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Mage Academy #1
The Only Sorcerer
Thomas discovered he was special in a very particular by falling through a portal and landing in the middle of a medieval battlefield. He learns that his very existence as a male mage defies one of the core truths of this only women can use magic. And yet, his power is real—and unlike anything they’ve ever seen before.
580 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 5, 2025
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December 22, 2025
Needs editing
Nothing outlandish with the concept but reads more like a rough draft than published material. The viewpoint that all women want to be dominated & degraded is a tough read. The negatives massively outweigh the positives. A consistent problem example is food. They have chefs & restaurants with the ability to use magic to create any food they desire but only the MC knows that spices or flavor or recipes are a thing. Its fine and even expected that foods from another world will be different but its quickly annoying that the MC has to be the bringer of basic knowledge. The build up to his pathetic speech is another low point. The follow up celebration is even worse. Theres a basic lack of understanding about human anatomy here. MC is well over 6 feet tall but apparently with the manhood of a much smaller man. Also the MC is supposedly a doctor but behaves like an idiot on the regular. Basically the more I thought about the book the less I liked it. Just so many plot holes and inconsistencies.
Nothing outlandish with the concept but reads more like a rough draft than published material. The viewpoint that all women want to be dominated & degraded is a tough read. The negatives massively outweigh the positives. A consistent problem example is food. They have chefs & restaurants with the ability to use magic to create any food they desire but only the MC knows that spices or flavor or recipes are a thing. Its fine and even expected that foods from another world will be different but its quickly annoying that the MC has to be the bringer of basic knowledge. The build up to his pathetic speech is another low point. The follow up celebration is even worse. Theres a basic lack of understanding about human anatomy here. MC is well over 6 feet tall but apparently with the manhood of a much smaller man. Also the MC is supposedly a doctor but behaves like an idiot on the regular. Basically the more I thought about the book the less I liked it. Just so many plot holes and inconsistencies.
December 14, 2025
Good idea, really poor execution.
The premise of the story is interesting and so is the world. The problem is the author has no idea how to really tell the story. Things feel very disconnected and rushed towards the end. You have the first few days taking forever, then suddenly weeks/months start being skipped.
Not even going to touch the whole thing with the MC being a former MMA fighter but also a doctor in his residency. The author has NO idea how ridiculous that is but still did it.
The final fight was extremely disappointing too. Established earlier, one of the best healers in the kingdom takes several minutes to reattach a limb, but a first year healer in the MCs party can heal his ripped out stomach/organs instantly??? Also he basically goes super saiyan at the end, just firing off unlimited mana, even the goddess doesn’t know how he did it?!?!? Extremely lazy writing. Also the whole visits with the goddess but not remembering them is so tired. It’s done way too much in stories and it’s such an AWFUL trope, please just stop.
All told the book is extremely unpolished. It has potential but feels very much like a rough draft. There are obvious typos and grammatical errors, it should be his joints not joins! I could really expound upon the flaws in this book, but overall it is decidedly subpar.
The premise of the story is interesting and so is the world. The problem is the author has no idea how to really tell the story. Things feel very disconnected and rushed towards the end. You have the first few days taking forever, then suddenly weeks/months start being skipped.
Not even going to touch the whole thing with the MC being a former MMA fighter but also a doctor in his residency. The author has NO idea how ridiculous that is but still did it.
The final fight was extremely disappointing too. Established earlier, one of the best healers in the kingdom takes several minutes to reattach a limb, but a first year healer in the MCs party can heal his ripped out stomach/organs instantly??? Also he basically goes super saiyan at the end, just firing off unlimited mana, even the goddess doesn’t know how he did it?!?!? Extremely lazy writing. Also the whole visits with the goddess but not remembering them is so tired. It’s done way too much in stories and it’s such an AWFUL trope, please just stop.
All told the book is extremely unpolished. It has potential but feels very much like a rough draft. There are obvious typos and grammatical errors, it should be his joints not joins! I could really expound upon the flaws in this book, but overall it is decidedly subpar.
December 23, 2025
DNF @ 48%. MC sleeps with the head mistresses and then they never talk about it again (actual quote). Means it was just a pointless sex scene thrown in for the sake of a sex scene and tells me the author cared more about checking an item off a checklist than writing an actual cohesive story....the plot holes and other tropes only further support that opinion
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 19, 2026
Fantastic until the last chapter
I would have given this book 5 stars easy until the last chapter ruined the whole book! The main character was doing so well until the last fight where he becomes a complete f***king idiot. I’m done with this series as well.
I would have given this book 5 stars easy until the last chapter ruined the whole book! The main character was doing so well until the last fight where he becomes a complete f***king idiot. I’m done with this series as well.
January 30, 2026
DNF at 91% of the audiobook. I just could not get myself to finish the book as I stopped caring what happened.
January 13, 2026
Honestly I started skimming it around the 1/3d mark. I am not interested in all the minutiae of this particular version of Hogwarts College. The setting and characters are mediocre at best. The prose and composition are bad; not obviously terrible, but wrong enough to make the whole text feel "off". I find a lot about the main character really annoying. First of all, he should be much older than his fellow students. After having spent an indeterminate amount of time as a professional fighter, he completed all the study and class required to make it to the residency step of a medical doctorate. Reasonably he should be at least 30, comfortably between 30-33. Definitely not a great age to be seducing college students. Secondly, for a graduate med student, this guy is dumb as a brick. That's not to say everyone coming out of academia is hyper intelligent, but I do expect a prospective doctor to have some critical thinking skills and be able to gather and analyze information. Instead he makes a lot of dumb assumptions over and over and over. Thirdly, the man comes off as very "I am a handsome white man and have never experienced less than my privilege" (despite some half assed allusions to growing up a homeless orphan) and the book has some serious white savior vibes that I don't like.
My other main complaints include the female characters, especially the classmates, seeming to exist to fawn over the MC. None of them seem to do much but ogle the MC. And of course, last but not least, the robotic prose, inconsistent sense of space, and varying tone of dialogue all point to a book written with the help of an AI tool and/or written quickly and barely edited.
I won't be finishing the series.
Time for a running commentary review! (I'll put the total at the top, as ever)
1%: "I used to do MMA" is a godawful backstory for this type of book. That's not life-or-death type stuff. If you need a reason for your modern-day character to be good at fighting for his life, LOOK AROUND! There's always a war on.
5%: I got hopeful that this himbo would get some character building when he's dragged into what is clearly an interrogation area, but probably not. He did do that anime head scratching thing that won't fucking go away so I hope that's worth some finger breaking.
--I feel like these books where everything comes up Millhouse are a little boring. Where the adversity?! "But rambler, he's in a whole new world!" Yeah, and he's literally having no struggles at all. Knock the guy around a little. Take his shoes. Something.
6%: MMC is lying about his origins, which is annoying because it serves no apparent purpose. He's already an outsider because he can apparently use magic. Just own it. MMC is also revealed to be vain, admitting he's ashamed of having a scar from being stabbed during a mugging.
--I take that back. After some more review, he's definitely struggling to reconcile his obviously privileged handsome white male upbringing with the fact that he is now a foreigner in a feudal, matriarchal society. Can't wait for the part where he decides he shall change the law because men shouldn't be oppressed!!
8%: The MMC, and the author be extension, seem to be one of those "women are creatures" types. They're not people, they strange things to be gazed upon and admired and occasionally sexed.
8%: The first love interest is inexplicably wearing a regular ole cloth skirt with her armor, and even more inexplicably does not have any kind of armor covering all the juicy arteries in her inner thighs. Probably so the MMC can have a cheeky little glance and maybe a quickie later. (I really hate impractical fan service armor in books. There's no illustrations so what's even the point??)
