The series takes place in Manhattan, in the year 2118... however, Manhattan is not the Manhattan we know and love right now. The entire city consists of one skyscraper and nothing else; everything you need is within the thousand floors.
The technology involved in The Tower is something I don't know if my mind could imagine; contact lens computers, being able to virtually try on clothes, and so much more.
Publisher's Summary
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….
Review
It took me a while to finish this book and that isn't because it wasn't interesting but I think because it was a little confusing. It took a little time to understand where the story was taking place and to grasp the fact that this is taking place in the future. There are a ton of characters so it takes a little time to understand who is who and focus on each of their stories.
Once you understand everything, it's smooth sailing and you are captivated by this fictional, insane world that is set so far from the world we live in now. One of the most important things to note is that there is a great divide between the upper floors and the lower floors; of course, the upper floors are where the wealthier people reside.
The novel centers around the cast of characters listed in the book summary and their high school lives, navigating The Tower and figuring out their lives. What comes to follow is a lot of love, fights, scandal, and intense confrontations. There is betrayal, family drama, secrets, and lies... it's all the best parts of a dramatic reality TV show set 100 years in the future.
However, the plot wasn't only a futuristic Gossip Girl; there was a murder mystery that kicked everything off. Someone died on the first page and then, of course, you find out who it was in the end. I think I forgot halfway through the book that someone was supposed to die and McGee did a great job at not revealing anything. I couldn't pinpoint who would be dying and it was nice to not know for once (I'm very good at figuring out the ending of books).
Once you are hooked on the characters and their lives, you are addicted and the ending of "The Thousandth Floor" just left me wanting more. Thankfully there are two more books in the series so I don't have to say goodbye to The Tower just yet.
I think if you like mystery, young adult problems, and a lot of drama mixed with a little bit of futuristic talk, you will definitely like "The Thousandth Floor". You may not like it at first but power through, it gets better and you'll be hooked!
Have you read "The Thousandth Floor"? What did you think?
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