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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

183 reviews

asa_s_16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Stalking and Alcohol

cattheteawitchfairy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

1.5

This was an interesting concept but I do not feel that it was executed particularly well. The characters were difficult to attach myself to and often didn’t have much personality that I could connect with. The plot was very confusing and the magic system could have been developed.

The rating is mostly for what the book could be, I wouldn’t recommend it particularly and I doubt I’ll be continuing with this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Alcohol

trips's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Honestly, I feel like I shouldn't be giving this book 4 stars. Not a ton really happens in the book, its mostly just the characters talking and discussing various things. But for some reason, it worked for me. I genuinely enjoyed the 6 candidates and how different they were from each other, and the internal and external banter that arose from that. The way magic works was really fun to me, and I dunno, it was just a right time right place kind of book.

I don't know if I could wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone though, because I have a strong feeling this isn't gonna work for a lot of people. But if you like it when characters just talk for forever, you'll probably like it (lol)!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Alcohol

pvbobrien's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

4.5
I wanted to come back to this book to review because why not and maybe I will do more reviews like this, probably not though.

The characters are all pretentious assholes, there I said it, but they all have their flaws and things that make you like them a little bit at least.

Though I did expect everyone to kiss in this book or be a thing, I was like these two should date, not these two. but whoever gets with who I am just having a good time that is for sure.

I resonated with Libby more than I thought I would, but her anxiety really came through and her just asking all the questions to be absolutely sure of something, that is me all over.

The only character that I ever had trouble liking out of the main 6 was Callum and I am hoping for that to change in the second book because there is definitely more to him than we get to see. But if not oh well I will continue to root for the others over him. no biggie.

Give me fantasy elements, dark academia and asshole characters that have to interact, and I am probably gonna have a great time!! I am excited to see where this series will take us too next

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sandreamy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

deaponia'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail

everythingordinary's review against another edition

emotional informative 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

takarakei's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I did a combo of listening to the audiobook (full cast, a narrator for each POV) and reading a physical copy, which was fantastic!

This is definitely a predominantly character-driven novel, but the characters are so interesting and lushly written that it often feels like so much is going on anyway (even though it isn't really).  It's one of those books where you feel like you can't really trust anyone as they all have ulterior motives (morally gray). It's very mysterious in their motives coming to light, and learning more about all the characters magical abilities.

I do really wonder though how much the next books will be character driven though because this book feels like a big set up for some major plot things to happen (ie: preventing the destruction of the universe?). SO I do kinda think/hope the storyline will move a bit more out of the character's heads just to really let this story unfold.

Also def everyone is queer, like there's no question in my mind that this will develop in the next books...

I cannot wait for the continuation of the series!
3/5🌶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Many of the above moderate TW are described in past tense (fairly vaguely) as part of character's background stories.

I'm including the suicide TW as clearly others have noted it, but there is not actual suicide that happens... it like almost happens, and I can't really explain that further without a lengthy discussion. Incest or weird vibes from an older sibling to one of the MC (spoken about in past terms vaguely)

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol