Mageling

Millennial Mage, Book 1

By: J.L. Mullins

Narrated by: Tess Irondale

The Wilds relentlessly reclaim all things. Humanity shelters within their ever-dying cities. Mages create the only path forward.

Tala had to fight tooth and nail in the Magic Academy to forge a path to power that was her own. She knows it’s her duty to use that power to serve humanity, defending them against the creatures of the untamable wilds. However, she skipped a few steps in her education, like apprenticing to someone who actually knows what they’re doing.

Now, Tala has to balance learning as fast as she can with paying off the veritable mountain of debt the Magic Academy dropped on her shoulders for the opportunity; not to mention staying alive.

Even though she should only be a Mageling, the world considers her a Mage. Bless the stars she directed most of her magic toward survival.

©2023 J.L.Mullins (P)2023 J.L.Mullins

hard start, great over all.

author is ridiculously descriptive. hard to follow at first but improves over time, great story.

great book

a great slice of life book. i cant wait for more. def recommend for easy listening

a bit easy for the main character

the author falls into the usual trap of the main character being the only one with creativity and insight. it's a unique magic system and overall a good relaxing listen. but it feels like a young adult book because of how easy it is for the main character. that might change as this first book felt a bit short, but that's my review so far

Fun, Upbeat Inkmage Adventure

This was a fantastic start to a new adventure. The overall story is a fairly light-hearted slice of life story so far with a significant dash of magical world discovery. The MC falls into the category of being OP because they have a few special talents/secrets they are trying to keep hidden, an impulsive streak a mile long because they trust themselves completely, and most importantly a willingness to suffer unimaginable agony for a slight edge in completing her goal. It was also good to see a new take on the inkmage/tattoo mage type systems, and I really thought the particular implementation was very well done. It doesn't go into exhausting detail, but gives the reader a feel for how things sort-of fit together as the MC starts making some discovery.

Tess Irondale does an amazing job with this book, and really brings out the voice of the characters. She really highlights the humorous situations and lighthearted banter, and brings a huge enhancement to the experience. She's a fantastic narrator, and it really shows with this novel.

This book brings to the table pretty much everything I'm looking for in this genre: a fun story, a consistent magical system providing a sense of progression, dangerous discovery, and a fun MC whose character traits keep things interesting, and an over-arching mystery that's been alluded to so the pressure can build for the next few books while the MC finds her feet from the incidents at the beginning of the book. I'll definitely be getting the next book in the series when it comes out on Audible.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Great introduction to the world and the characters in them

I loved your character. She is a great window into a. New world with all the benefits and drawbacks. Since she is so young and new to the career and world, her learning of the world matches my own. But she performs actions that appear to be quite risky and dangerous with horrible foresight and amazing hindsight which is frustrating to witness, but perfectly within character. It’s nerve wracking trying to figure out which of her actions are actually dangerous and which are boundary pushing. But the world is so fascinating to hear about. I enjoy the medieval aspect of some truths of the world are figured out, but there are many things that are “just the way things are”.

Great story made better with Tess at the helm

Pretty much what I said in the title. It is creative, fun and Tess always makes stories more pleasant.

A whole new view of a magical world.

I enjoyed the characters and getting to know them. The technical descriptions were a bit difficult to understand but overall I enjoyed the story.

My first slice of life experience!

This is my first slice of life book I have listened to. I loved it. I listen while I am in the shop and the story made the time go by so fast.

The introduction to this world was fun and I love the rate of the release of information. No info dumping. Just narrative driven exploration.

The magic/inscription system is fun. The characters are great. I bought and gobbled up book two.

I can't get enough of this series!

I loved this book! i binged this book and the second one. I'm only pausing to write this review before starting the third, loving every minute of them. I couldn't put them down. I'm starting the third and couldn't be more excited

Hidden gem

I enjoyed this one quite a bit I was hesitant to but it because it has so few reviews. I should have bought it sooner because it was very enjoyable and I’ve read much worse books with many more reviews. This one is worth taking a chance on.