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nwhiker_The Atlas Six_ by Olivie Blake.
I finished it. Yay me?
This had two big hooks for me: library and magic. I love Harry Potter. I detested The Magicians. This is more the latter than the former. It's all awful and dreadful and grey and ashes with four flat, boring, insipid characters, one less flat less boring and sympathetic but underdeveloped character, and one overinflated, boring, disgusting character, who was clearly author's pet. Names of characters and plot spoiler white fonted: Nico, Tristan, Callum, and Reina are the four, Libby is the only vaguely sympathetic one, and Parisa was flat out contemptible, imo, Callum's attempt get her to commit suicide notwithstanding.
Oh. There was little to no plot.
Information is obfuscated and hard to find in the midst of grandiose verbiage. The author clearly wanted to keep things mysterious to move along the plot but since there was no real plot beyond "who do we kill?" it just like she had nothing real to say, no real story to tell, and tried to use a few good ideas (the library of Alexandria still exists! 6 are invited, only 5 will stay) and pretentious banter to disguise the fact.
I've removed the next book from the holds list at the library. I wanted to like it, but in the end, just finishing it was the best I could do. I know my review is a bit harsh, but this book was so hyped I feel almost tricked. How the hell did this drivel get traditionally published?
I finished it. Yay me?
This had two big hooks for me: library and magic. I love Harry Potter. I detested The Magicians. This is more the latter than the former. It's all awful and dreadful and grey and ashes with four flat, boring, insipid characters, one less flat less boring and sympathetic but underdeveloped character, and one overinflated, boring, disgusting character, who was clearly author's pet. Names of characters and plot spoiler white fonted: Nico, Tristan, Callum, and Reina are the four, Libby is the only vaguely sympathetic one, and Parisa was flat out contemptible, imo, Callum's attempt get her to commit suicide notwithstanding.
Oh. There was little to no plot.
Information is obfuscated and hard to find in the midst of grandiose verbiage. The author clearly wanted to keep things mysterious to move along the plot but since there was no real plot beyond "who do we kill?" it just like she had nothing real to say, no real story to tell, and tried to use a few good ideas (the library of Alexandria still exists! 6 are invited, only 5 will stay) and pretentious banter to disguise the fact.
I've removed the next book from the holds list at the library. I wanted to like it, but in the end, just finishing it was the best I could do. I know my review is a bit harsh, but this book was so hyped I feel almost tricked. How the hell did this drivel get traditionally published?
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