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A review by hidekisohma
Doctor Who: All Flesh Is Grass: Time Lord Victorious by Una McCormack
4.0
So after re-reading Steven Cole's part 1 of this duology, i had to say i wasn't very impressed going in. However, I heard that there was a lot more 8 and 9 in this one, so my hopes were raised a little bit. And honestly, i definitely had some fun with this one.
Taking place immediately after the previous book, this deals with 8,9, and 10 on an adventure to save the universe from the daleks (as a doctor tends to do nearly every week) And this one overall just had a much more fun vibe to it.
The previous book had a lot of death and destruction and was just plain sad, while this one had a lot more wit and fun.
You hardly EVER get to see 8,9, and/or 10 hanging out with each other in a crossover type fashion and it was actually a lot of fun hearing the banter between the three of them. (8 and 9 being two of my favorites). Some of their dialogue was very amusing including 8 and 9's love for a spider plant which they named Hector.
That's the thing about this book, i loved the banter. The story itself was...okay, it was fine. Stop daleks from destroying stuff. the only real issue i could think of in this book was the scene changes were VERY abrupt and came very frequently. i have a type of reading where i tend to gloss over details and absorb the story, but this is one of the few books where you can't do that. the action happens so fast you kind of have to pay attention to every sentence. not that that's a BAD thing, it just jarred me from my normal type of reading.
I was a bit sad it was so short as i would love to see more stories with 8, 9, and 10 together as you can't really count "Knight, the fool, and the dead" as a crossover as 8 and 9 were relegated to cameos in that one.
The side characters were not bad as Brian, and the Vampire lady were both amusing and for once, i enjoyed a side character and didn't want to throw them out the nearest airlock.
When it's all said and done, i really did enjoy this book and i hope they write more crossovers. the writing was VERY easy to read, bordering on, if not YA, and there was no big blocks of description muddling up the novel *coughdanielomahonycough*
That being said, easy 4 out of 5.
Taking place immediately after the previous book, this deals with 8,9, and 10 on an adventure to save the universe from the daleks (as a doctor tends to do nearly every week) And this one overall just had a much more fun vibe to it.
The previous book had a lot of death and destruction and was just plain sad, while this one had a lot more wit and fun.
You hardly EVER get to see 8,9, and/or 10 hanging out with each other in a crossover type fashion and it was actually a lot of fun hearing the banter between the three of them. (8 and 9 being two of my favorites). Some of their dialogue was very amusing including 8 and 9's love for a spider plant which they named Hector.
That's the thing about this book, i loved the banter. The story itself was...okay, it was fine. Stop daleks from destroying stuff. the only real issue i could think of in this book was the scene changes were VERY abrupt and came very frequently. i have a type of reading where i tend to gloss over details and absorb the story, but this is one of the few books where you can't do that. the action happens so fast you kind of have to pay attention to every sentence. not that that's a BAD thing, it just jarred me from my normal type of reading.
I was a bit sad it was so short as i would love to see more stories with 8, 9, and 10 together as you can't really count "Knight, the fool, and the dead" as a crossover as 8 and 9 were relegated to cameos in that one.
The side characters were not bad as Brian, and the Vampire lady were both amusing and for once, i enjoyed a side character and didn't want to throw them out the nearest airlock.
When it's all said and done, i really did enjoy this book and i hope they write more crossovers. the writing was VERY easy to read, bordering on, if not YA, and there was no big blocks of description muddling up the novel *coughdanielomahonycough*
That being said, easy 4 out of 5.