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tania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Vomit
abby_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book was an unexpected joy. I wasn't sure if I would like this when I started it. I liked the lore and the worldbuilding.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, and Blood
Moderate: Torture, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Grief, and Mass/school shootings
mockingjayx16's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Abandonment
Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent and War
bootrat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Suicide, Torture, Grief, and Car accident
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mass/school shootings
theresamothinmyroom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Child death and Drug use
sabrielsbell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Torture, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Death of parent
carefulfearanddeaddevotion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i adoreeee both August and Kate, they're so funny and charming and sweet and i just wanna cup em in my hands. was giggling and kicking my feet every two pages. the supporting cast was maybe a tiny bit flat, but idrc because i just <3 A&K soo much.
I love a good R&J-adjacent story (basically just two kids from rival families making googly eyes at each other. do not like the "everyone dies" part of R&J - i'm a sucker for a happy ending idc), and now you've gone and added MONSTERS to it?? omg yes. lovee the parallel of August struggling against his nature and wanting to be human the whole book
the one and only thing that made me "hmmmm🤔": I don't really understand why self-defense makes you a "sinner". like, i get "for the plot," or whatever
anyway, two thumbs up
ooohhh also very intrigued by the fact that
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Domestic abuse
annabananadel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
“You wanted to feel alive, right? It doesn't matter if you're monster or human. Living hurts.”
I remember DNF-ing this book back in 2022 but that was because I wasn't in my fantasy era. But now that I dipped my toe in that genre, I decided that maybe it was indeed time for me to read it again since I heard so many good reviews and hello? The rating itself piqued my interest. Also, I lowkey wished to get it when I was getting some books from the TBR jar. This might have been my first fiction book since Yellowface that didn't contain romance. But the great thing is that for this book, I devoured within a few days unlike Yellowface where I only finished after 3-4 weeks. Also the same author's other book - The Invisible Life of Addie Larue.
The Savage Song is a book about monsters stemming from the sins of humans. The idea itself is amazing to think about. I was slowly reading through the first hundred pages but once I did, I was just breezing through. It was pretty fast-paced for me because everything in that book only happened in a week, if I counted correctly. The world-building was slow and was pretty hard to understand at first - if I had not googled the monsters and they were; and this might have been the reason why I had stopped reading it back then. The actions and fight scenes were pretty good, although considering there weren't magic involved, it was already pretty good to imagine. Kate is a badass bitch who knows what she wants and how to get it. Although I felt sorry for her for what happened to her and family (not spoiler!) but she really did grow up to be that strong girl. August, on the other hand, just wanted to feel and be human even though he really is a monster. The two of them together was chaotic at first but immediately turned into a good pair of "friends" (if that's what you call it).
I love the adventure of this book and how it's only a duology so I don't have to read so many books in the series just to know the ending. Will definitely continue this story (still not sure when).
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Mass/school shootings
twicetheamountofsparetime's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and War