Series: The Atlas #2
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication Date: October 25, 2022
Source: Bought/Own
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Goodreads Synopsis:
“DESTINY IS A CHOICE”
The Atlas Paradox is the long-awaited sequel to dark academic sensation The Atlas Six—guaranteed to have even more yearning, backstabbing, betrayal, and chaos.
Six magicians. Two rivalries. One researcher. And a man who can walk through dreams. All must pick a side: do they wish to preserve the world—or destroy it? In this electric sequel to the viral sensation, The Atlas Six, the society of Alexandrians is revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw, world-changing power, headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way. But the cost of knowledge is steep, and as the price of power demands each character choose a side, which alliances will hold and which will see their enmity deepen?”
Review:
I love trilogies, but I always forget about thos cliffhanger endings. Luckily after finishing book 1 of this series I was able to grab book 2... but now again I have to WAIT :(
Book 2 of the Atlas trilogy continues to follow the initiates and their tenure at the Alexandrian Society. Lots of secrets are revealed and alliances are formed. I won't go into too much detail, since this is book 2 and I don't want to spoil but it was a great installment to this series.
Again, this book is mulitple POV, with a few new POV's added in to the mix including rival Forum members and former Initiates. The characters drive the book and plot forward again making discoveries and learning new secrets about the Society and their caretaker Altas.
This installment was harder to get into than the first. I ran though the first few chapters as I tried to learn more about the cliffhanger from book 1 but it was clear that it wasn't coming soon and so the book stalled a bit. It was also difficult to feel out where the book was headed. The writing seemed more rushed and jumbled. For exmaple, the initiates go through their initiation ritual which showed them a projection of another person that was there... so I though alliences would form and new information would come of it, or that we would at least learn the reason behind it but NO, it hurt some of the pairing and did nothing for others. It could have been a really interesting dynamic played through the book, but it was left to trickle out as they went seperate ways to conduct research.
While this one did not hit the mark as well, I think it was still a very fun dark academia. The characters are still very love/hate all the time and there is still this deep mental health element that I think the author should play up and into more. I also like this found-family aspect as they live together longer and make plays to assist one another when the time is right.
I am excited for book 3, however depending on how long it takes to come out... we will see if this is enough motivation to pick it up.
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