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gallyfrey's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mvrkws's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
hallbrooke's review against another edition
3.0
Not one of my favourite of the doctor who novelisations, and it was pretty mediocre. Found myself wanting to skip some parts, and zoning out on others, but definitely not as bad as other's I've read
rebelbelle13's review against another edition
2.0
I wasn't very impressed with this Doctor Who novel. It was serviceable, but very forgettable. The story centers around a gambling/casino planet where high-rolling customers can enter into an actual manhunt on the moon's surface. They place bets and use whatever artillery/implants/other advantages they can to win. It's not an original idea, to be sure, and it feels that way. There's nothing new or exciting here. On top of that, the characters feel all wrong. The author failed to capture Amy, Rory AND the Doctor. Sure, he mentions a few of 11's mannerisms and tosses in a few "(this thing) is cool" lines, and "Geronimo", but it feels forced. Amy is completely flat, and Rory feels too 'take-charge' to be believable. The random humans that are tossed in are annoying until they do a 180 personality shift halfway through for no good reason and start becoming useful. Also, no time-frame is mentioned at the start of the novel, so I was struggling to figure out if this was future Earth, or contemporary Earth, as nothing was indicated to prove when or where the setting is. It wasn't until the stock humans were abducted by aliens and they were semi-terrified that I figured it must be around Amy and Rory's time- and I'm guessing it was England? That wasn't mentioned either.
Let's see: the good things.... well, it was a short and fast read. The chase scenes were interesting. Amy got to fly the Tardis... and the ending was a bit gorier than I'm used to a Doctor Who story being. So there's that, I suppose.
If you're looking for a good 11th Doctor story, this ain't it. If you're looking for something with decent action to pass the time... this still really isn't it.
Let's see: the good things.... well, it was a short and fast read. The chase scenes were interesting. Amy got to fly the Tardis... and the ending was a bit gorier than I'm used to a Doctor Who story being. So there's that, I suppose.
If you're looking for a good 11th Doctor story, this ain't it. If you're looking for something with decent action to pass the time... this still really isn't it.
lucyjackson267's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
beth_books_123's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book thoroughly.
The ideas, the concepts and the corruption throughout this book was entertaining. I believe this book fully captured the quirkiness of the 11th Doctor and his need to support his friends.It fully shows the Doctor's caring side; it also reveals Rory's (showing the true traits of the nurse). Amy is portrayed perfectly, I enjoyed that the relationship between her and Rory was beautifully shown: the fights and the dominance of Amy in the relationship.
This book is definitely a favourite of the Doctor Who franchise, Paul Finch fully captures the characters and puts them into a fully thought out plot line.
The ideas, the concepts and the corruption throughout this book was entertaining. I believe this book fully captured the quirkiness of the 11th Doctor and his need to support his friends.It fully shows the Doctor's caring side; it also reveals Rory's (showing the true traits of the nurse). Amy is portrayed perfectly, I enjoyed that the relationship between her and Rory was beautifully shown: the fights and the dominance of Amy in the relationship.
This book is definitely a favourite of the Doctor Who franchise, Paul Finch fully captures the characters and puts them into a fully thought out plot line.
octobertune's review against another edition
3.0
First of all, I was surprised that it was a paperback. All of my other Doctor Who books are hardcovers (with two exceptions, The Silent Stars Go By (a special edition), and Doctor Who and the Loch Ness monster (a classic who book)). But that didn’t keep me from reading the book, of course, in fact I actually enjoyed it a bit more, because I find paperbacks easier to read.
There was a prologue, only about two or three pages long, that reminded me a lot of the Hunger Games. This kid was hunted by people with weapons, and attacked by a weird creature. The more I read of this book, the more similarities I found with THG. I am not saying that the writer had stolen the idea from THG, but it just reminded me of it. Basically, Rory gets captured and shipped off to the moon (Gorgoror) to become prey (a tribute), and the Doctor joins the hunters (careers) to save Rory’s life (and that of the other humans of course). Amy is also captured, but she becomes a waitress/cleaner on the ship. Her hair is made more colourful, and she works with girls wearing a lot of colourful make-up (capitol people).
I did enjoy the story, and I am again not saying that I think it’s stolen from the Hunger Games. But this has got to be the least interesting Doctor Who book I have read until now. Although it was quite action packed (Rory and his ‘companions’ getting hunted by not only those Todoran hunters, but by weird creatures that want to kill them), the Doctor and Dora running from creatures as well), I just didn’t enjoy it that much. I was really happy with how the book ended, and I got a bit excited when Amy was allowed to fly the TARDIS (a bit of a spoiler perhaps, but okay).
If you want to read a nice Doctor Who story, I would rather recommend you read ‘Shroud of Sorrow’, or ‘Touched by an Angel’, but hey ‘Hunter’s Moon’ was a nice read as well!
There was a prologue, only about two or three pages long, that reminded me a lot of the Hunger Games. This kid was hunted by people with weapons, and attacked by a weird creature. The more I read of this book, the more similarities I found with THG. I am not saying that the writer had stolen the idea from THG, but it just reminded me of it. Basically, Rory gets captured and shipped off to the moon (Gorgoror) to become prey (a tribute), and the Doctor joins the hunters (careers) to save Rory’s life (and that of the other humans of course). Amy is also captured, but she becomes a waitress/cleaner on the ship. Her hair is made more colourful, and she works with girls wearing a lot of colourful make-up (capitol people).
I did enjoy the story, and I am again not saying that I think it’s stolen from the Hunger Games. But this has got to be the least interesting Doctor Who book I have read until now. Although it was quite action packed (Rory and his ‘companions’ getting hunted by not only those Todoran hunters, but by weird creatures that want to kill them), the Doctor and Dora running from creatures as well), I just didn’t enjoy it that much. I was really happy with how the book ended, and I got a bit excited when Amy was allowed to fly the TARDIS (a bit of a spoiler perhaps, but okay).
If you want to read a nice Doctor Who story, I would rather recommend you read ‘Shroud of Sorrow’, or ‘Touched by an Angel’, but hey ‘Hunter’s Moon’ was a nice read as well!
fatimamahate's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book. I have to admit I got a little confused.
sabregirl's review against another edition
4.0
This was very different from any Dr. Who novelizations and I think that's what made it a very good read. It was gory and rough and that's something you don't see much with Dr. Who. This seems like it would've fit in the Old School Who, but also in the Moffat era with all of the different monsters. I did like the recognition of the Peladon monster, that got a smile from me. I liked Rory as the semi-hero, which it was good to see since that's how he has been built up in Part A of Series 6. Amy was pretty on character too which was good. Though I would've liked to have a reference point as to where this was. If it was before Series 6 or in the middle of it since there was no reference to any of the episodes. I liked the Doctor's transmat gun, but I would've liked to have seen what would've happened had it been used past the three charges since that was a big focal point.