Week 28 Reviews: This Savage Song, Our Dark Duet

From Goodreads:
The city of Verity has been overrun with monsters, born from the worst of human evil. In North Verity, the Corsai and the Malchai run free. Under the rule of Callum Harker, the monsters kill any human who has not paid for protection. In the South, Henry Flynn hunts the monsters who cross the border into his territory, aided by the most dangerous and darkest monsters of them all—the Sunai, dark creatures who use music to steal their victim's souls.

As one of only three Sunai in existence, August Flynn has always wanted to play a bigger role in the war between the north and the south. When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate Harker, daughter of the leader of North Verity, August jumps on it.

When Kate discovers August's secret, the pair find themselves running for their lives and battling monsters from both sides of the wall. As the city dissolves into chaos, it's up to them to foster a peace between monsters and humans.

A unique, fast-paced adventure that looks at the monsters we face every day—including the monster within.

From Goodreads:

The sequel—and conclusion—to Victoria Schwab's instant #1 New York Times bestseller, This Savage Song.

Kate Harker is a girl who isn't afraid of the dark. She's a girl who hunts monsters. And she's good at it. August Flynn is a monster who can never be human. No matter how much he once yearned for it. He has a part to play. And he will play it, no matter the cost.

Nearly six months after Kate and August were first thrown together, the war between the monsters and the humans is a terrifying reality. In Verity, August has become the leader he never wished to be, and in Prosperity, Kate has become the ruthless hunter she knew she could be. When a new monster emerges from the shadows—one who feeds on chaos and brings out its victim's inner demons—it lures Kate home, where she finds more than she bargained for. She'll face a monster she thought she killed, a boy she thought she knew, and a demon all her own.

A gorgeously written dark fantasy from New York Times-bestselling author Victoria Schwab, and one to hand to fans of Holly Black, Laini Taylor, and Maggie Stiefvater.

My first review of This Savage Song

My Review:

I really enjoyed reading this duology, though it darn well hurt! It's about monsters, and it's dark and things don't really go well. I loved reading about Kate and August, and learning who they were as living beings! But boy, where wrong choices made sometimes!

I don't know who I enjoyed reading about more, Kate or August. Kate, a human who wants to be more like her father, who is not a good person, to say the least. August, who's a monster, but seems to want to be human. They were both so great!

I'd basically forgotten what happened in This Savage Song, though I remembered that about half of it was them running. I'd forgotten the particulars, though, and everything that happened at the end, so it was so fantastic to read it again!

And oh, Our Dark Duet broke my heart! We did get to explore more outside of Verity (and I'd love a spin off series that could've been created by those deleted scenes) and we got to see these characters struggle with the events of the previous book. But that ending? Oh, man, that ending! Amazing and brutal and a perfect ending to this dark series! 

This was such a fantastic duology, and I'm really glad that I read it! 

Author: Victoria Schwab
Series: Monsters of Verity #1
First Read: August 30th, 2016

Read: July 10th, 11th, 2021
Source: Own
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're 2021 Dystopia Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Books, and Our Dark Duet is a End of Series 2021 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: July 5th 2016, June 13th 2017

This Savage Song:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Our Dark Duet:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars