clacksee's reviews
1117 reviews

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet: 4th Doctor Novelisation by Douglas Adams

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I wasn’t expecting an anti-colonial invective, but I’ll take it. Especially when it’s served up with Tom Baker’s gleeful Doctor and Douglas Adams’ witty turns of phrase.

In terms of the narration, this is outstanding. I genuinely thought they’d spliced in clips of Tom Baker speaking. But apparently Jon Culshaw is known for his ability to mimic Baker.

Queen B by Juno Dawson

Go to review page

medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

I didn’t love this one as much as I expected to. I think I struggled to connect to the characters in this one – unlike the ones in the main series.

Unbelievable (Movie Tie-In): The Story of Two Detectives' Relentless Search for the Truth by T. Christian Miller, Ken Armstrong

Go to review page

dark informative sad slow-paced

4.0

Marie’s story made me so unbelievably angry. So I’m glad her story is out there. It needs to be told.

But you know what this story didn’t need? A heavy dose of copaganda. This is the story of how an entire police force screwed over a woman who came to them for help. Yet somehow, the cops – including the ones who decided that what this woman really needed right now was to be repeatedly interrogated – come out smelling of roses. Nah.

Content Warnings

Labrador Lieutenant: Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek by Mary E. Lowd

Go to review page

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

What if Tasha Yar got Tuvixed with LaForge?

Fun. Could have done with a bit deeper dive on the characters, but still very enjoyable.

You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Go to review page

dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Disturbing!

Bang Bang Bodhisattva by Aubrey Wood

Go to review page

dark funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Characterrific black-comedy cyberpunk golden-age mystery.

This book is not perfect and there are some serious unanswered questions. But it is fun. I loved the dynamic between Sky and Angel and want to read more about them.

The Last Devil To Die by Richard Osman

Go to review page

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this series so much. And the growth all for of the characters showed in this series made me so proud of them! Marius and Stephen both broke my heart a bit, though in different ways.

Two Scorched Men by Margaret Atwood

Go to review page

slow-paced