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leahrosiee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Ok I finally finished this with the audiobook. It is good, the ending surprised me and the sexy academia vibes were excellent.
Full cast audiobook could really redeem any book for me.
Full cast audiobook could really redeem any book for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Alcohol
daisy54321's review against another edition
challenging
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
4.0
interesting characters
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Abandonment and Grief
Minor: Child abuse
meredith_williams_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Abandonment
Minor: Cursing and Drug use
andreamre's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content, Death, and Emotional abuse
anxiousnachos's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-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
stars. YA’LL THE HYPE IS REAL I AM OBSESSED. Please give me more of the exquisitely, beautifully, painfully anguished Tristan. And stop being mean to Libby, I LOVE HER. I love them together. The way this book wrote character relationships and allegiances twisting and changing was just *chefs kiss*
Content warnings: blood, murder, suicide, suicidal thoughts, manipulation, coercive control (via magic), sex
Content warnings: blood, murder, suicide, suicidal thoughts, manipulation, coercive control (via magic), sex
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Emotional abuse
sofiareadings's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
kassidyreads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Alcohol, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Child abuse
justagrlandherdog's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
lainiereads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Okay, this book is confusing. But, in a good way, I think? Like I really enjoyed reading it, and I can't wait for the second one, but man I had no idea what was going on the whole time. The writing has the perfect dark academia fanciness, which created a large amount of confusion- but it's also what made me still enjoy reading even when I was completely lost. Olivie Blake's writing makes it so easy for the readers to feel like they are also in some mysterious private "school" and are learning about some crazy complicated magic.
Speaking about magic, that was also very hard for me to understand- but once again, in an enjoyable way. It felt a lot like reading about philosophy, but instead of being all theoretical, it was about the magical abilities that they had. It was very interesting to learn about, although I absolutely understood none of it (like actual philosophy). If anyone enjoys that kind of abstract thinking, then this book is 100% for you. If you don't like that kind of thing though, don't worry, it's still enjoyable when you don't understand it.
Now for the best part of the book: the characters! They were all so complex! And their dynamic with each other?? Also complex! It was so hard to figure out what was going to happen next because there were so many layers to each person. It felt like every chapter, my perception of each character was completely changed! My personal favorites would probably be Nico and Libby, who I can't wait to see more of in the next book (psssst Olivie Blake, please give me more Libby and Nick content in the next one, that's all I want). They both try to be morally good but find themselves struggling with doing the right thing at times. Libby especially questions her beliefs a lot, which made me connect to her a lot more than others who just did crazy things for fun (though I also love those characters too).
This book includes many morally gray characters, fancy dark academia vibes, and a complex storyline- what's not to like? Everyone go read it so we can all discuss the ending and wait patiently for the next one :)
Speaking about magic, that was also very hard for me to understand- but once again, in an enjoyable way. It felt a lot like reading about philosophy, but instead of being all theoretical, it was about the magical abilities that they had. It was very interesting to learn about, although I absolutely understood none of it (like actual philosophy). If anyone enjoys that kind of abstract thinking, then this book is 100% for you. If you don't like that kind of thing though, don't worry, it's still enjoyable when you don't understand it.
Now for the best part of the book: the characters! They were all so complex! And their dynamic with each other?? Also complex! It was so hard to figure out what was going to happen next because there were so many layers to each person. It felt like every chapter, my perception of each character was completely changed! My personal favorites would probably be Nico and Libby, who I can't wait to see more of in the next book (psssst Olivie Blake, please give me more Libby and Nick content in the next one, that's all I want). They both try to be morally good but find themselves struggling with doing the right thing at times. Libby especially questions her beliefs a lot, which made me connect to her a lot more than others who just did crazy things for fun (though I also love those characters too).
This book includes many morally gray characters, fancy dark academia vibes, and a complex storyline- what's not to like? Everyone go read it so we can all discuss the ending and wait patiently for the next one :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Violence, and Grief
thecourtofreading's review against another edition
adventurous
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
5.0
"we are the gods of our own universes, aren't we? destructive ones."
this book. this BOOK. i honestly have so many thoughts about this book i literally cannot condense them into a review. reading the atlas six felt like i was in a university in england, where it's raining and i'm reading in my dormitory in the semi-darkness with candles, studying an english literature degree with history of art. that's what this book feels like.
"our fragile morality. the inevitability that we will descend into chaos and dust."
the part that made me give this book 5 stars instead of 4.75 was not only the ending but the characters. they are literally some of the most flawed, troubled and tortured characters that they feel physically real. i find it hard to explain this it seems like but olivie blake took every flaw of every human being, some that you don't want to see and instead push them under a carpet, and brought them to light. the characters were ruthless, unforgivable and cunning. they are human, and i guess that's what makes them dangerous because in the right circumstances, people are capable of things that you otherwise wouldn't think you were capable of.
"we fight it, trying to starve well or starve cleverly, but it comes to us eventually. we all have different reasons for wanting, but inevitably it comes."
in short, read this book. it's brutal and it's probably going to show you a part of yourself that you don't want to come to terms with, but this is one of my favourites
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide
Moderate: Blood and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, and Gun violence