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watsontheslytherin's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Beautiful prose
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Torture
Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Drug use
thaliareads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
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
5.0
Really interesting concept and a diverse cast of characters. I do sort of wish I had read it as a physical or e-book the first time instead of listening to the audiobook. It was a bit tough for me to separate the characters at first since the way I listen to audiobooks while I'm doing other things I sometimes missed when a switch in character was announced. However, this is my personal experience and overall I really enjoyed the narration of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Death, and Torture
Minor: Alcohol
The main plot does involve the six initiates protecting the society which does involve fairly detailed fighting with enemies who try to break inmidnacine's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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
5.0
"Magic has aspects of nature, nature has aspects of magic, and to take one away from either is a corruption to both their forms."
The writing style of this book makes me wanna change the writing style of my reviews. That's how you know a book is good- when it undeniably influences your day-to-day decisions and ultimately leaves you consumed.
I'll be honest: I didn't expect to love this as much as I did. At moments, it was really hard for me to concentrate on the prose, as it's very much in the style of all those classics you're forced to read in high school. However, once I got attached to the characters, I was hooked.
I love the integration of magic with science, philosophy, and morality. Though challenging for me at times, I did find myself lingering on quite a few of the existential questions and really thinking about myself in the situations the Six are shown to be in. Namely: would I be willing to do whatever necessary, no matter the cost, if it meant accessing knowledge and power forbidden to the majority of human existence? Honestly, I'll never know.
And just to get it out of my system, here's the more academic portion of my review:
Reading Atlas Six was like looking at scrambled pieces of a puzzle: you know they'll all come together to make a cohesive picture, but until you have all of the pieces it's impossible to know in what orientation, exactly, the picture will be. Olivie Blake does an impeccable job of casting her very own magic over the reader to keep them on a proverbial seat, never revealing too much information at once to let them piece together the puzzle on their own.
I think the writing is absolutely gorgeous and has an amazing balance of seriousness and humor. It definitely took ~~big brain~~ to read it but I can't wait to see what happens in the second book!
The writing style of this book makes me wanna change the writing style of my reviews. That's how you know a book is good- when it undeniably influences your day-to-day decisions and ultimately leaves you consumed.
I'll be honest: I didn't expect to love this as much as I did. At moments, it was really hard for me to concentrate on the prose, as it's very much in the style of all those classics you're forced to read in high school. However, once I got attached to the characters, I was hooked.
I love the integration of magic with science, philosophy, and morality. Though challenging for me at times, I did find myself lingering on quite a few of the existential questions and really thinking about myself in the situations the Six are shown to be in. Namely: would I be willing to do whatever necessary, no matter the cost, if it meant accessing knowledge and power forbidden to the majority of human existence? Honestly, I'll never know.
And just to get it out of my system, here's the more academic portion of my review:
Reading Atlas Six was like looking at scrambled pieces of a puzzle: you know they'll all come together to make a cohesive picture, but until you have all of the pieces it's impossible to know in what orientation, exactly, the picture will be. Olivie Blake does an impeccable job of casting her very own magic over the reader to keep them on a proverbial seat, never revealing too much information at once to let them piece together the puzzle on their own.
I think the writing is absolutely gorgeous and has an amazing balance of seriousness and humor. It definitely took ~~big brain~~ to read it but I can't wait to see what happens in the second book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, Death, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Torture
Minor: Child abuse, Body horror, Terminal illness, Grief, and Cursing
lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I picked up the indie publication of this book because I had heard great things about it on TikTok, and then I received a beautiful edition of it in my FairyLoot subscription. I had really high expectations for this story, and I was left feeling unsatisfied. "The Atlas Six" follows six young adults with different magical abilities. They are drafted to come together at this highly coveted and elusive school that only takes new students once a decade. The group is told they are granted access to the secret society's archives and will be judged individually by their own contributions to the group. After the year is up, only five will go through initiation and be a full member of this prestigious society.
It took me a LONG time to get into this story (like 65% of the way through the story). The writing and story progressed incredibly slowly in the beginning and even when things of interest started to happen, I was not invested in the story enough to enjoy them. I really enjoy the idea that everyone has different magical abilities, but it is a very ambitious thing to write about. I felt like we only got a visceral understanding of each person's abilities, and it often times made the story boring and unbelievable (unbelievable in the sense that anyone could resolve issues with their own abilities because it felt like someone could fix any hurdle thrown at the group). I wish the magic system was more concrete and maybe everyone had a concentrated portion of it that they were better at or just more interested in.
I will probably pick up the sequel at some point, purely because "The Atlas Six" ends in such a major cliffhanger, but I do not have high expectations.
It took me a LONG time to get into this story (like 65% of the way through the story). The writing and story progressed incredibly slowly in the beginning and even when things of interest started to happen, I was not invested in the story enough to enjoy them. I really enjoy the idea that everyone has different magical abilities, but it is a very ambitious thing to write about. I felt like we only got a visceral understanding of each person's abilities, and it often times made the story boring and unbelievable (unbelievable in the sense that anyone could resolve issues with their own abilities because it felt like someone could fix any hurdle thrown at the group). I wish the magic system was more concrete and maybe everyone had a concentrated portion of it that they were better at or just more interested in.
I will probably pick up the sequel at some point, purely because "The Atlas Six" ends in such a major cliffhanger, but I do not have high expectations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Violence
muriel_r's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
tense
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Suicide, War, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Death, and Violence
bookishgoob's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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? N/A
5.0
I went into this with high hopes, and in the beginning i was worried those hopes were too high. I felt like I had hyped myself up too much to enjoy what was in front of me. However, after some time with it I realized I hadn’t necessarily hyped myself up too much, I was just far too impatient to let the story unfold. The way that the characters each had their own perspective added so much depth and life to the story. The fact that I could hate and love these characters added an element of me being there with them. I loved that these characters weren’t two dimensional what so ever, even the side characters had dimension and purpose. The way that the story unfolded and came together at the end was a perfect mystery answered with a slight cliffhanger for what’s to come. I enjoyed every moment of this book, from the dark academia aesthetic, to the moral ambiguity each character had. I felt like I related so much to libby and reina, and loved parisa and nico. I couldn’t stand callum the whole time but his character still added so much to the story. The questions my mind was going over of “Is he wrong because I think he’s wrong or is he actually morally wrong?” was a constant on the forefront of my mind. People say that they hated the “pretentious” language used, like it wasn’t the entire point. It’s a secret society. Of course it’s pretentious. Anyway, I am so excited for book 2 and I am finding myself feeling so impatient for it! I highly recommend this book if you’re in the mood for secret society, rivals to lovers, and hot people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexism, Alcohol, Death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Gore, Infidelity, Child death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Addiction
Minor: Hate crime, Kidnapping, and Gun violence
ajthequeen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Torture
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Drug use
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