Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

3 reviews

el_viral's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. I can see why it was such a sensation when it first came out - I don't usually trust the hype about things and was a bit slow to actually read this, but I'm glad I did it in the end. The premise is original, and the magic system is different to others I've seen/read about before, especially with each person's ability being so different from the others'. I'll definitely be reading the second book in the series, and look forward to seeing where it takes me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

curry_bb's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

We get it Olivia, you're woke, no need to comment on it every single chapter.

Also I'm just gonna say that for a book with such a huge focus on the characters, I think it would be better to make them interesting. Like, all of these people could die and I would just not give a shit, they're either boring, annoying, or both. I get that they're supposed to be morally grey/evil, but like, you can do that while still having them be a little interesting. I just want to have any kind of emotional reaction to them. The only one I had the slightest liking to was Callum. He was just there dicking around, slay behaviour. Also when he

"fought" with Parisa and got her to kill herself in the mind palace. Pretty cool until I realized she didn't actually die

. Absolute psychopath I wanna hear more from him.
Also the world-building is really confusing. Are the magic people and normal people migling? Do the normals know magic exists?? Can they see the fantastical creatures?? I read the etire book and still don't know. I think that magic people are seperate from normal ones, but there is still a whole ass college for magic?? What?? How does that work??

Overall, Interesting concept but poor execution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, and Alcohol

monstrouscosmos's review against another edition

I really enjoyed the world building, and the exploration of each character as individuals as well as their group dynamics. the perspective taking of the chapters was also interesting, and the narrators all added nuance to their performances in ways I appreciated (especially during internal monologues). unfortunately Part 6 definitely got too trigger heavy for me, and I found the expositions started to get both much longer and much less believable. not the book for me, unfortunately! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

I put all the triggers I remembered in "moderate", though some would definitely be better described as "minor" or "graphic".