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A review by saoki
Doctor Who: The Crystal Bucephalus by Craig Hinton
1.0
This is one seriously badly crafted book. The convoluted plot? Actually pretty straight-forward, but told in an overly complex way and with way too many weird sentences (also, Not Worth It). The comedic approach? Didn't really land with me, but is also lost midway through the book. The idea? Actually pretty good, but not so big as to merit a whole book. The plot holes? You could maneuver the Tardis through them.
As you see, any comment I could make about what I disliked about this book says more about how I'd go about telling this story than anything else, so I'll make a single comment about something that anyone reading Doctor Who novels would be interested in knowing beforehand: the author fails to make use of every single companion in this adventure, unless you count the excessive amount of damseling as some sort of use. Actually, I could make a case for him having failed at using the Doctor, but it's more like he failed at displaying the 5th Doctor's essential trait, his honest decency.
Honestly, read something else. Even if you've already bought it. Take it from me.
As you see, any comment I could make about what I disliked about this book says more about how I'd go about telling this story than anything else, so I'll make a single comment about something that anyone reading Doctor Who novels would be interested in knowing beforehand: the author fails to make use of every single companion in this adventure, unless you count the excessive amount of damseling as some sort of use. Actually, I could make a case for him having failed at using the Doctor, but it's more like he failed at displaying the 5th Doctor's essential trait, his honest decency.
Honestly, read something else. Even if you've already bought it. Take it from me.