9%: MMC "an injured person! I must help these poor medieval barbarians with my knowledge of modern medicine!!" Honestly this dude is entitled *and* stupid. Like bruh. Magic exists. Sit down. Oh wait apparently you can't do that because reasons.
--It's giving some HARDCORE white savior vibes omg. Even though there's no mention of anyone but the MMC's skin color. OMG. A nurse is wiping up blood and MMC's inner monologue is "wow that girl didn't look like she was tough enough to handle blood". Get. Out. Entitled ass fresh med school graduate.
21%: ""Hehe," she laughed with a hint of seduction." Seriously. What the hell.
23%: I'm just gonna call out some of these clunky phrases because what. "Between getting a change of clothes and subduing an enemy, lots of things that could make a man hungry." Just what.
My other main complaints include the female characters, especially the classmates, seeming to exist to fawn over the MC. None of them seem to do much but ogle the MC. And of course, last but not least, the robotic prose, inconsistent sense of space, and varying tone of dialogue all point to a book written with the help of an AI tool and/or written quickly and barely edited.
I won't be finishing the series.
Time for a running commentary review! (I'll put the total at the top, as ever)
1%: "I used to do MMA" is a godawful backstory for this type of book. That's not life-or-death type stuff. If you need a reason for your modern-day character to be good at fighting for his life, LOOK AROUND! There's always a war on.
5%: I got hopeful that this himbo would get some character building when he's dragged into what is clearly an interrogation area, but probably not. He did do that anime head scratching thing that won't fucking go away so I hope that's worth some finger breaking.
--I feel like these books where everything comes up Millhouse are a little boring. Where the adversity?! "But rambler, he's in a whole new world!" Yeah, and he's literally having no struggles at all. Knock the guy around a little. Take his shoes. Something.
6%: MMC is lying about his origins, which is annoying because it serves no apparent purpose. He's already an outsider because he can apparently use magic. Just own it. MMC is also revealed to be vain, admitting he's ashamed of having a scar from being stabbed during a mugging.
--I take that back. After some more review, he's definitely struggling to reconcile his obviously privileged handsome white male upbringing with the fact that he is now a foreigner in a feudal, matriarchal society. Can't wait for the part where he decides he shall change the law because men shouldn't be oppressed!!
8%: The MMC, and the author be extension, seem to be one of those "women are creatures" types. They're not people, they strange things to be gazed upon and admired and occasionally sexed.
8%: The first love interest is inexplicably wearing a regular ole cloth skirt with her armor, and even more inexplicably does not have any kind of armor covering all the juicy arteries in her inner thighs. Probably so the MMC can have a cheeky little glance and maybe a quickie later. (I really hate impractical fan service armor in books. There's no illustrations so what's even the point??)
9%: MMC "an injured person! I must help these poor medieval barbarians with my knowledge of modern medicine!!" Honestly this dude is entitled *and* stupid. Like bruh. Magic exists. Sit down. Oh wait apparently you can't do that because reasons.
--It's giving some HARDCORE white savior vibes omg. Even though there's no mention of anyone but the MMC's skin color. OMG. A nurse is wiping up blood and MMC's inner monologue is "wow that girl didn't look like she was tough enough to handle blood". Get. Out. Entitled ass fresh med school graduate.
21%: ""Hehe," she laughed with a hint of seduction." Seriously. What the hell.
23%: I'm just gonna call out some of these clunky phrases because what. "Between getting a change of clothes and subduing an enemy, lots of things that could make a man hungry." Just what.
May 5, 2026
I read this book and I am not better for it. I get that there are harem building fantasies and the MC is the stud. This series/book does little to develop the characters and the MC is not very fleshed out. He's and MMA fighter and a resident doctor, he's handsome and fit. He just happens to save inventions on his phone. The main antagonist just escapes with no warning only to set up shop in a dungeon sucking all the energy and vitality from the dungeon floors. The main points of the story had all the hallmarks to be interesting only to be cobbled together without any explanation or development. The editing needed work. I try not to be overly critical on my first books from an author that I read, but this story does little to bring the world to life. I am not typically a fan of harem building fantasy smut. OP MC's get old quick. This is the ultimate Mary Sue in dudes clothing and the characters have no dimension other than physical appearance.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 22, 2026
Arts-assistent en ex-prijsvechter wordt getransporteerd naar een andere wereld. In het begin nog enigszins geloofwaardig. Hij gedraagt zich als een puber. Hoofdpersoon seksualiseert alles en iedereen. Amerikaanse fastfood telt als culinair hoogtepunt. Verhaallijn wordt steeds kinderachtiger en simplistischer.
