Adult Book Review: The Dark Gods #1 The City of Dusk by Tara Sim

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Adult Book Review: The Dark Gods #1 The City of Dusk by Tara SimCity of Dusk Series: The Dark Gods #1
Published by Hodder & Stoughton on March 22, 2022
Pages: 576
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The realms are dying, and only the heirs can save the city - but at what cost.

The Four Realms - Life, Death, Light, and Darkness - all converge on the city of dusk. For each realm there is a god, and for each god there is an heir.

But the gods have withdrawn their favour from the once vibrant and thriving city. And without it, all the realms are dying.

Unwilling to stand by and watch the destruction, the four heirs-Risha, a necromancer struggling to keep the peace; Angelica, an elementalist with her eyes set on the throne; Taesia, a shadow-wielding rogue with rebellion in her heart; and Nik, a soldier who struggles to see the light- will sacrifice everything to save the city.

But their defiance will cost them dearly.

'For Sim's most devoted fans' - Publishers Weekly

'A lot to love' - Kirkus Reviews

Review:

The City of Dusk is the first in an Adult Fantasy series appropriately called The Dark Gods by Tara Sim. Four Heirs for the Four elements are trying how to save the dying world. But, like most stories about Gods and Religion, they learn what they have been taught is flawed and wrong. The magic of conjuring is illegal, which is how you can communicate with demons and gods, and the heirs are desperate to learn it.
The book is told in multiple POVs, following each heir as they seek to discover the truth about God’s Night, a special night of power that happens once every 100 years. The detail and worldbuilding are richly detailed. The descriptions of the different issues plaguing this city and how the Gods are supposed to speak to each heir were intriguing. Constant action throughout the story, the usual villain appearing toward the end, the young questioning all they have been told, and finding how involved their parents are involved in the cover-ups. I can’t wait to see what the following books will share with us.

About Tara sim

Tara Sim is a YA author found in the wilds of the Bay Area, California. When she’s not writing about magic, clocks, and boys, she drinks tea, wrangles cats, and sings opera.

Tara grew up in California, but braved the elements of Virginia to study English/Creative Writing at Hollins University.

Half-Indian and full geek, she eats too many samosas and awkwardly dances to Bhangra music.