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The Atlas Six
The Atlas Six | Olivie Blake
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The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation. Enter the latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona, unwilling halves of an unfathomable whole, who exert uncanny control over every element of physicality. Reina Mori, a naturalist, who can intuit the language of life itself. Parisa Kamali, a telepath who can traverse the depths of the subconscious, navigating worlds inside the human mind. Callum Nova, an empath easily mistaken for a manipulative illusionist, who can influence the intimate workings of a person's inner self. Finally, there is Tristan Caine, who can see through illusions to a new structure of reality-an ability so rare that neither he nor his peers can fully grasp its implications. When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation, during which time they will be permitted preliminary access to the Society's archives and judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their lives, and if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivals, most of them will.Most of them.
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Sci.Cricketts
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Mehso-so

The book was slow moving. The last few chapters had my interest, but I will not be continuing the series. It didn‘t wow me that much.

RamsFan1963 You're probably better off. Book 2 is better, but the conclusion was a hot mess!! 3w
Sci.Cricketts @RamsFan1963 I am glad to hear this!! Moving on to a different series then :) 3w
RamsFan1963 If you're looking for a new series, I'd recommend The Devoured Worlds Trilogy by Megan E. O'Keefe. I've read the first two books, The Blighted Stars and The Fractured Dark, and I thought they were both 5 🌟 reads 3w
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InkedBookworm13
The Atlas Six | Olivie Blake
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I love it when Dexter props himself up on my kindle. He's a little alarm, telling me to stop reading and pay attention to him.

#dogsoflitsy #readingbuddy

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
Gissy So cute 🐶 🤎🤎🤎 1mo
PaperbackPirate He‘s looking out for you - eye strain is ruff! 💙🐕 1mo
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gabriellegabby
Atlas Six | Olivie Blake
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Think you‘ve uncovered all the dark academia secrets, or are you just stepping into the shadows for the first time? 👀😶‍🌫

Either way, we‘ve got you covered! Dive into eerie worlds full of twists, betrayals, and mysteries that‘ll keep you guessing. ✨

Here's our list of dark academia reads, perfect for your fall reading. 🍂🖤

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#darkacademia #book

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AroundTheBookWorld
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Lenamarcela339
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Maria_Pulver
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Mehso-so

With all the right premises of a secret wizarding society based in an antient library, the book turned to be a disappointment. Very little happens in terms of plot development, the characters are flat and the female ones are so stigmatic as if taken from some patriarchal encyclopedia of female heroines. And the sex scenes reek of dubious consent. Not sure I'm going to continue the series
#SeriesLove2024
#told_by_a_woman

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DebbieGrillo
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Pickpick

Atlas Blakely invites six powerful magicians to join an ancient, secret Alexandrian society that hold all the world's secrets and power. Told from each character's perspective, this dark academia YA fantasy had me hooked!

Sinnett_Blue This is on my TBR! 😍👍🏼 5mo
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bookish6
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Mehso-so

If you like dark academia vibes, you will like this book.
Six people with different magical abilities are chosen to protect the Alexandrian Library as a part of a test to be initiated. Only 5 will pass, and they have to unanimously decide which one will be eliminated.
You get to read each person's perspective so you get to know each candidate.
There was quite a plot twist at the end. I can't wait to reach the other two books.

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Smlambert725
The Atlas Six | Olivie Blake

“The problem with knowledge, is its inexhaustible craving. The more of it you have, the less you feel you know.”
#April2024

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svnbvg
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Been enjoying this dark academic read 🖤 This book feels like it‘s finally scratching an itch I‘ve had.

on number 13 out of my goal of 15 books this year!
#atlassix #knowledgeiscarnage #darkacadamia

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emz711
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Really intrigued by this one, also not usually my thing - very in your head, calculating, scheming but so is everyone outside of the six. Definitely putting the next book in the series on hold.

Reminds me of Scholomance for some reason even though the stories are totally different. Maybe just the security aspect.

