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The Atlas Six

The Atlas Six

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  • Author：Olivie Blake
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Summary

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

Jessica ，

After seeing so much about The Atlas Six on booktok， I wanted to love this book so badly！ Unfortunately， it just didn't hit the mark for me。 The book started off strong and I loved the concept of this story， was intrigued by the main characters， and LOVED the magic system。 However， that excitement really just plateaued and I found myself skimming way more than I would have liked。 The book is extremely character driven， which may have been why it was too slow paced and underwhelming for me。 For a After seeing so much about The Atlas Six on booktok， I wanted to love this book so badly！ Unfortunately， it just didn't hit the mark for me。 The book started off strong and I loved the concept of this story， was intrigued by the main characters， and LOVED the magic system。 However， that excitement really just plateaued and I found myself skimming way more than I would have liked。 The book is extremely character driven， which may have been why it was too slow paced and underwhelming for me。 For a character driven story， I have to really love the characters or the relationships between them and that aspect was also lacking for me。 There was so much potential in the storyline but there were so many parts where I thought to myself "what did I just read and why is any of this important？"。 Overall， this book was hard for me to get through and I personally won't be rushing to buy the next book。 Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge for sending me an egalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Paria Tabrizi ，

amazing， phenomenal， show-stopping。 Love all the characters sm。 Can't wait for the sequel！ amazing， phenomenal， show-stopping。 Love all the characters sm。 Can't wait for the sequel！ 。。。more

heiressofnight ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Started off pretty slow， was a little hard to really get “into it” until halfway through when the stakes were raised， and then it got very interesting。Gorgeous prose and very thought provoking。 I loved the magic/science system， it was really fun！ Loved all the characters， but honestly GRRRR AT THE CLIFFHANGER UGH I thought this was a stand-alone 😭 eagerly awaiting a sequel

Rachel Roberson ，

This is not a love triangle， it's more like a love octagon and I LOVE IT。 Very intricate magic system and every character has such a rich inner life。 Can't wait till book 2 :） This is not a love triangle， it's more like a love octagon and I LOVE IT。 Very intricate magic system and every character has such a rich inner life。 Can't wait till book 2 :） 。。。more

Bridget ，

3。5 stars。 I was so excited for this book！！ And I'm definitely looking forward to reading the next book in the series but it also wasn't AS great as I was hoping for。 The characterization is the main aspect of this book and although it's done really well， it does seem to drag on a bit at the end。 The plot pacing is a bit uneven and the ending is a bit drawn out。 The writing style at times reminds of the reason I didn't like the 'Invisible Life of AR'， sometimes it seems like the writing style wa 3。5 stars。 I was so excited for this book！！ And I'm definitely looking forward to reading the next book in the series but it also wasn't AS great as I was hoping for。 The characterization is the main aspect of this book and although it's done really well， it does seem to drag on a bit at the end。 The plot pacing is a bit uneven and the ending is a bit drawn out。 The writing style at times reminds of the reason I didn't like the 'Invisible Life of AR'， sometimes it seems like the writing style was just fancy and fluffy for the sake of taking up more space instead of actually contributing to the plot or characterization or anything。 Don't get me wrong， I LOVE Callum， Tris， Libby， Reina， Nico and Prisa， I felt very close to all of them by the end but for the amount of plot I wish I had felt closer。 。。。more

Nina Peluso ，

This had all the elements of an overhyped TikTok book but it was a delightful read。 I give it a 4。5 because there’s no telling just how clever that ending was without the sequel to see ;）

Lauren Blue ，

I loved how the magical aspect wasn’t too fantasy but also added a fun little spice。 I need the second book now。 I have to see where some of these potential romances go。

Anja H。 ，

*4 CONFUSING STARS*I have this nagging feeling that I'm way too dumb for this book。I mean， I enjoyed it， but I feel like I missed a lot of things， and sometimes this just felt like a big science crashcourse of which I only picked up about 50%。I had no idea what was going on by the end， but I still enjoyed it？ Very peculiar indeed， I can't even explain it！ This was basically unlike anything I've ever read before， and it was riveting and confusing at the same time。I loved all the characters， espec *4 CONFUSING STARS*I have this nagging feeling that I'm way too dumb for this book。I mean， I enjoyed it， but I feel like I missed a lot of things， and sometimes this just felt like a big science crashcourse of which I only picked up about 50%。I had no idea what was going on by the end， but I still enjoyed it？ Very peculiar indeed， I can't even explain it！ This was basically unlike anything I've ever read before， and it was riveting and confusing at the same time。I loved all the characters， especially Parisa and Nico。 I will read the next book because I want to know where this is going， even though I probably won't understand half of what is going on anyway， but who cares right？！ 。。。more

Elephant164 ，

There were some interesting aspects， but the story was super slow and a lot of unnecessary scenes that dealt more with unnecessary physiology rather than plot building。 I wish they built up the world a little more rather than focus on the relationships。 Also I didn’t like some of the characters， they were kinda flat and were annoying at times。

Sam ，

libby and nico carried

Jennifer Fatula ，

Thank you to NetGalley and Tor books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。I need the next book like right now！ Ugh I'm sad I have to wait but it looks like it should be coming out soon （this year sometime） so that's good。 Really interesting magic system/world， I love how different all the characters are and how they interact with each other。 And oh man did things get interesting at the end！ Thank you to NetGalley and Tor books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。I need the next book like right now！ Ugh I'm sad I have to wait but it looks like it should be coming out soon （this year sometime） so that's good。 Really interesting magic system/world， I love how different all the characters are and how they interact with each other。 And oh man did things get interesting at the end！ 。。。more

Ben Brommell ，

It was an enjoyable read with good world building and well-written characters that had me engaged， right up until the abrupt and very transparent sequel hook。 "Oh what's that？ You wanted an ending to this book？ Nah， gonna have to read the next one。" That alone was dirty enough to knock this down to 3 stars。 It was an enjoyable read with good world building and well-written characters that had me engaged， right up until the abrupt and very transparent sequel hook。 "Oh what's that？ You wanted an ending to this book？ Nah， gonna have to read the next one。" That alone was dirty enough to knock this down to 3 stars。 。。。more

Natália Pinheiro ，

brainrot:- i love libby- i love nico- i love parisa- i love tristan- i even love callum- i love nicolibby- i also like nicogideon- and also libbynicogideon- and also tristanlibby- and also tristanparisalibby- and also tristancallum- and also parisadalton- and also parisalibby- and， above all， i love reina because she is me

the。bookriot ，

4。75⭐

Straw ，

This idea has been done by several many other people。 I'm all for derivation with innovation。 This books is not that。 It feels more like borderline plagiarism and greed。 This idea has been done by several many other people。 I'm all for derivation with innovation。 This books is not that。 It feels more like borderline plagiarism and greed。 。。。more

elle ，

incredibly average。i see why some people like it a lot but i don't think it was for me。 i didn't really care about the characters （except libby and nico occasionally） and i was bored in a lot of the povs。 a good concept and i liked some of the topics explored but yeah something was lacking。 also the writing is good but i think because it's self-published there were a few lines that were clunky and hard-to-read， and some things i was confused about。 still will be reading the sequel tho。SPOILERS。n incredibly average。i see why some people like it a lot but i don't think it was for me。 i didn't really care about the characters （except libby and nico occasionally） and i was bored in a lot of the povs。 a good concept and i liked some of the topics explored but yeah something was lacking。 also the writing is good but i think because it's self-published there were a few lines that were clunky and hard-to-read， and some things i was confused about。 still will be reading the sequel tho。SPOILERS。nothing much to say but i will say i do ship libby and nico and will only be reading the sequel for them （and the nico x gideon potential because i also really ship that A LOT）。 a bit pissed their academic rivalry and banter weren't shown more。callum， tristan and parisa all piss me off because they're all so boring and i hate them。 the only one i can sometimes tolerate is tristan but i also am annoyed at him because he does nothing。reina i'm indifferent about but i guess i like her because she's cool and likes plants。 。。。more

