The Enchanter

Journals of Evander Tailor, Book 1

By: Tobias Begley

Narrated by: Emily Ellet

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

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.

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.

Great story and narration!

I enjoyed this a lot, and I can't wait to read more. The narration was excellent as well!

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!