Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

91 reviews

fronk10's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An excellent book focusing on characters who are all horrible in their own way but you can’t help but love! The dark academia vibes are spot on and it has all the classic secrets and twists, but the characters are definitely where this book shines. Intrigued the read the second one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

jaclynszick's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

anastasia_raf's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

In The Atlas six by Olivie Blake, we follow six characters, each one has their own agenda but all of them must walk through the doors of the Alexandrian society in order to gain access to means necessary to succeed their personal goals. How far are you willing to go to get what you want? Are you ready to sacrifice your morals? To sacrifice your soul? Would you sacrifice another’s soul?

I still cannot decide if I liked the book or disliked it, or just didn’t care for it. It took me too long to become interested in the story; It started  getting intriguing after 200 pages. I believe it’s a bit predictable… I guessed almost everything. It is a unique story, but the characters seemed mediocre to me. The author was so concerned in convincing us of everyone’s “gray morality” that I couldn’t distinguish any personalities within them. It felt like I read everything from the same POV but with just different “magical” abilities each time. Although I have a feeling that it’s going to be improved in the next books. Maybe I just need more time with them! I think I need to see how they behave outside of the society, how they are without one another, what they become on their own.
I liked the writing. The dialogue was pleasing as well! But I’m not sure if it’s enough for me to continue with the second book…

''A flaw of humanity,( said Parisa) the compulsion to be unique, which is at war with the desire to belong to a single identifiable sameness.''

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bxnnny's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

i don't usually read fantasy nowadays but this is part of my book club with my sister and she chose! i was hesitant about this one as i didn't think i would like it and i wasn't too keen about starting a series, but i found the characters to be interesting enough where i ended up getting hooked. most of the characters are unlikeable tbh, but at the same time, i was intrigued by their stories and character arcs. i found parisa and dalton to be the most interesting. the writing can be a little wordy and pretentious at times. i might end up continuing the series just to see what happens with each character as i found them more interesting than the main plot itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Suicide attempt

narcissistic personalities, emotional manipulation.

minttus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

em_of_swags's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

thought the magic system and motivations of the characters were pretty interesting but the amount of sexuality made me uncomfortable (yes I know this is an adult book, it could have been violence ok?) and I didn't fully grasp the clear line of the plot

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Terminal illness

cnohero's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing and Suicidal thoughts

raichou's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Wie bei den meisten Büchern mit vielen Hauptcharakteren bin ich anfangs oft durcheinander gekommen wer nun wer war. Das hat sich aber nach kurzer Zeit gegeben, wenn man erst mal etwas gelesen hat. 
Am Ende hatte ich auch alle der Sechs ins Herz geschlossen, auch wenn sie nicht perfekt sind und ihre Ecken und Kanten haben. 

Mir war länger nicht ganz bewusst, was eigentlich der Sinn der Gesellschaft ist (ist es immernoch nicht ganz), aber den Twist am Ende habe ich nicht erwartet. 

Atlas war mir anfangs etwas suspekt, warum kann ich nicht genau sagen, aber ich bin beruhigt, dass es keine falsche Voranung war. Auch dass Ezra plötzlich so viel mit der ganzen Geschichte zu tun hatte, hätte ich nicht erwartet.

 

Ich bin gespannt wie es im zweiten Band weiter geht.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Suicidal thoughts

bemaline's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol