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The Atlas Six

The Atlas Six

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  • Author：Olivie Blake
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Summary

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the runaway TikTok must-read fantasy novel of the year。 If you loved Ninth House and A Deadly Education， you'll love this。

The world's best young magicians accept the opportunity of a lifetime。
Six are chosen。 Only five will walk away。

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 - and here are the chosen few 。 。 。

- Libby Rhodes and Nicolás Ferrer de Varona: inseparable enemies， cosmologists who can control matter with their minds。
- Reina Mori: a naturalist who can speak the language of life itself。
- Parisa Kamali: a mind reader whose powers of seduction are unmatched。
- Tristan Caine: the son of a crime kingpin who can see the secrets of the universe。
- Callum Nova: an insanely rich pretty boy who could bring about the end of the world。 He need only ask。

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。

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Reviews

KenyKendra ，

ES MI NUEVO LIBRO FAVORITO， solo después de Six of Crows

TAB2 ，

Lots of potential for an intelligent， academic Adult series set around magical mystery and fantasy。 But my god， the pages and pages and PAGES of philosophising， at the expense of plot and narrative， made it hard work！ Somewhere In there is a decent story and interesting characters but your need to dig deep。 Am thrilled the series has been picked up by a publisher as Hopefuly a good editor will keep the intelligent discussion （while still cutting it by ten） and focus on narrative going forwards

Eli ，

I just love this book with all my ❤️The characters… the concept… AAAAA ansjskjssks I don’t even know！！！ I liked everything about this book and I can’t wait for the next one

Maddie ，

RTC

Iona ，

I am interested to see where this series goes

Reagan Sewell ，

While the middle did drag a little the ending definitely made up for it。 I can’t wait for the sequel。

Tanvi Gorthi ，

I feel conflicted about this one。 Plot was great， vibes were right。 But I wish she'd given more importance to the characters themselves， spent time developing their relationships and personalities。 The lack of that is what killed the book for me， because I just couldn't love any of them。 I feel conflicted about this one。 Plot was great， vibes were right。 But I wish she'd given more importance to the characters themselves， spent time developing their relationships and personalities。 The lack of that is what killed the book for me， because I just couldn't love any of them。 。。。more

Ashley ，

This was one of my first ~serious~ reads as I got back into reading this year， I started to find my love for reading for fun again in 2021， and most of the books I've read have been light-hearted romance novels。 However， I was intrigued by The Atlas Six， taking about 3-4 months to actually start reading it。 I loved the variety of characters and learning about their backstories， as well as how the world came together。 Seeing the characters work together and grow was one of my favorite parts。 I wi This was one of my first ~serious~ reads as I got back into reading this year， I started to find my love for reading for fun again in 2021， and most of the books I've read have been light-hearted romance novels。 However， I was intrigued by The Atlas Six， taking about 3-4 months to actually start reading it。 I loved the variety of characters and learning about their backstories， as well as how the world came together。 Seeing the characters work together and grow was one of my favorite parts。 I will say that I wish Reina had more chapters， I would have loved to see her powers more in-depth but I hope that the next books showcase that！ 。。。more

Sarah Douglas ，

I love the idea of this book。 The characters are delicious and the plot is exciting and definitely lives up to expectations。 However， finishing this book was a bit painful。 It got caught up in its own philosophical reasonings and self proclaimed brilliance that it was hard to get through。 It tried to make so many profound points about human nature and society that pretty much none of them stuck or felt all that important。

