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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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Body horror, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Classism, and Blood
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Cancer, 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.''
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.''
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, 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
Content Warnings
Minor: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Cursing
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.
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.
Ich bin gespannt wie es im zweiten Band weiter geht.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Emotional abuse
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol
nico_asteri's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was just okay. None of the characters were particularly interesting and they all had an air of trying to sound very smart but saying nothing. The switching between POVs made it feels like you never really got into anyone's story. Parisa's story with Dalton was the most interesting to me, but then it just kinda...dropped off. all the plot of this book basically happens in the last third of it, and so it makes the reveal at the end with Ezra was just...boring. There was very little build up, I think trying to make it a big shock, but instead it just kinda felt like...okay, I guess that may as well just happen. And the conflict between him and Atlas just seemed so silly. He comes off as just being pissed off that Atlas shut him out, and is only concerned about the fate of the world as a secondary thing. There just doesn't feel like there's much motivation or reason for him to be doing any of it. Anytime you introduce time travel to a story, you need to have a good reason why it can't be used to just fix everything. Sure, there are some fixed events, but there was surely some way to just like, prevent Atlas from consolidating power, or stop Libby from meeting Nico, or any other number of things. It's too convenient to just hand wave it and say 'oh well all of this stuff is apparently fixed in time', ok, then what is the point of even having a time travel ability? You may as well have just made him able to see the future or something. Anyway, I may give the 2nd book a try, but this one really didn't stand out much to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts