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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

76 reviews

lynsstrange's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.25

Overall really enjoyed! It took me a while to get through. The language was trying to be edgy and philosophical, and at some points, it works quite well, and in others it comes off just as sorta clunky. (Read: “Did they hurt you?” He asked. She dragged her gaze up, sickened. “Who?” “Everyone.” “Yes.”) Like a lot of the dialogue is easy to picture in a book, but then you have to pause and remember “why the hell would anyone actually ever say that in real life??” 💀 However, I love the characters and how morally gray and complex they are. My favorites are Tristan and Libby, but I relate to Reina the most lmao. Basically all the characters sleep with each other at some point, so this leads to some bizarre dynamics and anyone can be shipped with anyone. But, I’m a sucker for academic rivals, so I’m going to have to go with Libby and Nico as my favorite. The plot twist was really interesting, and I was not at all expecting

Ezra’s crazy backstory with Atlas! I thought he’d probably end up being a villainous figure or something. But like, damn, I wasn’t expecting Atlas to be the overarching antagonist. Kinda interesting. I wonder just how old that makes Ezra though oop.

Overall really enjoyed this, though. Waiting excitedly for the atlas paradox!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

snowy05's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

tays_books's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Incest, Rape, Terminal illness, Blood, and Grief

cluckieduck's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The hype lead me here, but all I can say is that I think this book was trying to hard to be something grand. A lot needs to be tightened up - it just kept going in circles, filled with redundancies rather than fleshing-out the characterization or world-building that was deeply needed. That being said, it was good enough that I'll continue with the series to see where it leads.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Stalking, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

midnacine's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

"Magic has aspects of nature, nature has aspects of magic, and to take one away from either is a corruption to both their forms."

The writing style of this book makes me wanna change the writing style of my reviews. That's how you know a book is good- when it undeniably influences your day-to-day decisions and ultimately leaves you consumed.
I'll be honest: I didn't expect to love this as much as I did. At moments, it was really hard for me to concentrate on the prose, as it's very much in the style of all those classics you're forced to read in high school. However, once I got attached to the characters, I was hooked.
I love the integration of magic with science, philosophy, and morality. Though challenging for me at times, I did find myself lingering on quite a few of the existential questions and really thinking about myself in the situations the Six are shown to be in. Namely: would I be willing to do whatever necessary, no matter the cost, if it meant accessing knowledge and power forbidden to the majority of human existence? Honestly, I'll never know.

And just to get it out of my system, here's the more academic portion of my review:
Reading Atlas Six was like looking at scrambled pieces of a puzzle: you know they'll all come together to make a cohesive picture, but until you have all of the pieces it's impossible to know in what orientation, exactly, the picture will be. Olivie Blake does an impeccable job of casting her very own magic over the reader to keep them on a proverbial seat, never revealing too much information at once to let them piece together the puzzle on their own.

I think the writing is absolutely gorgeous and has an amazing balance of seriousness and humor. It definitely took ~~big brain~~ to read it but I can't wait to see what happens in the second book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Terminal illness, and Grief

lous_library's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.5

I enjoyed the book enough, though it wasn't exactly as I thought it would be. The characters are kind of interesting at the time of them being introduced however as the book continued on they seemed a bit boring and predictable, none of them are all that likeable or memorable in my personal opinion. Despite all this I am intrigued enough to pick up and read the second book if one is to come about. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Murder, and Alcohol

librarianlayla's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

4/4.5 stars

A dark academia murder game that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat.

You know a book is written well when you can both admire and loathe the characters within. There were some areas that were a little trudgy to get through but overall the high stakes pace of the story held throughout. 

I cannot wait to see how this ends. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Classism

starsandscarsbookclub's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

lynnannwalsh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail