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A review by livtheninth
Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng
4.0
Torn between 3 and 4 stars, but rounding up.
I spent most of this book terribly annoyed by its main character. I found her whiny, childish and self-absorbed. I'm not sure my opinion of her really ever changed, now that I've finished the book, but the way I felt about her didn't really take that much of my enjoyment of the story away from me. So, that's a plus. You don't always have to love the protagonist of a story, after all. I at least appreciate the fact that she wasn't stupid.
I felt like the concept was more interesting than the actual story. Don't get me wrong, it's a good story, but I guess I was expecting "stellar". My own damn fault. The tone and language are on point and evoke Brontë in more ways than one, the writing is poetic and beautiful, and the discussions about religion, morality and sin are very interesting. Then, the ending kind of fell flat for me. I think it might be because I saw the big "twist" coming from miles away. I might have been more shook if I hadn't. Or maybe the twist wasn't that crazy to me. I don't know. But I should have managed my expectations, I guess.
Still a solid read and definitely worth your time if you like gothic, Victorian, unsettling tales of ruthless fae and powerless, puny humans... and, to put it mildly, unconventional love stories.
I spent most of this book terribly annoyed by its main character. I found her whiny, childish and self-absorbed. I'm not sure my opinion of her really ever changed, now that I've finished the book, but the way I felt about her didn't really take that much of my enjoyment of the story away from me. So, that's a plus. You don't always have to love the protagonist of a story, after all. I at least appreciate the fact that she wasn't stupid.
I felt like the concept was more interesting than the actual story. Don't get me wrong, it's a good story, but I guess I was expecting "stellar". My own damn fault. The tone and language are on point and evoke Brontë in more ways than one, the writing is poetic and beautiful, and the discussions about religion, morality and sin are very interesting. Then, the ending kind of fell flat for me. I think it might be because I saw the big "twist" coming from miles away. I might have been more shook if I hadn't. Or maybe the twist wasn't that crazy to me. I don't know. But I should have managed my expectations, I guess.
Still a solid read and definitely worth your time if you like gothic, Victorian, unsettling tales of ruthless fae and powerless, puny humans... and, to put it mildly, unconventional love stories.