Book 53 of 2024: The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Each decade, the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to earn a place in the Alexandrian Society, the foremost secret magical society in the world. But only five can move past their first year. The chosen will secure a life of power and prestige beyond their wildest dreams. Each of the six newest recruits has their reasons for accepting the Society’s elusive invitation. Even if it means growing closer than they could have imagined to their most dangerous enemies― or risking unforgivable betrayal from their most trusted allies― they will fight tooth and nail for the right to join the ranks of the Alexandrians. Even if it means they won’t all survive the year.

This book had been on my TBR for quite some time, and I’m glad I finally got around to it. I listen to it on audio, and there was a different narrator for each of the six candidates, and I thought that made it really fun and interesting, and it also helped me keep track of whose story was whose. I really enjoyed the dark academia of vibes of the story. The characters were all very different from one another, but I love to see how they changed and developed throughout the book, as well as their relationships with one another. Each of the characters had their own problems, but as a cast together, they were really enjoyable. I had two problems with this book that distracted from me liking it more. First, the plot felt a little slow at times, probably due to the introduction of all of the characters and the and their magical world. Secondly, for  a story about magicians, I also wanted to see some more magic used throughout the story. This is a trilogy so I think that these two things will be addressed and hopefully not be an issue in the remaining books in the series. Overall, this was a very intriguing premise for a series and I am definitely interested in reading the next book!