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owyn's review
4.0
one star removed for a heinous cover and i didn’t really know what was going on but the gay people more than make up for it
caenerys's review
3.0
I really enjoyed the Jack parts of this story which made this a great read for me, but I get so annoyed at Bilis Manger and it just made me so frustrated having to read about him ugh. A difficult one to rate for me because there are some parts that I adore and some parts I really dislike.
h3dakota's review
3.0
Interesting take on an old enemy. I love Ianto/Jack, so there is a bit of their relationship here to keep me happy. It was a quick read & kept me interested. :)
ashs_doctorwho_library's review
adventurous
medium-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? No
4.5
I really loved this one!! Lots more Ianto than the previous torchwood book I read so that made me happy. I really liked the bit with him and Gwen in the car talking about ABBA. I really enjoyed how this book had links to Boom Town (one of my favourite doctor who episodes) and I will be using it as an excuse to go back and rewtach it now :]
jupiter2932's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.0
So, this was not the best Torchwood/Doctor Who tie-in novel I've read.
There were some parts that worked (for example, the team noticing that Ianto brings the coffee around without prompting only when Jack's around, and Owen's paranoia that Ianto's put something in the coffee as payback for an earlier joke). There were also some interesting moments with the characters (like Gwen and Ianto's discussion about ABBA). Unfortunately, while it starts off well, the last third of the story is messy.
Especially during the climax some of the scenes towards the end are very choppy and abrupt, there are several flat-out confusing plot twists/points, and several parts feel like they would have come off a lot better as a TV show than as prose (seriously, what was up with the clown thing?). Also, the ending was kind of unsatisfying. It feels like the writing banking so hard on Biliss Manger being a ~mysterious enigma~ that it forgot this is also its own novel.
The first half or two-thirds of it was pretty all right, though? Like I said, there were some parts of it that I dug, even if the ending didn't really work for me.
There were some parts that worked (for example, the team noticing that Ianto brings the coffee around without prompting only when Jack's around, and Owen's paranoia that Ianto's put something in the coffee as payback for an earlier joke). There were also some interesting moments with the characters (like Gwen and Ianto's discussion about ABBA). Unfortunately, while it starts off well, the last third of the story is messy.
Especially during the climax some of the scenes towards the end are very choppy and abrupt, there are several flat-out confusing plot twists/points, and several parts feel like they would have come off a lot better as a TV show than as prose (seriously, what was up with the clown thing?). Also, the ending was kind of unsatisfying. It feels like the writing banking so hard on Biliss Manger being a ~mysterious enigma~ that it forgot this is also its own novel.
The first half or two-thirds of it was pretty all right, though? Like I said, there were some parts of it that I dug, even if the ending didn't really work for me.
_ceecee's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
srcompton's review against another edition
2.0
A fast read, but disappointing. I did enjoy some of the interactions between the main Torchwood team, but that wasn't really enough to hold up the rest of the book.
kblincoln's review
3.0
Lots of squees/goodies inside for me as a fan of the tv show, but it felt a bit flat overall.