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A review by etherealiz
The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The tragic start of this review is that I'd had written a very lengthy and heartfelt review that got deleted, so this will be shorter.
I absolutely adored this book, it ended the trilogy on a beautiful note and I'm deeply sadden by the wave of hate it got. I do think it appeals to a certain brand of reader, and it can feel a bit unsatisfactory to others (maybe those who came in looking for a happy ending for starters)
The author said on multiple occasions that this trilogy came from a place of rage, I felt it & I think this book kind of summarize that bitterness that comes after raging against something you cannot change. How characters ends isn't satisfactory, it sometimes doesn't seem fair. But weirdly enough, I like it.
This trilogy followed me through three years of reading and I still feel like it was written specifically for the kind of reader I am. It will always holds a very special place in my heart, even thought I very rarely recommend it to others : as I said before, it focuses on relationships whilst holding a bit of plot as a way to move forward. A 6-person love story is and was a big task to tackle and I think Blake did a beautiful job at fleshing out characters and making them likeable, losing one was always inevitable and by the beginning of the 3rd book, I knew whomever it was, it was gonna hurt like a bitch : and it did.
Anyways, great ending to a great trilogy. Can't wait to revisit it in a few years
I absolutely adored this book, it ended the trilogy on a beautiful note and I'm deeply sadden by the wave of hate it got. I do think it appeals to a certain brand of reader, and it can feel a bit unsatisfactory to others (maybe those who came in looking for a happy ending for starters)
The author said on multiple occasions that this trilogy came from a place of rage, I felt it & I think this book kind of summarize that bitterness that comes after raging against something you cannot change. How characters ends isn't satisfactory, it sometimes doesn't seem fair. But weirdly enough, I like it.
This trilogy followed me through three years of reading and I still feel like it was written specifically for the kind of reader I am. It will always holds a very special place in my heart, even thought I very rarely recommend it to others : as I said before, it focuses on relationships whilst holding a bit of plot as a way to move forward. A 6-person love story is and was a big task to tackle and I think Blake did a beautiful job at fleshing out characters and making them likeable,
Anyways, great ending to a great trilogy. Can't wait to revisit it in a few years