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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

48 reviews

blewballoon's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

I listened to this on audiobook, but only when my friend was with me so it took a long while to get through. This is not a book where all of the characters are lovable, the flaws were front and center here and people are mostly motivated by wanting knowledge/power. There are some lofty discussions of scientific/philosophical topics which are interesting but can sometimes make the story drag. Not much happens besides the Six studying and interacting with each other, then at the end the plot all rushes forward and just as it's getting exciting the book stops there. Hopefully this is promising for the next book, but it leaves you feeling a bit cheated after spending so much time reading this one.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

ceciliafurzi's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Drug use

ramireads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

takarakei's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I did a combo of listening to the audiobook (full cast, a narrator for each POV) and reading a physical copy, which was fantastic!

This is definitely a predominantly character-driven novel, but the characters are so interesting and lushly written that it often feels like so much is going on anyway (even though it isn't really).  It's one of those books where you feel like you can't really trust anyone as they all have ulterior motives (morally gray). It's very mysterious in their motives coming to light, and learning more about all the characters magical abilities.

I do really wonder though how much the next books will be character driven though because this book feels like a big set up for some major plot things to happen (ie: preventing the destruction of the universe?). SO I do kinda think/hope the storyline will move a bit more out of the character's heads just to really let this story unfold.

Also def everyone is queer, like there's no question in my mind that this will develop in the next books...

I cannot wait for the continuation of the series!
3/5🌶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Many of the above moderate TW are described in past tense (fairly vaguely) as part of character's background stories.

I'm including the suicide TW as clearly others have noted it, but there is not actual suicide that happens... it like almost happens, and I can't really explain that further without a lengthy discussion. Incest or weird vibes from an older sibling to one of the MC (spoken about in past terms vaguely)

cardanrry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

tmooremont's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I’m very bad at writing reviews for books(mainly cause it takes me months to finish them) but I fell in love with this one so I’ll try my best.

The overall reason I fell in love with this book is the writing. The way emotions are written in this book makes it one of my top five. The wording just really hit for me, the beginning chapter alone immediately made me obsessed.

The characters are so well thought out, Olivie really does a great job at portraying their desires and their personalities to the reader that you feel like you’ve met these people. 

I’m a sucker for practical magic. In the world of the Atlas Six magic doesn’t just simply exist, magic uses the basic building blocks of our world and manipulates in some way. I will say I do get a bit lost when it’s explained in the book but besides the point it’s nice not having the author be like oh yea you know some people just be magical  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


One last thing, I really like you're constantly learning new information whether that be about the characters or the universe there’s always something keeping you wanting for the next page. 

Overall if you’re looking for a short character driven fiction book with magic, Atlas Six has toy covered. 

Just wish there was more of the boy Gideon :(

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Drug use and Blood

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Classism

lynnannwalsh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

sydneyluxford's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I love crazy gay people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, and Mass/school shootings