That being said, I do look forward to the next installment in the series. Therefore, my high expectations may have caused me to be a little disappointed with what I gleaned from this book. And I’ve also been hearing great things about Victoria Schwab for some time. Overall, I think that I went into reading this book with very high expectations due to the feedback it’d been receiving. This may be because I started This Savage Song after having finished one of my now-favourite books, which was extremely rich in detail (character, world, dialogue, etc.). I did find that I felt myself missing more character-depth, however. The characters were easy to distinguish between, and were definitely fun to read about. This is not necessarily a negative observation, but simply a comment I am making. I did find that in some instances, I had to use my imagination due to descriptions being a little vague. The world in which the story takes place is interesting in that it reminded me of other stories in places, but still managed to retain its own feel. Without spoiling anything, I’ll say that one of the monster types is similar to an existing monster trope, but that Schwab put her own spin on it, which I definitely appreciated. I found the story-line to be fairy original, as well as some of the creatures / entities found within the story. Her heroes will face monsters intent on destroying them from every side-including the monsters within. In This Savage Song, Victoria Schwab creates a gritty, seething metropolis, one worthy of being compared to Gotham and to the four versions of London in her critically acclaimed fantasy for adults, A Darker Shade of Magic. But Kate discovers August’s secret, and after a failed assassination attempt the pair must flee for their lives. 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.
One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music. 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. 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. Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city-a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. The first of two books, This Savage Song is a must-have for fans of Holly Black, Maggie Stiefvater, and Laini Taylor. In this dark urban fantasy from acclaimed 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.
Summary: There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters.
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