In the sequel to City of Dusk, the five heirs are separated across the realms and must find their way to each other. Risha, the necromancer, realizes she is not as close to the dead as she thought after being trapped in the underworld. Nikolas is trapped in the bone castle under the thumb of his ruthless god who wants only to use him and his newly discovered brother as pawns in his war. Taisa and Julian battle alone in the realm of the dark, and stumble across the only remaining member of the Lunaris royal family. Meanwhile Angelica and Dante are in the world of life and are frantically searching for ways to bring their loved ones back to them.
Better than the first book, the heavily awaited sequel to the Murderous Gods series is finally hear. New characters are introduced and many twists are to come in this captivating new story. The characters are finally expanded on more, and relationships start to take hold. Overall four out of five stars.