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arielthebookgargoyle 's review for:
This Savage Song
by V.E. Schwab
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab has a lot more heart than I expected. I was expecting a world ravaged by monsters and hard choices. I did not expect to love August and Katherine as much as I did.
On the surface, this is a story about monsters. Crime, theft, murder... sin... manifests into shadows with teeth. A city divided on how to manage. North side, Kate Harker's Father, turned mafia style boss controls the monsters through fear and humans willing to buy protection. South side, August Flynn's father, takes in the willing, the righteous so they may earn a place through merit. Opposites in balance that keep the majority safe.
Except it is like the Hatfield's and McCoy's, Romeo and Juliet. How dare a Harker help a Flynn? August, sent to Kate's school to spy on her, finds that out when the monsters become brave and attack. Then it is them vs the world. No more simple black and white. Now an exercise in trust.
The story was a slow build to put the two together. Setting up the devastating turn of events, and the two individual personalities. Once it coalesced to the main action, I loved them together. Both broken, lost, and full of secrets. Realistic. To me, their needs simple, but to their families? Not so clear. Layers of what is right or wrong peeled back as August and Kate traverse the upheaval. Trying to save each other but having to not only face monsters, but attempts from both sides of the city to destroy the other. I wanted them to be accepted. To find their peace. I thought they complimented each other and broke down each other's barriers in a raw, honest way that made them perfect heros for the dirty, monstrous city they live in.
Highly recommend. Even though this is a duology, this one story stands on its own.
On the surface, this is a story about monsters. Crime, theft, murder... sin... manifests into shadows with teeth. A city divided on how to manage. North side, Kate Harker's Father, turned mafia style boss controls the monsters through fear and humans willing to buy protection. South side, August Flynn's father, takes in the willing, the righteous so they may earn a place through merit. Opposites in balance that keep the majority safe.
Except it is like the Hatfield's and McCoy's, Romeo and Juliet. How dare a Harker help a Flynn? August, sent to Kate's school to spy on her, finds that out when the monsters become brave and attack. Then it is them vs the world. No more simple black and white. Now an exercise in trust.
The story was a slow build to put the two together. Setting up the devastating turn of events, and the two individual personalities. Once it coalesced to the main action, I loved them together. Both broken, lost, and full of secrets. Realistic. To me, their needs simple, but to their families? Not so clear. Layers of what is right or wrong peeled back as August and Kate traverse the upheaval. Trying to save each other but having to not only face monsters, but attempts from both sides of the city to destroy the other. I wanted them to be accepted. To find their peace. I thought they complimented each other and broke down each other's barriers in a raw, honest way that made them perfect heros for the dirty, monstrous city they live in.
Highly recommend. Even though this is a duology, this one story stands on its own.