The Atlas Six

Six candidates are chosen to test for a year in a secret, magical society. At the end of that year, 5 of the candidates are chosen to be inducted. They all are extremely powerful magic users, each with their own specialty. They are tasked with working together to solve a problem. What follows is a story of manipulation, deception, and magic.

I am now officially fully on the bandwagon for this book. My sole task on this earth is to get everyone to read it. It was incredible. The prose, the characters, the plot; everything came together to make an incredible story.

The prose in this story is very high brow and almost pretentious, which works so well in this dark academia setting. All of these characters are the best at what they do, and they know it. The prose highlights this throughout, really helping the characterization advance. There were some lines where I was just gushing at how beautifully written it was.

The characters are all so incredible. I think that some were explored more than others, but that didn't bother me too much. I do wish we had gotten a little more of Reina. I think the complex dynamics that exist between everyone is so engaging.

The plot is fast paced and twisted. I had no idea what was coming around every turn. I thought that the entire concept of the society is fascinating, and some of the discoveries these 6 people made literally made me get up off my couch and pace around. My husband thought I was losing it.

All in all, this book was a masterpiece. I am dying for the second book. This is now my whole personality.

TW: alcohol, blood, death, degenerative disease, guns/gunshot wound, manipulation, murder, sex scenes (not explicit), suicide