Reviews

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

rosiesnow's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

sassandcellulite's review against another edition

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

4.0

This book was SO interesting. It was a little slow at times, and took me a little while to get fully invested, but the characters are really interesting and the whole world is unique to me. (Albeit a bit complicated.) I feel like I could see it being a really intriguing tv show.

I saw some of the plot twists coming, and some I didn’t. Im definitely intrigued and ready for Book 2!

alexsaunders's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

char_eli's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

kevabjo's review against another edition

3.0

I’ll stretch for a 3.5 here but only because we got pretty good there towards the end. This was addicting, but I honestly cant be sure why.

If I look closely enough the characters are not likeable , intriguing yes, but I dont actually like any of them. I had no one to root for. No one that I crave to see come out on top or unscathed. But they are fun to read, because they are all elitist hot messes. Its like watching all of the terrible things you wish you had the balls to be in real life come out on the page. So that was fun. But I was 2/3 through and I felt like nothing had happened.

The people and the writing are pretentious and sometimes hard to follow . Because we’re dealing in academia she tends to use big words for no reason other than to make the characters out to be excessively smart.

Overall though I kept turning the pages hoping something would happen. The reality is, we are given 6 POVs, none of which we have throroughly established storylines, that have been offered the opportunity to be in a secret society, so secret in fact that we know nothing about it other than that it holds the worlds knowledge and is ….SECRET. We dont know why we care, we are just supposed to. They study and research for a whole year and literally other than that - NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. Im annoyed because I want to love this and I dont. I will say though once something finally DID happen we were able to get to what looks like a fun ride for the next book.

I will for sure be reading the 2nd book, because everyone deserves a 2nd chance and now I have some idea of where the story is going. Here’s hoping this isn’t a “shame on me situation”.

rosemallow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

debbie_jane's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

lilacskye's review against another edition

slow-paced

Interesting world and concept at first, but story is slow and circuitous, with way too many loose ends. The characters are interesting, mostly, but inconsistent as the story goes on. Found a summary on Reddit of the remaining two books in trilogy to find out what happened vs reading them. 

kathrynnelson1216's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

bysereia's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0