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The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee - in bookstores now!

The Thousandth Floor (The Thousandth Floor #1) by Katharine McGee

Disclaimer: I received a free copy via Edelweiss for review purposes. A hundred years in the future, New York is home to a tower made up of a thousand floors. At the top levels, the elite. The ultra glamorous, ultra rich. The lower levels are the poorer, lower classes. The book follows several teens living on varying levels in the Tower. On the highest floor is the genetically altered perfection, Avery, who is in love with a boy she can never have. She has two best friends, Leda and Eris. Leda is a recovering drug addict living on one of the upper floors, secretly in love with Avery’s adoptive brother. Eris is beautiful and carefree, but her entire life falls to pieces as her family falls apart and there is nothing she can do about it. Watt, living with his Iranian family on one of the lower levels, is a tech-genius saving up for MIT who takes a surveillance job for one of the upper level girls, only to get caught up in a web of lies. Rylin’s job on one of the upper levels thrusts her into a world of romance and glamour she is not used to, but her new life could cost Rylin her old one. The Thousandth Floor was a book I requested on a whim: the cover was absolutely stunning, and the synopsis was intriguing. It wasn’t a bad book, but I felt like perhaps this was too long of a book for the type of story it was. The pace certainly lagged and it was only during the last 10 percent that the pace quickened and some action finally happened. I enjoyed the high-tech and futuristic elements. There were elements of the story I did enjoy, such as certain romances (though there was a lot to keep track of). Some of my favourite pairings included Eris and Mariel who I felt had instant chemistry. Avery and Watt were super cute too. And finally, Rylin and Codi. Because there were so many characters I don’t think that there was as much depth and character and relationship development as there could have been, despite the length. But like I said, there were certain pairings and characters I enjoyed. However, there seemed to be so much drama, especially concerning the romantic entanglements (and there was a lot). I would definitely liken it to something like Gossip Girlbut in a futuristic, high-tech setting. The class structures, elitism, and backstabbing is pretty much central to the story. Nevertheless, I did end up enjoying it, though not as much as I thought I would. I might check out the sequel. I’ve also read that it’s being adapted for TV by ABC and I think it will probably work better on screen.

Though the book won’t hit shelves until 2017, ABC announced that they are adapting Katharine McGee’s The Thousandth Floor into a television series.

The first in a trilogy, The Thousandth Floor takes place in 2118, where a woman falls from the thousandth floor of a supertower skyscraper in Manhattan. Her death drags the elite from the top floor and the drones from the bottom into a scandal.

According to TVLine, Maggie Friedman will write the script and produce alongside Greg Berlanti, Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo and Sarah Schechter.

They don’t give up so easily nowadays

“i’m gonna get what i want” what an entitled asshole

Oliver the Library Cat.

A lot of pets will ignore you, but only a cat will follow you from room to room and check your lines of vision to make absolutely certain that you can see them ignoring you.

theyre not ignoring you! this is actually just a cats way of saying they want to keep you company without infringing on your personal space. its the equivalent of going to a friends house while you both separately scroll through tumblr, even though youre glad to be together. alternatively the cat could be curious about what you are doing, but shy to make its presence known. either way the cat is paying very close attention to you!

this made me feel better

I don’t understand why cats will have everything they do demonized no matter how innocent it is