author: Justin Richards
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2015/03/19
date added: 2015/03/19
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review:
'Silhouette' by Justin Richards is the first 12th Doctor book I've read in the Doctor Who series and I liked it. It didn't hurt that it also took place in the Victorian era and featured the Paternoster gang of Madame Vastra, Jenny, and Strax.
When the Doctor and Clara visit a carnival, they find things are not as they should be. There are a series of strange murders and some suspicious characters. There is a strange woman who seems to be able to create animated objects out of paper, and a man who can make his face appear to be anyone else. Heading up this group is a strange man who doesn't seem to belong in Victorian London, or even on the planet Earth. With everyone following different leads, it all culminates in the revealing of the evil plot at the center. Can the Doctor and Clara save the day?
I liked it. The twelfth Doctor, at the point when this novel came out last fall, didn't seem to have any broad quirks like his predecessors. Having seen some episodes with Peter Capaldi, I'd say the book gets his character down pretty good. I like the strange characters that can manipulate objects or even their own faces. The bad guy came across as a bit too stereotyped, but it was all in good fun. And you can't go wrong with Strax, except there's just never enough of him. I liked it.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Crown Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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