This Savage Song Series: Monsters of Verity
Published by Greenwillow Books on June 2016
Genres: Young Adult
Pages: 469
Format: eBook
Source: Publisher
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There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains—and friends or enemies—with the future of their home at stake. The first of two books.
Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city—a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent—but he’s one of the monsters. One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music. When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate, who’s just been kicked out of her sixth boarding school and returned home, August jumps at it. But Kate discovers August’s secret, and after a failed assassination attempt the pair must flee for their lives.
There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains—and friends or enemies—with the future of their home at stake. The first of two books.
Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city—a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent—but he’s one of the monsters. One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music. When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate, who’s just been kicked out of her sixth boarding school and returned home, August jumps at it. But Kate discovers August’s secret, and after a failed assassination attempt the pair must flee for their lives.
Review: This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab
Review:
Well, that was a kick to the teeth.
This Savage Song is everything you’d hope for from V.E. Schwab. It’s dark and menacing and yet a thin band of hope weaves itself through the pages, like a lifeline.
Kate and August are on the opposite sides of a city bent on destroying itself. Whether it is from man or monster, these two are going to be used as pawns in a game to start a war. And they can’t trust anyone.
I liked the world building a lot. The entire story is set in V-city, where the city is divided in half. Military controls one set and rich mob crime family controls the other. Theyr’e both very realistic and flawed. I really enjoyed the tension that the setting provided. A lot of the characters’s actions and motivations come from the setting and it was really refreshing to read about a place that was so vivid and real, it became an actual character in the book.
I also really liked Kate and August’s relationship or lack thereof. The twists and turns their friendship makes are edge of your seat. I didn’t know which one to trust, or not. The book is fun intense, but appropriate for YA fans who want a little more danger in their stories.
I really enjoyed reading this book and I’m anxious to start the sequel. It’s a duology and I’m really anxious to see what happens next, especially after that ending.
Kimberly majored in Songwriting and currently works full time in the music industry. When she's not listening to music, knitting or writing, you can find her outside reading her favorite genres: Young Adult, Adult Fiction, Mystery, and Romance.
