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The Atlas Six
by Olivie Blake
I mostly enjoyed reading this. It reminded me a lot of Lev Grossman's [b:The Magicians|6101718|The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)|Lev Grossman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1313772941l/6101718._SY75_.jpg|6278977], where this book talks about what all the other people in the magical world got up to while Quentin and friends gallivant off to Fillory. The premise of this book is pretty strong, but so much of it is just left up to vagueness. Most of the action and magic is often described in the past tense or second hand, which is a valid stylistic choice, but it also creates a disconnect between the reader and what's happening in the book. It also simultaneously felt like there were too many characters and the readers attention got stretched among all of them, and not enough characters to create more interesting interactions.