The Atlas Paradox, Olivie Blake

 

The Atlas Pardox by Olivie Blake is the next book in the Atlas Series.

Started: 11/05/22
Completed: 11/13/22
Recommendation: Not Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody

Review:

The first in this series was good.  The second was not as good.  This is a stinker.  The constant verbal assaults between main characters was wearing.  The actor who did Parisa was nauseating--may have been well done, but I almost stopped listening to the book during her first appearance and she kept coming back for long segments.  The desire may have been to have an annoying character and if that was the intent, then it really, really worked.  I had previously seen Parisa as sultry and sexy (if not my kind of sexy), but this was neither when it lasted for so long.

The whole sub-plot with Elin seemed completely unnecessary and showed Libby to be far worse then her character had been in previous books.  I just really did not enjoy this book.  From minor inconsistencies (like a mind reader who didn't hear other people's thoughts when out of the room, but could identify whether or not a person was on the planet) to more major flaws (like creating a wormhole that was always present in the second book, but apparently the next wormhole--much bigger--was not always present).  If another book is published in this series, I will miss it.  Cannot spend my valuable time in this story again.

The Atlas Six, Olivie Blake

 

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the first book in the Atlas Series.

Started: 5/10/2022
Completed: 5/13/2022
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: Not recommended to me so much as I saw it on a list of upcoming books about a year ago.

Review:

This is not a perfect book, but it is a well written book.  I loved the character exploration and how these characters included revelations that explained actions both current and past.  The story unfolded nicely and motivations became apparent in many ways.  The one that sort of left me reeling was the idea that one of the six in any decade was selected with the expectation that that one would not walk away.  There is more here, however, then can be covered in one book and so I will have to wait to understand better the deeper motivations of characters I thought peripheral who were thrust into the spotlight towards the end of the book.