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lillywing's review against another edition
4.0
I cannot believe the first book I read in 2018 was a Doctor Who novel I’m selling to Half Priced Books.
audryt's review against another edition
4.0
Quick, smart, and fun -- exactly what a DOCTOR WHO adventure ought to be. The characters stay in character, and you believe everything that comes out of the Doctor's mouth. Also, who can resist a story with a golden dragon in it?
Unexpectedly and not of particular importance -- I came out of this book with a new term for the thing that addicts readers to books like TWILIGHT: Enamour. Make of that what you will. (P.S. This book has no connection to TWILIGHT or anything like it -- that was just a side thought I had after reading it.)
Unexpectedly and not of particular importance -- I came out of this book with a new term for the thing that addicts readers to books like TWILIGHT: Enamour. Make of that what you will. (P.S. This book has no connection to TWILIGHT or anything like it -- that was just a side thought I had after reading it.)
kimlynn77's review against another edition
3.0
Kind of a boring read but enjoyed reading about Amy and Rory. I miss them!
issaca_fay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
h3dakota's review against another edition
3.0
Good story for Eleven. Amy irritated me as usual, Rory I loved, as usual. The story, interesting & fun. The ending was a bit pat & predictable, but solid.
gjeebus_k's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this book was going to feature a real dragon... How awesome would that be?
Unfortunately, the story took a complete other direction. Which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
As it turned out, the 'dragon' is some kind of machine from another world. So what makes it so special? Well... What happens when a king has a machine that produces gold whenever you want?
Exactly... Other people will hear about it, and will do everything to get it.
Sounds like a cool fantasy story, doesn't it? That's exactly what this book is!
An action-packed adventure, with some interesting interactions between Rory and the Doctor which are barely shown in the series.
It truly is a Doctor Who story with proper fantasy elements, and the usual 'it's from another planet' stuff.
Unfortunately, the story took a complete other direction. Which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
As it turned out, the 'dragon' is some kind of machine from another world. So what makes it so special? Well... What happens when a king has a machine that produces gold whenever you want?
Exactly... Other people will hear about it, and will do everything to get it.
Sounds like a cool fantasy story, doesn't it? That's exactly what this book is!
An action-packed adventure, with some interesting interactions between Rory and the Doctor which are barely shown in the series.
It truly is a Doctor Who story with proper fantasy elements, and the usual 'it's from another planet' stuff.
crgreenelantern's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this story! And in the end I was sortof disappointed that the Teller didn't get to leave in the TARDIS... but I suppose that just wouldn't do, would it?
beth_books_123's review against another edition
3.0
Concept was a great idea but not enough for a full story - 3*
I liked the concept of enamour and the medieval styled city which was a republic and forced into a kingdom. I just don't feel like there was a full story there - perhaps because the villain wasn't the big bad we were expecting.
I'm always grateful for the Doctor Who series as it helps me out of my inevitable book slumps.
I liked the concept of enamour and the medieval styled city which was a republic and forced into a kingdom. I just don't feel like there was a full story there - perhaps because the villain wasn't the big bad we were expecting.
I'm always grateful for the Doctor Who series as it helps me out of my inevitable book slumps.
1outside's review against another edition
4.0
A good-enough story with a few good themes and one big positive: loads and loads of female characters which manage to be quite complex without any lengthy explanation. Something still not quite usual and definitely deserves a shout-out (mind you, apart from the Doc & Rory there are also two other important and complex dudes, no worries.).
sabregirl's review against another edition
4.0
Hrm I honestly don't know what to say about this book. It was good, I liked the plot it was interesting and really played out like a Dr. Who episode. Eleven's characterisation was spot on and had his moments. I liked how Rory was too still flushing out his character. Amy, I dunno, I'm on the fence about her. Some of her actions seemed really spot on but towards the end of the book she seemed to slip a bit and I just couldn't picture her doing some of that stuff. I did like the story, it being a far off planet yet they are living like some ancient time. The story tended to get a little confusing especially at the end with the Heralds people, wait they all died? Did I miss that at one point? I didn't like how the 'monsters' didn't really have a specific defintion for their looks. I would've liked to have had that more.