Carson Faircloth ，

I get why some people hate this book。 I really do。 That said， I thoroughly enjoyed it for what it was: the intersection of science， magic， and theories of time and relativity that are so far above my pay grade， it’s ludicrous。 Will this book read as pretentious bullshit to some people？ Yes。 Was I entertained despite the heavy helping of purple prose and the thematic， bullshit way everyone in this book spoke to each other？ Also yes。 At some point， you have to let go and let god， and realize that， I get why some people hate this book。 I really do。 That said， I thoroughly enjoyed it for what it was: the intersection of science， magic， and theories of time and relativity that are so far above my pay grade， it’s ludicrous。 Will this book read as pretentious bullshit to some people？ Yes。 Was I entertained despite the heavy helping of purple prose and the thematic， bullshit way everyone in this book spoke to each other？ Also yes。 At some point， you have to let go and let god， and realize that， while it’s true no one in real life speaks the way these characters do to one another， it’s an artistic choice that meshes well with the author’s voice。 And quite frankly， it’s different from anything else I’ve read in a good long while。 So…huzzah！ As for the characters themselves， some are more compelling than others。 But I’m going to reserve any judgement in the hopes of development yet to come。 Here’s to starting off 2022 with a bang （and a five-star review）。 。。。more

Cleo and Vine ，

DNF

Sorcha Schumpert ，

A secret society with enemies unknown and 6 people who are brought for initiation。 It was fun to watch the characters evolve and devolve as they came to reality of what initiation was and how they worked with and against each other constantly。 The turn at the end of the book was unexpected to say the least but I'm excited to see where this story goes in future books。 A secret society with enemies unknown and 6 people who are brought for initiation。 It was fun to watch the characters evolve and devolve as they came to reality of what initiation was and how they worked with and against each other constantly。 The turn at the end of the book was unexpected to say the least but I'm excited to see where this story goes in future books。 。。。more

Bailey mosbacher ，

I feel like at some points this book was enjoyable however it was just very wordy and overly prestigiously written。 I liked most of the characters but adding to that there wasn’t really any distinct relationships so I didn’t have very much connection to any friendships etc。 I also felt like the plot was very irrelevant throughout majority of the book so I was kind of waiting for something to happen very often。 There weren’t many plot twists either。 Aside from that I really liked Libby and Triste I feel like at some points this book was enjoyable however it was just very wordy and overly prestigiously written。 I liked most of the characters but adding to that there wasn’t really any distinct relationships so I didn’t have very much connection to any friendships etc。 I also felt like the plot was very irrelevant throughout majority of the book so I was kind of waiting for something to happen very often。 There weren’t many plot twists either。 Aside from that I really liked Libby and Tristen as characters and I honestly liked most of them。 I also enjoyed the vibe of the book and found it very descriptive so it was easily imagined while reading。 The ending of the book provides a great future for the Atlas Six story and I think that the second book will have a much more prominent plot then this one。 So I am looking forward to the next book。 。。。more

jill ，

this book is so good。 SO good。 its outside of my usual genre， and i loved every second。 obsessed u need to read。 i only dock one star cause i was a bit confused in the beginning but that also j b because i have the attention span of a grape

Trey Emerson ，

Storytelling’s a bit clunky but this was a pretty fun take on a school-for-people-who-do-magic story。 Fairly dark， some legitimate complexity。 I just think it would have been better to tell the story with a single narrator rather than multiple。

Anna Beth ，

This book was a lot to understand and digest… honestly I think I will need to read it again to fully grasp everything and for that reason I’m giving it 3。5/5 stars。 I found myself thinking “wait WTF is going on？？” throughout much of the book。 The characters are honestly pieces of shit but they are written so well that you find yourself liking them or rooting for them。 I enjoyed that there was always a hidden agenda throughout the course of the book。 Keeping up with so many dialogues （6+） was dif This book was a lot to understand and digest… honestly I think I will need to read it again to fully grasp everything and for that reason I’m giving it 3。5/5 stars。 I found myself thinking “wait WTF is going on？？” throughout much of the book。 The characters are honestly pieces of shit but they are written so well that you find yourself liking them or rooting for them。 I enjoyed that there was always a hidden agenda throughout the course of the book。 Keeping up with so many dialogues （6+） was difficult but the ending was wrapped up extremely well and sets the perfect tone for a second book。 。。。more