Soleilll ，

i really liked this book ！！ the characters， their individual abilities， the scientific and philosophical theories， the drawings of each of the characters as you read through the book — amazing ！！ The only difficulty i had at some points was the writing style。 at times， trains of thought by characters， or just some sentences in general were so pillowed and hard to follow —— i。e what was being said， about what， and by whom ？ （ex。 using an adj/idea to describe an adj/idea to describe the same adj/i i really liked this book ！！ the characters， their individual abilities， the scientific and philosophical theories， the drawings of each of the characters as you read through the book — amazing ！！ The only difficulty i had at some points was the writing style。 at times， trains of thought by characters， or just some sentences in general were so pillowed and hard to follow —— i。e what was being said， about what， and by whom ？ （ex。 using an adj/idea to describe an adj/idea to describe the same adj/idea， double negatives， etc）。 Sometimes this confusion was happening on the same page， or mere sentences apart。 On the other hand， i really enjoyed getting to read from each of the main characters’ POV， and how the characters ranged so widely on the spectrum of morality。 these details made the book so much more interesting， than just following the usual morally righteous protagonist found in so many stories。 。。。more

Sydney ，

This was one of the best fantasy novels I have ever read and， truly， I have read quite a lot。 Am I a woman of taste？ I like to think so。 Can you trust me？ Yes。 Am I a professional？ Not at all but damn as a consumer of fantasy。。。 this was it。 Characters: 10/10。 I mean， just， every single character in this novel had me on a constant spectrum of do I love them or do I hate them。 Most of them I loved。 Plot: 10/10。 A twist？！ A double twist？！ Easy。 No way could I give this plot a score less than what This was one of the best fantasy novels I have ever read and， truly， I have read quite a lot。 Am I a woman of taste？ I like to think so。 Can you trust me？ Yes。 Am I a professional？ Not at all but damn as a consumer of fantasy。。。 this was it。 Characters: 10/10。 I mean， just， every single character in this novel had me on a constant spectrum of do I love them or do I hate them。 Most of them I loved。 Plot: 10/10。 A twist？！ A double twist？！ Easy。 No way could I give this plot a score less than what it deserves。 It was interesting and perfectly full of suspense。 Not to mention， I love a dark academia novel。Suspense: 10/10。 Every time I put this book down， all I could think about was picking it back up again。I have no words。 I believe this has come in second on my favorite books list next to Mistborn。 。。。more

addie ，

4，5⭐️

Nat ，

A lot of fun， deeply pretentious， and self-indulgent but in a way that I'm willing to forgive。 I've been watching Hannibal for the first time recently and a lot of the conversations here remind me of of that show。 I。e。 not things anyone would ever say in real life， but that set the tone very successfully （"I find the trout to be a very Nietzsche-ian fish"）。The treatment of the characters is a little uneven-- Parisa gets a lot of attention; Reina is vastly underutilized。 Blake mostly gives us a f A lot of fun， deeply pretentious， and self-indulgent but in a way that I'm willing to forgive。 I've been watching Hannibal for the first time recently and a lot of the conversations here remind me of of that show。 I。e。 not things anyone would ever say in real life， but that set the tone very successfully （"I find the trout to be a very Nietzsche-ian fish"）。The treatment of the characters is a little uneven-- Parisa gets a lot of attention; Reina is vastly underutilized。 Blake mostly gives us a fair amount of complexity in the character motivations and behaviors-- it felt like I had a pretty good sense of most of them and she does a good job of drawing out the differences in the relationships that all of the six have with each other。 This is a very character-driven novel， so their relationships with each other takes up most of the book。 I do wish we'd gotten more of them as a cohesive unit。 The book talked a lot about how they've gotten used to each other and that can't be undone， etc， but they rarely seem to spend time together as a group。 Instead we get lots of one-on-one interactions where our understanding of the characters is generally broadened， but they don't seem to come away liking each other any better。The actual plot is pretty thin on the grounds， and that's the biggest weakness of the book。 Basically nothing happens for like 80% of it except character explorations。 We get told that the characters have all this power， but they rarely seem to actually use it。 Occasionally we detour into pretentious info-dumps where Bake lectures at us about time and physics and magic or whatever， that I was frequently tempted to skim。 It seems like they're basically taking classes together， even though this is a "fellowship"， not actually a school？ It's a little unclear what they're supposed to be actually accomplishing in this time other than reading random books and doing whatever they feel like as side projects。 If they're actually learning anything or getting stronger in their magic， we don't really see it。Good potential but needs more worldbuilding and a little less insufferability。 I'm willing to put up with a lot of BS in dark academia but this strained even my tolerance。 。。。more

