My Reaction in a Nutshell: 
 Boring. Just plain boring. 
 The Long Version: 
 Even though The Magicians had mixed reviews, I was excited to read this book. Some said that this book is like what Hogwarts would be like if real teens had gone there: lots of drinking, mischief, and sex. But instead I got horrifically bored by reading a five-year-long summary of some kid's study habits. Overall, I just felt bored. Insanely, insanely bored. 
 When I got halfway through the book, I ended up looking at the last few pages to see if the ending get semi-interesting. And it somewhat does, but not enough to make me what to read the read of the book. Instead, I skimmed. And yeah, there is a bit of an adventure, but the whole ordeal seemed pretty anticlimactic. 
 This book probably just wasn't my cup of tea. I didn't like the author's side comments in the book (usually they ended up being offensive and/or completely pointless). If you like books with a slow start leading to big buildup ((view spoiler)[the action really doesn't start until Book III, o you can just skip to there if you want (hide spoiler)]), foreshadowing, and excessive drinking, then The Magicians is the book for you. If not, don't waste your time. 
 ***TRIGGER WARNINGS: (I skimmed a lot of this book so I may have missed important triggers) underage drinking, drug use, cheating on significant other, mentions of CA/SA, death