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The Magicians and Mrs. Quent
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SOLVED. Fantasy/Hist Fiction: Alternate universe, every day is a different length. Ppl carry almanacs to know how much daylight they'll have. Male character runs away to join a theatre. Actors can manipulate light but it costs energy. Spoilers ahead. [s]
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The Magicians and Mrs Quent by Galen Beckett, maybe.
That is a strong possibility. My library has it - I'm grabbing it today to skim through and confirm. I will report back. Thank you!
Yes, that's definitely it! Some of the plot points I remembered happened in book 2 (I forgot it was part of a series as well). Thank you so much!! I'll move this topic into solved.
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I remember the author's note saying that it was inspired by Pride and Prejudice, which was surprising because it didn't seem to have much in common with P&P.
It's set in something similar to the Georgian or Regency era (possibly in a version of London), but it's a different universe where every day is a different length. The characters all carry almanacs which they reference to know how much daylight they'll have on a day-to-day basis (making sure they had enough candles seemed to be a big deal).
One of the plots follows a male character who ran away to join the theatre, except the actors are all people who can manipulate light and use their power to put on stunning performances. But using the power costs them energy, and I think I recall that those who use it constantly may age prematurely.
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The character who ran off to join the actors thinks he's a hotshot light bender person but actually one of the actors has been subtly amplifying the character's creations using his own energy because he has a crush on the guy and wants him to succeed.