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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

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jasbah's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

kayleev_'s review against another edition

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challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

4.75⭐
SO good, so fun. loved it fr. literally flew through it considering its 550+ pages long. apparently it was very hyped up on booktok or smth, which i kinda knew but at the same time i didn't go into it with extremely high expectations, so that made me love it even more. i also heard its somewhat confusing and difficult to get into, but i didn;t feel that way at all. the fantasy elements were fairly easy to understand. loved the story and everything else, especially the characters AND THE VIBE. OMG THE DARK ACADEMIA VIBES WERE EVERYTHING TO ME <3. definitely gonna continue this series :)

thebookishnic's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

anisyrah's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

Where to begin? I’m left feeling underwhelmed and disappointed. The beginning of this book and the vibes throughout were immaculate. I really came to love almost all of the characters in this large cast and could at least understand the motivations of all of them—which is a huge feat.

I saw the first big twist coming and enjoyed the way in which it added to the overall plot. The second, however, was incredibly jarring and infuriatingly out of left field. I’ll keep it spoiler free, but I do fully feel as if the second big twist undermined the entire established plot and took away too much of the main cast’s abilities and will.

And, not for nothing, big twists have to straddle a line between surprising and believable. They’re only fun if, should you go back and reread the material, you’d find clues. There’s no way those exist in this case, which just proves, in my opinion, how random and out of place it felt. I will be reading the next in the trilogy solely to find out what happens to the characters I’ve come to love. And, I won’t lie, to see how this possibly resolves.

minidumpster's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

It's very rare that the ending of a book is shocking to me, but this took me by surprise. Halfway through, I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue the series but Blake wove together seemingly unconnected bits and pieces to create a really engaging story.