January 13, 2026
Bit of a shame. Decent enough for most of the book, but eventually I noticed that he'd slowly transformed into a smirking, walking penis, and the plot had disappeared. Oh well.
February 9, 2026
Needs editing. And I’m not a fan of unarmed fighters either. I mean this is a fantasy world. So an unarmed fighter shouldn’t win against an armed fighter. It’s bullshit. Read your history
March 10, 2026
Dnf’d. MC is a doctor/mma fighter/has a history of fighting multiple armed opponents…
December 28, 2025
The Only Sorcerer is one of those stories I could really like, but then the whole harem thing rears it's ugly head. Leaving out that aspect of things would not have changed the story one bit. You can argue then the extra powers wouldn't have showed up, but that's not true, since the harem aspect isn't the only way those powers manifest. But that's neither here nor there. The book description didn't have anything about it's harem aspect mentioned, otherwise I would have skipped this one and moved on.
For what it's worth, the story isn't a bad one, and it's fairly well written, but there are pieces of the story that aren't answered, such as what happened to the healer, but those are minor plot points. Overall, harem aspects aside, this was a fairly good story, but I am not likely to continue the series myself, because it doesn't fit my preference on what I like to read. Your mileage may vary.
For what it's worth, the story isn't a bad one, and it's fairly well written, but there are pieces of the story that aren't answered, such as what happened to the healer, but those are minor plot points. Overall, harem aspects aside, this was a fairly good story, but I am not likely to continue the series myself, because it doesn't fit my preference on what I like to read. Your mileage may vary.
March 31, 2026
Mid last quarter
Tldr - first 3/4 of the book is great besides some small gripes. The last quarter the storytelling went off a cliff.
-Spoilers ahead-
So I got quite drawn in to the beginning and got decently invested. I didn't really like the idea of him being tried like a criminal but its a different world with different rules. Whatever. But as the book progressed, it seemed to get weaker in story telling. The last quarter is painfully weak compared to everything else. The rushed romance of Sophia and sorta just everything with that is weak to the point she seems like shes just turned into a conquest that got throw by the wayside. The like 5 month time skip in 10 pages was awful. Full stop. Sabrina's whole character, subsequent betrayal, and exit is pretty poorly done altogether. The cliches along with the betrayal leaves a poor taste in the mouth when I got to the end.
The ending could've been a decent amount better but its like the author went from using a typewriter to using a crayon for ideas.
Tldr - first 3/4 of the book is great besides some small gripes. The last quarter the storytelling went off a cliff.
-Spoilers ahead-
So I got quite drawn in to the beginning and got decently invested. I didn't really like the idea of him being tried like a criminal but its a different world with different rules. Whatever. But as the book progressed, it seemed to get weaker in story telling. The last quarter is painfully weak compared to everything else. The rushed romance of Sophia and sorta just everything with that is weak to the point she seems like shes just turned into a conquest that got throw by the wayside. The like 5 month time skip in 10 pages was awful. Full stop. Sabrina's whole character, subsequent betrayal, and exit is pretty poorly done altogether. The cliches along with the betrayal leaves a poor taste in the mouth when I got to the end.
The ending could've been a decent amount better but its like the author went from using a typewriter to using a crayon for ideas.
April 21, 2026
5-star storyline. 1-Star steam
You’ll see I’m not the only one to have this opinion, but the author does a great job building up a character the reader can look up to: med student, tough but loving upbringing, mindful of health and fitness, strong fighter, and great sense of justice.
