Sorcerer

Dear Spellbook, Volume One

By: Peter J. Lee

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Hello stranger, my name is Tal, and I’m not an adventurer—those people are crazy. I’m just a sorcerer who is masquerading as a wizard. Oh, and I’m searching for answers about my parents’ mysterious deaths. Also monsters and other foes seem to show up wherever I go.

All right, I see it.

My new traveling companions are seasoned adventurers and are teaching me their ways—or at least they were before something happened to Time.

The same day is repeating itself over and over, and I’m the only one aware of the resets. If I ever want to get past this day—and the horrific hangover it always starts with—I’ll need to find a way out by myself.

It turns out there are mysteries aplenty to unravel in this remote forest town of Crossroads, where I’m living the same day over and over. But my most vital resource might already be in my possession. My previously useless Spellbook is starting to exhibit some very strange abilities, and they could be just what I need in my quest to escape this temporal prison.

This is my story. My diary of sorts. Don’t judge too harshly, I had a rough day.

©2023 Peter J Lee (P)2023 Portal Books

More DnD then the DnD movie! You should read this.

It low key is more DnD (or what ever your TTRPG of choices is) then the new DnD move.

Its a time loop story that dose not start with someone screaming good morning. Even better the loop is varied and relatively short with events from before the loop starts thrown in to mix it up. It honestly gave me big vibes from Stargate SG-1's time loop episode and from The Adventure Zone (DnD podcast) time loop arc The Eleventh Hour.

Zero stat block clutter

The MC is likeable though spends a GREAT deal of time stuck in his own head.

It is a solid sword and board entry in to Progression Fantasy and should be celebrated.

Great

I really liked this book. It had a good balance of world building, mystery and humor. I liked the other characters a lot as well although I wish they had a bit more page time.

Looking forward to the sequel!

Finished in 4 days. Which is near "can't put it down" territory. The 12 hours went by fast, as the author did well keeping it interesting with a good mix of lore, action, dialogue, and character development. The lead characters have distinct personalities, which Travis did great portraying. I'd recommend this to any fantasy addict.

It’s good

Good time loop book with a progression system I like, wish the ending was different but will definitely get the next one.

Really good. A fresh take on a familiar genre.

First off, Travis Baldree is amazing, as always.

The actual writing is well done and engaging. The main character is reasonable and introspective of his actions. Nothing felt pointless or contrived. There is actual character growth and progress without relying on stats to define everything.

Author manages to keep everything conversational by how he is writing to his spell book as a diary, which works surprisingly well.

I am eagerly waiting for the next books.

An unexpected diamond!!

I was not sure what to expect upon getting this book. The cover was intriguing and I'll listen to Travis Baldree talk about the weather so I gave it a listen. I loved it. The main character is engaging and the world is wonderful. I hope the next book is coming fast because I need to know what comes next!

Many dangled plot threads, but the story hasn’t really gotten into full gear.

That is mostly to be expected when it’s the first book in the series and the rest of it is wonderful

Well Written and Great Performance

I read a lot of progression fantasy and this is much better written than the majority. Great world building, interesting characters, although pacing is a little slow.

Headline

This is an enjoyable start to a time loop series that takes to retelling past events to flesh out the cast in a natural way. Unfortunately, the story ends on a supplemental chapter after a cliffhanger, which sort of undercuts the cliffhanger.

I really enjoyed this story

I really enjoyed this story and I eagerly await the next book. I'm glad to see it's already written (on royal road) so I hope it's coming to audible soon!