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A review by copenhag
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
2.0
This book was so underwhelming that I don't think I will be able to read anything else by this author because of the writing.
I enjoyed the idea of this book, but when push comes to shove, it fell flat. During the first few pages, Atlas Blakely, the caretaker of the Alexandrian library/society pops up, and is like, "Hey, wanna become super powerful and rich and all that jazz?" to all of the characters, but I'm still left wondering about exactly who he is, and even worse, who the characters themselves are.
Furthermore, it is also revealed that their education at this society will take a year, right? And then another year if they are selected. Personally, that seems like way to short of a time to become some OP wizard. I don't like Harry Potter, but they had seven years to do so, and that seems way more realistic. But what annoyed me the most about this book and the time crunches, is that when they did time skips, they never mentioned that they had passed. I actually only knew that they had happened because one of the characters offhandedly mentions how six months had passed.
Even after finishing this book, I'm left confused as to what all of the characters look like. Yes, you are given a general idea of what they look like due to where they're from, i.e. Nico is likely Hispanic because he is from Cuba (I think, or the Dominican Republic), Libby is some plain Jane who is the subject of every y/n fanfic ever. But I'm confused as to what Callum and Tristan look like. Personally, they seemed like the same person. And the same thing with Parisa and Reina. I know that one of them is of Japanese descent, and the other is middle Eastern, but I have no idea who.
Another thing to add to my disappointment of this book, is the fact that the ending just seemed rushed, and came out of nowhere. I'm not going to mention exact details as I want to keep this review spoiler-free. But, in short, a character goes missing, and everyone thinks that they're dead. It was as though I was reading a completely different book and then BAM! Major character death.
I did enjoy the drawings in the book, though. They did offer some imagination as to basic characteristics of characters even though they didn't have any names provided.
I enjoyed the idea of this book, but when push comes to shove, it fell flat. During the first few pages, Atlas Blakely, the caretaker of the Alexandrian library/society pops up, and is like, "Hey, wanna become super powerful and rich and all that jazz?" to all of the characters, but I'm still left wondering about exactly who he is, and even worse, who the characters themselves are.
Furthermore, it is also revealed that their education at this society will take a year, right? And then another year if they are selected. Personally, that seems like way to short of a time to become some OP wizard. I don't like Harry Potter, but they had seven years to do so, and that seems way more realistic. But what annoyed me the most about this book and the time crunches, is that when they did time skips, they never mentioned that they had passed. I actually only knew that they had happened because one of the characters offhandedly mentions how six months had passed.
Even after finishing this book, I'm left confused as to what all of the characters look like. Yes, you are given a general idea of what they look like due to where they're from, i.e. Nico is likely Hispanic because he is from Cuba (I think, or the Dominican Republic), Libby is some plain Jane who is the subject of every y/n fanfic ever. But I'm confused as to what Callum and Tristan look like. Personally, they seemed like the same person. And the same thing with Parisa and Reina. I know that one of them is of Japanese descent, and the other is middle Eastern, but I have no idea who.
Another thing to add to my disappointment of this book, is the fact that the ending just seemed rushed, and came out of nowhere. I'm not going to mention exact details as I want to keep this review spoiler-free. But, in short, a character goes missing, and everyone thinks that they're dead. It was as though I was reading a completely different book and then BAM! Major character death.
I did enjoy the drawings in the book, though. They did offer some imagination as to basic characteristics of characters even though they didn't have any names provided.