Hemlock & Silver, by T. Kingfisher Anja is a merchant’s daughter, a spinster more interested in poisons and antidotes than people, politics, and fashion. when the king himself asks for help discovering what’s wrong with his surviving daughter, Anja has no choice but to pack up her lab and hope for the best. Once again, I regret not picking up this book sooner. I love Kingfisher’s anxious,…

Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher

pub date - 8/19/25

A retelling of Snow White that takes the focus off of Snow and places it on Anja, a woman who has devoted her life to discovering antidotes to poison. Snow’s father, the king, fearing his daughter may have been poisoned seeks out Anja’s help

After reading the author’s A Sorceress Comes to Call in 2024 and then more of her work, I’ve become such a fan of the author’s novels that her work is an auto-buy for me now. So, you can likely imagine my thrill when I received early access to Hemlock & Silver 😍😍😍😍

*pulled me in immediately *sooooo well written, *solid plot and Kingfisher’s wit *relatable MFC in humor and attitude; she’s a healer, in her late thirties ❤️ *excellent secondary characters

To a degree, I feel as though most of my reviews for Kingfisher’s books are all a variation of how much I loved it. Let me not break with that tradition, because I freaking adored this.

An excellent read and a definite recommendation. I’ll be getting the deluxe edition of this for my own shelves.

Thank you to Tor Books and NetGalley for the DRC

TL;DR: A slower starting Kingfisher with fun mirror elements. Source: NetGalley , Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Anya is obsessed with poisons and antidotes and gets asked to help the king’s daughter – creepy mirrors appear! Characters: Kingfisher has a type of character she writes well and this is that character, smart and quirky. Setting: I actually loved the desert setting here! It…