The Atlas Paradox
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Summary
“DESTINY IS A CHOICE”
The Atlas Paradox is the long-awaited sequel to dark academic sensation The Atlas Six—guaranteed to have even more yearning， backstabbing， betrayal， and chaos。
Six magicians。 Two rivalries。 One researcher。 And a man who can walk through dreams。 All must pick a side: do they wish to preserve the world—or destroy it？ In this electric sequel to the viral sensation， The Atlas Six， the society of Alexandrians is revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw， world-changing power， headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way。 But the cost of knowledge is steep， and as the price of power demands each character choose a side， which alliances will hold and which will see their enmity deepen？”
The Atlas Paradox is the long-awaited sequel to dark academic sensation The Atlas Six—guaranteed to have even more yearning， backstabbing， betrayal， and chaos。
Six magicians。 Two rivalries。 One researcher。 And a man who can walk through dreams。 All must pick a side: do they wish to preserve the world—or destroy it？ In this electric sequel to the viral sensation， The Atlas Six， the society of Alexandrians is revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw， world-changing power， headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way。 But the cost of knowledge is steep， and as the price of power demands each character choose a side， which alliances will hold and which will see their enmity deepen？”
Reviews
aditi
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This was so long and so boring and things that were intriguing in book 1 were just tiring in this one。 I wasn't a fan of the writing and the characterisation either。 This was so long and so boring and things that were intriguing in book 1 were just tiring in this one。 I wasn't a fan of the writing and the characterisation either。 。。。more
kelly ♥
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nicogideon nation make some noise
szeyu，
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YES FINALLY
Meg
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I received this as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 GAHH！！ That was good！ I’m a sucker for multiple POVs so that’s one reason why I love this series！ It gives me info about other characters thoughts for the same moments which I LOVE！ Although， it’s not always written in order and it’s a bit of a spoiler for later parts of the book but still enjoyable！ I’m so glad I already preordered this book because I can’t WAIT for it to arrive now！ I received this as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 GAHH！！ That was good！ I’m a sucker for multiple POVs so that’s one reason why I love this series！ It gives me info about other characters thoughts for the same moments which I LOVE！ Although， it’s not always written in order and it’s a bit of a spoiler for later parts of the book but still enjoyable！ I’m so glad I already preordered this book because I can’t WAIT for it to arrive now！！Also， Libby Rhodes having her badass moments？？ Hell yes！Oh， and Nico？ Yeah he can do whatever he’d like to me and I’d say thank you。 （Same with Tristan Caine， but he seems like a sensitive guy who’s still treat me with respect and Nico just seems like pure primal energy） 。。。more
Bec T
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Olivie Blake doesn't fail to meet the standard。 The Atlas Paradox follows on from the first book and picks up right where it left off， jumping straight back into it。 Olivie creates a world that you can picture in your mind， characters you rally behind and those who you know are going to stir up trouble。 Olivie Blake doesn't fail to meet the standard。 The Atlas Paradox follows on from the first book and picks up right where it left off， jumping straight back into it。 Olivie creates a world that you can picture in your mind， characters you rally behind and those who you know are going to stir up trouble。 。。。more
anemone
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3。5， maybe 3。75？ this book is such a mess， it's amazing how so much yet so little could be happening for 80% of the book。 the super himbofication of nico was uh definitely a choice。 reina's whole arc is just going do not perceive me so I didn't 😊 the author is lucky I've been having a health （NOT） dose of Chinese novels so I'm well accustomed to meandering plots so I did have fun with this though I did find the first book better and a tad more oriented。 this ending was neat tho， predictable but 3。5， maybe 3。75？ this book is such a mess， it's amazing how so much yet so little could be happening for 80% of the book。 the super himbofication of nico was uh definitely a choice。 reina's whole arc is just going do not perceive me so I didn't 😊 the author is lucky I've been having a health （NOT） dose of Chinese novels so I'm well accustomed to meandering plots so I did have fun with this though I did find the first book better and a tad more oriented。 this ending was neat tho， predictable but I was waiting forever。 yes girl go get that jean grey moment 。。。more
M
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I want to start with that I did DNF this book。 I was beyond excited that I won this book in a giveaway。 I should have quelled my hopes or dreams for this book。 I did not feel an immediate pull to this book （the first one I felt pulled right in and along with the story） It all felt so uninteresting to me and I’ve tried to read more periodically since receiving my ARC but every time it feels like a chore。 I hate that and maybe I will revisit it and maybe next time it will be the perfect read。 I kn I want to start with that I did DNF this book。 I was beyond excited that I won this book in a giveaway。 I should have quelled my hopes or dreams for this book。 I did not feel an immediate pull to this book （the first one I felt pulled right in and along with the story） It all felt so uninteresting to me and I’ve tried to read more periodically since receiving my ARC but every time it feels like a chore。 I hate that and maybe I will revisit it and maybe next time it will be the perfect read。 I know a lot of people felt sorta divided in the first book either loving or hating it and I fell closer to the camp of loving so I was very stoked to receive this copy but now I after reading quite a bit in see some of those points the people who enjoyed book one less were saying。 。。。more
cherryyyy
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shes consistent
Liv
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This was one of my most anticipated releases for the year and it certainly lived up to my （high） expectations。 I had no idea what to anticipate， plot-wise， and all of the twists and turns were so incredibly engaging I could hardly put the book down。 The hold that this series has over me is INSANE， but I love it so much。 The character dynamics were what made The Atlas Six an easy favorite for me， and the way that they were shaken up and expanded upon in The Atlas Paradox were incredibly intriguin This was one of my most anticipated releases for the year and it certainly lived up to my （high） expectations。 I had no idea what to anticipate， plot-wise， and all of the twists and turns were so incredibly engaging I could hardly put the book down。 The hold that this series has over me is INSANE， but I love it so much。 The character dynamics were what made The Atlas Six an easy favorite for me， and the way that they were shaken up and expanded upon in The Atlas Paradox were incredibly intriguing and have me very excited for where they'll go from here in book three。 There were some new and old pairings that captivated me from start to finish， and some of the unexpected ones really cemented how much I love the characters in this story。 Individually， where we leave the characters， they are all on paths that I am very anxious to see the outcome of， and I love the way morality and humanity were explored and called into question with these individuals that have powers gods could only dream of。 As far as the plot goes， I just know I'm going to be rereading this one a lot before book three comes out。 There are so many small details that I know I missed this first time around， and I'm excited to go back and pick through them when I'm not ravenous to find out how it ends。 I think this one was slower paced than book one， but it felt natural， and nothing felt like a slog to get through， as happens sometimes with character driven plots。 Overall， I thought this was fantastic， and I can't wait to see where the story goes next。 Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy！ 。。。more
Gabby
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A big thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read Atlas Paradox！Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake is the sequel to the Tiktok sensation Atlas Six。 It follows the same characters and picks up where the first book leaves off。 Without spoiling the sequel， what I can say is that this book took a very close look at how the dynamics between the initiates have shifted and which of them allign now after the the happenings in the initial book。 It also focuses on each character and how the repercussions of A big thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read Atlas Paradox！Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake is the sequel to the Tiktok sensation Atlas Six。 It follows the same characters and picks up where the first book leaves off。 Without spoiling the sequel， what I can say is that this book took a very close look at how the dynamics between the initiates have shifted and which of them allign now after the the happenings in the initial book。 It also focuses on each character and how the repercussions of the initiation affect their own psyche。 It's an interesting study on guilt and how different people adapt to events。Personally， this book felt a little slower than the first - especially in the beginning。 I think it's because of the fallout being discussed and the initial reactions of each of the cast， but it took a while for anything to happen。 This made me prefer Atlas Six over the sequel。 There was also a little less of a science feel to this as opposed to a philosophical focus。 In all， it was a solid sequel although it was a bit slow。 I will still eagerly wait for the next book in the series！ 。。。more
Meaghan
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Until 80% yesterday， finished today （sorry， for my reading journal！） This melted my brain a little （affectionate）
Emma Reid
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It's book 2 y'all， you already know what's up。 It's slower than the first somehow， despite the chaos that unfolded at the end of The Atlas Six。 I loved getting to see the consequences play out and watch their initiation。 While we do get to live in more characters' heads and get to know Callum a bit more （who is somehow my favorite？ I have no idea how *that* happened）。 But that being said， we at least begin to make forward progress on the plot and finagle some answers out of Atlas。 It's still ult It's book 2 y'all， you already know what's up。 It's slower than the first somehow， despite the chaos that unfolded at the end of The Atlas Six。 I loved getting to see the consequences play out and watch their initiation。 While we do get to live in more characters' heads and get to know Callum a bit more （who is somehow my favorite？ I have no idea how *that* happened）。 But that being said， we at least begin to make forward progress on the plot and finagle some answers out of Atlas。 It's still ultimately more character-focused than your average fantasy series， but you should already know that if you're reading The Atlas #2。 Will I read the next one？ Absolutely。 Do I hope that we get some straight answers as to what's going on？ Most definitely。 *Thank you to Tor Teen for the gifted ARC* 。。。more
Natasha
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An advance copy is in my clutches 😈
Melissa
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This review is based on an Advance Reader Copy from a giveaway。 Well。。。I did like this book better than the first one， but it still wasn't quite my cup of tea。 This book really focuses on the interpersonal relationships among this closed group of initiates。 It was often repetitive and dragged on with Blake explaining the same feelings over and over。 This book does build up the world outside of the Alexandrian Society's manor house a bit more than in the first book， which I did find interesting， This review is based on an Advance Reader Copy from a giveaway。 Well。。。I did like this book better than the first one， but it still wasn't quite my cup of tea。 This book really focuses on the interpersonal relationships among this closed group of initiates。 It was often repetitive and dragged on with Blake explaining the same feelings over and over。 This book does build up the world outside of the Alexandrian Society's manor house a bit more than in the first book， which I did find interesting， but this and any action in the book felt like it only existed for Blake to get back to what she really likes - describing the characters' internal conflict and the conflict in their relationships with each other。 。。。more
Larissa
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there's a few things i liked towards the end but not much stuff happened in this book， i was pretty underwhelmed there's a few things i liked towards the end but not much stuff happened in this book， i was pretty underwhelmed 。。。more
Vilde
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Read through netgalley。com Read through netgalley。com 。。。more
ellie
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I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you very much！ When I read the Atlas Six （TA6）， I wasn't sure how to rate it， because while I loved the book very much， the characters annoyed me to hell and back， so I stuck with a rating of 4 stars without any explanation。 This book （TAP） takes everything I loved about TA6， puts it in trash bags， and takes it out back to be collected。So， when you write a book， you generally have to have something the book is a I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you very much！ When I read the Atlas Six （TA6）， I wasn't sure how to rate it， because while I loved the book very much， the characters annoyed me to hell and back， so I stuck with a rating of 4 stars without any explanation。 This book （TAP） takes everything I loved about TA6， puts it in trash bags， and takes it out back to be collected。So， when you write a book， you generally have to have something the book is about， a。k。a a PLOT。 P-L-O-T。 In TAP， we look for this in vain。 As a reminder， we left TA6 with Libby abducted to the past， and the other characters swearing that they will search for her。 As TAP begins， they have abandoned this search completely。 "We have looked everywhere！" they say "she simply isn't anywhere。 Let's give up and be sexy instead。" Ok。 Great。 So this book consists of five characters being incredibly bland， just existing。 Callum， at least， puts it into words: He's got nothing to do， so he just idles for this year and then sees what'll come to him。 I wish the others were as honest。 