Schwab is just so good at writing deep story lines. In fact, August is sent to Kate’s new school to keep tabs on her, but some thrilling-and chilling-plot twists find them both running for their lives-together. The two are drawn to each other’s company when they shouldn’t be, given the enmity between their fathers. Refreshingly, there aren’t any romantic undertones to it. I’m struggling a bit here to find the right word to describe what’s between them. Still, she’s determined to prove to her father that she’s very much the daughter of the man who sells protection from the monsters to those willing to pay for it.įor me, the center of this book was the connection that develops between Kate and August. Kate finally gets her wish and is allowed to return to North City, although it’s not exactly a warm welcome that greets her arrival. Her goal is to get expelled and sent home to V-City and to her father, who’s been shuffling Kate around from school to school for the past few years. We’re introduced to her just as she’s about to set the chapel at St. But August is also capable of mass destruction, a secret that must remain hidden from Henry Flynn’s nemesis Callum Harker, the iron-fisted ruler of North City and the father of Kate Harker, our other main character. Yes, he’s part of a family with human parents and a Sunai brother and sister. The adopted son of Henry Flynn, the human leader of the southern half of a city left divided by a territory war, August struggles with who-and what-he is throughout the novel. August Flynn, one of the book’s two protagonists, is one of three known Sunai. While the Sunai come the closest to passing as human in appearance, they’re capable of stealing human souls-with only a song.

The Corsai and Malchai are truly the stuff of nightmares with their claws and teeth. The monsters in this book are all kinds of scary and fall into three types: Corsai, Malchai, and Sunai. It’s an apt quote, too, about humans and monsters, which lie at the heart of This Savage Song. At the very beginning of This Savage Song, there’s a quote from none other than Victor Vale, one of Schwab’s Vicious protagonists. Review: I am so glad that I read This Savage Song soon after reading Victoria Schwab’s superb adult novel, Vicious. As their fathers edge closer to leading their territories to conflict, Kate and August find themselves somewhere in the middle and discovering that there’s a fine line between being human and being a monster.

Kate’s ruthless father offers paid protection from the monsters to those in North City who can afford it, while August’s father is rumored to be sitting on a massive weapon that could destroy Callum Harker’s hold on North City.

To Sum It Up: Kate Harker and August Flynn’s families stand on opposite sides of the divide between the two halves of their city, a city teeming with lethal monsters.

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