I will continue to read anything and everything by T Kingfisher. A delightful, dark but still somehow cosy fantasy, complete with cats, romance and brightly colour blankets.

I was thrilled to receive this ARC. T. Kingfisher is a new-to-me author and I have finally realised why her work is so highly praised. Hemlock & Silver is a fantastic story. A twisted retelling of Snow White with wonderful characters, plenty of humour, a touch of romance and a complexing mystery. Anja is asked by the king to determine what/who is poisoning his daughter, Snow. This sets Anja on a journey to firstly find out if it is poison and, if so, how to treat it. The answer is not what she expects! Anja's first interaction with the king is hilarious and she's such a brilliant, quirky character. Thoroughly enjoyable!
Thanks to Netgalley, Pan Macmillan, and T. Kingfisher for the free ARC. All opinions are my own.

I loved A Sorceress Comes To Call, predominantly because of the strong-willed and intelligent protagonist, Hester, who is much older than FMCs normally seen in fantasy books. So I was very happy to see another T. Kingfisher FMC with experience, wisdom and years of life under her belt! The FMC in Hemlock & Silver is Anja, and she is completely unique and fascinating, both as a child first discovering an interest in poisons and antidotes and then as a 35 year old woman, now an expert researcher in her field. I just loved her as a character - she was odd, interesting, funny, blunt, logical and intelligent. Her general stream of consciousness entertained me throughout. Please keep these older and wiser FMCs coming please!

I particularly liked the romantic subplot for Anja. It was sweet and adorable, and only added to the overall plot rather than it being a distraction or feeling like a bolt-on.

This spin on Snow White is fresh and interesting and I was fully engaged from the first page. The world felt so well thought out, like the author had worked out all the physics and rules of the world in minute detail to avoid plot holes.

A very inventive take on the Snow White tale with a strong and quirky FMC.

Disclaimer: I received an Advance Reader Copy from NetGalley, but this is my voluntary and honest review.

This was such an original take on a classic story. It had a fully realized world and characters that were complex and interesting. The use of the mirror was so interesting as both a literal magical object and a metaphor for the intrigue going on around the main character. The pacing was also excellent! I loved this book and will definitely be reading more from this author!

This is the first time that I have read a book by this author and I intend to read more because the author is already among my favourites based on this book.
It is cleverly written, humorous and I got into the story and characters straight away.
An expert on poison and antidotes receives an unexpected visit from the King. The story concerns his request, but I will not say any more for fear of spoiling the novel.
Highly recommended.

T. Kingfisher is turning into one of my favourite authors! I actually read this book in one day and that barely happens anymore.
I loved Anja’s character. She was awkward, sarcastic, obsessed with poisons and had a soft spot for animals. The romance was cute, if not entirely necessary, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Even though this was a fairytale inspired story, the world was very unique and not what I was expecting at all. It also was only very loosely inspired at best.
The central mystery was well done and I really felt like we were unraveling it with our main character. I just wish we’d seen a little bit more of the cat!
As usual I loved the authors signature dark humour and had so much fun with this story I didn’t want to put it down!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC!