The Atlas Complex: Olivie Blake

 

 So, here we are at the end of the journey (well, for my part it is nearly the end, I've still got 120 pages or so to go but it is my date on the blog tour so for me it's all about what I think so far).

 The reasoning behind my not being at the end yet is simple, I loved The Atlas Six, quite enjoyed The Atlas Paradox but by the time I got to Complex I was having to dip back into Six and Paradox quite a bit to remind myself what the heck was going on, who was siding with who at what point etc. It's an enjoyable read but sometimes makes my head hurt.

 The basic premise behind the series is that 6 of the most gifted students in the world (think early twenties not Harry Potter age) are selected to study at The Alexandrian Institute for a year - but after a year only 5 will survive to carry on their studies (but if you've read this far you will know this already I guess).

 By the time of Complex what had been realised before - that all at the Institute was maybe not as it seems - has escalated, alliances are shattered and reformed and Atlas himself is just as crazy as you expected. The game is afoot.

 Much as I am enjoying The Atlas Complex I am finding it slow going for the reasons mentioned earlier and do think it could have done with being a tad shorter (there does seem to be a good bit of waffle early in the book) but as an ending things are going in the right direction. I'm looking at a reread of the series as a whole in a year or so which may make it clearer.

 I will say, I am a fan of Blake's writing style and will be looking for more of her works in the future.

Thank you to Black Crow PR and UK Tor for supplying the review copy - all views and opinions are my own.