Mckayla （littlebookaddict） ，

I’ve heard lots of mixed reviews on the book， and to be honest I didn’t really go into this book with many expectations or feelings。 I knew that it gave off very dark academia vibes and secret societies are my fave so I was intrigued。 I’m so glad I got this book as a Christmas gift because it has become one of my fave books of all time now！ Like no spoilers ofc but the character development was enthralling and intense and I loved it。 Olivie made me love characters you were supposed to love and h I’ve heard lots of mixed reviews on the book， and to be honest I didn’t really go into this book with many expectations or feelings。 I knew that it gave off very dark academia vibes and secret societies are my fave so I was intrigued。 I’m so glad I got this book as a Christmas gift because it has become one of my fave books of all time now！ Like no spoilers ofc but the character development was enthralling and intense and I loved it。 Olivie made me love characters you were supposed to love and hate the ones you were supposed to hate。 It definitely is setting up the series and I can see why some people might not like how she （Olivie） did that but it honestly was important to the integrity of the book。 The multiple plot twists especially the one at the end were shocking！ I cannot wait for her to release the rest of the series because I will devour them up！ Also ok I know Callum is misunderstood but I genuinely do not like that guy at all， like I would rather poke my eyes out then have to converse with him。 Maybe in the next books it’ll change but honestly I doubt it。 Can’t wait to see what she does with the rest of the series！！！！！ 。。。more

Joie ，

This book is so beautifully written with very compelling characters。 I couldn’t put it down when I started it。 Each character was unique and relatable with their own desires and motivations being wildly different。 However， along the way， it does get lost in its own intellectualism and I found myself confused at times as common ideas were wrapped up and written as if they were entirely novel （or maybe this book was just too smart for me）。 It does pick up again but only towards the very end into a This book is so beautifully written with very compelling characters。 I couldn’t put it down when I started it。 Each character was unique and relatable with their own desires and motivations being wildly different。 However， along the way， it does get lost in its own intellectualism and I found myself confused at times as common ideas were wrapped up and written as if they were entirely novel （or maybe this book was just too smart for me）。 It does pick up again but only towards the very end into a massive cliffhanger！ 。。。more

Hailey ，

DNF at 50%。 What an insufferable bunch of characters。 I did not like a single one。 It made it extremely hard to want to keep reading。 I also feel like so much was said without even saying at all。 There was a lot of unexplained parts of the magic system and also a ton of complicated random things thrown it。 I was super disappointed because there was so much hype around this book。

panpanliya ，

4。5 stars。This book was one hell of a journey！Possible spoilers ahead。I think this book has a nice dark academia feel to it - it revolves around a group of 6 extraordinary magicians in their quest to quench their thirst for knowledge and power。 It's filled with libraries， books， empirical and scientific discussions， a lot of research and experimentation， as well as a lot of tension and a dark undertones to the plot。 I was absolutely enthralled by the aesthetic of this book （ that was more felt， 4。5 stars。This book was one hell of a journey！Possible spoilers ahead。I think this book has a nice dark academia feel to it - it revolves around a group of 6 extraordinary magicians in their quest to quench their thirst for knowledge and power。 It's filled with libraries， books， empirical and scientific discussions， a lot of research and experimentation， as well as a lot of tension and a dark undertones to the plot。 I was absolutely enthralled by the aesthetic of this book （ that was more felt， than read， but I will get into it later。。。）。 It also borrows some elements from fantasy and science fiction， which makes it a book able to please various demographics。It was also a welcomed change of pace from the usual mainstream books that are normally recommended on social media， since instead of a bland YA with boring teenage characters， we are served with a novel that feels more like a suspense NA， with somewhat of a good build up， superbly developed young adult characters， and an intrinsicly complex plot。Even the way the author writes this book managed to capture my attention - in an almost presumptuously academic way that might be off putting for some。 The dialogues and narration of the story itself are not the easiest to comprehend at first， as at times it is filled with scientific terms or philosophical arguments。 But it made me feel smart， and once you preservere after that first impact， the writting is not that hard to follow。I would consider the 2 only flaws of this book to be the following:- I felt that the description of characters， spaces， and even of sequences in the book sometimes to be a bit lacklustre。 Half way through the book， I was trying to connect the fanart of the book to each character， but failed to do so。 Only then did I realize that I had no idea what the characters looked like at all。 I think the focus of the author was more on the emotional and intangible aspects of the characters。 But even so， things like the description of the spaces they are in （like the library， or their homes， etc）， are barely touched upon。 At times， even sequences of the book became confusing as details of changes of time， place or dimension failed to be provided。- For the majority of the book （except for the last 100 or so pages）， nothing was happening。 Besides some bonding， minor conflicts， research and character development， there was no meaningful aspect to the plot。 Or so it seemed。。。 The truth is， there is this almost imperceptible build up， a tension that goes unnoticed， that kept me from putting this book down。 And it all colapses on the last 100 pages， where the «true» plot of the series is introduced。The 2 best aspects of this book， I would say， are the characters and the plot twists。The characters are amazingly built - no two characters are the same。 Thanks to this great characterization， every POV was unique and truly felt like we were inside each character's own head。 Not all characters were «good» （there were some characters with heavy morally grey mindsets） but I found them all lovable。 Some more powerful than others， some more useful， but all had interesting personalities， back stories and goals。My top 3 characters include Libby， Tristan and Parisa （in no specific order）。Libby felt awfully relatable。 She felt like me - like some next door girl， who keeps underestimating herself and her capabilities， almost scared to stand out to much and to fail。 A bit of a try-hard。 There were times （specially at the beginning of the book） were she got on my nerves， but I was quick to get over it and forgive her because it made her seem all the more human。 She has an immense power， and not just her magical power， but also her relentless search for answers。 I like the dynamic between her and Nico， and her and Tristan。I honestly thought Tristan was going to be a stoic， no non-sense fuckboy， and oh boy was I wrong。。。 Talk about a completly emotionally scarred man， with a penchant for putting himself down， and who is at a complete loss about his own magical abilities。 I love how the author wrote his inner turmoils and how he wasn't afraid to show weakness， want or sadness。 I also love that the extent of his powers are an untapped possibility。Parisa is just an absolute mad woman， wreaking havoc left and right because why not？！ Her strong suit is her sex appeal， her seduction， her mind games， manipulation and intelligence。 And I love it！ A very powerful telepath who is unrivaled。Then we have Nico。 I love his dynamic with Libby - they are two halves of a whole， two faces of the same coin， two opposite sides of magnets forever pulling and pushing。 The writer describes it almost as if one cannot exist without the other。 They are meant to push each other to new limits， meant to be forever competitors and cataclysms to each other。 They have a sassy friendship， full of banter and undeniable chemistry。 I found Nico to also be an insanely loyal friend: the extent he is ready to go to help his friend Gideon is heart warming。Callum is the character I love to hate。。。 or should I say， hate to love？ I hated him at the beginning because I thought he was just mean all the time。 That is until I understood that's all part of his defense mechanism for being a never seen force of nature empath。 Don't get me wrong - he's still an ass， but an intriguing one。Reina started out as pretty bland。 This character's only seemingly important trait was that she served as a «battery» for Libby and Nico's experiments。 She honeslty spent most of the book MIA。 However， there was this one scene where she and Nico are exploring new possibilites pertaining to their powers and we get a glimpse of some of the unseen potential Reina has yet to show us。 The whole book， we think the plot will be about the 6 candidates for initiation having to choose which of them will have to die so that the others can join the ranks of the society， until the last 100 pages where the plot suddenly and unexpectedly shifts。 I did not see that coming at all。I liked how all the characters' habilities somehow seemed to complete each other， and by the end of the book and the conversation between Ezra and Atlas， that seemed to be the case - except Libby was never supposed to get kidnapped， and Callum was always meant to be the one to die。 In the end， no one truly dies。 Libby is lost somewhere in another astral plane/dimension， and Callum is still alive， having joined the other 4 initiates in their oath to the society and with each other: that they will find Libby and the person responsible。 ​Meanwhile， trouble is brewing inside the Alexandrian society itself。。。I also have some theories about Dalton， Atlas， Gideon and Ezra （never trusted or liked this dude！） but I will not be sharing them in this review。Overall， I quite liked this book and will be looking forward for the next one， once it's released！ 。。。more

Ray Kloth ，

top 10 of 2021 ranking: 6

Madison ，

the atlas six by: olivie blake 4/5 Stars “The problem with knowledge， is its inexhaustible craving。 The more of it you have， the less you feel you know。”There has never been a book I wanted to read more than this。 The chokehold this has on ME。 Get this: six hot， smart people， learn， occasionally sleep with each other， attempt to kill one another but also proving they’re better than the rest while answering philosophical questions of: To what extent should knowledge be pursued？ The problem with t the atlas six by: olivie blake 4/5 Stars “The problem with knowledge， is its inexhaustible craving。 The more of it you have， the less you feel you know。”There has never been a book I wanted to read more than this。 The chokehold this has on ME。 Get this: six hot， smart people， learn， occasionally sleep with each other， attempt to kill one another but also proving they’re better than the rest while answering philosophical questions of: To what extent should knowledge be pursued？ The problem with the Atlas Six is the inexhaustible craving。 The more of it you have， the more you want until you’re starving and it drives you insane that the Atlas Paradox won’t come out soon enough。 。。。more

Alison ，

3。5

Vik ，

Right so i actually got abt 75% into this book and then i got a new phone and all my annotations and bookmarks got lost so for now I'm only giving it 3 stars but I'll go back to it at some point and re read it and update this Right so i actually got abt 75% into this book and then i got a new phone and all my annotations and bookmarks got lost so for now I'm only giving it 3 stars but I'll go back to it at some point and re read it and update this 。。。more

Liv ，

I couldn't really get fully invested into this book。 I might come back to it in the future！ I couldn't really get fully invested into this book。 I might come back to it in the future！ 。。。more

Jennifer Girard ，

One word。。。wow！ Where is book two！？！ Fantastic writing and story line！ Great balance between world building and advancement of the story。 I am in love with each character， from the most innocent to the most evil although it is hard to say which one is which （so good！！！）

Maryam Mussa ，

okay listen。 ive literally never written a book review on this app in my LIFE。 ive also never felt compelled to reread a book in my life （ive never rlly cared to reread books， even my favs）， but i WILL be rereading this。 right now actually。 AND I JUST FINISHED IT。if anyones hesitating， know that this book will pretty quickly make you realize what type of reader you are if you dont already know。 if you’re character-driven， you’re much more likely to love this in the way you hope to！！！ i always th okay listen。 ive literally never written a book review on this app in my LIFE。 ive also never felt compelled to reread a book in my life （ive never rlly cared to reread books， even my favs）， but i WILL be rereading this。 right now actually。 AND I JUST FINISHED IT。if anyones hesitating， know that this book will pretty quickly make you realize what type of reader you are if you dont already know。 if you’re character-driven， you’re much more likely to love this in the way you hope to！！！ i always thought i needed a lot going in the plot to stay interested but i learned through this book that that’s absolutely not the case！！！ this book was more of a foundation， a setup for shit to really go down in book 2， but even so， i was so unbelievably captivated- i think the characters + magic system and how interesting i found them compensated for the lack of action！ seriously， i dont know if ive ever loved reading about characters more… plots overall， fight scenes， maybe。 but CHARACTERS？？？ to me， the atlas six has every book beat in that department。 （do wish we got more of reina though）the most common complaints are completely valid ones that I don’t necessarily think are untrue， I just didn’t have an issue with things that other readers did！ the difficulty some readers had visualizing everything， for example。。 i absolutely did not have this issue。 the writing- didnt have an issue！ it caught me off guard in the beginning， and there were definitely a couple moments where i was thinking “that sentence was very dramatic for no reason” lol but overall the writing wasnt an obstacle！ if anything， as i kept reading， it just felt like it was adding to the experience。 it also wasn’t confusing to me at all， other than the more universal confusion with the physics element of the magic， but thats bc its。。 physics。 i had no problem following the story though， even when the scientific stuff was involved。i just loved this book yall。 NOVEMBER 2022？？？ that time specialty would be really nice right now…。（im terrified of the adaptation of this book by the way。 if they don’t get this 100% right and if the cast isn’t PERFECT…。 i might actually cry） 。。。more

