*Thank you to Netgalley and Orbit for a copy in exchange for an honest review*

The City of Dusk was one of my most anticipated releases of 2022, and it did not disappoint. I was obsessed straight from the beginning.

Four Realms- Light, Death, Life, Darkness - converge in the City of Dusk. Each Realm has an Heir. The gods have withdrawn their favour, and the Realms are dying because of it. Unwilling to stand by and watch the destruction, the four heirs - Angelica, an Elementalist with her eyes on the throne; Risha, a necromancer fighting to keep the peace; Nikolas, a soldier who struggles to see the light; and Taesia, a shadow-wielding rogue with a reckless heart - will become allies in their quest to save the city. But their rebellion will cost them dearly.

Tara Sim out here writing the best diverse fantasies. This book is filled with LGBTQ+ characters, including bisexuals, a transgender girl (younger sister of Risha), and BIPOC characters. I always love Tara Sim writing more than just cishet characters, and this book is no different.

The world in this book is so cool. Tara Sim is able to weave world-building in so well without being overwhelmed. She did it in her Scavenge the Stars YA duology, and in The City of Dusk, it's so well done.

I've seen reviewers say this is a more juvenile adult fantasy, but I have to disagree. Reading Tara Sim's other books before this one makes it very clear this is adult. It's so different than her YA series, and I love it. I love all her other books (5 stars each), and this one is no different.

I will forever be thinking about this book.