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Legacy of the Brightwash by Krystle Matar

Book Details
Length: 662 pages
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Date Published: 18 February 2021

Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/0FxmZsh (Canada)
https://a.co/d/bNpvUis (USA)
https://amzn.eu/d/9apQFR6 (UK)

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55962500-legacy-of-the-
brightwash

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Follow the law and you’ll stay safe. But what if the law is wrong?
Tashué’s faith in the law is beginning to crack. Three years ago, he stood by when the Authority condemned Jason to the brutality of the Rift for non-compliance. When Tashué’s son refused to register as tainted, the laws had to be upheld. He’d never doubted his job as a Regulation Officer before, but three years of watching your son wither away can break down even the strongest convictions.

Then a dead girl washed up on the bank of the Brightwash, tattooed and mutilated.
Where had she come from? Who would tattoo a child? Was it the same person who killed her?
Why was he the only one who cared?
Will Tashué be able to stand against everything he thought he believed in to get the answers he’s looking for?

Author Bio
Krystle Matar has been writing for a long time, but things got serious when Tashué
Blackwood walked into her life, an amber-eyed whirlwind. Her debut, Legacy of the
Brightwash, is a SPFBO Finalist, an r/Fantasy nominee for Best Debut and Best
Indie.
When she isn’t arguing with Tashué or any of his friends, she parents full time. She has a lot of children, too many hobbies, and one very excellent husband.
She is currently working on lots of stories set in the Dominion, is 1/4 of the Swords &
Corsets Podcast, and is probably obsessively rewatching BBC’s Ripper Street and/or anything that Dennis Lehane worked on like Apple TV’s Blackbird.

My Review tainted or untainted, mirrors so many real life scenarios. Well on point though, many don’t think of both sides until it happens to their family, as it does so in this book too. Face with the dilemma do you believe the government, your bosses or what your own eyes are telling you. Definitely far more than the simple murder mystery I had imagined this book to be from the blurb. This had me questioning everything, as someone who would rather die on my feet, than live on my knees, I felt it hard to understand Tashuè, how the parent inside them hadn’t tried to help their son more. As a parent myself I would never stand for the government over mine. I loved the twists and turns, the journey this took me on was wild. The world building is incredible, 1880s style America with trams,and railways. Pace could have been quicker for me, but saying that I felt it was appropriate for this type of book. A fantasy novel like no other, and one to fully invest time into.