A review by spicemustflo
Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng

3.0

My feelings about this book are very complicated--I wish there was a half star option because I would give it a 2.5, I think. Still mulling it over. I loved the modern take on the Victorian Gothic style, especially as it was interwoven with theology and mythology. I enjoyed this take on a fairy world that is part of Victorian culture, and I have to say that it was beautifully unique while containing enough familiar elements that I still felt like I knew what was going on. It brought up a lot of questions of ethics and morality that are both historical and relevant today. However, there are themes and elements of this story that I distinctly did not like (incest), but I finished it just because I was so fascinated with the world and how the mysteries of it would all unravel. Not sure I would recommend this book to many people and probably won't re-read it, but I did appreciate how well the style was executed and the beautiful and perilous world the author created.