Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

235 reviews

clairelisebella's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Violence

crypticspren's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

The Atlas Six takes an international group of young adults and situates them in a pseudo-hunger-games magical 'fellowship'. Generally, I think the premise is exciting and there was a lot of 'oooh mystery' moments. However, the first 2 thirds of the book are SO much slower than the final third of the book. The last 100 pages were 10/10 for characters, plot, suspense, everything. The first 200 were a bit... 'eh, nothing special'. 

Although it was a bit of a slog to begin with, the conclusion to the book definitely left nothing to be desired and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I think it's overall done a good job of setting up the world and the sequel should (hopefully) have much better pacing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

grace_b_3's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

If you are fan of V.E. Schwab, particularly if you like The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, you will probably like this book. Their writing styles strike me as similar. Personally, I was underwhelmed by Addie LaRue, and I feel underwhelmed by The Atlas Six  as well. To paraphrase one of my old coworkers,  V.E. Schwab's works have the appearance of darkness but none of the bite.  The same is true of The Atlas Six. It feels like a book that desperately wants to dark and edgy, but doesn't know how to get there, so it ends up having the same vibes as a middle schooler discovering black eyeliner for the first time.  Personally, when it comes to dark academia, I want a book that hits harder. This book is all style, no substance, when it comes to the vibes, and so it just feels so empty. Not a series I plan to continue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Terminal illness and Death of parent

aisleyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Murder

Three sex scenes

naiu_cs's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death, Blood, and Murder

sinkitten's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

cnannery19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

moonysraccoons's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder

hayleystagg's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

watsontheslytherin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Beautiful prose

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Chronic illness, Drug use, Blood, and Alcohol