"Good and bad were weak words. Monsters didn't care about intentions or ideas." 
 I've only just recently started reading Schwab's work and so far, it has been absolutely phenomenal. I received this as part of my July Uppercase //Owlcrate subscription boxes, and was ecstatic to finally crack it open. This Savage Song is a thrilling ride, full of monsters and adventure. Also, there is absolutely no romance whatsoever BLESSSSSS. 
 Verity is a divided city where violence has bred literal monsters (Schwab's characterization is just always on point) - the Corsai, Malchai, and Sunai. Schwab's use of children-like rhymes to describe her three sets of monsters was absolutely terrifying and impeccably done. They're hateful, vile creatures for the most part, but that doesn't excuse the equally hateful and vile humans in the city as well. Our two main characters - Kate and August - come from opposite sides of the divided city and due to certain events must work together to survive. 
 Schwab, in both her adult and YA releases, does a marvelous job with her characters, even those that you may hate to love. I really loved Kate's character. She's fighting hard to be as ruthless as her father (who happens to control some of the monsters on his side of the city) to prove to him that she is the rightful heir of his legacy in Verity. She's badass, thoughtful, and overall a pretty fun character. August was also a decent character - one of the three soul eater's (Sunai) in the entire city, and probably the most human of all the monsters in Verity. He is overwhelmed by his desire to be anything but what he is, and he desperately wants the peace treaty among the monsters and humans to stay intact. 
 Overall rating is 4 stars. The world building and setting, for me, was a bit on the generic side, despite the book being as intense and thrilling as it was. I also wish there was a little more explanation regarding the monsters creation, but I can forgive that because it's Schwab and this book made me feel all sorts of grand emotions. The ending was satisfying, for the most part, the pacing was perfect, and the characters enjoyable.