Then…the first “intimate” scene. Very cringe and verbally violent. He immediately goes from being a kind-hearted gentleman to someone who all women have a humiliation kink.
So what’s he going to say to the goddess? “…uh…did you see how she was dressed? She was practically asking for it!”
Great idea shot down by complete character assassination.
You’ll see I’m not the only one to have this opinion, but the author does a great job building up a character the reader can look up to: med student, tough but loving upbringing, mindful of health and fitness, strong fighter, and great sense of justice.
Then…the first “intimate” scene. Very cringe and verbally violent. He immediately goes from being a kind-hearted gentleman to someone who all women have a humiliation kink.
So what’s he going to say to the goddess? “…uh…did you see how she was dressed? She was practically asking for it!”
Great idea shot down by complete character assassination.
January 9, 2026
Good series opening book
It's still not a hundred percent sure where this is gonna go.But it is a nice setup. The MC is Portaled to a new world. However, the local guide did not summon him. She is, however friendly and is helping him slightly. It seems there are other forces at work that even the local god doesn't know about. So that leaves our hero to learn magic and help others expand theirs. All the pieces are in place for a fun series.So let's see where it goes.
It's still not a hundred percent sure where this is gonna go.But it is a nice setup. The MC is Portaled to a new world. However, the local guide did not summon him. She is, however friendly and is helping him slightly. It seems there are other forces at work that even the local god doesn't know about. So that leaves our hero to learn magic and help others expand theirs. All the pieces are in place for a fun series.So let's see where it goes.
February 6, 2026
enjoyable story!
I really liked this story and the flow it had. A group of interesting and fun characters that I enjoyed reading about. The one flaw for me and why I gave it 4 stars would be the spicy scenes. They skewed a little too much into master kinks a bit out of context for the rest of the story. The characters in the spicy parts just don’t mesh with the characters in the rest of the story.
I really liked this story and the flow it had. A group of interesting and fun characters that I enjoyed reading about. The one flaw for me and why I gave it 4 stars would be the spicy scenes. They skewed a little too much into master kinks a bit out of context for the rest of the story. The characters in the spicy parts just don’t mesh with the characters in the rest of the story.
April 17, 2026
Extremely rough and amateurish. All these bought 5 star reviews are sad.
Dialogues are incredibly rough and unnatural and often make no sense. The world and behavior of the people are also more random than anything. Every paragraph has something weird with it, like a character suddenly be so short she can't reach the MC's back, or french fries being so crispy eating them draws everyone's attention.
Dialogues are incredibly rough and unnatural and often make no sense. The world and behavior of the people are also more random than anything. Every paragraph has something weird with it, like a character suddenly be so short she can't reach the MC's back, or french fries being so crispy eating them draws everyone's attention.
December 7, 2025
Great first book in the series!
This is a very well written and captivating book, regardless of genre. The story is great, the characters are fantastic, the interactions and dialogue are well done, and the romance is believable. Outstanding for a new author in this genre. Can’t wait for the next one.
This is a very well written and captivating book, regardless of genre. The story is great, the characters are fantastic, the interactions and dialogue are well done, and the romance is believable. Outstanding for a new author in this genre. Can’t wait for the next one.
December 7, 2025
A heroes tale, fun and entertaining.
What a fun read! I loved following Thomas’s journey and exploring the Mage Academies alongside him, seeing the world through his perspective made it feel fresh and immersive. Anthony has such a fun, readable writing style that makes the pages fly by. I can't wait to see where the story goes in Book 2!
What a fun read! I loved following Thomas’s journey and exploring the Mage Academies alongside him, seeing the world through his perspective made it feel fresh and immersive. Anthony has such a fun, readable writing style that makes the pages fly by. I can't wait to see where the story goes in Book 2!
January 10, 2026
Just the Clips
Great read all the way through.
