This Savage Song (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062380852)

#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.

Author: V. E. Schwab
ISBN-10: 0062380850
ISBN-13: 9780062380852
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Language: English
Published: 07/05/2016
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 183177 / This Savage Song


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2016
Booklist 05/01/2016 pg. 85
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2016 pg. 112
School Library Journal 05/01/2016 pg. 121
Publishers Weekly 05/09/2016
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2016 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 - Superior,Well Above Average