Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake

38 reviews

marissaumble's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

torij2000's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts

meg_'s review

challenging 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? Yes

2.5

It hurts me a little bit to give this such a low rating but this was such a disappointing conclusion to a series I have genuinely enjoyed up until this point. Each of these books has been a bit difficult to follow plot-wise, but this one was painfully slow and all over the place. I think I've said this about previous books in the series, but there were times where I felt like I was too dumb to read and understand this book. 

The most disappointing piece of this installment was that it felt like all of the plot elements and characters who I'd really enjoyed up to this book shifted so completely in this installment that I didn't really like any of it anymore. I'm not sure if that makes sense but I will try to give an example.

In previous books, I have really enjoyed reading the relationship between Libby and Tristan. I've loved the "will they, won't they" and the pull they feel toward one another. And in addition to that, I've always really love Libby as a character. Her anxious tendencies felt really relatable for me. This book made me hate Libby and made me absolutely not want her and Tristan together, which ultimately is what happened with the plot. But those elements I loved were lost. And characters who I LOVED (sweet golden retriever energy Nico) died seemingly out of nowhere? /spoiler> 

It just did not feel the same as previous installments in the series and I finished the book feeling disappointed and super unsatisfied with the ending. It felt like literally every character got the shit end of the stick in the end. Which I guess, is enjoyable and realistic to some, but I was not a fan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

colloreda's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Classism, Grief, and Gun violence

bessadams's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Murder, and Cursing

Minor: Cancer, Dementia, and Confinement

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Misogyny, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

racheldoesthings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

2.75

I can’t believe everyone died!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

aseel_reads's review

dark 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? It's complicated

1.0

Everything that was possibly annoying in the first two books, was somehow 1000% worse. The sentences just waffled on, there was no plot underneath all the garbage sentences. The ending was what? Nothing, hated everything about this, only finished it because I owned the book 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Cursing, Alcohol, Murder, and Suicide attempt

pensandpicks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Toxic relationship

jessamo19's review

dark mysterious reflective sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Misogyny