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A review by joe_spracklen17
Festival of Death by Jonathan Morris
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Where to even start with this book. Well if you're a fan of the 4th Doctor, Romana 2 and K-9, read this book! If you're a fan of most wobbly wobbly timey wimey stories, read this book!
Basically, the Tardis team arrives right at the end of a disaster and finds out they've already been here and saved it. But now they are getting mixed up in the events of the G-lock (the space station it's set on) and are having to go back in time because they know they have already saved it! They end up jumping around in time and meeting people in the wrong order. They're just trying to save the day and its madness.
Now you might be thinking that sounds too confusing, timeline-wise, but don't worry! You never feel lost! I think that's the best thing about this story, it's so well written that you won't feel lost, you'll just enjoy the ride. There are so many moments where a character will mention something or something will happen and then you'll see the same event from another perspective later down the line and it's so satisfying to see it come together.
I also think the pacing is very swift, there is always something happening and there was never a moment where I felt the story slowed down or wasted time.
The characterization is also very well done and the Doctor and companions feel great and the dialogue is great, you can just hear those actors voices coming off the page. The side characters are also very enjoyable, interesting, and well-written, there are lots of characters to fall in love with and I'm sure you will.
The villains are also very interesting, there are actually two different villains both with intersecting motives which makes it all the more interesting to find out what they both want.
A few points a didn't enjoy too much. There is a character called Hoopy who is basically a space hippy, very 'cool man far out!' kind of vibes. I found his dialogue entertaining at first but got a little old quite quickly. The same with the AI computer character called Eric who is basically comically suicidal and again it got old quite quickly. It was just very Douglas Adams which I wasn't a fan of.
Overall I think this book is amazing and would defiantly recommend it if you're a fan of Doctor Who and you're looking for a 4th Doctor story! There are so many great ideas and the story is presented in such an interesting way. I think you'll be more than entertained.
Basically, the Tardis team arrives right at the end of a disaster and finds out they've already been here and saved it. But now they are getting mixed up in the events of the G-lock (the space station it's set on) and are having to go back in time because they know they have already saved it! They end up jumping around in time and meeting people in the wrong order. They're just trying to save the day and its madness.
Now you might be thinking that sounds too confusing, timeline-wise, but don't worry! You never feel lost! I think that's the best thing about this story, it's so well written that you won't feel lost, you'll just enjoy the ride. There are so many moments where a character will mention something or something will happen and then you'll see the same event from another perspective later down the line and it's so satisfying to see it come together.
I also think the pacing is very swift, there is always something happening and there was never a moment where I felt the story slowed down or wasted time.
The characterization is also very well done and the Doctor and companions feel great and the dialogue is great, you can just hear those actors voices coming off the page. The side characters are also very enjoyable, interesting, and well-written, there are lots of characters to fall in love with and I'm sure you will.
The villains are also very interesting, there are actually two different villains both with intersecting motives which makes it all the more interesting to find out what they both want.
A few points a didn't enjoy too much. There is a character called Hoopy who is basically a space hippy, very 'cool man far out!' kind of vibes. I found his dialogue entertaining at first but got a little old quite quickly. The same with the AI computer character called Eric who is basically comically suicidal and again it got old quite quickly. It was just very Douglas Adams which I wasn't a fan of.
Overall I think this book is amazing and would defiantly recommend it if you're a fan of Doctor Who and you're looking for a 4th Doctor story! There are so many great ideas and the story is presented in such an interesting way. I think you'll be more than entertained.