A Season of Magic by Sarah Courtney. ★★★★☆
Elizabeth Carlisle and her twin sister Jane enjoyed a happy childhood, living at Netherfield Park with their loving parents. Mr and Mrs Carlisle were elemental mages, in a world where many of the upper echelons of society had magical powers. At the age of ten, Elizabeth and Jane’s world collapsed. Their parents were revealed to be evil, having killed many people with their magic. They died in a magical explosion. Elizabeth and Jane were sent to live with the Bennet family at Longbourn. They surrendered the name Carlisle, to become Bennets. For the next ten years they were despised and misreated by those appointed to care for them. For ten years, the twins kept their magical talent a secret. A fire at the Meryton assembly, forced them to reveal themselves. They have long been watched by the Mage Council, fearful of them following in their parents’ footsteps. The Council steps in, separates the sisters and sends Elizabeth to the Season, a magical University. She is to be supervised and t...