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A review by meganmargoking
Doctor Who: Dead of Winter by James Goss
4.0
Another surprisingly good one from James Goss.
Let's start with the cover. It's very blue. Probably trying to go with the beachy/water theme this book entails. The people in the background rising from the sea who look like zombies to me aren't dressed in period clothing. You are probably thinking, Megan, how can you even tell? One man is wearing a top hat. I have a feeling top hats weren't around before the French Revolution. The girl on the cover is most likely either the character Maria, an 11 year old girl or Perdita, Doctor Bloom's wife. Either way I find it funny that either one of them would be holding the Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver (and may I say that it's a horrible photoshop job?). This never occurred in the novel.Amy's very bold lipstick bothers me a lot. Perhaps because she never wore that bold of lipstick in the show. And Rory seems a bit unshaven. The Doctor looks good however; no complaints about him.
Goss writes in 1st person for this novel. But each chapter is from a different person's perspective: Amy, Rory, Maria, Dr. Bloom or Mr. Nevil. So when you read you have to pay attention to whose chapter is coming up.
I was impressed with how Goss wrote Rory. He goes into Rory's character and background quite thoroughly and I loved it. Everyone else is written in character as well but I thought Rory was the best.
There's quite a few twists in this novel. The majority I didn't see coming. I don't want to spoil so that's probably why this is going to be a short review.
I'd recommend this to Doctor Who fans.
Let's start with the cover. It's very blue. Probably trying to go with the beachy/water theme this book entails. The people in the background rising from the sea who look like zombies to me aren't dressed in period clothing. You are probably thinking, Megan, how can you even tell? One man is wearing a top hat. I have a feeling top hats weren't around before the French Revolution. The girl on the cover is most likely either the character Maria, an 11 year old girl or Perdita, Doctor Bloom's wife. Either way I find it funny that either one of them would be holding the Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver (and may I say that it's a horrible photoshop job?). This never occurred in the novel.Amy's very bold lipstick bothers me a lot. Perhaps because she never wore that bold of lipstick in the show. And Rory seems a bit unshaven. The Doctor looks good however; no complaints about him.
Goss writes in 1st person for this novel. But each chapter is from a different person's perspective: Amy, Rory, Maria, Dr. Bloom or Mr. Nevil. So when you read you have to pay attention to whose chapter is coming up.
I was impressed with how Goss wrote Rory. He goes into Rory's character and background quite thoroughly and I loved it. Everyone else is written in character as well but I thought Rory was the best.
There's quite a few twists in this novel. The majority I didn't see coming. I don't want to spoil so that's probably why this is going to be a short review.
I'd recommend this to Doctor Who fans.