Week 6 Review: The Atlas Six

From Goodreads:

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the runaway TikTok must-read fantasy novel of the year. If you loved Ninth House and A Deadly Education, you'll love this.

Originally a self-published sensation, this edition has been fully edited and revised, including gorgeous new illustrations.

Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction.

Welcome to the Alexandrian Society.

When the world's best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. Their members enjoy a lifetime of power and prestige. Yet each decade, only six practitioners are invited – to fill five places.

Contenders Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona are inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Parisa Kamali is a telepath, who sees the mind's deepest secrets. Reina Mori is a naturalist who can perceive and understand the flow of life itself. And Callum Nova is an empath, who can manipulate the desires of others. Finally there's Tristan Caine, whose powers mystify even himself.

Following recruitment by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they travel to the Society's London headquarters. Here, each must study and innovate within esoteric subject areas. And if they can prove themselves, over the course of a year, they'll survive. Most of them.

My Review:
This was such a great read! I was looking forward to reading this book, it sounded really great, and it's gotten great reviews-and the story of it, being self-published, and then picked up for tradition published-it's a great story, and I was really excited to read this new and improved version! And it was such a great read!

This world of the Alexandrian Society-where the lost knowledge is kept safe-I loved it so much! This is a magical world, with different abilities, and I really enjoyed learning more about it, and watching these characters delve into their studies! 

We followed all 6 of these characters, and it was really interesting to be in their heads, because they are in a competition against one another, that one of them won't make it in, and that was a pretty interesting dynamic! Especially since they didn't know that from the start-it's something they learn after they've had a ahcen to form different relationships with one another, it is shakes up the dynamics!  

Towards the end when things were getting more serious, there were twists and reveals aplenty, and I was just absorbing this information. With that ending, I'm so excited for the sequel, I really can't wait to see where things go from here! 

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait for the sequel! 

Author: Olivie Blake
Series: The Atlas #1
Read: February 10th, 2022
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Tor Books
Expected Publication: March 1st 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars