LJ Beck
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- Aug 20, 2022
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I just finished reading "The Atlas Six" by Olivie Blake. It's a Fantasy novel.
From Wikipedia: It is the first of a trilogy and follows six powerful young magic users who have the chance to join the secretive Alexandrian Society. The novel was originally self-published via Kindle in early 2020 before it was acquired by Tor Books after a seven-way auction.
A 7-way auction that Tor won. (proving chaos runs wild in the universe.)
The reviews show the book is super polarizing. Some LOVE it, and other are cursing it's existance. I was on the fence for a lot of it. The characters are unusual, and get more interesting as we go, but it was the magic system that I found the most interesting. Some magic stuff that I hadn't read before. But I seem to be cursed with reading plot-less books. The plot was so wafer thin it made me want to cry. Such a cool premise, and had a lot going for it, but like, DO SOMETHING. Ugh. (To be fair, some stuff does happen, but those moments are too few and far between.)
I won't be reading the next book in the series. I kind of want to know what happens, but not badly enough to wade through more plot-less meandering blah blah to find out.
I really need to find an engrossing, well paced and plotted book. Have started few new ones (one audio and one paperback)... here's hoping.
From Wikipedia: It is the first of a trilogy and follows six powerful young magic users who have the chance to join the secretive Alexandrian Society. The novel was originally self-published via Kindle in early 2020 before it was acquired by Tor Books after a seven-way auction.
A 7-way auction that Tor won. (proving chaos runs wild in the universe.)
The reviews show the book is super polarizing. Some LOVE it, and other are cursing it's existance. I was on the fence for a lot of it. The characters are unusual, and get more interesting as we go, but it was the magic system that I found the most interesting. Some magic stuff that I hadn't read before. But I seem to be cursed with reading plot-less books. The plot was so wafer thin it made me want to cry. Such a cool premise, and had a lot going for it, but like, DO SOMETHING. Ugh. (To be fair, some stuff does happen, but those moments are too few and far between.)
I won't be reading the next book in the series. I kind of want to know what happens, but not badly enough to wade through more plot-less meandering blah blah to find out.
I really need to find an engrossing, well paced and plotted book. Have started few new ones (one audio and one paperback)... here's hoping.
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