Nikki ，

I fracking love Olivie's stories。 Fangirl much？ I raise my hand and reach for the stars like a tribute for her body of work。 Why？ Her stories， for me， are so fresh and new。 I'm not saying there's nothing like them， but I'm saying there's nothing like them。 From her short stories to TAS！ 1// The multiple POV's is definitely a plus for me。 I love reading books that provide a POV from each of the characters， because they provide me a closer connection with each。 How they think， why they think t I fracking love Olivie's stories。 Fangirl much？ I raise my hand and reach for the stars like a tribute for her body of work。 Why？ Her stories， for me， are so fresh and new。 I'm not saying there's nothing like them， but I'm saying there's nothing like them。 From her short stories to TAS！ 1// The multiple POV's is definitely a plus for me。 I love reading books that provide a POV from each of the characters， because they provide me a closer connection with each。 How they think， why they think that why， and what you would expect from them。 Like how you talk about a close friend。 You know dang well JimBob would never eat peas even though he's never said， type of close。 2// The science referenced is so enticing to me。 I LOVE ME SOME GOOD THINKING PIECES。 I am a hoarder of random， knowledge。 3// Each character's quirks are so relatable。 Especially Libby's。 As an asian child growing up to immigrant parents， what she went through was so relatable。 Love her。 On writing:- Olivie's writing style is one of my favorites to read。 Though there were certain verbiage and new （to me） scientific references， they were easy to understand once EL'Googled。 。。。more

Sam （Beignets-and-Books） ，

Well…that sure was something。Not going to lie， I was confused for about 90% of the story。 It felt like nothing was explained。 I had no idea what any of the characters looked like， what the world was like， what magic within the world looked like， etc。 I simply felt like there was not enough for me to grasp onto to form a picture of the house and what was happening。Also， the characters were all very unlikable。 Throughout the entire book it felt like the characters were either thinking about how mu Well…that sure was something。Not going to lie， I was confused for about 90% of the story。 It felt like nothing was explained。 I had no idea what any of the characters looked like， what the world was like， what magic within the world looked like， etc。 I simply felt like there was not enough for me to grasp onto to form a picture of the house and what was happening。Also， the characters were all very unlikable。 Throughout the entire book it felt like the characters were either thinking about how much they hate each other or sex。 NOTHING ELSE。 None of them were relatable and they didn’t feel like real people。 I honestly wasn’t rooting for anyone。 I just wanted the book to be over。 And the story？ What was that？ Hello， plot？ Also， the time jumps did not help anything either。 I’m cool with time jumps but I’d like to know when they happen。 If felt like we were in one place then the next paragraph is talking about how three months went by。 Anyways， this book had A LOT of potential and I was super excited to read it （especially since I had only seen and heard good things）。 I REALLY WANTED TO LOVE IT， but sadly this book just wasn’t for me。 ☹️The art was cool though 。。。more

Rain （Life&Literature） ，

I really enjoyed this book and I am eagerly awaiting the next one！！

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