one. I️ know it’s been said before but it was like a smash up of the gossip girls and the OC in a futuristic time setting. It had it a bit of it all; romance, lies, deceit, drugs, heartbreak, you name it. As I️ finished, I️ immediately downloaded the next one on my kindle. Looking forward to continuing on. 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
    • 5/5
      all the fancy gadgetry - so many exciting conveniences - and tasty treats. I admit I was distracted by all the bling!
    • 3/5
      I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did! The comparisons to Gossip Girl (the show) are apt, but I found this version, set in a fascinating futuristic tower-version of a city with edgy, desperate characters, to be more dark and imaginative. The twists and turns made for a fun ride, despite the excess of characters and points of view.
    • 3/5
      While reading this I kept calling it "Gossip Girl in Space" which slightly inaccurate but completely nails what this book is. Basically what you're getting is a teen novel of manners set in an extremely specific sci-fi frame.

      Did not realize this was the start of the series until I finished. I will be guilt reading at least the next two when they come out.

    • 4/5
      There are quite a bit of characters and POVs in THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR and I don't want to bore you with going over them all, but I will say that we DO find out who falls in the opening chapter before the book is over. I think that is important to say, because there are a lot of pages and story to get through and at some times, you might be impatient to find out. DON'T skip to the end, the characters and story are important. My biggest issue with THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR was the pace, it was slooooow. The story goes in a lot of different directions and although I LIKED the story, it was sometimes really hard not to skip some parts of it. I refrained from doing that and the story was better for it. Every characters and event ended up being pretty important to the overall story.The ending was bit anticlimactic and it felt unfinished to me. Even having said that, I really enjoyed the story and the characters—some more than others. I have no choice to read book two because I have to see how things turn out.* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
    • 3/5
      Drama on the Upper-Floors!

      I've been debating on what to rate this because it's not a bad book in terms of the writing style, pacing and character development but it just wasn't for me but, hey I don't care to read about sibling incest. The whole story was primarily ya drama and character development of 5 wealthy and not-so-wealthy young adults, Avery, Leda, Eris, Rylin & Watt. Then something big finally happens at the very last few pages and we're left with a huge cliffhanger ending! Arrgh!

      If the ending would have happened a lot earlier on in the story to give the plot some substance I might have enjoyed the book a little more. One of the redeeming qualities of the book though is the world building. The tower setting is very cool and they live in a futuristic world so the technology they use is also very creative.

      With the world building and tower setting, this story really had the potential to be so much more then a ya soap opera. By the ending though, it looks like the author has plans for a second book so maybe the plot will thicken in that book but, at this point I don't know if I'll read it or not.

      Below is a highlight of each character. *Minor Spoilers- If you have intentions of reading this book & don't want to learn about the characters beforehand you might want to skip the next part.

      Avery - lives in the penthouse and is in love with her brother Atlas!! Her parents adopted him at the age of 5 so they aren't blood related but they have grown up together since they were kids and live in the same house etc. *I'm not even going to go there!

      Leda- she just got out of rehab. She's Avery's best friend and also has a thing for Atlas. Her & Atlas have been out on a couple of dates. She also is rich and lives in the upper tower.

      Eris- She is about to turn 18 and had to submit to DNA testing as a condition of her trust fund and found out that her dad isn't even her dad. Her mom cheated on him. Her mom just made her & Eris move from their wealthy penthouse apartment to a run down apartment down-tower to give her dad some space.

      Rylin- Her mom passed away and she is raising herself and her little sister on her own. She's barely getting by and is working two jobs. They are about to be evicted if she can't come up with rent money within 7 days.

      Watt- He is a computer geek & hacker who has installed near his temple a very illegal and secret AI that he built called a "quant" which, gives him tons of private information about anyone and everything. He uses it to complete jobs for people that request him to find information or people etc. Leda has just hired him to learn as much as he can about Atlas specifically where he ran off to last year.


      So, if I had to pull a moral from this story, it would be that money can't buy happiness! The wealthy have just as many problems, if not more, then the poorer classes.

      *I received this ARC from Edelweiss & Harper Collins Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

    • 3/5
      A hundred years in the future, people are living in a thousand story tower stretching two and a half miles into the Manhattan sky. The rich and the ultra-elite claim the top floors of the tower; the poor live far below. Technology has made their lives easy but, as several of the teens who inhabit the tower are about to learn, the strength of secrets and the threat of their revelation can change everything in an instant.This futuristic tale reveals the hopes and fears of several teenagers living in the tower. It’s a saga of lives filled with momentous secrets, snarky teen nangst, melodramatic mean girl cattiness, and far too much “Gossip Girl”-ish backbiting backstabbing . . . . Even in 2118, despite lives filled with luxury and glamor, it’s still rough being a teenager. The futuristic technology is a truly bright spot in the book, well-imagined and easily fitting into the lifestyle of the day as depicted in the story. Although the characters are well-drawn, all are quite unlikeable and empathy is in short supply for these self-absorbed teens who fill their days with drinking, drugs, sex, and gossip. Readers may find the drawn-out narrative rather tedious, but it’s in the final pages that the story finally comes together and the pace accelerates. Readers should expect a cliffhanger of sorts as this the first in a trilogy that, presumably, will pick up from the point where this uneven narrative ends.