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A review by zsonemeth
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This book was the dark academia book of the year.
The Atlas Six was The dark academia book we've been loking for.
When I first saw the cover, I thought it will be some kind of fantasy. It wasn't. It was a suprising witchy contemporary.
The first chapter was a little confusng. Like in all books, we have to figure out how the world have been built, but after reading the first chapter I kind of understood the system. I loved the different point of views, and by reading every character's thoughts I could learn their intentions, and desires. And yes, I have a favourite character, but they all so close to my heart,- because they're so different and lovable- it almost hard to choose between the six of them.
The pacing for me was a little slow, the plot started to unreveal itself in the half of the book, and after that I could really enjoy the story. I lack the diversity from the characters, because they came from different cultures and countries, and I would've loved to read about that too, not just the witchy part.
I loved the mysterous quest, and that everything was (and currently is) in the mist, where no one can see shit. We didn't get a lot of answers to the insanely amount of questions we asked, but that is what the sequel is for :)) The end was shocking, I didn't see that coming.
Plus point for the fan art about the chracters. It was unique and naturally, beautiful.
I gave it 3.5 stars because of the pacing, and because the choosing and magic system was a little confusing, but the plot and the characters were well written, and the ending was amazing.
The Atlas Six was The dark academia book we've been loking for.
When I first saw the cover, I thought it will be some kind of fantasy. It wasn't. It was a suprising witchy contemporary.
The first chapter was a little confusng. Like in all books, we have to figure out how the world have been built, but after reading the first chapter I kind of understood the system. I loved the different point of views, and by reading every character's thoughts I could learn their intentions, and desires. And yes, I have a favourite character, but they all so close to my heart,- because they're so different and lovable- it almost hard to choose between the six of them.
The pacing for me was a little slow, the plot started to unreveal itself in the half of the book, and after that I could really enjoy the story. I lack the diversity from the characters, because they came from different cultures and countries, and I would've loved to read about that too, not just the witchy part.
I loved the mysterous quest, and that everything was (and currently is) in the mist, where no one can see shit. We didn't get a lot of answers to the insanely amount of questions we asked, but that is what the sequel is for :)) The end was shocking, I didn't see that coming.
Plus point for the fan art about the chracters. It was unique and naturally, beautiful.
I gave it 3.5 stars because of the pacing, and because the choosing and magic system was a little confusing, but the plot and the characters were well written, and the ending was amazing.
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction, Death, and Violence