The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee is a unique look at Manhattan in the year 2118. Glittering lives unfold into a web of drama, deceit, and lies. Told in alternating points of view, readers are introduced into the luxurious lives of five teenagers all living in one majestic building, The Tower, that is composed of one thousand floors.

Avery, genetically designed to be the epitome of perfection, lives on the thousandth floor of The Tower. She seems to have everything she could ever want, but the world doesn’t know she is secretly hiding her deepest want ever – something she can never have.

Eris, another beautiful girl living on the upper floors, leads a seemingly perfect life, but one act of betrayal sends her life shattering to pieces in an instant.

Leda, having just left rehab for an addiction to a drug she should have never tried, finds a new addiction to a boy she should never pursue.

Rylin, a simple lower floor girl, has a job as an upper floor maid that will sweep her off her feet and into a world that will both dazzle and frighten her.

Watt, hacker extraordinaire, has a secret. He has been hired to spy on an upper floor girl and is soon caught in a web of lies and scandal.

The Tower is a symbol of wealth and power and is a dividing line between the rich and the poor. And soon those lines will be forever crossed at a party where every betrayal is revealed and no holds are barred.

Katharine McGee writes an original, compelling novel that is futuristic – yet realistic, luxurious, and glamorous. Readers will delight in the advances in technology and be awe-struck at the glitz of the lives of this privileged group of teenagers. Her writing is smooth, descriptive, and pulls you in, leaving you breathless and a little bit heady.

This story shows that not all that glitters is gold. Not all secrets can be trusted. And sometimes anything is possible – if you want it enough.