Hidekisohma's Reviews > Doctor Who: Alien Bodies

So after reading the okayness that was 'War of the Daleks' it was time to jump into Alien Bodies. And what do i have to say about Alien Bodies? Um.... it was very very confusing.

This book has to do with a bunch of people bidding on an auction for a relic. 8 and Sam show up and realize what they're bidding on and have to stop them from getting it. That seems like a very straightforward story, but this book is anything but straightforward.

The biggest issue i had with this book was that because there were so many groups of people bidding on the relic, there were a LOT of characters, and the book decided it was a great idea to have a chapter dedicated to EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEIR BACKSTORIES. And yes, they are pretty much all boring and pointless. I know that 1 of the races is important for later, but other than that, everyone else was super boring and unimportant.

Not only was it dragged out because of this, it got very confusing. The reason for wanting the relic got very convoluted and the powers each of the different groups of aliens had didn't help things as well as the defenses for the relic itself.

I read the last few who books in a few days. This one took me about a week. I had to keep taking breaks from this one as i zoned out a LOT. My mind would drift off only for me realize i didn't take in a word of the past page. Even having read the entire thing and finishing it today, i honestly can't remember a good half of what happened. It was very dull, confusing, and written in a way that made me lose interest.

When the doctor was on screen it was much better and i was able to keep my focus, but when it jumped to the side character, i honestly just didn't care. The villains of the story were all over the place and we went into existential territory more than once which only furthered the confusion.

The ending was okay and i wish more of the book was written like it, but by that point I just didn't really care. All in all, it had a great idea, but the execution was very lacking. This is one of, if not THE longest EDA with Sam, and you feel every page. I checked more than a few times to see if i was almost done.

2 out of 5.