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The Atlas Six is a novel written by Olivie Blake that follows the great Library of Alexandria and six gifted individuals that are given the opportunity to enter the hidden Alexandrian society. The readers are first introduced to the history of the library and how it forged its eradication so that the expansive knowledge of the library is kept to the most elite magical academicians among the ages.

As yet unread sprayed edge beauties 💕💕

I thought I had more than this in my collection 🤔🤔

Gooooooood

This book was such a fun and chaotic romp! I definitely had a good time reading it and I‘m excited for the next two installments. However keep 3 things in mind when beginning this read. 1. It‘s a character driven book-to a fault! 2. All the characters are pretentious, and self involved (love-able assholes???)! 3. Don‘t take it too seriously and you‘ll have a ball reading it. 💖📚

I shouldn‘t like this book. The characters are all assholes only out to help themselves, but there is something so intriguing about the whole premise of magical people competing to see who will win the chance to protect a vast library.
Finished 5/22/2022

Dark academia. Lots of characters. Sometimes difficult to keep track of everyone and everything and all the plots and subplots

the only problem I had with this book is that I thought it was a stand alone at first. Rereading this shortly!

I'm visiting family this week. While here I'm trying to finish one more book in 2022. It might end up being my 1st book of 2023.

#12Booksin2022. June was a lean month for my. This one was a 4⭐️. It could have been better but, I enjoyed and I am look forward to book 2.

After 30 years of marriage I FINALLY got a book for Christmas!!#WifhList#TheAtlasSix#OlivieBlake

Lots of lovely books for Christmas has given me the best kind of dilemma - What to read next!! I think I've settled on this one which has been on my wish list for a while. I must have been good as Santa was very generous with book gifts this year 😊🎄. I hope he brought you all wonderful books too.

Finally got a chance to open my #jolabokaflod packages from @BookishMadHatter and @TheKidUpstairs It has been a whirlwind of a day and I let the toddler help me open these so I may have some of the chocolate mixed up 🤣🤣 Thank you both SO much for the thoughtful treats. I am super pumped for the books and can't wait to dive in! And all that minty goodness....nom nom nom! I hope you both have an amazing holiday!!!

@MaleficentBookDragon

I thought this was a good read and not exactly what I thought it would be. Great characters and intriguing plot. I will definitely be picking up the next in the series.

Every ten years, the six most talented magic users are recruited by the Alexadrian Society for very secret academic work.

Interesting story, compelling characters and a surprise twist before the cliffhanger ending (I thought this was a stand alone 🤷‍♀️).

#adventrecommends

This is fantasy, mystery and magic. Six candidates are chosen by the secret society of Alexandrian. Recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely they have to prove they are the best, one will be eliminated. I had to read very carefully as to follow what was actually going on. But I enjoyed it and will read the next book.

Picked this up on the way to the hospital. The synopsis sounds good and the cover completely caught my attention. I‘ll let you know. #readingoutside #olivieblake #booksonthewaytothehospital #magicallibrary #newbooks

Although I wasn't blown away by it - I found that the setup made the big reveal at the end far too predictable - this was a thoroughly enjoyable read! I'll be definitely picking up the sequel!

Interesting dark academia premise. A little convoluted but still fun read.

Hopefully this is as good as it sounds.

I couldn't help myself, book outlet is my weakness!!!! The atlas six, hardcover, $6! I'm sold hahaha

Throwback to beginning of October when I started my reread of this book. I listened to the audiobook the first time and wanted to reread in the physical form before I started on the audiobook of the sequel (released at the end of last month). I really enjoyed my reread (even if I took longer than expected), and I made lots of annotations in my paperback copy!

After finishing, I started The Atlas Paradox on audio last night! Anyone else reading?

The first of November and it's a sunny and beautiful 65° day! Taking advantage of this gorgeous weather to read outside for as long as I can! 🍁🍂📚

Thank you for my #BasicWitchSwap package I love all of it. @sprainedbrain

I did the first 75% of this book on audio and the final in paper. The audiobook narration is excellent and really gives a great impression of all 6 characters. A hyped book but one I really enjoyed and I‘m thrilled I read it as the sequel came out because otherwise that ending would have really annoyed me! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lovely spa weekend with my mom and sister. Photo by @Saknicole 🧖‍♀️

This is so rare for me to reread a book less than a year after reading it for the first time. But I really loved this book when I read it at the beginning of the year (on audio first), and wanted to reread before the second book comes out in a few weeks! I think the #Magic system in this book is so unique and fascinating!

Photo is from spa weekend with my family!

#Scarathlon Daily Prompt Day 9 #TeamSlaughter

I liked the characters: there was a really nice variety of them and everyone was somehow interesting.

I loved the atmosphere and that was the best aspect of this book. Dark and mysterious!

I disliked the writing style: it was unnecessary wordy and it was hard to get the idea behind sentences.

This didn't really have a plot. There was a group of people who had random discussions with each other but nothing really happened.

#SeriesRead2022

Hubby “scolded” me for buying another book from Amazon instead of waiting until our local bookstore had it. I‘m only a little bit sorry because it got bent almost in half in our mailbox. 😞 Any thoughts on this book and the rest of the series?
#knowledgeiscarnage #theatlassix #series #newyorktimesbestseller

“Tending to every whim made others unnecessarily combative, mistrustful. They preferred the reassurance of customs, little traditions, the more inconsequential the better. Breakfast in the morning, supper at the sound of the gong. It soothed them, normality.”

Tidied up my book cases today! Cleaned out my cart, so the top section could be used to hold books I‘ve received from Goodreads giveaways, which opened a lot of space on the main shelves. I wish my library were more aesthetic, but I don‘t have the space :/

Tagged book chosen because I picked up a paperback copy from B&N this weekend and added it to my fantasy/sci-fi shelf. I want to try to reread before the next in the series comes out!

The ending was squished and left me with a lot of questions. I really liked the first 75% of the book. I thought it was a fascinating character study.

#AwesomeAugust readathon
3rd book read
@Andrew65

Took me a couple chapters to get into it, but then I couldn't put it down and want more!

100/150 From the other reviews on Litsy, I guess I'm one of the few that liked this. It's not perfect by any means, almost every character is unlikable, but the mystery of the Alexandrian Society made me want to read more. Of course there was a cliffhanger ending, so I hope that the next book arrives soon. 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫

I enjoyed this. It was really slow and I found parts to be overly wordy but an interesting story that I'm curious to see where it goes. Doesn't quite live up to all the hype though.

The series has potential, but this initial installment had some pacing struggles due to the intricate setup information needed. The magic system is fun & a bit more grown up than some of the other dark academia series out there. I could have used a bit more atmosphere & character clarification. Things do pick up & the story gets more depth & tension in the end. I feel like the initial struggle may be worth it for the payoff of the whole series.

I was tagged by @Enchanted_Bibliophile and @EadieB for #WondrousWednesday!

1. 5 ⭐️ books I‘ve read this year: The Atlas Six, The Nineties, The Nice House on the Lake, Sea of Tranquility, Heartstopper Vol. 1 & 2

2. Recent pic: Photo cred by @Saknicole - I visited her this past weekend, and we spent most of Sunday painting a paint-by-numbers titled “Cozy Reading” and watching Bridgerton season 2 in the background.

This is my second attempt at reading this one, I thought the first time I was just not in the mood, but nope not for me. It reminds me too much of The Magicians which I HATED. So not going to waste my time.

I tried so hard to like this book, but couldn't get further than the first couple chapters. Maybe it's because I liked A Deadly Education better. The illustrations were good though.

I was really looking forward to reading this, but struggled to get very far. The writing felt shallow and childish, and I just gave up.

I might come back to this later, but for now it‘s slowing my momentum. When reading doesn‘t sound good, it‘s time for me to pick something else. I‘m glad DNFs count for #bookspinbingo (not that I‘m likely to achieve it this month).

I cannot put my finger on why I didn‘t enjoy this book. There were multiple moments while reading when I wanted to dnf the book. But then something would grab my attention and I would keep reading. It‘s strange, because normally I can pinpoint at least one reason why I dislike a book, but with this one I can‘t quite articulate it… I just didn‘t vibe with it…

Definitely not my usual thing but that‘s the joy of challenges! There‘s a secret magical library with a strange manipulative competition between the ‘Six‘. Too much world-building, magicy stuff for me, but I did enjoy following the chess-like moves and POVs of each of the six chosen to protect and learn at the library. I love a #DarkAcademia vibe, and the complexity of characters kept me engaged. No.2 of the #duology due in Oct. #pop22 #booked2022

#BookSpin #DoubleSpin
@TheAromaofBooks

“The day you are not a fire,” he said, “is the day the earth will fall still for me.”

I‘m speechless.
I never wanted this book to end.
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He thought: You are entering a cycle of your own destruction, the wheel of your own fortune, which will rise and fall and so will you. You will deconstruct and resurrect in some other form, and the ashes of yourself will be the rubble from the fall.
Rome falls, he wanted to say. Everything collapses. You will, too.
You will, soon.

“Our world is dying,” he said, and took a seat, ready to put himself to work. “It‘s up to us to set it right.”

“It was real for me!”
“It was real for me, too.”
Most of it.
Some of it.
More of it than he felt it wise to confess.

“Whatever you created would have to be—“
Perfect. Imperfect, but under perfect conditions.
Impossible, then.
Or was it?

The perfect team for what?
“For anything,” Atlas said. “For everything.”
He meant: Let‘s take this bloody mess and all its damn books and do something that‘s never been done before.