In TA6， at least there was this looming sense of danger by them having to kill one of the six， but this has completely disappeared。 There are no stakes left。 None of these five remaining people have any kind of goal， nothing to work towards， no aspirations or anything they even want。 And that， my friends， makes for very dull reading。Then， once in a while， we get a breath of fresh air - A Libby Chapter！！！ Now， Libby is my favorite character， anyway。 It really is funny that all the others say she's the most annoying and unbearable， but then she's actually the only one who isn't pretentious as fuck。 And even if I didn't like her， her chapters are just something special， because they read like an actual book， and not just an anthology of boredom。 She actually has a goal she's working towards！ She wants to find a way back home！ How refreshing， how novel， how - utterly expected。 The bar is on the floor， and yet Libby is the only one who manages to step over it。 So what do the other five do while Libby carries the book on her shoulders？ Nothing。 I admit， I actually quite liked the discussions of how magic worked in TA6， because I could still kind of see a connection to our own physics。 It all made sense。 The discussions of magic in TAP have left the realm of understandable。 This book is dark academia in a way that it feels like me reading a dissertation on quantum physics in a room with no light。 Either Olivie Blake has the understanding of quantum physics of a Nobel laureate， has access to one of those， or she's talking bullshit in complicated words and hopes none of her readers understand enough of her ramblings to call her out on it。 About 80% of this book is theoretical musings on how magic works， with 15% being people sleeping wth Parisa， because she is oh-so-hot， and the other 5% being actual P-L-O-T。 It's honestly quite a tragedy。 Once again: NOTHING HAPPENS IN THIS BOOK。 Reina thinks she's a god， and instead of getting her help， people shrug and say "okay"。 Callum just exists。 Parisa thinks she's better than everyone。 Tristan？ Well， I couldn't tell you anything about him， to be honest。 Nico just sleeps for the entire thing。 I can't even tell you how absolutely mind-numbingly bored I was reading this book。 There's even a goddamn gala-ball situation， and nothing happens！ It's done with in one POV chapter， what a goddamn waste！ One can only read so many theoretical musings on the nature of hypothetical magic。 So， yeah， in conclusion: Considering this is a trilogy， this second book was not needed at all。 Why not make it a nice duology instead， where things actually happen in both books， and forget this ever existed？ 。。。more
Gaelle Gilbert
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ARC provided by TORThere is no limit to how many stars I would give this book。 At this point， I think that Olivie may just be my favorite author。For those who love TA6， this will be a treat。 It has all the Dark Academia feels， chuckle-worthy conversations， and sexual tension of the first book with the added bonus of depression spiraling in the way Olivie does best。Immediately after finishing， I wanted to open it again to tab and annotate （I don't do this on my first read-throughs so I can immers ARC provided by TORThere is no limit to how many stars I would give this book。 At this point， I think that Olivie may just be my favorite author。For those who love TA6， this will be a treat。 It has all the Dark Academia feels， chuckle-worthy conversations， and sexual tension of the first book with the added bonus of depression spiraling in the way Olivie does best。Immediately after finishing， I wanted to open it again to tab and annotate （I don't do this on my first read-throughs so I can immerse myself in the story。） This sequel gave the characters so much more depth and FLAWS （affectionate）。 I have to say my ships shifted in this book and I can't wait to read the next one。 。。。more
li。reading
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If you could peer into my brain right now you would see me running around in circles at light speed， screaming， while sirens blare in the background， and everything is on fire， probably。So， safe to say - it’s good。
Blake Baird
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Thank you to NetGalley， MacMillan-Tor/Forge， and Olivie Blake for the eGalley of this novel。If you loved The Atlas Six， you're going to have a blast with The Atlas Paradox。 The characterizations of our （anti）heroes are deepened， the intrigue further-snarled， and the plot forward-driven。 Blake's writing is dense and can be slow/crowded for some， but TAP is a step towards fluidity and action from the tedium that sometimes bogged down TA6。 Thank you to NetGalley， MacMillan-Tor/Forge， and Olivie Blake for the eGalley of this novel。If you loved The Atlas Six， you're going to have a blast with The Atlas Paradox。 The characterizations of our （anti）heroes are deepened， the intrigue further-snarled， and the plot forward-driven。 Blake's writing is dense and can be slow/crowded for some， but TAP is a step towards fluidity and action from the tedium that sometimes bogged down TA6。 。。。more
Ivana
