Reviews

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake

tabathaaaa_'s review

slow-paced

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

3.0

lwilcox's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

kamflora's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

sydneylucier's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.25

_bird_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

This took me longer to read than it should have. I blame my inability to sit still and not the author. I think this is a great sequel. I like that I haven’t grown bored with characters yet and how he was able to insert Easter eggs from Libby being in the past vs the future. Great storytelling. I can’t wait to read the finale. 

ellejaereads's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

maddynd06's review against another edition

2.0

2/5

I had such high expectations just for them to come crumbling down. There were so many words in this book just for nothing to happen.

I expected to love this book just as much as the first, but I’m disappointed. With the first novel, the flipping between different perspectives added to the experience of reading the book. It was well done and interesting. With this book, however, it was purely frustrating. Every time something even remotely interesting happened, the perspective would flip. There was such an imbalance of academia, exposition, and action in this novel that made it so difficult to get through. I feel like I spent an entire year reading this book. It took so much willpower for me to get through this book that I’m put off from reading the next one.

Only time will tell if I pick this series up again.

laurareane's review against another edition

2.0

I really enjoyed the first book. This one took me forever to finish, just dragged. I listened to two and read one other before finishing this. Not sure I’ll read the third.

alissaw01's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

anastasiadreaming's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.0

Intellectually interesting, but with a tediously slow pace and lack of plot.