Review: Monsters of Verity
Yes, yes I know, it's been a while. And I'm pretty sure you guys didn't miss me. Buuuuuuuut I have to make a living you know, so I gotta blog. And I think I owe you guys like ten blogs? You guys should really be thankful I'm doing this but do I hear a thank you? Like literally, a "THANK YOU ROSIE WE LOVE YOU A LOT." or "THANKS LIA" would be really good you know. Good for the both of us. But then again you guys don't care about me *does dramatic pose*.
Book One: This Savage Song
I think we should have established this fact by now that I'm a sado-masochist, which means, I enjoy both giving pain and receiving [mostly self inflicted]. And I think we've established the fact that Schwab loooooooves giving us pain. Addie LaRue was *sob*.
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab tells us the story of two people from very different backgrounds. Kate Harker is dangerous, violent and has burnt down a chapel before just to be noticed by her father. August Flynn wants to be more than his own existence, he yearns to be human. Heirs to the parts of a divided city, their lives should never entangle in a place where monsters breed in the darkness. But when August has to go to Kate's school to know her better, things are going to get twisted.
QUICK THOUGHTS AND REVIEW: 4.7/5, I LIKED THE BEGINNING.
PROS:
1. The vibes: From the beginning you can notice [unless you're stone-blind] that there is a vibe of mystery and darkness all around. I like that. It gives me an inside thrill and an adrenaline rush when I'm reading it. And anyone who knows me well must be aware of the fact that I am an adrenaline junkie and live on the throes of impulsive decisions.
2. The Plot: Increasingly interesting. The storyline is very, very unpredictable and I love it. I love it when I cannot predict a story. It's the best part of a book. You think something is about to happen and then BOOM, the complete opposite happens. You see, this is the type of thing I live for. This is the type of writing I aspire for.
3. Personally, I think Sloan was very well written.
4. The Plot twists: There weren't many to be frank, but whenever I came across one, it did seem like my heart was getting ripped out every single time. I can hands down simply declare that Schwab has the ability to tug at my heartstrings and rip them out mercilessly which she has done countlessly.
5. Put-down-ability: You can't put down this book. You simply can't. THIS IS A SINGLE SITTING READ. YOU HEAR ME! YOU BETTER HEAR ME.
CONS:
1. The beginning: If I may say so, and I do say so, the beginning is very gritty and confusing and kind of dragging and you have to force yourself to get through it. And personally I wanted to read this story to get through it.
2. Characterization: They seemed particularly flat and stereotypical to me. Kate as the arsonist daughter who wants to be as ruthless as her dad, and August the young and tender monster who wants to be human. As much as I love the two of them, there is little to no character development for a major portion in the story and surely not until the last 15 pages where the only development that I see is through August. So that's a bum for me.
Book Two: Our Dark Duet
I shouldn't be writing this blog. Seriously, I should finish reading the book that I'm reading and then get back to it. But now as I have established this rule of reading in the day and only blogging at night puts me far behind in my schedule. Thankfully I do the 10 compulsory book per month policy or I'll die.
Continuing the story of Kate and August, Our Dark Duet has an entirely different story to tell. Following the death of Kate's father and Leo, August now holds the responsibility of taking care of V-city, monsters and humans alike. But now a new monster has taken it's roots in V-city and even outside of it, and Kate Harker might have no other choice but to return to the very city, back to the very boy that might prove that she is her father's daughter after all.
QUICK THOUGHTS AND REVIEW: 5/5, WAY BETTER THAN THE FIRST BOOK IF YOU ASK ME.
PROS:
1. Characterization: Considering this was one of the setbacks in the first book, I wanted to talk about this fact first. I'm both surprised and impressed at the characterization and character development that happens in this book. Because simply there's a lot of development and a lot of layers added on to them. There isn't a single stereotype that I remember seeing.
2. Writing Style: Despite having a gritty narration style, I personally quite enjoyed it. It kind of fits this book now? Or maybe because I was used to it. Anyways, point being it was really easy to sift through the book this time. Usually sequels have this notorious habit of being worse than the prequel and I am really glad to see that the sequel is actually better than the prequel. That's what a standard should be mates. A sequel of a good book should be even better.
3. The ending, please. I wanted to cry so damn much.
4. The romance: I was FINALLY relieved to see some hint of a romance between August and Kate because the sexual tension was killing me. Those two were literally testing my patience and sanity. You cannot believe the relief that washed over me even through those 2 pages of romance because the mutual pining. Bruh I adore mutual pining, but this? 900 pages of sheer torture lemme tell you. SHEER TORTURE.
CONS:
1. There aren't any cons to talk about considering that I gave this book five stars. I usually have little to no complaints about a book when I rate it five stars. Except perhaps the fact that I didn't need to get my heart ripped out so mercilessly.
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