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Doctor Who: The Stone Rose by Jacqueline Rayner

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kawaiilotus's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I think that this book was pretty good in the first half at developing the world and the characters for anyone who may not have seen the show before. Also thank GOD the characters were wearing period-appropriate clothing. It’s a small nitpick, I know, but it didn’t happen too often in the show so I was glad to see it here.
The middle of the book was interesting but it got kinda fast paced as soon as they got back to the villa.

Litetally as soon as we met Ursus I suspected him. He put the sus in Ursus, that’s for sure.

As for the end, it kinda dragged on for me.

The whole GENIE stuff and the 50 paradoxes that happened were so confusing that I kinda lost interest. I know Doctor Who has stuff like this happen all the time, but the GENIE seemed WAYYYYYYY too overpowered. Like it just grabbed wishes out of peoples thoughts? I thought for a while that it could only grant wishes if “I wish” was said, but apparently not. I mean, I guess that’s why it had the capability to destroy the whole world, but I wasn’t a fan. OH AND LIKE 5 PEOPLE GETTING POOFED OUT OF AND BACK INTO EXISTENCE IN THE SPAN OF PROBABLY 20 PAGES IS SO CRAZY. IT FELT LIKE A FEVER DREAM.

I think this book was some solid fanservice for everyone who loves the romance between 10 and Rose, and I loved getting to see them go on another adventure together. They will forever be my favorite ship on Doctor Who. <3
(Would've been a 3/5 but the period-appropriate clothing

and the kiss

added bonus points)

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chrisljm's review against another edition

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adventurous relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

David Tennant is such a fantastic narrator, and I loved how he voiced the other characters and knew all their idiosyncrasies. I had such a good time listening <3

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dreezy's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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