BOOK REVIEW: This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

Year Published: 2016

Publisher: Harper Collins Children's Books

Format: Hardbound

Rating: 4.5 / 5 Stars

Synopsis

KATE HARKER wants to be as ruthless as her father. After five years and six boarding schools, she's finally going home to prove that she can be.

AUGUST FLYNN wants to be human. But he isn't. He's a monster, one that can steal souls with a song. He's one of the three most powerful monsters in a city overrun with them. His father's secret weapon. 

Their city is divided.

Their city is crumbling.

Kate and August are the only two who see both sides, the only two who could do something.

But how do you decide to be a hero or a villain when it's hard to tell which is which?

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Corsai, Corsai

Tooth and Claw,

Shadow and bone will eat you raw.

Malchai, Malchai 

Sharp and Sly

Smile and bite and drink you dry.

Sunai, Sunai

Eyes like coal.

Sing you a song and steal your soul.

Monters, Monsters,

Big and Small.

They're gonna come and eat you all.

Qoutes:

"Violence breeds violence" -A teacher from Kate's school (St. Agnes)

"Every weakness exposes flesh and flesh invites a knife" - Callum Harker

"People are users. It's a universal truth. Use them, or they'll use you." - Callum Harker

Dystopian setting, bad-ass lady protagonist seeking parental attention and a guy monster experiencing identity crisis. I love the pacing of this book that I managed to finish reading all 427 pages in just three sittings. I find it quite easy to imagine the characters and their world, as well. Kate and August's relationship development is friendly leaning to romantic, sans the sappy and cheesy lines or scenes. I would definitely recommend this to those who love reading fantasy, thriller and suspense books.

WARNING: SPOILERS 

As much as I love almost everything about monsters and Verity City, I am quite concern where did all these Corsai, Malchai, and Sunai came from. Like how did they evolved, laboratory/place of origin, how they breed and how these monsters compete with each other? Do monsters also roam outside Verity City? Kate was formerly enrolled in a Catholic School -will the monsters be afraid of the gospel, holy water, bible and the likes? Will Henry Flynn take over the entire Verity City since Callum Harker is already dead? Will Colin survive the monsters and make a re-appearance in the next book? And the last part of the book, at Kate's home in the Waste where a lady Malchai was trotting the house and was seen by another dying Malchai, asked her name and lady trotting Malchai answered "Alice". Callum Harker's wife and Kate's mother is named "Alice".  Does this means that Kate a monster too? 

Okay, I need the next book...