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Our Dark Duet

Our Dark Duet

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  • Author：Victoria Schwab
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Summary

Kate Harker is a girl who hunts monsters。 And she's good at it。 August Flynn is a monster who can never be human。 Nearly six months after Kate and August were first thrown together， the war between the monsters and the humans is a terrifying reality。 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。 When a new monster emerges from the shadows -one who feeds on chaos and brings out its victim's inner demons- Kate must face a monster she thought she'd killed， a boy she thought she knew and a demon all her own …

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Reviews

Rachel Weber ，

3。4 stars

emily ，

4。75⭐️i did enjoy the first book more but i still think it was amazing， i loved this duology

Eugene Tan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I rarely comment or even add books to my 'Read' Folder on GoodReads， but I did it just so I could provide comments regarding this book。I have read at least 250 books and possibly more， but this is one of the books （series） that will forever be etched in my mind。It has been a long time since I could finish books （This Savage Song and Our Dark Duet）， that are over 1000 pages together in under 5 to 6 hours。Where to start really？"When we first met， I hated you。 Do you know why？""Because I was a mon I rarely comment or even add books to my 'Read' Folder on GoodReads， but I did it just so I could provide comments regarding this book。I have read at least 250 books and possibly more， but this is one of the books （series） that will forever be etched in my mind。It has been a long time since I could finish books （This Savage Song and Our Dark Duet）， that are over 1000 pages together in under 5 to 6 hours。Where to start really？"When we first met， I hated you。 Do you know why？""Because I was a monster？""No。 Because you wanted to be human。"Let's start with Kate。 I did not like her initially， due to her personality and actions。 But when I was flipping through the pages again and again， I realise that she is an interesting character， to the point where I start to resonate with her thinking and being extremely empathetic to her predicament。She has a tragic childhood， she used to be a normal girl， like many of her peers， until she was thrown right into a past where her father prioritised his ambitions over family， and resorting to unscrupulous means such as orchestrating the murder of his own wife （Kate's Mother）。 What did this result in？ This resulted in an unoblivious Kate （at the beginning） trying to live up to her father's expectations in an attempt to seek his approval。 Imagine the turmoil of emotions Kate must be going through， when she conjured up multiple universes， multiple personas and different versions of Kate， in some way， wishing she could be herself instead of trying to present a courageous front all the time。Imagine how she felt when she came to the realization that， her father， the man she initially tried to 'impersonate' orchestrated the murder of her mother。 We couldn't possibly even fathom the torment and obstacles she must have witnessed while growing up， so who are we to judge her？ The students at Colton Academy， the FTF cadets， the adults and even Soro。 These people so called fought for the 'righteous' side， but does this necessarily reflect who they are？ What gave them the right to criticise someone whose past is incomprehensible， tragic， to the likes of them？I really wanted a happy ending for Kate， I really did。 I was moved beyond tears when I realised Kate ended up dying。 This shouldn't have happened。Good people shouldn't die。A person fighting against her fate shouldn't have to die。A person trying so hard shouldn't have to die。A person like her should have the opportunity to enjoy her life for once。But Kate died。 And before she died， she wanted to let August absorb her soul and she could become part of him。 Either she was trying to take comfort in the fact that she could continue to live on， or simply wanting August to be the one to take her life， it does not matter。 What matters is there Kate saw a glimmer of possibility that she could continue to stay with August， and she took that chance in an effort to possibly guide him throughout， and maybe， just maybe， hoping to once again see the dreaming boy that would rather burn alive himself than fall。 This hit me really hard。 In many ways， Kate and August form both sides of a coin。 They are genuine soulmates。 And that transcend everything else。"It's not about what you are August， it's about who， and that stupid dreaming boy - That wasn't a mistake， or a delusion， or a waste of energy。 It was you。"August。 The boy that used to yearn to be a human。 His personality underwent a change in this book， caused by the 'Fall' where he lost a part of himself。 And whose interactions with Kate were always the highlight for me。 As August spends time with Kate， he was beginning to find the lost puzzle pieces of 'YOU'， the notion built on 'WHERE DID YOU GO？'。 August starts to question his own existence， not of him being a monster， but whether the music he plays could achieve greater heights， whether it could soothe souls， or do something even more， like saving them。 Even though Kate was dead， I feel she was never dead in August's eyes。 She was always there for him， and still will be。 "So where did you go？"Kate will be happy to know that just perhaps， the boy she knew all along never left。 Rating: 4。8/5 。。。more

