Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

68 reviews

grace_b_3's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.0

If you are fan of V.E. Schwab, particularly if you like The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, you will probably like this book. Their writing styles strike me as similar. Personally, I was underwhelmed by Addie LaRue, and I feel underwhelmed by The Atlas Six  as well. To paraphrase one of my old coworkers,  V.E. Schwab's works have the appearance of darkness but none of the bite.  The same is true of The Atlas Six. It feels like a book that desperately wants to dark and edgy, but doesn't know how to get there, so it ends up having the same vibes as a middle schooler discovering black eyeliner for the first time.  Personally, when it comes to dark academia, I want a book that hits harder. This book is all style, no substance, when it comes to the vibes, and so it just feels so empty. Not a series I plan to continue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Terminal illness and Death of parent

hcop's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, and Abandonment

monstrouscosmos's review against another edition

I really enjoyed the world building, and the exploration of each character as individuals as well as their group dynamics. the perspective taking of the chapters was also interesting, and the narrators all added nuance to their performances in ways I appreciated (especially during internal monologues). unfortunately Part 6 definitely got too trigger heavy for me, and I found the expositions started to get both much longer and much less believable. not the book for me, unfortunately! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Infidelity, Bullying, Incest, Rape, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Physical abuse, Sexism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

I put all the triggers I remembered in "moderate", though some would definitely be better described as "minor" or "graphic".

kitkatkatdog's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.75

I loved this book. I really thought I knew what would happen and even when it surprised me, it surprised me again. Every page turn was fun, mysterious, and heart dropping. The writing is so visual and descriptive to me. I love the way it all talks and shows you what’s going on. I’ve never really jumped ship for a new ship and back to an old ship on to a new ship, but boy do I just love every character with anyone, even in weird pseudo relationships that they don’t even realize is love. Great book. Great story. Wtf is gonna happen next. I really don’t know… there’s so many areas to explore here and so many questions, I can’t wait to read the other two books in the series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Murder, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Grief, Cursing, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Terminal illness

alyxbeau's review against another edition

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

5.0

Oh I loved this very quickly. It's much more complex than books I've read recently which I thoroughly appreciate! I think all the characters had distinctly unique narration and you could tell who it was who was speaking quickly and clearly. 

The subject matter of time and space has always been fascinating to me, and this book while complex, is still approachable. It doesn't make you feel bad for not inherently understanding what these brilliant medians are talking about. In fact, it does not particularly need to make sense in your own brain in order to understand how amazing what they are studying and accomplishing is. 


I'm super excited to read the future books and find out what happens! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Murder and Toxic friendship

Minor: Terminal illness

molliford's review

dark mysterious medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Terminal illness

nclausel25's review

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Gaslighting, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Terminal illness

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide

Minor: Terminal illness and Child death

imageryx's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Violence, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Car accident

emmgracebuch's review

challenging emotional informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Minor: Drug use