Spoiler**
That betrayal portion could have been done a little differently. It was obvious from both the reader and MC point of view that it would happen but having the MC play dumb to the betrayal kind of fell flat. Over all though, really good read.
Great read all the way through.
Spoiler**
That betrayal portion could have been done a little differently. It was obvious from both the reader and MC point of view that it would happen but having the MC play dumb to the betrayal kind of fell flat. Over all though, really good read.
February 8, 2026
3.5 stars rounded to 4
I liked the book very much but could have been shorter, thats the one of the main reason why its 4 stars. The MC and LIs are very well written and they all have equal importance in the story too. Kind of in the face on some places and overly drawn out in others but its not very bad to read too.
I liked the book very much but could have been shorter, thats the one of the main reason why its 4 stars. The MC and LIs are very well written and they all have equal importance in the story too. Kind of in the face on some places and overly drawn out in others but its not very bad to read too.
December 14, 2025
Was it good, not really. Was it bad, absolutely not.
To be honest, I go to a little over 50% before stopping. I'm sure there are some people who will like the story and the author obviously put a lot of effort. For me however, the MC was way to passive, and for someone who was in his residency to become a Dr, he acted like a teenager most of the time. When we get to the trial, it was just too corny to enjoy and the "after party" was even worse.
To be honest, I go to a little over 50% before stopping. I'm sure there are some people who will like the story and the author obviously put a lot of effort. For me however, the MC was way to passive, and for someone who was in his residency to become a Dr, he acted like a teenager most of the time. When we get to the trial, it was just too corny to enjoy and the "after party" was even worse.
January 8, 2026
Wonderful ride
Such a fun read that I didn’t even realize how many pages it was. Gotta say that first one might be the greatest one I’ve ever read, will continue to think about it for a while.
Can’t wait to see where the world goes from here!
Such a fun read that I didn’t even realize how many pages it was. Gotta say that first one might be the greatest one I’ve ever read, will continue to think about it for a while.
Can’t wait to see where the world goes from here!
January 12, 2026
Great start
This is a very well rounded book with good characters, an interesting story, and excellent pacing. I enjoyed the romance and it felt well placed into the story. I will most definitely read the next book
This is a very well rounded book with good characters, an interesting story, and excellent pacing. I enjoyed the romance and it felt well placed into the story. I will most definitely read the next book
January 18, 2026
Very good
I really enjoyed this book. Lots of action and a pretty snappy plot.
It is harem and has some spicy scenes, just beware. If that doesn't bother you, or if you are looking for that, you'll like this book.
Highly recommended.
I really enjoyed this book. Lots of action and a pretty snappy plot.
It is harem and has some spicy scenes, just beware. If that doesn't bother you, or if you are looking for that, you'll like this book.
Highly recommended.
January 26, 2026
A great start.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was fun and engaging. The story and characters were incredibly interesting and entertaining. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. This book is definitely worth checking out.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was fun and engaging. The story and characters were incredibly interesting and entertaining. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. This book is definitely worth checking out.
February 26, 2026
Great read
Really enjoyed this book tried it as I'd had it recommended a couple of times after finishing some other books and happy i have it a go. Looking guard to starting the next to see where it goes.
Really enjoyed this book tried it as I'd had it recommended a couple of times after finishing some other books and happy i have it a go. Looking guard to starting the next to see where it goes.
June 19, 2026
outstanding
I’m very impressed with the way you write. A very good balance of detail and humor and excitement. The characters are awesome and deep. All in all an amazing ride. I look forward to seeing more of your work. Thank you for sharing this wonderful world with us.
I’m very impressed with the way you write. A very good balance of detail and humor and excitement. The characters are awesome and deep. All in all an amazing ride. I look forward to seeing more of your work. Thank you for sharing this wonderful world with us.
December 18, 2025
Great book
Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone
Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone
January 6, 2026
The MC is a former MMA fighter but also a doctor in his residency. Seriously? The author isn't even trying. DNF at around 60% because it was a poorly-executed plot that couldn't keep my attention.
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