This book took its time to take off but once you got back into the action and familiarised yourself with this world it was all uphill from there. With that she struggles to hold on to her humanity as the monster within her fights for control. Kate, on the other hand, finds herself embracing her humanity only to find herself compromised after an encounter with this new monster. His role as leader has hardened him, he’s shut off that part of him that related to humanity. August is not the same as he was in the first book. Identity has always been at the heart of this series and watching August and Kate grapple with their demons was the highlight of this book. Her journey sends her right back to August which brings the demons they both face to the forefront.

An encounter with a new monster, one that reeks of havoc and death, sends her back to Verity to warn them of this new threat. She’s sure to keep her distance from the ragtag bunch of misfits that help track the monsters but it’s a losing battle. However, this guise and determination to kill these monsters only serves as a distraction from her loneliness. Kate, on the other hand has taken to fighting the monsters that plague the city of Prosperity. Choosing to acknowledge those shades of grey over his duty becomes the heart of his internal conflict. He will never be human but he’s seen and experience enough of humanity to realise the world is not painted in black and white. Having embraced his role in the new world, August struggles between fully embracing his monster self and his compassion. August has taken up leadership and is grappling with his identity. Our Dark Duet picks up six months after the events of This Savage Song. Our Dark Duet is the conclusion to the Monsters of Verity duology and, as we come to expect, the book was a tense and suspenseful experience and provided plenty of character insights and moral complexities. She’ll face a monster she thought she killed, a boy she thought she knew, and a demon all her own. When a new monster emerges from the shadows-one who feeds on chaos and brings out its victim’s inner demons-it lures Kate home, where she finds more than she bargained for. In Verity, August has become the leader he never wished to be, and in Prosperity, Kate has become the ruthless hunter she knew she could be. Nearly six months after Kate and August were first thrown together, the war between the monsters and the humans is terrifying reality.

August Flynn is a monster who can never be human, no matter how much he once yearned for it. Kate Harker is a girl who isn’t afraid of the dark. Publication Date: June 13th 2017 by Titan Books Our Dark Duet (Monsters of Verity #2) by Victoria Schwab

Our dark duet by victoria schwab