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House of Earth and Blood: Crescent City, Book 1
Sarah J. Maas
4.7
The Atlas Complex (Atlas Series, 3)
by Olivie Blake
Published Jan 28, 2025
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About this book
The six initiates of the Alexandrian Society have reached the end of their precarious tenure, and the cost of their ambition is finally coming due. As the library’s lethal terms loom, the group finds itself fractured by ideological divides and shifting loyalties. While some members grapple with the moral weight of their extraordinary abilities, others forge dangerous, unconventional alliances to manipulate the global political stage, turning their sights toward power on a scale they once only dreamed of.
Tensions ignite as the initiates realize they are no longer merely playing for a seat at the table, but for their own survival. With the enigmatic Caretaker, Atlas Blakely, setting a world-ending plan into motion, the initiates must decide exactly what they are willing to sacrifice—and who they are willing to betray—to secure their futures. The boundary between mentor and adversary blurs, and the romantic entanglements that once served as distractions now threaten to become their undoing.
In a high-stakes race against an outside world determined to dismantle them, the six protagonists face a final, harrowing confrontation where the only path to limitless knowledge may require the total destruction of everything they hold dear.
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What readers are saying
Pamela SmithTOO many unnecessary words!
"So very wordy! I frequently had to go back to TRY to find the beginning of a sentence because there were so many dashes & parentheses that you would lose the context of a sentence. And sometimes even a whole paragraph or page ["
March 27, 2024 Verified Purchase
DottyWell written, great premise, well worth the time to read.
"This is a challenging series. I really like the character development even though most of the characters are unlikeable. But, you know, such is life. Each character has trauma and has developed defense mechanisms as a result, amplified by their powers. Are they beautiful? Aligned with vast wealth? Then we have the reluctant earth goddess with great power she resists using … at first. And then the two physical magicians with their own trauma or those they lost or still seek to protect. In this world, that is an object lesson about those with wealth and power. Perhaps we should look into the personal trauma’s that have set them on the stage. ["
December 12, 2025 Verified Purchase
NatalieElegant and addicting like the others
"I love the way Blake writes; elegant and classy words describing real messy thoughts and feelings. Unlike others in the reviews I honestly loved how this ended. Sometimes in a sea of books with happy endings, something that leaves characters unresolved or with messy endings makes you feel less alone. This entire series felt raw and real. I only knocked it down to 4 stars because the beginning was a little disjointed which kind of put a weird hiccup in the raw emotion that built from the second book. I wish there would have been more from Libby’s point of view to explain her actions a bit better. But other than that I got everything I wanted from the characters. Reina and Callum will go down as my absolute favorites from the book. This last book also gave me a soft for Parisa. ["
February 19, 2024 Verified Purchase
MJ BinkleyA meandering disappointment
"The original book sparked an interesting premise (buy the premise, buy the bit). The second book moved the story along, but the third became a shamble of meaningless thoughts, leading to action or the perception of action. The writing was meandering and at times quite pointless. The little social lecture at the end was totally unnecessary and off putting. I’d recommend the first two books except the third ruins them, so save your money. ["
October 17, 2024 Verified Purchase