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Meshell1313
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#serieslove2024 Still in my dark academia phase and this series is pretty good so far. 6 people with different magical abilities all tasked with protecting the Alexandria library where all knowledge is kept. But not before they pass initiation. Lots of secrets, betrayals and alliances. On to book 2! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

TheSpineView Fantastic! 9mo
RamsFan1963 I'm almost finished with the last book of the trilogy, The Atlas Complex 9mo
Meshell1313 @RamsFan1963 oh can‘t wait to see what you think. I‘m in the middle of book 2 now! 9mo
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Milena
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Mehso-so

I went into this read with high hopes for a Magicians-esque trilogy but it didn‘t deliver. Some characters were too cringy and others fell flat. I‘ll admit I made it to the end to know how the story would end. However, I won‘t read the rest of the books. Will I watch the forthcoming series? For sure!

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vlwelser
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Pickpick

So entertaining. Already ready for the next one.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 13mo
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Emilymdxn
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The moral of #scarathlon for me is that I can never be part of too many challenges or make tracking too difficult for myself. What‘s one more?? @PuddleJumper

1 Atlas 6
2 Head like a hole
3 Reyes Incident
4 Don‘t fear the reaper
5 Cottage on pumpkin & vine
6 Frankenstein (Ito)
7 Frankenstein (Shelley)
8 Season of mists
9 Against the currant
10 In charm‘s way
11 Tender is the flesh
12 Interview with the vampire
13 Witcha gonna do

PuddleJumper I join so many and then confuse myself when it comes to points. Good fun! 🤣 14mo
CatLass007 I‘ve never heard of the Frankenstein written by Ito. What is the author‘s full name please? 14mo
Emilymdxn @CatLass007 it‘s a horror short story graphic novel collection by junji ito! He‘s really talented and imaginative but it‘s quite horrific - if you‘re into that I recommend it! 14mo
CatLass007 I like graphic novels. I don‘t read a lot of horror but I think I‘ll check it out. 14mo
CatLass007 That looks really interesting. I‘ve added to my personal wish list that‘s already a mile long. 14mo
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BookBr
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I‘m not entirely sure how I felt about this book, but the characters engaged me enough that I‘ll call it a pick. The people building this story were my main reason for continuing; I couldn‘t really get a firm handle on the plot outside the obvious steps the story took. Maybe it was me, maybe the book, I don‘t know. Not sure I‘ll bother with the sequel — I‘ll have to see if I‘m still thinking about it in a while or not.

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BookBr
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A good morning to be up North with a good book…

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RamsFan1963
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Sorry I'm a day late.
1. School starts back August 23.
2. Tagged. It's not a traditional school, but it was a learning environment.

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView You're welcome! 1y
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WriterAtHeart
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Mehso-so

The Atlas Six was a book I wanted to like, but ultimately found it just okay. Not bad, but eh.

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Bookfan1414
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So I read this last night in preparation for the next book. I still love it

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Laughterhp
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Mehso-so

I don‘t know if I liked this book. It‘s very character driven with no plot. I tried to like some of the characters, but they‘re all kind of unlikeable. We didn‘t learn much about the magical world. We get some history, but not really.

Six people are stuck in a mansion together doing classes or a lot of reading and then practice magic but not sure what the point was.

I might give the second book a try because I‘m curious I guess, but we‘ll see.

Lovelylottereader Personally I also didn‘t like any of the characters in the first book but I think they develop well in the second. Might be worth a try! 1y
Laughterhp @Lovelylottereader Oh, that‘s good to know! 1y
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Bookish.SAM
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Definitely the building block of the series, a little lacking in excitement and could have used a little more editing in spots… but, I still really enjoyed and am looking forward to the rest of the series.

A book based on the Alexandria library, whether fantasy, non-fic or otherwise will always be a go-to for me 😊

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Sharv_Sona
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When history is written by the victors the narrative can often misrepresent that shape.

