The Dazzling Heights

The Dazzling Heights

By Katharine McGee

Published by HarperCollins

August 29, 2017

The Thousandth Floor series

Book #1: The Thousandth Floor

Book #2: The Dazzling Heights

Book #3: The Towering Sky-August 28, 2018

The Dazzling Heights description from Goodreads

I checked this book out from the Barry Lawrence Regional Library to read and review.

I finished The Dazzling Heights last night after a late, “I have to stay up until I finish this book because I can’t bear the thought of not knowing what happens because if I don’t finish it tonight, I’ll just die,” marathon. When I finished, I just sat in bed staring at the last sentence,

“And then there was nothing more.”

Katharine, how could you!!!!!! I felt like I was on the top floor of the Tower grasping for breath.  My head was spinning, and I had to keep tapping my Kindle to make sure that it really was the end. I have to hand it to you, Katharine, you are the master at leaving me wanting more!!! Bravo! I have already put the release date for The Towering Sky on my calendar because I do not want to miss finding out what happens in this remarkable series.

If you haven’t guessed, I love this book! Before I started reading it, I was a little nervous because sometimes authors can’t keep a series going or the second book is not as good as the first.  I didn’t need to worry.  The Dazzling Heights picks up right where The Thousandth Floor left off and is the perfect book two to this series.

There are several things I like about The Dazzling Heights. First, the characters are as intriguing as ever. Now, I must confess, my opinion changed about a couple of them, and sometimes not for the better. My emotions about some of the characters reminded me of the new mirror towers in the book. One minute I feel like I love the character and everything is good-like the white tower, then in the next sentence or two, I am shifted to the dark tower and am hating the character and his/her actions. All the characters show their pure and dark side. After two books, I am still trying to figure out who the main character is.  At first, I thought Avery, but then I thought Leda? Atlas? Now I can’t make up my mind.  All the characters are equally the main character because the characters’ stories are so wonderfully woven together that you can’t tell where one begins and the other one ends.

I also love how the plot twists and turns throughout the story.  One of my favorite things is that characters are always at the right place at the right time to cause the most confusion and chaos! They also unknowingly say or do just the wrong thing to cause a new twist. I love how I am kept guessing throughout the book. I still have lots of questions that I hope are answered in book #3. I’d list them here, but some might be considered spoilers and I wouldn’t want to ruin anyone’s read of The Dazzling Heights!

Lastly, I love the world that I am taken to in this book.  The parks, plazas, bars, spas, ballrooms, terraces, and restaurants are perfect places for the cheating, backstabbing, lying, and conniving to take place.

This is a book that will have lots of YA talking. I just hope I am included in some of the discussions!!!