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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
4.0
The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation.
The latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona, both physicalists. Reina Mori, a naturalist. Parisa Kamali, a telepath. Callum Nova, an empath. Tristan Caine, an illusionist.
When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation, during which time they will be permitted preliminary access to the Society’s archives and judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their lives, and if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivals, most of them will.
Rating: 4/5
This book was geniuinely so incredibe and complex that iI can't even form any coherent thoughts on it. Let me make this clear: this book was amazing, mindblowing, and insane.
For some reason… both everything and nothing happened in this book. I feel like my mind was stretched and compressed repeatedly while reading, and if you asked me to explain what really happened in this book I would completely blank.
Basically it's an intriguing mixture of magical competition, six mysterious competitors, dark academia, books, and a ton of lies to unravel.
My one critique was how long this book seemed. Although it was only 330 pages, and I've read much longer books, the complexity of the plot made it seem much more drawn out.
My favorite part of this book was how character based it was. With revolving POVs from each character, the reader is offered insight into their thoughts and motivations- which is something I love in books.
I recommend this novel to lovers of mystery, magic, and dark academia book fans.
The latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona, both physicalists. Reina Mori, a naturalist. Parisa Kamali, a telepath. Callum Nova, an empath. Tristan Caine, an illusionist.
When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation, during which time they will be permitted preliminary access to the Society’s archives and judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their lives, and if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivals, most of them will.
Rating: 4/5
This book was geniuinely so incredibe and complex that iI can't even form any coherent thoughts on it. Let me make this clear: this book was amazing, mindblowing, and insane.
For some reason… both everything and nothing happened in this book. I feel like my mind was stretched and compressed repeatedly while reading, and if you asked me to explain what really happened in this book I would completely blank.
Basically it's an intriguing mixture of magical competition, six mysterious competitors, dark academia, books, and a ton of lies to unravel.
My one critique was how long this book seemed. Although it was only 330 pages, and I've read much longer books, the complexity of the plot made it seem much more drawn out.
My favorite part of this book was how character based it was. With revolving POVs from each character, the reader is offered insight into their thoughts and motivations- which is something I love in books.
I recommend this novel to lovers of mystery, magic, and dark academia book fans.