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In "This Savage Song," Kate Harker, hardened by years at boarding schools, comes home to a city beset by monsters and to prove her ruthless edge. Her brother, August Flynn, is a powerful monster who can steal souls with a song—and yearns to become human. Together, they face a divided, crumbling metropolis where good and evil blur, prompting them to question what truly makes one a hero or a villain.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: V. E. Schwab
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