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Traci1
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Loved this one. On to book two.

all_4_kb And I love the cover alone 1y
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Nalbuque
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I kept thinking of people to recommend this to while listening. It was good!!! Not tooooo much of a plot, until maybe the last hour? The little plot that does exist is great, but it felt mostly like world building and character development. Maybe bc of that, the ending was a bit heavy. Like, there was too much too quick. Maybe it‘s bc I had to tear thru this work fast- I started it too late and only had half of my 7 day borrow to make it work 🥵

Nalbuque Two other things!The narration was good- APART from the voice given to the plants. It actually made me a little mad…they did those plants dirty!!! 2y
Nalbuque And the other- tagging this as a quiltbang read was wayyy too generous. I‘d have understood it if it was the 90s or something. Maybe the second book will expand? 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽 2y
currentlyreadinginCO Agree with you fully that there was more character development than plot here. I liked The Atlas Paradox better because I thought that the story was able to go into interesting directions because of the effort put into developing the characters in TAS.... there's a little novella out there called Sacred Hospitality also if you haven't seen it. 2y
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Sharpeipup
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Move successful!
Now to unpack…
#audiobook

TheBookHippie Phew 😅 2y
AmyG All the best in your new home. 2y
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majkia
Atlas Six | Olivie Blake

DNF . After 60 percent I quit. Really not working for me. The quicker I forget it, the better.

#ROLL100 @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 😂 2y
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matthew.ugsimar
Atlas Six | Olivie Blake
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The Atlas Six is a novel written by Olivie Blake that follows the great Library of Alexandria and six gifted individuals that are given the opportunity to enter the hidden Alexandrian society. The readers are first introduced to the history of the library and how it forged its eradication so that the expansive knowledge of the library is kept to the most elite magical academicians among the ages.

matthew.ugsimar The readers first follow Libby Rhodes and Nicolás Ferrer de Varona, two rival teenagers gifted with remarkable proficiency in physical magic that attracts the interest of a mysterious dark-skinned man introducing himself as Atlas Blakely. A caretaker of the library, he offers the invitation to an inauguration totaling six talented candidates that must compete with each other to qualify for initiation. (edited) 2y
matthew.ugsimar The rest of the candidates picked by Atlas Blakely include: Reina, a young adult naturalist working in a cafe in Tokyo that happens to possess high caliber abilities over plants; Callum Nova, a man of rich background that is accustomed to getting what wants with his top notch illusionary abilities; Parisa, a naturally curious adult mind reader; Tristan, a hard-working adult preparing to inherit the Wessex fortune but more importantly, has the ext- (edited) 2y
matthew.ugsimar raordinary ability to see right through reality itself. 2y
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matthew.ugsimar If you enjoy books with dark, modern-world magic or even books with abstract relationships, than this book is for you! 2y
matthew.ugsimar A theme greatly seen within the start of the novel is power. The very concept of magic itself is connected to power with supernatural or unknown forces. The theme of power is prevalent in that the selection of the Alexandrian society requires the highest gifted individuals who must compete for a spot at the society.
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MissYaremcio Nicely done Matthew! 6/6 2y
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RaeLovesToRead
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As yet unread sprayed edge beauties 💕💕

I thought I had more than this in my collection 🤔🤔

AmyG One is nicer than the next. 2y
Sparklemn They are breathtaking! Please tell me that the one with the periodic table is Lessons in Chemistry! 2y
reading.rainb0w Gorgeous 😍 2y
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RaeLovesToRead @Sparklemn Yep, it is! 😊 2y
RaeLovesToRead @AmyG @reading.rainb0w My collection grows! 💕💕💕 2y
Megabooks Gorgeous!!! 🤩🤩 you‘ve got to get to 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Megabooks I think it'll be that or The Night Circus for my next book club meet 😊 Is Lessons in Chemistry a cheerful read overall?? 2y
Megabooks I didn‘t see it as dark, but it is about sexism. I thought the way she took it on was practical, funny, and feminist, though. And six-thirty is the best canine character of all time!! (edited) 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Megabooks So, annoying perhaps, but not hideously depressing? Sounds good 👍🏻 2y
Megabooks Exactly! 2y
Branwen I'm obsessed with how gorgeous these all are! 2y
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Skeeterisme
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Pickpick

