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A review by svjak
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Did not finish book. Stopped at 68%.
There were so many magical and mystical elements to Daughter of the Moon Goddess and I loved the way Sue Lynn Tan reflected that in her writing. It was incredibly cool to read about Chinese Mythology in a book, especially a YA book! I'm very familiar with the story of the Moon Goddess and I thought that the concept Sue Lynn Tan has with this novel is an amazing and unique spin on a classic Chinese tale.
At the same time, I was struggling to get into the story. It felt like a lot of the characters were kinda shallow and I thought that the most interesting points of the book were rushed through and exchanged for long internal monologues or descriptions of things that weren't as interesting. That and this book was exceptionally slow-paced, which I usually don't jive with at all. But I will say, although slow-paced novels aren't really for me, I truly truly appreciated how much work Sue Lynn Tan put into this book. It's written very much in a similar style to a lot of Chinese classics or traditional tales. I got so excited when I started recognizing familiar themes and elements, but I just couldn't get past the slow-paced storytelling. That's what ultimately made me lose interest in this book.
After spending a week trying to come back to this story, I decided it was time to just DNF it. I might have to revisit this later and try reading it again.
At the same time, I was struggling to get into the story. It felt like a lot of the characters were kinda shallow and I thought that the most interesting points of the book were rushed through and exchanged for long internal monologues or descriptions of things that weren't as interesting. That and this book was exceptionally slow-paced, which I usually don't jive with at all. But I will say, although slow-paced novels aren't really for me, I truly truly appreciated how much work Sue Lynn Tan put into this book. It's written very much in a similar style to a lot of Chinese classics or traditional tales. I got so excited when I started recognizing familiar themes and elements, but I just couldn't get past the slow-paced storytelling. That's what ultimately made me lose interest in this book.
After spending a week trying to come back to this story, I decided it was time to just DNF it. I might have to revisit this later and try reading it again.