ISBN-13
9780062380852
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Publication Date
05 July 2016
Age Range
14 - UP years
Dimensions
21.08 x 13.72 x 3.81 CM
Shipping Weight
0.53 Kg
Pages
464
Language
English
Grade Level
09 - UP
#1 New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year
There's no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. 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.
The first of two books, This Savage Song is a must-have for fans of Holly Black, Maggie Stiefvater, and Laini Taylor.
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.
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. Her heroes will face monsters intent on destroying them from every side--including the monsters within.
Between 4−5 stars rating, 01 February 2018Beautifully written and fast-paced, it needs time to get into it in the beginning but once you sucked in you'll fly through the whole thing. Such a page-turner, great characters and overall a solid read.
Between 4−5 stars rating, 24 January 2018thats unexpectedly such a fun good read!! The world building is great and the plot is simply make me dont want to put this book down!
Between 2−3 stars rating, 11 January 2018This is the second book I read from Schwab. Not as great as Vicious, but it is a very enjoyable read. The plot is quite predictable, but the setting, its pace & characters are fun and intriguing. The story is nicely wrapped-up with an interesting set-up for second book.
