Reading: Spellswept

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Stephanie Burgis's novella Spellswept is a prequel to Snowspelled, which I read and enjoyed last year. It's set some years before Snowspelled and focuses on Amy Standish, a young woman whose political ambitions in which make it vital for her to make a good match. Set in a single night, during a ball in a fabulous underwater ballroom, this is a delightful romance which features a brilliantly competent, confident heroine, delightfully supportive family relationships and a fantastic mentor/mentee relationship which conveys a really strong sense of mutual respect and liking and doesn't falter for a moment despite being stressed by events. I thought this was utterly charming, and despite the fact that I'm struggling to read at the moment I managed to read it in an afternoon.