Nina Clara ，

Nunca mais serei feliz depois desse livro。Toda a história， desde o primeiro livro， nos embebeda de esperança， para no final， ceifar toda ela violentamente， de uma vez só， sem um pinguinho de pena。 Apesar de ser um livro recomendado a partir dos 14 anos （e eu recomendaria， pessoalmente， a partir dos 16）， nos faz pensar e refletir demais。 Sobre como a moralidade é uma linha fina e tão sensível。 Novamente， bato na tecla de questionar， o que define ou quem define， o que é bom ou mau？ Quem define o c Nunca mais serei feliz depois desse livro。Toda a história， desde o primeiro livro， nos embebeda de esperança， para no final， ceifar toda ela violentamente， de uma vez só， sem um pinguinho de pena。 Apesar de ser um livro recomendado a partir dos 14 anos （e eu recomendaria， pessoalmente， a partir dos 16）， nos faz pensar e refletir demais。 Sobre como a moralidade é uma linha fina e tão sensível。 Novamente， bato na tecla de questionar， o que define ou quem define， o que é bom ou mau？ Quem define o certo ou errado？ Um erro nos macula para sempre？ De um lado， lidamos com Kate Harker， uma adolescente que cometeu erros， e do outro， August Flynn， disposto a limpar esses erros a qualquer custo。 E a dinâmica entre eles dois， é de doer o coração。 。。。more

jamie hoelscher ，

this book would have been five stars but the ending made it lose one because wtf

Rhea Jane Pulgado ，

I don’t think I can recover soon。。。

Haydn ，

ms schwab is a master of making you feel all the emotions （but mostly pain）。 i’ll always love this book

Lezlie Valido ，

slow start but it got better as it went on， the ending was painful tho 🥲

Natalia Gebhard ，

Mucho mejor que el primer libro

Bethany ，

The premise: A semi-apocalyptic urban fantasy。 Monsters are born when humans commit crimes。 The type of monster born depends on the type of crime its maker committed。 Chaos and violence reign supreme。 Some humans are fighting against the monsters to save the world， and others are serving the monsters。 It's a cruel world。 This is the second and final installment of a duology called the Monsters of Verity。 The crisp two-book structure alone makes this singular in YA; most YA series are trilogies， The premise: A semi-apocalyptic urban fantasy。 Monsters are born when humans commit crimes。 The type of monster born depends on the type of crime its maker committed。 Chaos and violence reign supreme。 Some humans are fighting against the monsters to save the world， and others are serving the monsters。 It's a cruel world。 This is the second and final installment of a duology called the Monsters of Verity。 The crisp two-book structure alone makes this singular in YA; most YA series are trilogies， if not sprawling sagas with five or more titles。 Besides the structure， there is much about this series that is unique in YA。 For one thing， I was surprised that it's actually dark -- like Stephen King dark。 This is not a baby story for babies。 The monsters are baaaad and people die。 This is the first V。E。 Schwab novel I've read。 She excels at world-building。 One gets the sense that the world of Verity with all of its monsters is large and complex， and that Schwab is only revealing a few of its secrets to readers。 I liked how details about the world were scattered throughout the book， so the reader gradually learns more in a way that felt organic。 Without spoiling anything， V。E。 Schwab made a narrative choice in the end that genuinely shocked me。 I appreciate authors who are willing to take risks。 If you like YA and/or urban fantasy， or you just wished Twilight had had a little less eyelash-fluttering and a lot more blood， this one is for you。 。。。more

Hannah ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 THE PAIN I AM FEELING TO SUM IT UP: EVERYBODY DIESIsla deserved so much better and I love her and Collin has my heart。 BUT KATEI AM GONNA START CRYING AGAIN WRITING THIS！ I grew very attached to Kate since the first book， so her death hurrrrtttt like a mofo。 There are no words。 Victoria Schwab is a genius and I need to read more from her。 August and Kate are truly twin flames and oh lord here comes the water works。 Like per usual， if you are reading my review it is clear to say that I am a READE THE PAIN I AM FEELING TO SUM IT UP: EVERYBODY DIESIsla deserved so much better and I love her and Collin has my heart。 BUT KATEI AM GONNA START CRYING AGAIN WRITING THIS！ I grew very attached to Kate since the first book， so her death hurrrrtttt like a mofo。 There are no words。 Victoria Schwab is a genius and I need to read more from her。 August and Kate are truly twin flames and oh lord here comes the water works。 Like per usual， if you are reading my review it is clear to say that I am a READER not a WRITER。 So take that ironic foolishness as you will :） 。。。more

Asa Caviness ，

Lost some of the "Pazaaz" of the first book， but still a fun read。 Lost some of the "Pazaaz" of the first book， but still a fun read。 。。。more

