I ADORE this new Japanese novel!

this novel is a kind of pseudo feminist work of Japanese crime fiction it subverts a lot of feminist tropes and a lot of tropes of the crime genre and ultimately I was really disappointed by it like I said it was my most anticipated book of the whole year but it let me down in a lot of ways and you can check out my review in case you're curious

this book was translated from the Japanese by Lou Hil Hawaii and published in the UK by Hanford star and First Love is absolutely terrific if you enjoy Japanese fiction if you enjoy feminist fiction and if you enjoy courtroom drama style fiction this is for you