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A review by shrrawat
First Comes Summer by Maria Hesselager
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
"First Comes Summer" is a mixture of folk horror and literary fiction. There is a lot of emphasis on symbolism, theming, and foreshadowing based on old Norse mythology, which as a global mythology buff, I appreciated.
I understand most of the negative reviews come from the story's inclusion of incest. But, considering one of the most popular literary series of the past decade also heavily featured incest (looking at you Game of Thrones), I find this aspect to be less problematic than others. This story is not meant to be a tragic love story between two siblings, but rather an examination of desperation and obsession gone to twisted extremes.
I understand most of the negative reviews come from the story's inclusion of incest. But, considering one of the most popular literary series of the past decade also heavily featured incest (looking at you Game of Thrones), I find this aspect to be less problematic than others. This story is not meant to be a tragic love story between two siblings, but rather an examination of desperation and obsession gone to twisted extremes.