Almost Ineffable ，

Perfect， such a great sequel

Amély ，

That hurt。

Crizel The Broke Bookworm ，

All painnn so much pain 😭😭😭

Ruth Watkins ，

While I adored the first book in this series， Our Dark Duet fell a little flat for me。 There was such stark character changes between the two books that felt unbelievable， or at the very least left me feeling disconnected。 Again， the pacing in the high action scenes was rushed。 The addition of a new city in this dystopian/post-apocalyptic world was really interesting and well thought out。 I think a lot of my issues with this book come down to the fact that I just don't find the idea of a teenage While I adored the first book in this series， Our Dark Duet fell a little flat for me。 There was such stark character changes between the two books that felt unbelievable， or at the very least left me feeling disconnected。 Again， the pacing in the high action scenes was rushed。 The addition of a new city in this dystopian/post-apocalyptic world was really interesting and well thought out。 I think a lot of my issues with this book come down to the fact that I just don't find the idea of a teenage soldiers appealing in my reading anymore。 If I were still in the target demographic when I read this， I think I would have really loved it。 。。。more

m ，

Lloré con ese final， sabía que el final no iba a ser completamente feliz pero no me esperaba eso de mis dos personajes favoritos， en fin， me gustó muchoo

Kimberly Swartz ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book did what I've always wanted。 Someone to die and stay dead This book did what I've always wanted。 Someone to die and stay dead 。。。more

Onyx Odissey ，

“I’m willing to walk in darkness if it keeps humans in the light。”⭐2。5/5⭐Se que hay muchas personas a las que este libro simplemente les pareció magnífico， sin embargo a mi no （no me funen） 。 No me pareció la gran cosa。 Siento que la gran construcción de This Savage Song y la relación entre August y Kate se fue al carajo en este libro。 No ví ningún tipo de interacción entre ellos que a mi parecer valiera la pena。 400 páginas del libro al abajo y solo por los dos últimos capítulos que "salvan" la “I’m willing to walk in darkness if it keeps humans in the light。”⭐2。5/5⭐Se que hay muchas personas a las que este libro simplemente les pareció magnífico， sin embargo a mi no （no me funen） 。 No me pareció la gran cosa。 Siento que la gran construcción de This Savage Song y la relación entre August y Kate se fue al carajo en este libro。 No ví ningún tipo de interacción entre ellos que a mi parecer valiera la pena。 400 páginas del libro al abajo y solo por los dos últimos capítulos que "salvan" la trama。 Si lloré si me destruyó， pero esperaba algo más y no sólo a August no sabiendo donde carajos estaba la mayor parte del libro。 #Mode enojada 😡 。。。more

Luna ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Esta biología es hermosa！！！ Y la pareja principal ufff， es tan real， extraña y que a pesar que en esta segunda parte tuvieron poca interacción， se quedan en mi corazón。Es de esos libros sensoriales， de los que te transportan a las páginas; suponía lo que iba a pasar al final， en mi mente era el único camino， si no era el uno， era el otro。。。 Y aún así al leerlo， fue doloroso; en parte creo que es porque son cosas que no solo pasan en los libros， la guerra es una realidad y es triste ver que las p Esta biología es hermosa！！！ Y la pareja principal ufff， es tan real， extraña y que a pesar que en esta segunda parte tuvieron poca interacción， se quedan en mi corazón。Es de esos libros sensoriales， de los que te transportan a las páginas; suponía lo que iba a pasar al final， en mi mente era el único camino， si no era el uno， era el otro。。。 Y aún así al leerlo， fue doloroso; en parte creo que es porque son cosas que no solo pasan en los libros， la guerra es una realidad y es triste ver que las personas que más luchan y merecen felicidad， son las que menos la consiguen。 。。。more

Valentina Silva ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3，8⭐️"Las personas eran caóticas。 No solo se definían por lo que habían hecho， sino también por lo que habrían hecho， en otras circunstancias， moldeadas tanto por sus actos como por sus remordimientos， por las decisiones que defendían y por aquellas que lamentaban haber tomado。" Acabo de terminar de leer este libro y estoy sorprendida porque después de todo me gusto más que el primero y el final me dolió。Comencé este libro sin muchas expectativas pero esperando que pudiera entretenerme y resolve 3，8⭐️"Las personas eran caóticas。 No solo se definían por lo que habían hecho， sino también por lo que habrían hecho， en otras circunstancias， moldeadas tanto por sus actos como por sus remordimientos， por las decisiones que defendían y por aquellas que lamentaban haber tomado。" Acabo de terminar de leer este libro y estoy sorprendida porque después de todo me gusto más que el primero y el final me dolió。Comencé este libro sin muchas expectativas pero esperando que pudiera entretenerme y resolver todas las dudas que me dejó la primera parte de esta historia。 A pesar de que si cumplió con lo primero en lo segundo siento que me faltó y creo que por lo mismo no tiene mayor calificación。 Me hubiera gustado saber más sobre los monstruos， como y porque aparecieron por primera vez y como fue que apareció este nuevo ser que hace difíciles las vidas de los protagonistas en esta parte。En esta segunda parte seguimos nuevamente a August y Kate de forma paralela pero también tenemos la perspectiva de otros personajes， esto es algo que me gusta porque hace bastante dinámica la historia。 En este caso nuestros personajes principales se encuentran en lugares diferentes que es la forma en la que termina el primer libro por lo que constantemente esperaba el momento de su reencuentro。La evolución de los protagonistas me parece super creíble considerando el contexto pero a pesar de eso creo que no se me hizo tan fácil conectar con ellos debido a que se escapan de los personajes típicos o los que acostumbro a leer， no que en realidad no es nada malo， de hecho los hace más reales。En relación al termino de la historia debo decir que me dolió， algo que no pensé que ocurriría， principalmente porque no estaba tan apegada a la historia pero esta autora tuvo la capacidad de que después de todo si me importara lo que pasaba con estos personajes al final。 。。。more

