Reviews

This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab

lauramcclellan's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.0

snoopydoo77's review against another edition

5.0

I was blow away by this book. It was just really different from what I read before.

It took me a couple chapters to get into the setting and world, because it’s different but it was a very easy concept to adept to and dive into.

It is a pretty dark and scary world but also was easy to relate and understand. There is not much I can say without spoiling it so I will make it short.

As I said I really loved that it is a new world something we don’t see everywhere, I loved the characters. They never just black and white and with a bunch of nice plot twists they never do what you think they will .

I loved both Kate and August. Both had their strengths and weaknesses but together they were a great team and balanced each other out. I also enjoyed that Kate seemed to be tougher at times than August, her being human and him being a “monster’ and all . But I think what I enjoyed most was the awesome friendship instead of romance, so far.

Overall it was something fresh that was actin packed , thrilling and had many twist and turns, it was super fun and fast to read and I had a hard time putting it down.

The end was semi unexpected and I’m very much looking forward to book two .

I rate this book a full 5 ★

strikkelaeser1's review against another edition

dark mysterious

3.0

asaph95's review against another edition

5.0

A copy of this book was sent to me by Titan Books in exchange for an honest review.

Oh. My. God. Okay, so I actually finished this on the 6th June and thought great, I can post a review on release day. BUT nope that didn't happen because I honestly had no idea how I was going to write this. Let me attempt this okay:

From the first few pages I knew that this was going to be a book that I would end up loving and I wasn't wrong. It was intriguing to start with, the writing pulled me in and didn't let go until the final page. The concept is so interesting. I usually hate novellas but I could honestly do with a whole bunch of these, I'd love to see this world from different view points. The best thing about this book was that both of the main characters, Kate and August, were so so likeable which is becoming a rare thing lately so it was refreshing to have two great characters to follow. I found that I enjoyed reading both POV's and wasn't wishing one would end so we could get back to the other one.

Full review here:
http://originalbooker.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/this-savage-song-ve-schwab.html

vcb182's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

thesamesky's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

asriram's review against another edition

4.0

Another excellent book by V.E. Schwab, This Savage Song was an excellent story about monsters, family, and the struggle to be better than you currently are. While not as engaging or gripping as The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue or the Shades of Magic series, Schwab's writing is still fantastic. I'm looking forward to reading Our Dark Duet, the next book in the Monsters of Verity series.

miamadore's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Lemme read book 2 and I’ll let you know what I think 

lyakimov's review against another edition

5.0

This book went far beyond my expectations. I loved the dual point of view, I always love the way V.E. Schwab does her multiple points of views and how they all have such different voices; it's like a breath of fresh air to see such an effortless change.
The characters are so well done and they have something that keeps the story interesting and makes you want to keep reading. Kate and August are AMAZING protagonists and I am really looking forward to reading about them and their future adventures.

dikshya's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25