This allows North Verity a vague sense of normality, as long as you aren't out after curfew. In North Verity, Kate's father is in charge, he dominates the population and they pay him protection money against the monsters. What was once a large city is divided by the seam, now split into North and South. What makes these two characters interesting is that they are the children of the leaders of Verity. Both Kate and August want to discover who they are, but in their quest to find out will they become pawns in other people's tangled lies and power struggles? August feels like he is being sheltered, rather than being useful to his family and their cause. The other character is August Flynn whose family life in comparison is very loving. Kate Harker has been constantly shunted from one expensive school to another as she tries to get her father's attention, all she wants is to move back to Verity and take her place in the family business. This Savage Song starts with a prelude that sets up the two main characters and their primary motivations. When it comes to monsters we generally grow up thinking that they lurk in the shadows waiting for unsuspecting victims, but in This Savage Song that isn't untrue, rather the people of Verity know that they should never walk into dark places as monsters are real! Schwab begins a new series, that unlike A Darker Shade of Magic with its focus on magic, instead brings us a book about monsters.
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