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miriamgpo's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
charlieswrittenadventures's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
h3dakota's review against another edition
3.0
I do like the Autons, they are seriously creepy. Even better, I love Ten. LOL
traci1974's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun story, and the characterization of Ten was pretty spot on. I especially enjoyed Georgia Moffet's narration. She, not surprisingly, gets David's voice pretty flawlessly, and her other characters were distinct and well done. Overall a fun listen. I'd previously read it in print, but I think I liked the audio even more.
beth_books_123's review against another edition
3.0
Ranked #15 (out of 18) of my holiday reads
Clever ideas but a shame about the 'monsters' - 3.5*
The 10th Doctor's adventures are usually brilliant (and vibrant) but this adventure was a little disappointing.
The reason for this is the 'monsters': the Autons and the Nestene Consciousness. The most memorable appearance of this creature is the first episode of New Who. (Please don't ask me the season number...) However, even in this episode, the Nestene Consciousness was secondary to the relationship of the 9th Doctor and Rose. They are not strong enough as a character to have a whole book written about them, even if the book is only 200ish pages...
Yes, I will admit the idea of 'autonomy' was absolute genius (which made the whole book) but still it missed the ingenuity and the sheer confidence of a 10th Doctor adventure.
Some of the supporting characters were interesting but some of them lacked the depth that is need to be memorable. I think the main reason for this is that there were too many characters to focus on and so each character could not get the focus that they deserved.
I didn't expect much from this story and I didn't get much in return.
Disappointing.
Clever ideas but a shame about the 'monsters' - 3.5*
The 10th Doctor's adventures are usually brilliant (and vibrant) but this adventure was a little disappointing.
The reason for this is the 'monsters': the Autons and the Nestene Consciousness. The most memorable appearance of this creature is the first episode of New Who. (Please don't ask me the season number...) However, even in this episode, the Nestene Consciousness was secondary to the relationship of the 9th Doctor and Rose. They are not strong enough as a character to have a whole book written about them, even if the book is only 200ish pages...
Yes, I will admit the idea of 'autonomy' was absolute genius (which made the whole book) but still it missed the ingenuity and the sheer confidence of a 10th Doctor adventure.
Some of the supporting characters were interesting but some of them lacked the depth that is need to be memorable. I think the main reason for this is that there were too many characters to focus on and so each character could not get the focus that they deserved.
I didn't expect much from this story and I didn't get much in return.
Disappointing.
sabregirl's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book, it was one that basically made you keep guessing with what was going on. There were a lot of surprising moments like with Paul Kendrick being an Auton. I really didn't see that coming and it was a bit shock. It was good that the Doctor's past with the Autons came up throughout the story and brought history into it. Especially with the episodes from the 60s and his time with the Auton's in Rose. Took me a little while to figure out the title of the story, it wasn't a good moment to me but I do like how autonomy was brought into this story. I do like that [a:Daniel Blythe|363138|Daniel Blythe|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] was able to take Tennant's Doctor and put him into the book. I could see a lot of what the Doctor did in what Tennant did and how he made him into the Doctor. That's probably what made the book so interesting for me is that it WAS Ten and did the usual rambling, the wear tweeks, his phrases and giddy actions.
felinity's review against another edition
5.0
Everything you expect of The Doctor, and more. Aliens, humans, chaos, running (being chased), lives in peril, and the superficiality of normal human life superimposed on alien lifeforms.
As a bonus, Georgia Moffet's narration is excellent; she's the best non-Doctor narrator I've heard yet, and she does Tennant's Doctor incredibly well, catching his intonations and cadence so that I'm almost surprised to hear a female voice.
As a bonus, Georgia Moffet's narration is excellent; she's the best non-Doctor narrator I've heard yet, and she does Tennant's Doctor incredibly well, catching his intonations and cadence so that I'm almost surprised to hear a female voice.
josieruby1's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
nightshade_novels's review against another edition
3.0
In each of the stories (TV episodes or books) where the Doctor is travelling without a companion he always manages to find a ‘stand-in companion’ for each story. Once Kate had been identified as the Doctor’s companion for the story the children and their parents seemed a bit superfluous, so it was not surprising when
In typical auton style, they start popping up all over the place, with not only the shop window mannequins and animated attractions coming alive but also ‘real’ people realising that they are actually autons in disguise. The addition of the little girl auton with a wicked grin and a love of killing made it feel a bit too much like Blyth was trying to write a cheesy horror show though.
The story was fairly decent and kept me entertained for a while, although it was rather predictable at times. By this point I’ve had my fill of Doctor Who books for a while and am looking forward to reading some books that I will actually really enjoy next.
Spoiler
the stepdad was killed off by an auton.In typical auton style, they start popping up all over the place, with not only the shop window mannequins and animated attractions coming alive but also ‘real’ people realising that they are actually autons in disguise. The addition of the little girl auton with a wicked grin and a love of killing made it feel a bit too much like Blyth was trying to write a cheesy horror show though.
The story was fairly decent and kept me entertained for a while, although it was rather predictable at times. By this point I’ve had my fill of Doctor Who books for a while and am looking forward to reading some books that I will actually really enjoy next.