This Savage Song

#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 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 when Kate discovers August’s secret, and a failed assassination attempt forces them to flee for their lives, both will have to decide what they’re willing to become — and what kind of world they want to save.

In This Savage Song, Victoria Schwab crafts a gritty, seething metropolis — one worthy of comparison to Gotham or the four Londons of her A Darker Shade of Magic series.
Her heroes face monsters intent on destroying them from every side — including the monsters within.