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A review by sarah_cameron
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.75
Although I wasn’t completely blown away by this book, it’s still pretty clear why it’s so popular.
The characters were all really interesting, had clear histories, personalities and motives, which is not easy to do with such a big A cast, and there was a decent amount of diversity between them, too!
The set up was intriguing, and the world building was cool - I’d like to find out more about the magic system and it’s limitations in future books though!
The twist was great - there were actual hints to it but subtle enough that it kept you on your toes, and even if you get close you’re unlikely to guess the whole of it.
This definitely felt more like it was setting the scene for a bigger story, so was a little slow moving at times, but I’m still keen to check out where it goes!
The characters were all really interesting, had clear histories, personalities and motives, which is not easy to do with such a big A cast, and there was a decent amount of diversity between them, too!
The set up was intriguing, and the world building was cool - I’d like to find out more about the magic system and it’s limitations in future books though!
The twist was great - there were actual hints to it but subtle enough that it kept you on your toes, and even if you get close you’re unlikely to guess the whole of it.
This definitely felt more like it was setting the scene for a bigger story, so was a little slow moving at times, but I’m still keen to check out where it goes!