The Atlas Paradox

Extraordinarily complex. It's an intricate read on many levels. From book 1, Atlas 6, a second installment reader should have already bought into the theme, plot, and premise. If that's the case, it’s a must-read in the genre from an author largely unknown 2 years ago.The characters, both protagonists and antagonists, are detestable. It's not easy to write such self-loathing characters consumed by their lack of redeeming social value. Delightful! Blake has the authoring skill for character development. I’ve not read a similar character-centric writer since Pynchon. The writing is extraordinarily skillful. Blake's writing has been the highlight for me.Blakes’s word-hoard palette is phenomenal. It’s fun to read such an expansive vocabulary correctly applied to the turn of a phrase. The twists and turns of conversation are just fun.Anyway, the characters are left trapped in a trap of their own making by the end. They remain so far incapable of even short-duration cooperation to engineer their way out of the trap.The third installment should be fun.

Olivie Blake’s writing is just ugh *chef’s kiss*. The vocabulary is so enrapturing. All of the characters are written so well and Blake does such a great job of capturing the characters’ inner dialogue. It really feels like you’re in their heads. I liked that there was more background revealed about some of the characters that you didn’t get to know as well in the first book. The shifting alliances between the group was also a nice refreshing change.One thing that did bother me is I felt like nothing of substance really happened for a huge part of this book and what did happen could have been summarized in 20 pages, which is why I didn’t rate it 5 stars. It seemed like all of the characters were stuck in limbo for a majority of the book and it got really tiresome. I think I was more excited for the second one than I am for the third unfortunately. Will I still be preordering the Atlas Complex? HELL yes 💕

This second installment suffers heavily from middle book syndrome. It spends page after page spinning its wheels with not much happening, either with the plot, or with the characters.Like the first book, Paradox is character- rather than plot-driven, but that only takes you so far when most of them are reprehensible human beings. Of the Atlas Six, only two are not entitled, pretentious jerks that don't actively hate everyone else, and none of them seem capable of working with one another longer than the story requires. Why are these people so awful to one another? That's the question I kept asking myself, but I suppose a better one would be, why write a story about them if it's just going to be more of the same for two books? It's not interesting. It's not fun to read. It's frustrating to have chapter after chapter of characters maybe starting to grow and change, only to have them throw a temper tantrum and end up back where they started, lobbing petty insults at one another in the most pretentious way possible.Libby and Nico are arguable the most interesting characters in the story--they are actually decent people--but they get very little screen time. Most of the book is just a slog through pages and pages of rambling, inner dialogue from the worst humanity has to offer.It feels like this trilogy--assuming it's a trilogy--should have been a duology. So many pages spent covering so little ground.

Favorite Quote: There is doom to be found everywhere if doom is what you seek.Story Synopsis: The Atlas Paradox is the second, highly anticipated book in Olivie Blake’s Atlas trilogy. Picking up where The Atlas Six left off, Paradox follows the characters after their first year at the Alexandrian Society. In this book, the characters spend more time in independent study for the Society instead of learning and collaborating. They each explore what their magic means to them and the world, as well as what they want their contribution to be. This book dives deep into the characters' psyches, and you’re left with a hell of an ending.Thoughts & Feelings: Unlike many trilogies, where the second book is a “stepping stone” book meant to get from the beginning to the end, The Atlas Paradox is a great book unto itself while contributing to the series. It’s well-paced, well-written, and the character development is fantastic. I’m only sad that I have to wait for the final book!

Good quality, and nice story

Gostei de tudo. Veio tudo perfeito.

Excelente libro

The book I received was in a perfect condition and it is an awesome sequel of 'The Atlas Six'. Truly enjoyed it

... but very descriptive and very enjoyable.