The Enchanter

Journals of Evander Tailor, Book 1

By: Tobias Begley

Narrated by: Emily Ellet

Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

Evan never thought he was going to be special. As the adopted son of a tailor, he had always expected to manage the shop after his father passed. But when his Aura awakens, he finds himself entering Yesgol Academy of Magic, a place filled with the children of elite mages and nobles, all of whom have had magical education from the time they could walk. Among such prestigious company, Evan will have to learn fast or be left in the dust and in debt.

At Yesgol, he studies the arts of enchanting and divination, but all is not as it seems. As Evan pushes forward his skills as a mage to catch up with his peers, he finds himself entangled with a secret society for the reformation of magic, deals with the occasional extraplanar horror appearing in the shadows of the school, and catches the eye of a charming young noble who's been excommunicated from his family.

©2022 Tobias Begley (P)2022 Tobias Begley

Cute, gay, and magical

I really enjoyed it beginning to end. I related perhaps a bit too hard to the gay, socially-anxious, agoraphobic main character. The romance is cute and the story is mostly cohesive.
There were some minor stylistic things I didn't gel with (but that's a me issue and one I can get over) and a minor plot inconsistency, but overall, I'm excited to see where the series goes. I wait on the sequel with bated breath.

An Enchanting YA book

I was deep into this book. it had fantasy, magic flights, and cute romance. but kind of wish this had a young adult male to voice this book since the main protagonist is a boy. excited for the next book!

Great Book

The story does have a slow beginning but once the action and schooling begins the story becomes irresistible. I had it playing non stop through work, cooking, exercising, etc

I Immediately Bought the Next Book

Usually I don't care about the gender of the narrator matching the protagonist's gender, but it's jarring when told in first person. It's also jarring when she sometimes used a deeper voice for the character's lines than his first person narration.

Beyond that note, all I have is praise. I enjoyed the story immensely and immediately purchased the next book in the series.

Awesome to see a gay MC and for that to not be the focus of the novel. Sexuality is just one trait among a multitude and we so little representation of gays that it's rare to see this just being a trait.

An enchanting story

Loved how the hours passed by as i was listening this book. Wonderful narration and easy flow story was so enjoyable, I could imagine being part of this world

Story Great

this book was amazing. I love that the hero is relatable to introverts. Heroes in most books are clever and funny, confident to the point of arrogance. I also love the "newish" idea of magic in this universe. it's unlike any other fantasy/lit rpg I've read so far. it blends multiple ways magic is described in others to make its own flare. however, if you're reading this Tobias, I strongly advise against using this narrator again. she made an enthralling story very hard to get through. she just sounded bored through the whole book. she managed to use SOME minor inflections during exciting or action parts, but GEEZ. All in all a good book though.

overall loved it!

so I have my little complaints about this or that but over all the magic system is awesome and well developed we he had more about the world at large nut it's pretty great and I freaking loved it our hero got a little exhausting with his lack of self esteem but his kid just figuring his life out and he was extremely relatable can't wait for more

Good fun excited for more.

Highly recommend it was fun and exciting. I can’t wait to find out more about this world .

Slow start but very good once going.

It's a bit slow but it's a fun and in depth story once it gets going. It's well done. The narrator is good but didn't for the character for me. Definitely recommend this book as a fun / enjoyable read.

Engaging

Loved it! It flowed well and was entertaining. when will the next book be released?