A review by olliums
Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng

2.0

considered marking this DNF because i either was unable to comprehend this book starting about 60% in OR i zoned out too hard to understand it, because i thought it was weird and didnt make me like...feel...good. i want to be clear that's not a 'feel bad' in a normal book way about characters doing messed up stuff but just like a. whats going on. this is gross but why. sort of way. VERY glad we didn't read this for book club directly after Fledgling because its got similar stuff going on.

SpoilerSo we punted this for book club and i'd heard it had a 'gross twist' but didnt reveal what that was bc i still intended to read it. With that in mind i'd hesitate to call the incest thing a TWIST because knowing simply that sentence it was telegraphed from chapter 1. where i differ on this book from Fledgling is that, whats.. the point. i didn't get it? she's a changeling? she's not? it's hell? what.. happens. I would know if i hadn't zoned out in the last 30% i'm sure but it was gross and i wasnt interested. idk