Tbr stands for "to be read" as in a list of book that you want to read but haven't. A physical tbr is a pile of books you physically (or digitally) own that are unread and nonphysical tbr is just a list of books you would like to read in the future.
This book made me take a break from reading for a couple months. 🙂 i feel like there was more you could've ranted about but thank you for validating my frustrations.
When the magical GUN came for the sacrificial murder I was *d o n e* The plot of this trilogy had so much promise and it epically fumbled. There was so much laid on the table for the library of Alexandria to have a wonderful magical lore....it did none of that. If an ancient Roman/Egyptian library hands you a gun..............I just can not. I rage read the last half of TAP and all of complex just hoping it would be redeemed. Then in her acknowledgments at the end, the first sentence is "the truth is I wrote this trilogy from a place of rage." WE KNOW. WE COULD ALL TELL. I'm done 😂 I absolutely love hating on this series. I will stick to my belief that if a different author was given the plot and general beats it would have been a very cool/interesting take on a secret society protecting an ancient library that likes to incinerate itself.
I just bought three of these for my kid 🤣🤣 My initial thought was that they could be AI generated too. Ive used chat gpt to make some pretty funny stories just for shits n giggles...
This was great, and the book was great!! I got late-homestuck Terezi vibes from Harrow.... I took up the series /because/ of how people compared it (often unfavorably) to homestuck! I can see how the Characters' speaking style & the humor could turn people off, but it was exactly those things that had the most of that homestuck flavor attached to them. I think for people who had never seen that modern mode of speaking paired with a genre that is so heavily scifi-fantasy like Gideon the ninth was, was probably very jarring. This was a lovely review :) I have to say that the only thing that bothered me about the book was that no-one seemed to have a unique "Voice"- the things each character said was different and their personalities shone through in their demeanor and actions, but none of that clear and obvious character building was put into the way these characters spoke.
I’m not sure if you know but both the boys and invincible were originally comic books so if you’re okay with non-animated gore then I think you should check out Invincible at the very least it’s a fantastic comic. Otherwise my recommendation would have to be Nimona both the comic and the movie are very well regarded. Anyway thanks for the in depth review not a lot of RU-vidrs are taking the time on this one and I just reread it because I heard that the sequel is coming out soon so I’m getting excited for it. If you’re looking for a series with a bunch of world building and plays with the good vs evil theme a bit I recommend the Super Powereds series by Drew Hayes. Anyway thanks again!
I bought all these books blindly. I read the back in the store and thought it was going to be awesome. Fantasy. Great! The first book was decent but not a favorite. Paradox lost me too, and Complex dragged and hurt to read. It couldn't keep my interest. This series is messy and the author tries too hard in my opinion. It's a bunch of word salad. Jumping from person to person stopped working after the first book too.
Content wise and info on these books made it worth it. Thanks for the review. Unfortunately ive already bought 10 of his books and have yet to read them. But maybe i will now for a shitty experience lol.
I really resignated when you talked about not having B roll of you reading. I feel like it is so awkward to film something candid on purpose and probably takes practice. Also: Your blush/ makeup is really cool.
I've never tried a reading challenge. I have goals for books I want to read or attempt to but If I'm not enjoying myself or feeling enriched I see no shame since reading is like a downtime hobby. I just know reading challenges are Not for me because I have a stack of books and my taste at the moment can be a little unpredictable.
i forcibly got myself through the atlas six. it was god awful. i refused to read the rest of the series and just wanted to see what happens as the end!! thanks for this
Thank you for validating my experience, this was such a painful read especially after loving the Atlas Six and still finding enjoyment from the Atlas Paradox. Nothing made sense.
I personally wasnt lost in paradox or complex but more than anything it just felt like nothing happened. Like the story was just spinning in place and not really accomplishing much in its page time. Weird comparison but it felt exactly like watching the recent Gossip Girl reboot lmao. Just empty calories, no substance, and shoddy surface level attempts at social commentary and critique. I did like a lot of the character work. Like I found their voices and personalities were all extremely clear, but thats not enough. I think she shouldve come up with a stronger idea for an ending prior to even writing the series so that she could build towards that the entire time.