Neve ，

I need someone to pay for my therapy after this。 I will also be needing 3 to 4 business days to recover。

lu ，

ve schwab vou te mandar a conta da minha terapia

avii natt ，

RATING: 3/5i will say i am kind of disappointed with this one。 i definitely expected more but it was worth the closure。 the ending was pure shit， and i hate Victoria a little bit， but i do understand that it was going to happen even if i didn't want it to。August deserves the fucking world Isla deserves the entire universeKate deserves life。 i hate sloan， but that's expected。 i dont really know how to feel about this book， it felt slightly rushed and there were things left loose but it is what it RATING: 3/5i will say i am kind of disappointed with this one。 i definitely expected more but it was worth the closure。 the ending was pure shit， and i hate Victoria a little bit， but i do understand that it was going to happen even if i didn't want it to。August deserves the fucking world Isla deserves the entire universeKate deserves life。 i hate sloan， but that's expected。 i dont really know how to feel about this book， it felt slightly rushed and there were things left loose but it is what it is。 。。。more

Elle ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was an absolute masterpiece， as all V。 E。 Schwab's books are！ My heart was ripped apart and put back together right alongside August and Kate。 The ending was absolutely perfect， the character development for both of them， but especially for August， was amazing。 This will definitely be in my top 5 favorite books list。 Definitely recommend！！ This was an absolute masterpiece， as all V。 E。 Schwab's books are！ My heart was ripped apart and put back together right alongside August and Kate。 The ending was absolutely perfect， the character development for both of them， but especially for August， was amazing。 This will definitely be in my top 5 favorite books list。 Definitely recommend！！ 。。。more

Anto ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Sigo llorando。

Martina ，

i am destroyed

Adela ，

VEĽMI PLAČEM。

Han ，

It took me so long to finish this book， I got into multiple reading slumps while reading it and picked up different stories in between， which had nothing to do with the book at all actually。 I really enjoyed it， I simply wasn’t gravitating towards it。 And as I was finally nearing the end， I had a little over 100 pages left， I accidentally got spoiled on the ending and now I have no desire to fully complete it whatsoever。 I really enjoyed the first book， although I had some complaints which were It took me so long to finish this book， I got into multiple reading slumps while reading it and picked up different stories in between， which had nothing to do with the book at all actually。 I really enjoyed it， I simply wasn’t gravitating towards it。 And as I was finally nearing the end， I had a little over 100 pages left， I accidentally got spoiled on the ending and now I have no desire to fully complete it whatsoever。 I really enjoyed the first book， although I had some complaints which were all due to personal preferences entirely。 Now with the second book， the characters were even better than within the first installment。 Their development was very well crafted and written and I enjoyed both character even more， especially Kate！ I was so happy about me finally really loving her character and I loved August just as much。 The conflicts the both of them went through and their development。。amazingly done！Sadly， I still didn’t connect too much with the book overall which also happened with the first book。 I really enjoyed the story and I appreciated the characters but there was something keeping me off of the book that I really cannot explain properly because objectively， these books are very well written。 That’s definitely why I struggled to find the motivation to pick it up。 As soon as I was back in the story， it was fine but again， there was something missing for me to be super obsessed and invested。 I wanted to finish it though but since I now know a huge spoiler and I really don’t know how I feel about it， I have no desire at all to continue， mainly to read this specific spoiler。 I‘m sure， I could appreciate the ending to a point as a well crafted part of the story but I‘m strangely struggling with the duology overall already， I feel no deep connection to anything and so therefor I don’t want to read this spoiler because I don’t like it based on my feelings right now。 I can’t deal with it and I don’t want deal with it。 Anyways， I really appreciate the world and the characters。 The writing style of course is gorgeous and I‘m super sad that the duology didn’t work for me as I wanted it to。 。。。more

Calypso ，

3。5/5

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