Gooooooood

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joolz_92
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This book was such a fun and chaotic romp! I definitely had a good time reading it and I‘m excited for the next two installments. However keep 3 things in mind when beginning this read. 1. It‘s a character driven book-to a fault! 2. All the characters are pretentious, and self involved (love-able assholes???)! 3. Don‘t take it too seriously and you‘ll have a ball reading it. 💖📚

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K.Wielechowski
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I shouldn‘t like this book. The characters are all assholes only out to help themselves, but there is something so intriguing about the whole premise of magical people competing to see who will win the chance to protect a vast library.
Finished 5/22/2022

HeyT Your review kind of takes me back to my thoughts on reading The Magicians and Zelazny's Amber series. 2y
K.Wielechowski @HeyT interesting! I‘ll have to add them to my TBR 2y
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Shemac77
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Dark academia. Lots of characters. Sometimes difficult to keep track of everyone and everything and all the plots and subplots

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morgangrilliot
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the only problem I had with this book is that I thought it was a stand alone at first. Rereading this shortly!

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nitalibrarian
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I'm visiting family this week. While here I'm trying to finish one more book in 2022. It might end up being my 1st book of 2023.

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MicrobeMom
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#12Booksin2022. June was a lean month for my. This one was a 4⭐️. It could have been better but, I enjoyed and I am look forward to book 2.

Andrew65 Looks a good choice having read the blurb. 2y
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Follow.my.read
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After 30 years of marriage I FINALLY got a book for Christmas!!#WifhList#TheAtlasSix#OlivieBlake

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Bibliomania
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Lots of lovely books for Christmas has given me the best kind of dilemma - What to read next!! I think I've settled on this one which has been on my wish list for a while. I must have been good as Santa was very generous with book gifts this year 😊🎄. I hope he brought you all wonderful books too.

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FantasyChick
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Finally got a chance to open my #jolabokaflod packages from @BookishMadHatter and @TheKidUpstairs It has been a whirlwind of a day and I let the toddler help me open these so I may have some of the chocolate mixed up 🤣🤣 Thank you both SO much for the thoughtful treats. I am super pumped for the books and can't wait to dive in! And all that minty goodness....nom nom nom! I hope you both have an amazing holiday!!!

@MaleficentBookDragon

FantasyChick Oh, ans Megan....I will definitely let you know which mint chocolate is superior! I'm all about a good taste test 🤤 @TheKidUpstairs 2y
BookishMadHatter Happy holidays! 2y
TheBookHippie 🎄♥️ 2y
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KristiAhlers
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I thought this was a good read and not exactly what I thought it would be. Great characters and intriguing plot. I will definitely be picking up the next in the series.

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galueth28
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Every ten years, the six most talented magic users are recruited by the Alexadrian Society for very secret academic work.

Interesting story, compelling characters and a surprise twist before the cliffhanger ending (I thought this was a stand alone 🤷‍♀️).

#adventrecommends

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emmaturi
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This is fantasy, mystery and magic. Six candidates are chosen by the secret society of Alexandrian. Recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely they have to prove they are the best, one will be eliminated. I had to read very carefully as to follow what was actually going on. But I enjoyed it and will read the next book.

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Beachbum
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Picked this up on the way to the hospital. The synopsis sounds good and the cover completely caught my attention. I‘ll let you know. #readingoutside #olivieblake #booksonthewaytothehospital #magicallibrary #newbooks

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cissarego
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Although I wasn't blown away by it - I found that the setup made the big reveal at the end far too predictable - this was a thoroughly enjoyable read! I'll be definitely picking up the sequel!

Wesleypaker Hello 👋 how are you doing today ? @cissarego 2y
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Shemac77
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Pickpick

Interesting dark academia premise. A little convoluted but still fun read.

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Shemac77
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Hopefully this is as good as it sounds.

Soubhiville Oh wow, great photo! 2y
Bklover Yes- love the photo! 2y
Shemac77 Sitting in the tree beside my car with not a care in the world! @Soubhiville @Bklover 2y
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KateReadsYA
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I couldn't help myself, book outlet is my weakness!!!! The atlas six, hardcover, $6! I'm sold hahaha