Not only is the city practically destroyed by war, but the violence that has taken place has actually led to the creation of actual monsters who threaten to overrun what is left of the city. I'm pretty sure this book tore my heart out and shoved it back in more than once.I highly recommend this to any reader that loves fantasy, adventure and a bit of blood. This Savage Song is an urban fantasy set in the war-torn city of Verity. From the characters you hate to love and love to hate (and love to love), it is a wild ride of emotions. Schwab is also the author of the Darker Shade of Magic series, one which I hope to begin quite soon. I went in this book expecting brilliance, after all, the hype train must have been fueled by something. Schwabs new urban fantasy series - Monsters of Verity - and it is a brilliant beginning.

My first thought was, another monster/human romance? Really? In a repugnant, post-apocalyptic america, this had the potential to be another YA dystopian novel that would fade into the back behind books like the Hunger Games, The Giver and Divergent, But no more than 10 pages in I knew I was hooked. This Savage Song is the first novel in V. I didn't read any reviews about them and I didn't know that there would be such a lack of romance. This was the first Schwab book I'd ever picked up. There aren't many YA books that don't have a central focus on romance these days, though it does have a hint or taste here and there, really, it was almost refreshing for romance to play such a small role.

I absolutely devoured these two books in about two or three days. ' I didn't know how badly I needed this book until I got my hands on it. Schwab describes this duology as 'Sin City PLUS Romeo and Juliet MINUS romance PLUS monsters.

This savage song