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Hemlock & Silver
by T. Kingfisher
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a really unique and interesting Snow White retelling, centered around the poison aspect. I actually forgot it was supposed to be Snow White until the apples made an appearance.
I love our MC, Anja. She’s a socially awkward healer who specializes in poisons and doesn’t really like people. She’s the best at what she does, and determined to get to the bottom of Princess Snow’s mysterious illness. Her research leads her to discover the mirror world, which is incredible and horrifying in many ways, and so creative! It’s literally the would inside the mirrors, where our reflections live. What do they do when we aren’t there for them to mimic?
This book was a perfect balance of sinister, mysterious, and hopeful, with a nice touch of witty humor that kept it from getting super dark. All around fantastic, highly recommend!
Thanks very much to T. Kingfisher, Tor, and NetGalley for this read!
I love our MC, Anja. She’s a socially awkward healer who specializes in poisons and doesn’t really like people. She’s the best at what she does, and determined to get to the bottom of Princess Snow’s mysterious illness. Her research leads her to discover the mirror world, which is incredible and horrifying in many ways, and so creative! It’s literally the would inside the mirrors, where our reflections live. What do they do when we aren’t there for them to mimic?
This book was a perfect balance of sinister, mysterious, and hopeful, with a nice touch of witty humor that kept it from getting super dark. All around fantastic, highly recommend!
Thanks very much to T. Kingfisher, Tor, and NetGalley for this read!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent