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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
3.0
3 ⭐ An intriguing dark academia/magical story with many twists and turns
"The flaw of humanity," said Parisa, shrugging. "The compulsion to be unique, which is at war with the desire to belong to a single identifiable sameness."
Summary:
The story follows six extraordinarily gifted magicians that have been selected to potentially join the Alexandrian Society - a secret society of magical academicians that houses lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity. However, only five of the six individuals will be initiated, meaning one is eliminated.
Reina, Parisa, Callum, Tristan, Libby & Nico are recruited by Atlas Blake and given one year to qualify for initiation. During that time, they will have preliminary access to the Society's archives and be judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death.
My Thoughts:
While this is a beautifully written story, it required my full attention and patience. The writing is academic and philosophical, which was hard to follow at times. There were many instances where it seemed that so much was being said, but at the same time, nothing at all (or at least nothing of importance in regards to the storyline's progression). BUT, I did read this after two months of Dramione fanfic and pure alien smut, so it makes sense that it took a minute for my brain to catch up.
"The flaw of humanity," said Parisa, shrugging. "The compulsion to be unique, which is at war with the desire to belong to a single identifiable sameness."
Summary:
The story follows six extraordinarily gifted magicians that have been selected to potentially join the Alexandrian Society - a secret society of magical academicians that houses lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity. However, only five of the six individuals will be initiated, meaning one is eliminated.
Reina, Parisa, Callum, Tristan, Libby & Nico are recruited by Atlas Blake and given one year to qualify for initiation. During that time, they will have preliminary access to the Society's archives and be judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death.
My Thoughts:
While this is a beautifully written story, it required my full attention and patience. The writing is academic and philosophical, which was hard to follow at times. There were many instances where it seemed that so much was being said, but at the same time, nothing at all (or at least nothing of importance in regards to the storyline's progression). BUT, I did read this after two months of Dramione fanfic and pure alien smut, so it makes sense that it took a minute for my brain to catch up.