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octobertune's review against another edition
3.0
First of all, I was surprised that it was a paperback. All of my other Doctor Who books are hardcovers (with two exceptions, The Silent Stars Go By (a special edition), and Doctor Who and the Loch Ness monster (a classic who book)). But that didn’t keep me from reading the book, of course, in fact I actually enjoyed it a bit more, because I find paperbacks easier to read.
There was a prologue, only about two or three pages long, that reminded me a lot of the Hunger Games. This kid was hunted by people with weapons, and attacked by a weird creature. The more I read of this book, the more similarities I found with THG. I am not saying that the writer had stolen the idea from THG, but it just reminded me of it. Basically, Rory gets captured and shipped off to the moon (Gorgoror) to become prey (a tribute), and the Doctor joins the hunters (careers) to save Rory’s life (and that of the other humans of course). Amy is also captured, but she becomes a waitress/cleaner on the ship. Her hair is made more colourful, and she works with girls wearing a lot of colourful make-up (capitol people).
I did enjoy the story, and I am again not saying that I think it’s stolen from the Hunger Games. But this has got to be the least interesting Doctor Who book I have read until now. Although it was quite action packed (Rory and his ‘companions’ getting hunted by not only those Todoran hunters, but by weird creatures that want to kill them), the Doctor and Dora running from creatures as well), I just didn’t enjoy it that much. I was really happy with how the book ended, and I got a bit excited when Amy was allowed to fly the TARDIS (a bit of a spoiler perhaps, but okay).
If you want to read a nice Doctor Who story, I would rather recommend you read ‘Shroud of Sorrow’, or ‘Touched by an Angel’, but hey ‘Hunter’s Moon’ was a nice read as well!
There was a prologue, only about two or three pages long, that reminded me a lot of the Hunger Games. This kid was hunted by people with weapons, and attacked by a weird creature. The more I read of this book, the more similarities I found with THG. I am not saying that the writer had stolen the idea from THG, but it just reminded me of it. Basically, Rory gets captured and shipped off to the moon (Gorgoror) to become prey (a tribute), and the Doctor joins the hunters (careers) to save Rory’s life (and that of the other humans of course). Amy is also captured, but she becomes a waitress/cleaner on the ship. Her hair is made more colourful, and she works with girls wearing a lot of colourful make-up (capitol people).
I did enjoy the story, and I am again not saying that I think it’s stolen from the Hunger Games. But this has got to be the least interesting Doctor Who book I have read until now. Although it was quite action packed (Rory and his ‘companions’ getting hunted by not only those Todoran hunters, but by weird creatures that want to kill them), the Doctor and Dora running from creatures as well), I just didn’t enjoy it that much. I was really happy with how the book ended, and I got a bit excited when Amy was allowed to fly the TARDIS (a bit of a spoiler perhaps, but okay).
If you want to read a nice Doctor Who story, I would rather recommend you read ‘Shroud of Sorrow’, or ‘Touched by an Angel’, but hey ‘Hunter’s Moon’ was a nice read as well!
fatimamahate's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book. I have to admit I got a little confused.
sabregirl's review against another edition
4.0
This was very different from any Dr. Who novelizations and I think that's what made it a very good read. It was gory and rough and that's something you don't see much with Dr. Who. This seems like it would've fit in the Old School Who, but also in the Moffat era with all of the different monsters. I did like the recognition of the Peladon monster, that got a smile from me. I liked Rory as the semi-hero, which it was good to see since that's how he has been built up in Part A of Series 6. Amy was pretty on character too which was good. Though I would've liked to have a reference point as to where this was. If it was before Series 6 or in the middle of it since there was no reference to any of the episodes. I liked the Doctor's transmat gun, but I would've liked to have seen what would've happened had it been used past the three charges since that was a big focal point.
phillyhufflepunk's review
Just doesn't have that Doctor Who spark. It's missing something.
littlepanda's review against another edition
2.0
Another Doctor Who books that was disappointing. What was the biggest flaws of the book was the characterization, P. Flinch did not grasp at all the character of the 11th doctor and it was really annoying to read a book on 11th without the essence of 11th....
writingwwolves's review against another edition
2.0
Rating: 2.5 stars
There’s so much to unpack about this book. The author’s misogyny & bigotry is impossible to ignore & I just can’t believe it was published in this form; the basic plot was okay, & it could’ve been great, but the execution was near-on painful. Discriminatory language & offensive descriptions are dotted throughout & women are quite clearly seen as objects, not just by the alien race featured in the book, but also by the writer himself. The concept of trafficking was one I was excited for — a great way to raise awareness & to teach people the horrors the industry — but the second a Romanian smuggling victim named Andrei appeared it was clear that the author had no intentions of telling this story in a respectful way. My first literary adventure with the Ponds & it was a total disaster.
Unimaginative storytelling, names full of Xs, Zs & repetitive lettering, casual sexualisation of women on almost every page & inclusion of offensive stereotypes of samurai culture ruined what could’ve been an exciting & tense story, if only it had been written by one of the fantastic DW novelists that this fandom have been blessed with… instead we get this guy who, from what I can see online, only got a gig with DW because of family connections. Eeesh.
There’s so much to unpack about this book. The author’s misogyny & bigotry is impossible to ignore & I just can’t believe it was published in this form; the basic plot was okay, & it could’ve been great, but the execution was near-on painful. Discriminatory language & offensive descriptions are dotted throughout & women are quite clearly seen as objects, not just by the alien race featured in the book, but also by the writer himself. The concept of trafficking was one I was excited for — a great way to raise awareness & to teach people the horrors the industry — but the second a Romanian smuggling victim named Andrei appeared it was clear that the author had no intentions of telling this story in a respectful way. My first literary adventure with the Ponds & it was a total disaster.
Unimaginative storytelling, names full of Xs, Zs & repetitive lettering, casual sexualisation of women on almost every page & inclusion of offensive stereotypes of samurai culture ruined what could’ve been an exciting & tense story, if only it had been written by one of the fantastic DW novelists that this fandom have been blessed with… instead we get this guy who, from what I can see online, only got a gig with DW because of family connections. Eeesh.
betherly's review against another edition
1.0
Ugh this book frustrated the heck out of me and my biggest resounding thought having finished it is “thank goodness it’s over”. Hardly a resounding acclamation for the novel.
I love the Doctor Who series and was excited for reading one of the books and bringing a new dimension to the world I love so much. Unfortunately I have to say it was a huge disappointment. The characters were not true to themselves as per the BBC series, with the Doctor joining a hunting party, Rory being careless and getting the team into trouble, and Amy meekly becoming a servant in a female oppressed society to save her own skin.
Aside from the massive character differences, the book itself is, for lack of a better word, a slog. It felt like battling through a mud pit getting to the end of the book just for the sake of getting to the end, with the premise of the story being both incredibly predictable as well as just plain boring with the long and drawn out dialogue scenes which, to me, didn’t add anything to the overall story.
I would certainly not recommend this book and would hate for people to form any kind of opinion of Doctor Who generally based upon this book.
I love the Doctor Who series and was excited for reading one of the books and bringing a new dimension to the world I love so much. Unfortunately I have to say it was a huge disappointment. The characters were not true to themselves as per the BBC series, with the Doctor joining a hunting party, Rory being careless and getting the team into trouble, and Amy meekly becoming a servant in a female oppressed society to save her own skin.
Aside from the massive character differences, the book itself is, for lack of a better word, a slog. It felt like battling through a mud pit getting to the end of the book just for the sake of getting to the end, with the premise of the story being both incredibly predictable as well as just plain boring with the long and drawn out dialogue scenes which, to me, didn’t add anything to the overall story.
I would certainly not recommend this book and would hate for people to form any kind of opinion of Doctor Who generally based upon this book.
rory_john14's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Torture, and Grief
Minor: Genocide, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
aira_reads's review against another edition
5.0
I don't understand the small ratings on this one. Personally, I'd like to see this book into the series (or something equivalent) Why? Simply because it's the doctor! Sure, he loves earth girls and has a lot of earth famous friends but he is an alien and being an alien, one should encounter another alien more than a few episodes.
This book, yes, has a bit more sci - fi-ness to it but that's the brilliance of Doctor Who ! Did i almost cry when Harry died? (then later we find out he was actually teleported back, i was quite pleased on that)
and the ending ! Oof! Not the usual "they live happily ever after" but a real thought that, as the Doctor, would eventually or has thought of.
This book, yes, has a bit more sci - fi-ness to it but that's the brilliance of Doctor Who ! Did i almost cry when Harry died? (then later we find out he was actually teleported back, i was quite pleased on that)
and the ending ! Oof! Not the usual "they live happily ever after" but a real thought that, as the Doctor, would eventually or has thought of.