MoodReads - Romance Book Discovery

Beta soft launchEvery book’s tags are being checked by hand ✨ some categories are fuller than others while I work through them all ✨

Cover of Hemlock & Silver

Hemlock & Silver

by T. Kingfisher

🌶️fade to black·spoiler

Why Read This?

A well-earned, tender love story and satisfying mystery resolution balance the diabolical darkness.

Synopsis

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.

At a Glance

4.05 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

fairytale retellinghidden identityblood feud romance

Mood

intensebroodingdarkeeriesecretive

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.05 ★

Page Count

368 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Jennifer Pickens

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

sign in to see all 5 tropes

Mood & Vibe

Mood

sign in to see writing style, pacing & more

Characters

FMC: poisoner sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

emotional / loving sign in to unlock

deathemotional abusegoretraumaviolencebloodbody horrorcaptivitygriefpoisoningwar

World & Setting

high fantasy sign in to unlock

Reading Context

tension finally satisfied sign in to unlock

Similar Books

Cover of King's Cage (Red Queen, #3)

King's Cage (Red Queen, #3)

Victoria Aveyard

🌶️·first person
captive romancegames/trials romancehidden identity
Cover of The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)

The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)

Sarah J. Maas

🌶️·multi-POV
captive romanceforced proximityassassin romance
Cover of The Wrath and the Dawn

The Wrath and the Dawn

Renée Ahdieh

🌶️·third person
captive romancecursed love interestforced to marry
Cover of Powerless

Powerless

Lauren Roberts

🌶️·dual POV
hidden identitysecret heir/royaltyadventure romance
Cover of Restore Me

Restore Me

Tahereh Mafi

🌶️·first person·
blood feud romancehidden past revealedsecret relationship
Cover of DivergentKU

Divergent

Veronica Roth

🌶️·first person·
hidden identityblood feud romancegames/trials romance
Cover of Wake

Wake

Lisa McMann

🌶️·first person
hidden identitysecret relationshipmentor/student dynamics
Cover of Daughter of No Worlds (The War of Lost Hearts, #1)KU

Daughter of No Worlds (The War of Lost Hearts, #1)

Carissa Broadbent

🌶️🌶️·dual POV
forced proximityhidden past revealedteacher/student (adult)

Short Takes

quick 280-character reactions for this book. drop a thought, rate the vibe, keep scrolling.

Sign in to share your take.

Loading...

Book Chat

Talk about Hemlock & Silver with other readers