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lindseyhall44's review against another edition
dark
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
3.75
I really enjoyed The Atlas Six and am dying to get my hands on the next installment. I think for me, the part I most appreciated was how this novel explored the inequalities and corruption inside academia, through the lens of characters experiencing it in completely different ways.
I will say, this might not be for readers who favor plot heavy novels. It is engaging, but focuses primarily on character development and psychological ponderings, with a majority of the higher stakes occurring during the last 15% of the book.
Nevertheless, I am excited to see how the series progresses:)
Also can we talk about Libby, Reina, and Parisa, because the women of the atlas six carried the story on their backs. Libby especially, I am a sucker for characters I related to (she is 100% the archer by Taylor Swift personified). I also have a soft spot for Gideon, and hope that he gets more page time in the Atlas Paradox.
I will say, this might not be for readers who favor plot heavy novels. It is engaging, but focuses primarily on character development and psychological ponderings, with a majority of the higher stakes occurring during the last 15% of the book.
Nevertheless, I am excited to see how the series progresses:)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Gun violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
black_cat_iiix's review against another edition
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Kidnapping
blessjessmess's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
I understand the mixed reviews on this book. Its definitely not for everyone. This book is dark academia and an alternate universe where magic users are a normal part of society and society reflects magic in all aspects of the world.
OF COURSE, if magic were commonplace, it would find itself being used corruptly in finance, politics, and crime.
But what I really loved about this book is that this books main theme revolves around information. How information is weaponized against those without the means to access it. How the more information you know you realize theres so much you don't know. How easily information can be altered and how that can have dire consequences. How censorship hurts the entire population. And how information is power and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
OF COURSE, if magic were commonplace, it would find itself being used corruptly in finance, politics, and crime.
But what I really loved about this book is that this books main theme revolves around information. How information is weaponized against those without the means to access it. How the more information you know you realize theres so much you don't know. How easily information can be altered and how that can have dire consequences. How censorship hurts the entire population. And how information is power and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- I held off on a 5 simply because the first book (the intro book, if you will) of a series should never be its best, which means I have high expectations for the upcoming 3rd in the series.
- I, personally, loved this book. It's a bit meta in the most original way I've seen any genre meta book written before, so I really enjoyed that.
- I liked that each character was well rounded, and time was spent on developing the entire cast in the novel.
- This book is incredibly cerebral, but I love cerebral fiction so that's a win for me.
- This book basically said F*** the Hero's Journey and took its on path....and I really respect that.
You will like this book if you like:
- alternating povs
- science theory
- coming of age books
- grounded magic
- time travel
- dimensional travel
- Dream travel
- found family
- if you want the feel of Harry Potter but want adult themes and modernized for the environment we currently live in
- If you are in a reading rut this is a good book to break it
You will NOT like this book if:
- unlikable characters.
- meta reading
- advanced science jargon
******I half read/half listened to this book on audio. I found I preferred the audio because of the voice actors.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide
Minor: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
kaziaroo's review against another edition
Six spectacularly unlikeable people plot against each other (while also sleeping with each other) and explore the secrets of time and space through magic. Even that uninspired summary makes the book sound more interesting than it is. The book tries desperately to make you think everything it says is clever, but it's just not; the descriptions of science and magic felt like dry nonsense and the characters aren't nearly as deep and interesting as the amount of time spent in their heads implies. I read a good chunk (nearly two thirds) but ultimately decided it wasn't worth a minute more of my time and just read a plot summary online instead. Not worth the paper it's written on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Murder, and Suicide
hannahcstocks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Suicide, Stalking, Blood, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Dysphoria, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
rebecca_jt's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Murder
yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
3.0
I thought this book was good. I found it a bit slow and dense at times making it a bit difficult to get through.
I didn’t find the plot twist super surprising but I like the way it was explained. I found Libby to oftentimes be annoying and I wasn’t a huge fan of Tristan’s audiobook narrator. I liked Nico and Parisa’s characterizations. I also liked the rivalry between Nico and Libby.
All in all it was a bit confusing at times but I was able to catch up and get on the same page. Not a bad book
I didn’t find the plot twist super surprising but I like the way it was explained. I found Libby to oftentimes be annoying and I wasn’t a huge fan of Tristan’s audiobook narrator. I liked Nico and Parisa’s characterizations. I also liked the rivalry between Nico and Libby.
All in all it was a bit confusing at times but I was able to catch up and get on the same page. Not a bad book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Death
Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, and Gun violence
Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
fruitbatflora's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, and Violence
philosofreaky's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-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? It's complicated
3.75
I enjoyed this book but struggled to read it. (In the end, I think I just needed to be in the right mood/headspace to tackle it.) It's slow-paced, but I found the subject matter and character thoughts/conversations intriguing, until the last 5th of the book when it moves fast and exciting and couldn't put it down. That left me feeling quite content in the background and understanding I had of all the players moving forward.
I neither loved or hated anyone in particular, instead, did a good job of everyone having a purpose and being an intricate, ensemble cast. I will read the next one for sure, knowing that some parts might be dry but inevitably not? Somehow? I don't know. I still enjoyed the story AND the writing even though it didn't feel like a page turner. It made my brain happy.
Also, the bits in the short story included, Sacred Hospitality, did in fact make me chortle.
I neither loved or hated anyone in particular, instead, did a good job of everyone having a purpose and being an intricate, ensemble cast. I will read the next one for sure, knowing that some parts might be dry but inevitably not? Somehow? I don't know. I still enjoyed the story AND the writing even though it didn't feel like a page turner. It made my brain happy.
Also, the bits in the short story included, Sacred Hospitality, did in fact make me chortle.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Drug use, Death, Bullying, Alcohol, and Murder
abbyycadabbyy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
3.0
I had really high hopes for this book, and I was disappointed. I thought that the book was going to be a lot different then it was.
When people said that the characters were "competing to be in the school" I was thinking like physically competing. I thought the book was going to be kinda A Court of Thornes and Roses vibes with the challenges. To be honest I don't really feel like they were competing.
This kinda goes along with the "competing" thing, but this book was SO slow. I feel like the book was way too long and had way too much random info dumping. Like the characters would talk about the molecular build of something and that would take up like 20 minutes. Like I took chemistry I don't need to relearn it. I don't know that was like extremely boring.
I didn't really like any of the characters. The only character I kinda liked was Prisa. Even then, I felt like she was annoying because all she would talk about was how she knew how to get into a man's pants so that they would give her information. I didn't like that at all. She could be really smart if she actually tried, but instead she resorted to sleeping with people.
I am going to be so for real I don't think I would have finished this if I wasn't listening to the audiobook. I also don't know how I am going to get through the second book.
When people said that the characters were "competing to be in the school" I was thinking like physically competing. I thought the book was going to be kinda A Court of Thornes and Roses vibes with the challenges. To be honest I don't really feel like they were competing.
This kinda goes along with the "competing" thing, but this book was SO slow. I feel like the book was way too long and had way too much random info dumping. Like the characters would talk about the molecular build of something and that would take up like 20 minutes. Like I took chemistry I don't need to relearn it. I don't know that was like extremely boring.
I didn't really like any of the characters. The only character I kinda liked was Prisa. Even then, I felt like she was annoying because all she would talk about was how she knew how to get into a man's pants so that they would give her information. I didn't like that at all. She could be really smart if she actually tried, but instead she resorted to sleeping with people.
I am going to be so for real I don't think I would have finished this if I wasn't listening to the audiobook. I also don't know how I am going to get through the second book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Murder