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tresdem's review against another edition
2.0
athos's review against another edition
3.0
Love 13 and the fam, but disappointed in the TV show's scripts? Read the books! Molten Heart was a cool story that captured the fun loving characters perfectly. I smiled at the quirky Doctor's antics several times throughout :)
analinea's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
squidbag's review
3.0
I mean, I probably should have expected a book where the "aliens" are rock people to move a little slower, but the departure from typical narrative structure pacing here is pretty pronounced, and leads to a slow build up to an all-at-once denouement, sort of like an avalanche? Is this on purpose? Is Una playing with us a little? This has the feel of a Second or even First Doctor story, but with the welcome addition of Yaz's perspective. Finally, this is an extended "Save the Planet" metaphor (with an "Our Elected Officials Are Often Clueless Liars" subplot thrown in), and a pretty good one, though not everyone will need to be hit over the head with that quite as extensively as it is presented here.
thefictionaddictionblog's review
5.0
You guys, are you watching the Thirteenth Doctor? So good. I like it so much that my husband got me the new Thirteenth Doctor comics, BUT it’s the stupid serial format with cliffhangers and weeks between them, which is not at all how I like to read comics. I think I’m going to wait for the trade, instead. Bingereading, y’all.
Molten Heart is a new Doctor Who spinoff novel. It reads like a longer ep, with more internal monologue, especially from Yaz. There’s more space for character growth, too. Or, in certain cases, some spot-on character stagnancy, like when Ryan just switches to past tense for Ash’s missing dad, because he’s Ryan and he has gigantic father issues. The characters are so good that I hear their dialogue in the actors’ voices — also can we talk about how this doctor’s companions are actually very good at taking direction and not needing rescue every 10 minutes? So good.
Molten Heart has the same optimism, risk, friendships and danger that I love in the TV season (and that sucked me into the Ninth Doctor, too). I’m really enjoying the complete lack of Daleks, Cybermen or the Master this season. Classic Who is fine, but I feel like all of those classic enemies has been taken just about as far as those storylines can go. I don’t want to find just one more final Dalek, again. Molten Heart has a new enemy, which can be read as an allegory for climate change denial, but also works as another beautiful, dangerous planet, in need of the Doctor and friends. So good, you guys.
Molten Heart is a new Doctor Who spinoff novel. It reads like a longer ep, with more internal monologue, especially from Yaz. There’s more space for character growth, too. Or, in certain cases, some spot-on character stagnancy, like when Ryan just switches to past tense for Ash’s missing dad, because he’s Ryan and he has gigantic father issues. The characters are so good that I hear their dialogue in the actors’ voices — also can we talk about how this doctor’s companions are actually very good at taking direction and not needing rescue every 10 minutes? So good.
Molten Heart has the same optimism, risk, friendships and danger that I love in the TV season (and that sucked me into the Ninth Doctor, too). I’m really enjoying the complete lack of Daleks, Cybermen or the Master this season. Classic Who is fine, but I feel like all of those classic enemies has been taken just about as far as those storylines can go. I don’t want to find just one more final Dalek, again. Molten Heart has a new enemy, which can be read as an allegory for climate change denial, but also works as another beautiful, dangerous planet, in need of the Doctor and friends. So good, you guys.
hammard's review
4.0
A great adventure with an interesting concept. A number of elements don't quite fit into this particular run on Doctor Who but I doubt this will bother other people as much as it does me.
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