The Atlas Six Review
Hi friends! I’m so excited for my The Atlas Six review! I’ve been meaning to read this booktok favourite for a while and I finally got to it in February. Let’s get into my review!
Title: The Atlas Six
Author: Olivie Blake
Rating: 3 Stars
CAWPILE: 6.1/10
Genre: Fantasy
Content Warnings: Alcohol, blood, dead, degenerative disease, guns, manipulation, murder, sex scenes (not explicit), suicide.
Format: eARC/Paperback
Publisher: PanMacmillan SA
Date Published: March 1st 2022
What’s it about: The Alexandrian Society is a secret society of magical academicians, the best in the world. Their members are caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity. And those who earn a place among their number will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams. Each decade, the world’s six most uniquely talented magicians are selected for initiation. When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they must spend one year together to qualify for initiation. During this time, they will be permitted access to the Society’s archives and judged on their contributions to arcane areas of knowledge. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. If they can prove themselves to be the best, they will survive. Most of them.
I received a review copy from Netgalley and PanMacmillan SA. All opinions are my own.
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The Atlas Six Review
I was promised enemies to lovers – 7/10
The Atlas Six is mainly character-driven, and usually, I don’t mind character-driven stories. However, I minded this one. The only two characters that were even remotely interesting to me were Nico and Libby. I wish this whole book was just their POVs. They have the most interesting dynamic, they are (hopefully) the enemies to lovers we deserve. I enjoyed their POVs the most, and I wanted more from them.
The rest of the characters are pretty meh in my opinion. I liked Reina, Parisa and Tristan enough. I absolutely loathe Callum. The first three have potential and their stories have potential, but mainly as side characters. I was also promised enemies to lovers, and the Atlas Six only slightly delivered. Give me more Nico and Libby, please.
Atmosphere – 6/10
The Atlas Six was originally fanfiction. There’s nothing wrong with that, fanfiction is addictive and I love it. However, in the case of The Atlas Six, Blake needed to do more. This book needs more worldbuilding, a lot more. I went into it thinking we’d get the Library of Alexandria, major dark academia vibes, and some sort of lore or mystery. We didn’t get much. What we got was mostly dialogue without any action. I couldn’t tell you much about the world or how the society works. It just needs more, and I’m hoping we’ll get more in the sequel.
Writing – 7/10
Blake’s writing wasn’t bad, and some parts really gripped me. However, because this book was so dialogue-heavy, I feel like her writing didn’t have a chance to shine. I haven’t read the indie-published version of this book, only the traditional published version, so I can’t compare. But I think with some editing and more room to grow, Blake could be an amazing writer.
Plot – 6/10
The Atlas Six has a “head empty, no thoughts” kind of plot. It is mostly about the characters and their powers, but it makes it monotonous in some way. I can only sit through so many philosophical discussions in one book. It needed more action, maybe even more intrigue.
A lot also happens in the last 10% of the book. I wish it had been done differently, more consistently throughout the book. The big twist could also have been a great cliffhanger, with more of
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Intrigue – 6/10
I hate to admit that I was bored throughout most of this book. The only characters to intrigue me were Nico and Libby. We don’t see enough of the library. The characters learn some cool things, but once again I was expecting something different.
Logic – 5/10
I have so many questions about the magic system. I have a preference for hard magic systems. In my opinion, magic works well with rules and structure. We get very few rules and structures in this book. I would have liked it if Blake delved more into the magic of this underground world she created. There’s always the next book.
Is The Atlas Six Worth Reading – 6/10
Overall this isn’t a bad book. Is The Atlas Six worth reading? Yes. I did enjoy it at times, however, I was expecting there to be more to it. Perhaps I let the hype get to me. I will be continuing with this series though, and I am eager to see where it goes.
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This new cover is so gorgeous! Loved your review! I’m really excited for the sequel 💕