Hemlock & Silver
by T. Kingfisher
What is it about:
From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Hemlock & Silver, a dark reimagining of “Snow White” steeped in poison, intrigue, and treason of the most magical kind
Healer Anja regularly drinks poison.
Not to die, but to save—seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on.
But a summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life. His daughter, Snow, is dying, and he hopes Anja’s unorthodox methods can save her.
Aided by a taciturn guard, a narcissistic cat, and a passion for the scientific method, Anja rushes to treat Snow, but nothing seems to work. That is, until she finds a secret world, hidden inside a magic mirror. This dark realm may hold the key to what is making Snow sick.
Or it might be the thing that kills them all.
What did I think of it:
If you've been reading my blog for awhile you will know I'm a big fan of T. Kingfisher's Horror, and also loved A Sorceress Comes to Call, which is a re-imagining of The Goose Girl. So I needed this re-imagining of Snow White of course!
And it's so good!
I loved Anja from the start. She's someone who wants to solve problems, do science to help people, but she doesn't necessarily like people. At times she's even a bit jaded. Pair her up with a guard who's just as socially inapt and I was hooked.
The world created in this story is intriguing and creepy. As in A Sorceress Comes to Call there are elements from the original fairytale, but Kingfisher creates her own unique story with those elements instead of following the original plot.
I can tell you I finished this book in a day and I'm hoping Kingfisher will write more re-imaginings like this.
Why should you read it:
It's a beautiful Fantasy Read.
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