The Doctor comes to America, and it kind of sucks. In this book Martha and Ten find themselves in a vague New England town on the day before Halloween. The plot was so-so but the writing left something to be desired. This author had no idea how to write believable American conversations, especially when it came to the children. Nothing about the setting or characters said America with the exception of one line that describes the ‘bland American rock that is named after a city like ‘Chicago’ or ‘Boston’’ that is playing in the ice cream shop, Harry Ho’s. This was disappointing. I’m assuming that America was chosen, and specifically New England, because Halloween is a much bigger deal here than it is in the UK but even the excitement and festivities of Halloween were kind of lost.

Moving on, Martha is still as a annoying and desperate as she was in the show, sorry Love Freema but not a Martha Jones fan, but what really got me was the portrayal of the Doctor. He was depicted as cold, uncaring, distant, and bored.

I know that I have a lot of negative things to say about this story but I will end on a high note. I enjoyed the aliens and the plot, while nothing new was still fun. It started out a little slow for me but the second half flew by and was filled with some get action.

Overall, it was fun. Not the best or worst DW I’ve read. Not a must read but better than a hot poker in your eye.