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A review by worldsunlikeourown
The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee
4.0
Following the events in Dubai, Leda, Watt, Rylin and Avery are all attempting to forget and move on with their lives. However, the police are investigating Mariel's death as they are suspicious it might have been a murder after all. And here the web of deception begins to unravel.
Leda's POVs were my favourite and how she has changed as a character from book 1 is amazing. However, the star of this book, in my opinion, was Avery. The girl genetically engineered to be perfect has realized the downsides of the glamorous society she lives in, and is no longer satisfied with playing along as her world begins to come crashing down around her. Seriously, throughout this book, I just kept waiting for the next bomb to drop and I was not disappointed. Every plot twist was fantastically done. Watt, still living in fear of Nadia being discovered, attends an MIT interview and learns to face some tough truths and makes a big decision. The reveal of Mariel's killer, while not someone I would have guessed at, was not all that surprising in hindsight - and also very logical in a way.
Surprisingly, I rather liked Rylin and Cord's plot line even though it was somewhat of a side story compared to the main events. Calliope, on the other hand, was kind of irritating in this book. Her POVs felt rather detached and her character and problems, more than a little shallow. She doesn't have much interaction with the other four and her plot line was almost separate. I expected a little more from her as a character especially since she knows Avery's secret, I thought she should have had more of a role.
Finally, this book is 4 stars and not 5 just for the fact that I thought the Avery/Atlas plot line was over and done with and yet, there it was again. Also, the ending, while somewhat happy, was not satisfactory in my opinion. Nevertheless, I expected gossipy drama and exciting plot twists from this book and it delivered. A great ending to the trilogy!
Leda's POVs were my favourite and how she has changed as a character from book 1 is amazing. However, the star of this book, in my opinion, was Avery. The girl genetically engineered to be perfect has realized the downsides of the glamorous society she lives in, and is no longer satisfied with playing along as her world begins to come crashing down around her. Seriously, throughout this book, I just kept waiting for the next bomb to drop and I was not disappointed. Every plot twist was fantastically done. Watt, still living in fear of Nadia being discovered, attends an MIT interview and learns to face some tough truths and makes a big decision. The reveal of Mariel's killer, while not someone I would have guessed at, was not all that surprising in hindsight - and also very logical in a way.
Surprisingly, I rather liked Rylin and Cord's plot line even though it was somewhat of a side story compared to the main events. Calliope, on the other hand, was kind of irritating in this book. Her POVs felt rather detached and her character and problems, more than a little shallow. She doesn't have much interaction with the other four and her plot line was almost separate. I expected a little more from her as a character especially since she knows Avery's secret, I thought she should have had more of a role.
Finally, this book is 4 stars and not 5 just for the fact that I thought the Avery/Atlas plot line was over and done with and yet, there it was again. Also, the ending, while somewhat happy, was not satisfactory in my opinion.