Thank you for this review! The Atlas Six got me back into reading and again in love with books, so I was hopelessly optimistic for the Atlas Complex - sad to say, I wholeheartedly agree with your review. While I can ignore the lack of character or world development, I need a book deliver a powerful theme or message. Essentially, the theme of the Atlas series can be summarized by the very last chapter in the Atlas Complex - it’s a small section based on Belen Jiménez’s (Dr. Araña’s) POV when she was trialed for environmental terrorism. The Atlas series is supposed to be a reflection of our modern society to showcase knowledge can either cripple or improve our world. The Atlas Complex made a bunch of valid points such as environmental activism and universal healthcare. However, that’s all it is, a bunch of points thrown about and not a cohesive story. There’s no moral compass or an overall message of how we can improve, just an extremely vague case study on modern society. Finally, I despised Libby mostly because you can tell Olivie wanted to frame her as the reader’s POV to show that regardless of morality, anyone can be capable of atrocities. However, like you said, it doesn’t make sense to frame Libby this way when the remaining characters are killing people for sh*ts and giggles. If there’s anything to take away, is that this book bables on for 400+pages when you can read books with far deeper meanings at less than 100 pages.
Yes! The Atlas Six got me out of a multi year reading slump! I fully credit it for reignited my love of reading for enjoyment. But I just lost my way with this series :/
My god thank you for making this video. I haven't read this book yet (it's sitting in my desk untouched as we speak) and I hated TA6 and TAP. I knew I wasn't going to like it buying it, but I just wanted to know the endgames. I guess I'm going to be disappointed too.
@@_dayliqht I've been thru some shit. Being surrounded by things i dislike is nothing new and, when you get used to laughing at how bad things get, it translates to laughing at books you hate.
I know this is incredibly delayed but I just finished the book and had to watch a review…I feel the exact same, I really wanted to like this book so much, I loved the first one and the set up. But I agree with pretty much everything you said, I’m still gonna read the 3rd one yes, but idk, there was so many unnecessary stories (belen) and so many big ? for the entire book until olivie decided to just be like “ya btw this happened, but it was 2 months ago, but you also have no idea what month it is rn so good luck on figuring out the time plot, even though that’s a major aspect of my story” Her writing is so good though so I can’t complain, I enjoyed just reading the sentences she could come up with even if the plot was lacking
I’ve had this in the background and have been convinced for the past hour that this was a large channel! Great commentary and content, SUPER underrated!! New sub :D
I completely agree with everything you said. I didn’t finish the book because it felt empty. I’m used to books that have huge plot roles, that every character is deep and grey and I really enjoy world building. For example Game of Thrones. I tried to get into enemy to lovers but simple cannot. I also agree about how rushed it felt. I didn’t have time to understand the city that was attacked, how it behaves, about the crows. Then everything went downhill so quickly and I didn’t feel anything for the crows, because I hadn’t bonded with any character. And then I felt that some sort of deep feelings because the author keeps mentioning that the protagonist was in some sort of shock but was all surface level. I think it has potential for a nice story but for a 700 pages book, not 290.
I'm so glad to find someone that enjoyed this book as much as I did. I had it on my TBR for so long and I finally decided to read it a few days ago and finished it today. Now I need to tell everybody about it🤣 I agree with the people that say it reminds them of the Spiderwick Chronicles. If they made a movie or a book about Arthur Spiderwick it would literally be this 100%. The interactions between Emily and Wendell had me screaming fr I love him. I can't wait for the second book to come out but I don't know if I can wait till January 2024 🙃 I just need more Wendell in my life tbh. Also the fact that he's always tidying up and literally stress cleaning bc one of his ancestors is a housekeeper type folk is so funny.
HUSSIE-ISMS... i know exactly what that means. that cadence of writing i feel was v v much popularized by homestuck. and oh i truly feel the passage of time realizing how long ago homestuck was. anyway my fave part in homestuck was actually anything to do with wayward vagabond. also any of the striders backstory. that had some lasting impact on me ngl oh no dhdjdh- anywayyy hearing they wrote tavros and vriska fic totally tracks with how some of these relationships played out /j