Hasina Aby ，

“Really， there was nothing more dangerous than a woman who knew her own worth。”Before reading a book， I read its back cover of course。 Then I read the quotes on goodreads。 I knew I had to read this book when I read its quotes。 I loved reading the book。 The concept， the magic， and the blend of romance was excellent。 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 preliminar “Really， there was nothing more dangerous than a woman who knew her own worth。”Before reading a book， I read its back cover of course。 Then I read the quotes on goodreads。 I knew I had to read this book when I read its quotes。 I loved reading the book。 The concept， the magic， and the blend of romance was excellent。 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。 。。。more

Iya ，

Six powerful young individuals are brought together by Atlas Blakely， the keeper of the Alexandrian society， an exclusive society tasked with preserving the world's lost knowledge。 Each of the Six has a unique magical skill that distinguishes them from other medians。 They enter the society knowing that only five of them will make it to the initiation， which they will only get once。 When they learn that one of them must be eliminated before the end of the year， their distrust grows。 But if they w Six powerful young individuals are brought together by Atlas Blakely， the keeper of the Alexandrian society， an exclusive society tasked with preserving the world's lost knowledge。 Each of the Six has a unique magical skill that distinguishes them from other medians。 They enter the society knowing that only five of them will make it to the initiation， which they will only get once。 When they learn that one of them must be eliminated before the end of the year， their distrust grows。 But if they want to succeed， they must work together。Because of the hype around it， I had great expectations for it。 I enjoyed the set of characters; each one has its own set of strengths and flaws， and each one is unique。 However， there were other characters I hated。 Their thoughts frustrated and angered me。 Their motivations were selfish。 For a novel that I anticipated to have no romance， The Atlas Six was also unexpectedly hot， and I loved it。My only concern was that there was no description of the setting or even the characters。 I didn't get a lot of information on what the actual setting was。 I had no idea what these commonly discussed drawing rooms looked like in reality。 I also believed that the physical description of the characters was not well depicted。 Overall， it’s an interesting and fun read。 I’m looking forward to the next installment and seeing where this series will go in the future。 。。。more

Nassima Kaddoura ，

“The problem with knowledge， is its inexhaustible craving。 the more of it you have， the less you feel you know”This book has a ton of hype surrounding it and did it live up to it？ Absolutely。 Amazing premise， amazing cast of diverse characters， great writing and world-building， and the plot development 。。。amazing！！ My only issue was that it was pretty slow in the beginning and it was about 50% in when I started becoming invested。 There's not much happening in the beginning but I think the altern “The problem with knowledge， is its inexhaustible craving。 the more of it you have， the less you feel you know”This book has a ton of hype surrounding it and did it live up to it？ Absolutely。 Amazing premise， amazing cast of diverse characters， great writing and world-building， and the plot development 。。。amazing！！ My only issue was that it was pretty slow in the beginning and it was about 50% in when I started becoming invested。 There's not much happening in the beginning but I think the alternating POVs made it difficult to become bored。 Each character felt very well-developed and even the ones you don't like。。。you like。 I'm so excited for the sequel， love the direction it's heading in！ 。。。more

rhiannon ，

okay， wow。 the concept of this book was something i’ve personally never read before。 i really enjoyed it， i think the characters were well-written and they worked well together。 there were many different parts working together to create the story and i enjoyed how when you thought it was over， there was actually a lot more going on soon to be revealed。 one of my only criticisms though would be the overwriting， it seemed at times that there were a lot more words than needed and some sentences bec okay， wow。 the concept of this book was something i’ve personally never read before。 i really enjoyed it， i think the characters were well-written and they worked well together。 there were many different parts working together to create the story and i enjoyed how when you thought it was over， there was actually a lot more going on soon to be revealed。 one of my only criticisms though would be the overwriting， it seemed at times that there were a lot more words than needed and some sentences become overly complicated and hard to read。 i would re-read it though， and i’m very excited for the sequel & the tv adaptation！ 。。。more

Izzy ，

Thank you to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for this ARC！'The Atlas Six' is a dark and twisting story following the world’s best magicians who have been invited into the secret Alexandrian Society to explore and guard its ancient archives using their own specialities。 In a captivating blend of dark academia and fantasy， Olivie Blake has brought together a memorable cast of characters that all stand out equally。 And despite there being six perspectives we hear from， no character gets forgotten or pu Thank you to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for this ARC！'The Atlas Six' is a dark and twisting story following the world’s best magicians who have been invited into the secret Alexandrian Society to explore and guard its ancient archives using their own specialities。 In a captivating blend of dark academia and fantasy， Olivie Blake has brought together a memorable cast of characters that all stand out equally。 And despite there being six perspectives we hear from， no character gets forgotten or pushed to the side; each of them are well-realised and explored throughout the story from beginning to end。 I really enjoyed the writing style。 Whilst I did occasionally feel there were moments that were slightly overwritten and dragged on， I loved how intelligent it was， and it only further enhanced the characters and their perspectives， leaving a feeling like I was truly in each of their heads。 The tensions and conflict between the characters was present from the beginning and constantly moving along with the changing relationships and ties within the group。 The academic nature of the writing lends itself greatly to the deep， almost analytical observations each of the characters make of one another。Even though I felt I wanted a more driven and focused plot， the characters entirely took hold of the story。 Blake uses each of them to delve into and play around with large-scale ideas in physics， philosophical questions， the intricacies and the power of illusion as well as seduction。 ‘The Atlas Six’ is a killer of a novel， an enthralling page-turner with a gorgeous aesthetic that readers of both fantasy and dark academia will love。 。。。more

Matilda ，

TBD

Syrin ，

This book is INCREDIBLE。 I have not audibly screamed at a book's pages in so long， let alone gripped the hell out of one。 I cannot wait for the 2nd installment of this series。 Olivie Blake， what have you done to me？！ I'm obsessed with the characters， plot， world building--everything。 Each character feels so real， personable， and relatable。 They are so flawed and well done。 This book is INCREDIBLE。 I have not audibly screamed at a book's pages in so long， let alone gripped the hell out of one。 I cannot wait for the 2nd installment of this series。 Olivie Blake， what have you done to me？！ I'm obsessed with the characters， plot， world building--everything。 Each character feels so real， personable， and relatable。 They are so flawed and well done。 。。。more

Mandy ，

I want to say that this book was ~no thoughts， just vibes~， but in the end， it was pretty much a book entirely about thinking and thinking about thinking and thinking about what others are thinking so that feels like the wrong thing to say。 I guess to put it differently， this a book whose plot purpose seemed to get lost in the atmosphere and relationships between characters。 Like I think I followed what was happening？ I think stuff ended up making sense？ I'm also very confused？ Don't get me wron I want to say that this book was ~no thoughts， just vibes~， but in the end， it was pretty much a book entirely about thinking and thinking about thinking and thinking about what others are thinking so that feels like the wrong thing to say。 I guess to put it differently， this a book whose plot purpose seemed to get lost in the atmosphere and relationships between characters。 Like I think I followed what was happening？ I think stuff ended up making sense？ I'm also very confused？ Don't get me wrong， I'll be continuing on w/ the series。。。 （mostly to figure out if this is gonna be a Nico/Libby ship or a Nico/Gideon ship cause I think I'm team Libby， but that's mostly cause Libby *my anxious queen* has my heart and soul， but I could be persuaded）。 I'm curious to see if the hardcover release of this will change anything/shore up some of the fuzzy details and plot lines going on and， because I'm a hoe for some vibey dark academia and sexual tension， I will inevitably re-read this before moving on to the sequel later this year。 I wasn't as obsessed with this as I expected/wanted to be tho。 For me， the difference between a 3。5/4 star book and a five star book has to do with whether I'm skimming the details to find out what big plot/romance element in going to happen next or whether I'm so invested in the big plot/romance element that I'm taking twice as long reading all the details to make sure I don't miss a thing。 This book was definitely more of the former， especially since I feel like most of my investment in the story lay in trying to figure out if I was right about who was gonna hook up with who and not really anything going on in the "big picture" plot scenario。 I think it speaks to a kind of forced chemistry between characters that the only two pairings I shipped were the two sets of friends that had been close before the story even started and those were the only relationships that （romantically） didn't happen。 I'm all for hooking up with your super-powered co-workers， I mean， what else are six guys and gals locked in a library for a year gonna do？ but I feel like there was supposed to be a depth of emotion between them all that I just didn't get。 。。。more

sara ，

3。5 and the 0。5 is only thanks to callum <3

Ammar S ，

Great characters， good development， mild action and too much Parisa

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