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A review by mel_c_bell
Legacy of the Brightwash by Krystle Matar
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Where do I start? I'm obsessed. How about there?
This book gives off a steampunk, Bladerunner, Snowpiercer, Downtown Abby, and Peaky Blinders mashup vibe.
Fluffy Grimdarks is my personality. Something about the weak spark of love trying to ignite in a world of hopelessness makes me kick my kick and squeal like a pre-teen girl at a boyband concert. The author, I believe, finds evil enjoyment in making us cringe, wince, rage, and swoon as we sit back helplessly and watch these characters do everything in their power to do the right thing while getting kicked every time they're down.
A war veteran working as an agent responsible for monitoring individuals who have power, aka talent, discovers the mutilated body of a young girl washed up on the river. With just a sketch and a tattoo on the girl's neck, Tashué decides to take on investigating her death even though it's not his jurisdiction, nor will anyone help him. Due to his war hero status, he finds himself the figurehead in a corrupt government campaign, a messy affair, and in the sights of a ruthless crime boss.
Tashué might be the greatest male character ever imagined, not because he's perfect, but rather because he is real. He is real in the sense that a man of his upbringing and struggles and mistakes reacts the way you'd expect. He doesn't have some miraculous character arc where he makes everything right, no matter how desperately he wants to. Instead, he does the best that he can and still makes mistakes. But he wants to do right by his family and the woman he loves.
I am off to start the second book, which I'm not sure if I'm emotionally ready for.
This book gives off a steampunk, Bladerunner, Snowpiercer, Downtown Abby, and Peaky Blinders mashup vibe.
Fluffy Grimdarks is my personality. Something about the weak spark of love trying to ignite in a world of hopelessness makes me kick my kick and squeal like a pre-teen girl at a boyband concert. The author, I believe, finds evil enjoyment in making us cringe, wince, rage, and swoon as we sit back helplessly and watch these characters do everything in their power to do the right thing while getting kicked every time they're down.
A war veteran working as an agent responsible for monitoring individuals who have power, aka talent, discovers the mutilated body of a young girl washed up on the river. With just a sketch and a tattoo on the girl's neck, Tashué decides to take on investigating her death even though it's not his jurisdiction, nor will anyone help him. Due to his war hero status, he finds himself the figurehead in a corrupt government campaign, a messy affair, and in the sights of a ruthless crime boss.
Tashué might be the greatest male character ever imagined, not because he's perfect, but rather because he is real. He is real in the sense that a man of his upbringing and struggles and mistakes reacts the way you'd expect. He doesn't have some miraculous character arc where he makes everything right, no matter how desperately he wants to. Instead, he does the best that he can and still makes mistakes. But he wants to do right by his family and the woman he loves.
I am off to start the second book, which I'm not sure if I'm emotionally ready for.