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Like the first book it starts slowly and it stays that way until ~60% when a lot starts happening at once。 It's a nice book but it feels like something is missing。 Like not enough happened。 When the plot moves it's very interesting but it feels like a lot of the time nothing is happening。 I look forward to the next book， highly because this one ended very abruptly and I'm curious what will happen next。My rating and enjoyment of the book might have been impacted by very badly formatted arc I read Like the first book it starts slowly and it stays that way until ~60% when a lot starts happening at once。 It's a nice book but it feels like something is missing。 Like not enough happened。 When the plot moves it's very interesting but it feels like a lot of the time nothing is happening。 I look forward to the next book， highly because this one ended very abruptly and I'm curious what will happen next。My rating and enjoyment of the book might have been impacted by very badly formatted arc I read。 I will likely read this book again once it is out to ensure I didn't miss stuff。 。。。more
Vee
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It was so amazing to watch The Atlas Six blow up last year， especially as when I picked it up I was shocked that I hadn't seen anyone raving about it。 I've literally just closed the book on the last sentence of The Atlas Paradox and， where with the first book I knew with a certainty that I absolutely loved it。。。 I'm not sure how I feel about this one。 I appreciated that Blake was changing the dynamics between the characters by having some unlikely pairings and I think that was a smart way to app It was so amazing to watch The Atlas Six blow up last year， especially as when I picked it up I was shocked that I hadn't seen anyone raving about it。 I've literally just closed the book on the last sentence of The Atlas Paradox and， where with the first book I knew with a certainty that I absolutely loved it。。。 I'm not sure how I feel about this one。 I appreciated that Blake was changing the dynamics between the characters by having some unlikely pairings and I think that was a smart way to approach a cast that is as insular as this one， and a cast that would suffer greatly from the addition of fresh meat。 New character comes to fuck everything up， would've been the easy route to take with this sequel， so I'm glad that Blake chose to go the way she did instead。 However， I don't think these new character dynamics were enough to make this story feel on the same level as the first book did。 It is extremely clear how this book is going to end from the very first chapter， which is fine and another departure away from the first book， but that means that how the plot unfolds needs to be different too。 Since we already know where the journey is going there is not as much reliance on having an explosive ending， like in Six， and much more focus needed on making sure that the in-between-journey is the hook。 And，I kinda think that was the weakest part of the book。。。 there were times where it felt a little tedious to read actually。I think Blake had something interesting to say with these characters in the first book and I think that messing with the character dynamics could've potentially opened new avenues for more interesting things to say， but I don't think it quite got there and has the potential to feel really stale if this carries on into the next book。 I am hoping that this is just a case of second-book syndrome and I do think that I'll try and revisit this one in the future， with my expectations being more moderate than the sky-high ones I went into this first read with。 This review makes it sound like I hated this book， and I definitely did not hate it - I absolutely loved all of Parisa's chapters。 I was just hoping for more intrigue。 I wanted this to be as unputdownable as the first book。 I wanted the mystery， the plot twists， the scheming， and I wanted more interesting character arcs。 I think the next book has the potential to offer me that， considering where we end up， but if it does it will make this book feel even more like filler。 。。。more
Cari Gillette
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4/5⭐️sWow what a trip。 This was addicting， frustrating and magical。I struggled with the rating。 On one hand the multiple POVs slowed me down as a reader and sometimes lost my focus。 BUT on the other hand I could not put it down。 I would end each chapter with verbally saying out loud （everywhere I read this） WHATTT WHERE IS SHE GOING WITH THIS？？？I could not predict each twist this book had。 The ending leaves you grasping for more BEGGING FOR MORE。
Kira
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ARC Review （No spoilers）:This。。。 this， ladies， gentlemen and non-binary folks， is how you do a second book in a trilogy。 I don't think I've ever gasped this much at works on a page in my entire life。 Olivie manages to amaze me time and time again with her words。 Without spoiling anything， the title is true to the name。 I can't wait for everyone to be able to read this。 ARC Review （No spoilers）:This。。。 this， ladies， gentlemen and non-binary folks， is how you do a second book in a trilogy。 I don't think I've ever gasped this much at works on a page in my entire life。 Olivie manages to amaze me time and time again with her words。 Without spoiling anything， the title is true to the name。 I can't wait for everyone to be able to read this。 。。。more
Steph
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I did a re-read of The Atlas Six right before starting this， listening to the full cast audiobook which I thought was really well done - the narration really helped to bring the characters to life。 Like the first book， The Atlas Paradox is predominantly a character driven story with a slow to steady pace。 There still was not enough show and a bit too much tell with many long winded monologues， but because I knew the characters now I didn’t mind it as much。 The majority of the action takes places I did a re-read of The Atlas Six right before starting this， listening to the full cast audiobook which I thought was really well done - the narration really helped to bring the characters to life。 Like the first book， The Atlas Paradox is predominantly a character driven story with a slow to steady pace。 There still was not enough show and a bit too much tell with many long winded monologues， but because I knew the characters now I didn’t mind it as much。 The majority of the action takes places toward the very end of the book， which ends on a cliffhanger of sorts。 I like the direction the author is taking the book， but would love to see a little more plot and less internal thoughts in the third book。 I flew through this in under 24 hours and definitely can’t wait to see how the series wraps up in the final book！ I definitely would recommend the series to fantasy lovers， but be sure to pick it up when you’re ready for a character driven story with limited action。 。。。more
Rachel
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Let me get the general out of the way: this book isn't nearly as good as The Atlas Six。 It's unclear if Olivie Blake is setting up a big third book or just felt lost， but there's a lot that just feels like treading water， without the momentum that drove the first book in the series。Blake also cuts away from every big action set piece—which confused me because The Atlas Six proved she can write them—which amplified the feeling that nothing much happens。 It's a lot of people talking about things i Let me get the general out of the way: this book isn't nearly as good as The Atlas Six。 It's unclear if Olivie Blake is setting up a big third book or just felt lost， but there's a lot that just feels like treading water， without the momentum that drove the first book in the series。Blake also cuts away from every big action set piece—which confused me because The Atlas Six proved she can write them—which amplified the feeling that nothing much happens。 It's a lot of people talking about things in rooms， which Blake writes really well and I enjoy very much， up to a point。 The problem is that when this happens over and over again， without narrative momentum， it gets old。 I'm fine with debating and abstract conversations， and if I like characters I tend to enjoy seeing them just hang out， but The Atlas Paradox had too much talking and not enough action。There's also a fair amount of characters revealing things to each other that the reader doesn't see， only to set up a "grand reveal" at a future point。 This can be an effective technique， but it's overused here， particularly when those reveals are predictable。That said， I love these characters very much and just watching them interact is still such a joy。 i love the way science and magic are fused together in this world， and the whole vibe of it， the dark academia mixed with fantasy， is still exquisite。 I'm definitely coming back for book 3， and I remain a huge fan of this series， but my immediate reaction after reading is at least a little disappointed。I fully acknowledge that book 3 may make this book and all of Blake's choices feel totally worth it。 I fully hope that I will eat my words in this review！ But as a writer， reading this book， I was reminded of why narrative action is so important。 No matter how much I love characters， I'm reading a novel （or， in this case， series） because I want to see them in a story。There was SO much that this book could have dealt with， particularly after the huge ending of The Atlas Six， and instead it does so little to move the story forward。 The Atlas Paradox is 400 pages long， and it felt like the story should have fit in 200 pages or less。The fact that I still enjoyed it is a testament to Blake's excellent writing and character building。 I truly do not think that any other writer could have made this book work as well as it did。I also want to say that I was very excited for this book and so badly wanted it to be incredible。 When I read an ARC， especially from an author I love， all I want to do is love it and enjoy the honor of telling everyone how much they need to read it。 I am still very much hoping that The Atlas Paradox makes much more sense in light of the third book in the series， especially given how talented Blake is and how much I've loved everything else I've read by her。 This feels like a very rare misstep。That said， as a Cuban-American reader （and perhaps this is self-indulgent）， I do want to address the Nico of it all。 Reading these books， my attention was instantly drawn to Nico， because it's very rare to see Latinx characters in dark academia， and even rarer for them to be Cuban。 However， Blake does absolutely nothing with his heritage， particularly when it has compelling implications for the story。 A couple of examples:- At two points in The Atlas Paradox， Nico insults someone by calling them "idiota"， once playfully and once seriously。 This is a word I have never heard a Cuban or Cuban-American person use， and before writing this review， I confirmed the accuracy of my impression， not only with other Cubans， but with Spanish speakers from Latin America and Spain。 This is simply not an idiomatic insult for Spanish speakers， especially those from Cuba。 If Blake had done any research on Cuban slang， or talked to a Cuban Spanish speaker， she would have used the idiomatic words "comemierda" or "sanaco"。- Blake has never addressed， and at this point， likely never will address， the fact that Nico's life is only possible if his parents are high-ranking members of the Cuban government/regime。 This plays really interestingly into the book's thematics， and should， at minimum， be observed by the other characters， if not Nico himself， especially when， at the time this book is set， Cubans were suffering from severe food and energy shortages， not to mention historic protests against their government。 This is a huge contrast to what we're repeatedly told is Nico's extremely privileged existence。 Frankly， omitting this is pure blindness。This combination of points， though seemingly small， was very frustrating to me， because it demonstrated to me that Blake included a Cuban character while doing no research on the implications on that country of origin on the story。 I understand that this is a fantasy series， but these books exist in a world very similar to our own， with historical events very similar to our own。 Cuban and Cuban-American readers deserve more care in seeing our realities represented on the page。 At minimum I think it's fair to hope that a writer will take a few hours to at least make sure the insults are correct。Thank you to Tor and Macmillan for sending me an early review copy of The Atlas Paradox in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Cosy_pages
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The Publishers have sent me an ARC of this book in return for an honest review。 All thoughts are my own。Sadly， I was hoping this book would be better and more enjoyable than the Atlas Six， however， I did not enjoy it。I was finally excited that the plot that was developing at the end of TAS was speeding up， however by about chapter 3 the book went right back to the original characters （minus Libby who had her own story alongside） bickering and ‘being flawed’ and a bit mean。I do love a character d The Publishers have sent me an ARC of this book in return for an honest review。 All thoughts are my own。Sadly， I was hoping this book would be better and more enjoyable than the Atlas Six， however， I did not enjoy it。I was finally excited that the plot that was developing at the end of TAS was speeding up， however by about chapter 3 the book went right back to the original characters （minus Libby who had her own story alongside） bickering and ‘being flawed’ and a bit mean。I do love a character driven book but I really felt like the plot in this was too loose for me to follow and I ended up skim reading a few chapters due to them being long but without really saying anything。Callum surprised me and I actually found him a lot more interesting in this book- and credit for the Reina/Callum， ‘grumpy/sunshine’ dialogue but I do feel that he did very little within the story。The artwork again is absolutely beautiful in this book and I do think Libby’s chapters have the book something more and expanded the rather abstract explanations of the magical world that we were given so far。I haven’t DNF’d a book in years but I did start to get close with this one and I felt extremely uninspired to pick it up and start reading again so it took a lot longer than I’d have thought to finish the book。I think I am willing to read the next book when it comes out as I’m hoping for a bit more of an actual coming together of plot points but I don’t feel quite as excited about the idea of a future book。⭐️⭐️/5 。。。more
Benny Graziano
