SOLVED. Fantasy, two storylines; Male student of a magic university finds sentient book; Young woman trying to hide her magic in a town with magic outlawed [s]

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Fantasy book, read about a year ago as audiobook. Can't find it in my browser history anymore though. :(

Book is first part of a series (at the time only one released, I think). In its setting, use of magic leaves behind black smoke.

One storyline is about a young student of a magic university who on an expedition finds a sentient book. Book was once a woman and can read thoughts and memories of whoever holds her.

(view spoiler)[He befriends her overtime. His teachers eventually find out about the book and take her. They then want to destroy her since she read their memories and secrets. He steals her back and runs. At the end he uses magic to transport himself and the book into an entire different world. (hide spoiler)]

Second storyline is about a young woman from an respected and wealthy family who can do magic but must hide it because in her town it is outlawed, except for priests.

(view spoiler)[She falls in love with a poor artist and moves in to his home. Trying to hide her magic she eventually gets forced to use it to abort a pregnancy and the priests find out about it later. She is then exiled but in secret gets send off by their high priests (or god, not sure anymore) on some mission of sorts.
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Anything I forgot?

Thanks in advance!

[rivka]

Possibly Thief's Magic, from the Millennium’s Rule series?

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rivka wrote: "Possibly Thief's Magic, from the Millennium’s Rule series?"

Yes! That's it. Cheers! :D

[rivka]

:)