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A review by neilsef
Doing Time by Jodi Taylor
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This is a spin off from the St. Mary's books, and as such has a similar feeling to it, but this time the main characters are three new recruits who aren't the typical types who join the time police, and who also approach situations in a novel and unorthodox manner, which causes them problems integrating into the existing status quo.
We follow Luke, Jane and Matthew as they go through their basic training and gruntwork period which sees them going out on missions, first supervised, and then on their own. There is a backdrop to the plot which revolves around the commander of the time police trying to change the ethos of 'shoot everyone', to a more enlightened approach to solving problems, which is being resisted by a faction of original recruits, within the police, and which our hapless team becomes embroiled in.
This has the same mixture of drama, emotion, humour and historical facts, as the St. Mary's books, making it a delight to read, and a must if you have read those books.
We follow Luke, Jane and Matthew as they go through their basic training and gruntwork period which sees them going out on missions, first supervised, and then on their own. There is a backdrop to the plot which revolves around the commander of the time police trying to change the ethos of 'shoot everyone', to a more enlightened approach to solving problems, which is being resisted by a faction of original recruits, within the police, and which our hapless team becomes embroiled in.
This has the same mixture of drama, emotion, humour and historical facts, as the St. Mary's books, making it a delight to read, and a must if you have read those books.