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I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 A massive thank you to Olivie Blake， Tor and Net Galley for providing me with an ARC copy of The Atlas Paradox in exchange for an honest review。 You have no idea how much I screamed once I got the approval request for this book。 I read "The Atlas Six" a couple of months ago since it was part of my Fairyloot monthly subscription。 Dark Academia books are my world。I appreciate the fact they put some I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 A massive thank you to Olivie Blake， Tor and Net Galley for providing me with an ARC copy of The Atlas Paradox in exchange for an honest review。 You have no idea how much I screamed once I got the approval request for this book。 I read "The Atlas Six" a couple of months ago since it was part of my Fairyloot monthly subscription。 Dark Academia books are my world。I appreciate the fact they put some info about the characters to review them before getting into the book。 It was really helpful。I'd forgot how powerful and intricate Olivie Blake's writing is。 Since I'm not a native speaker， I kinda struggled at first， but once I got dragged into the story， I completely fell in love with this book。 I devoured it in a couple of days。 I was like， "I don't need sleep， I need answers"。 I fell more in love with all of the characters， but Libby has my heart since page one。 Her character development is something that I would have never imagined。 Big shout out to Olivie Blake and her brilliant mind。Since it's a Dark Academia there is a lot of talk regarding psychology， ethics， astrophysics， science theories， etc。 I'm a woman in STEM so my heart did a backflip every time something was mentioned， but it could be not everyone's cup of tea。I thought this was going to be duology， so when this book ended with a cliffhanger I was completely shocked。 NOW I NEED BOOK 3。 In the meantime， I'll wait next to my mailbox for my Illumicrate Exclusive Edition of The Atlas Six and The Atlas Paradox。 。。。more
Elisabeth Arritt
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This book was pretty interesting。 Going into it I thought this series was a duology and I am clearly I am wrong。 The writing was absolutely beautiful as usual however the plot could have been better， simply because it was very obviously setting up the next book or even several books which I am super excited for because the characters are doing crazy things that might take a while to wrap up。
Becca
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** I received a free copy of this book as a giveaway winner **Before I begin with The Atlas Paradox， let me briefly sum up my feelings and expectations based on my experience with The Atlas Six。 The Atlas Six was a book that thoroughly disappointed me。 I felt that it dragged on， and that the attempts at explaining the how and why behind magic were， simply pout， tiring。 The book was slow to read until the last few chapters， when it took off and turned into a completely different experience。 Needl ** I received a free copy of this book as a giveaway winner **Before I begin with The Atlas Paradox， let me briefly sum up my feelings and expectations based on my experience with The Atlas Six。 The Atlas Six was a book that thoroughly disappointed me。 I felt that it dragged on， and that the attempts at explaining the how and why behind magic were， simply pout， tiring。 The book was slow to read until the last few chapters， when it took off and turned into a completely different experience。 Needless to say， I was not planning on continuing with this series， when I won an advance reader copy of this book。To say I was avoiding this book is an understatement; I was dreading this 400 page sequel。 Fortunately， I found myself enjoying this much more than I expected。 Olivie Blake's writing， in my opinion， has improved tremendously， making her descriptive passages much more tolerable than previously。 Her writing style is really coming together， and it feels a bit more defined and sure in this book。 Witnessing her mature as a writer is quite the treat。On to the characters。 One thing she did in the previous book was make me pretty much dislike everyone。 Other than their constant chemistry and flirtations， these characters fell flat in the first book。 Sadly， this was also the case in the sequel。 A couple characters benefitted from some more characterization， but for the most part， these characters fell into the stereotypical archetypes they were so close to in the first book。 It was disappointing to see Blake's unique characters fall flat。The interactions between characters were， for the most part， entertaining， although a couple seemed out of place。 Having unlikely characters pair up and work together was both refreshing and frustrating。 On one hand， it was really exciting to see how their relationships grew as they learned more about each other and worked towards common goals。 On the other hand， these characters are so extreme and selfish that it seemed unlikely that really any of them would work together。The romance in this book was， surprisingly， the best part。 The sexual tension between many of the characters was written just right， although it seems like the book ended by setting up a love triangle， which I am not looking forward to。 Overall， The Atlas Paradox was written better than the previous installment of this series。 It has redeemed Olivie Blake for me， and I will be continuing the series should a third novel come out。 Some aspects of the plot still need some work， and the characters need more dimension， but this was a huge leap forward for Blake。 。。。more
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