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A review by weltengaengerin
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Not going to lie: the booknhad me hooked and turning page afzer page until I finished it.
BUT it also left me unsatisfied and wanting. There was a lot of potential and fun ideas but none of it was really well executed.
There was very little grey, i. e. characters were portrayed very black-and-white. They also all were very edgy and non-conformist and still managed to lack depth and come across very tropey. Which is sad as there is very limited actual plot and mostly a character study and hence the characters remaining so flat despite us getting so much insight and information on them is frustrating.
Alsonsome characters are just annoying in the relationships they have. Specifically the one who feels he needs to protect and solce his best friends problems all on his own. Very annoying and unbelievable.
We also get very little in terms of actual studying. Just some pseudo philosophical stuff sprinkled throughout the pages that wants to be thought provoking but is more embarassing.
Also everyone is on and on about all the benefits and what they get from the fellowship but to me as a reader the actual motivarion / benefits are only believable / clear to me for maybe 2 of the characters.
So yeah. Loved the idea, fell in love with the potential of the story but was disappointed by the execution.
BUT it also left me unsatisfied and wanting. There was a lot of potential and fun ideas but none of it was really well executed.
There was very little grey, i. e. characters were portrayed very black-and-white. They also all were very edgy and non-conformist and still managed to lack depth and come across very tropey. Which is sad as there is very limited actual plot and mostly a character study and hence the characters remaining so flat despite us getting so much insight and information on them is frustrating.
Alsonsome characters are just annoying in the relationships they have. Specifically the one who feels he needs to protect and solce his best friends problems all on his own. Very annoying and unbelievable.
We also get very little in terms of actual studying. Just some pseudo philosophical stuff sprinkled throughout the pages that wants to be thought provoking but is more embarassing.
Also everyone is on and on about all the benefits and what they get from the fellowship but to me as a reader the actual motivarion / benefits are only believable / clear to me for maybe 2 of the characters.
So yeah. Loved the idea, fell in love with the potential of the story but was disappointed by the execution.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt