All have been chosen because they are at the pinnacle of their field. We learn about each person, their motivations, personalities, and the way in which their magic manifests itself. The novel’s narrative switches between the 6 chosen medeian’s points of view. The first year is essentially a post-graduate course in magical exploration. It was destroyed so its texts could be hidden.) They’re led to a cozy-appearing location, that’s not too dissimilar to an Oxford college, where they will study magic and learn about the library. (We learn, as the novel opens, that the burning of the library was no accident. Set in an alternate world where magic sits alongside the normal world, 6 “medeian” (people who can use magic) are chosen to gain access to the fabled Library of Alexandria. If Donna Tartt’s Secret History was mixed with Harry Potter, you’d expect the result to be something rather like The Atlas Six. This is why it’s a “fantasy must-read.” I found it extremely reminiscent of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians. The Atlas Six is the first in a trilogy of novels. Would The Atlas Six live up to the hype? What Is The Atlas Six? “One will walk away,” would be far more Hunger Games. I was sold on the Atlas Six by marketing speech: “TikTok Sensation,” “Seven Way Auction,” and “Must Read Fantasy Novel of the Year” were superlatives far too great for my impressionable mind to cope with. Only Five Will Walk Away” is the tagline for The Atlas Six. Which, on reflection, is an anticlimactic statement. I would not have nominated The Atlas Six for a Goodreads Choice award.“Six Are Chosen. The author's voice is the strongest voice throughout the entire book (which overwhelms the characters) and it doesn't help that everyone except Libby is too cool for school. Again, totally agree about the narrators feeling the same. Totally agree with you about "Harry Potter but make it dark and sexy" - I thought it was very much "YA but trying too hard to be grown up." This doesn't really change. It will be less straight as you keep going but by how much is a matter of opinion. I strongly suspect all of these characters are going to sleep with each other at some point. Libby and Nico don't pair up in this book but I wouldn't say it's off the table.
The rest of it was.okay, and I'm not going to bother with any of the later books in the series. Parisa discovers something mysterious about Dalton which is by far the most intriguing plot line but it doesn't get much attention and never gets resolved. The end was my favourite part but again, I wasn't thrilled with the rest of it. I didn't really like it but I'm glad I managed to finish. I just finished this book and I have really mixed feelings about it. Does the characterization get better/more three dimensional? Or if I don't relate to the characters by now, is this book just not for me? If I pick up in the middle of a chapter, I often can't tell whose POV it is except by process of elimination. Characterization: ALL the narrators feel the same to me. Sexuality: She emphasized that her characters were "100% sexually fluid," but except for one throwaway line, the book feels very straight so far. So far, the tone is really more "Harry Potter but make it dark and sexy." Does it actually deliver in the end? Mystery/Vibe: I heard the author on a podcast talking about how she wanted to create a claustrophobic thriller in which the characters are slowly defeated by their own psyches (à la The Secret History). Libby and Nico: I can't stand antagonistic relationships that turn romantic.
Does any of this stuff change later in the book/series? I think Reina is interesting and I like the Gideon storyline, but is that enough reason to stick this out? I'm about 1/3 the way through ( it's mostly alliance/intrigue, Reina was visited by a former initiate, Gideon's mom showed up, Parisa slept with Dalton and learned there's a secret) and I'm bored.
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