Cameron Turnbull's Reviews > Doctor Who: White Darkness

I found myself in a constant battle between liking and hating this book.

Some of the material is great and interesting themes are touched upon. It was very close to being a great book but it failed at actually implementing those themes. The historical period of the book is one thing I really love as I would have never been aware of this era of Haitian history if it wasn’t the setting. Every character also feels unique and I was rarely confused on which character was which. And given the amount of characters in a 244 page novel that is no mean feat.

Other parts of the material feel completely unnecessary. There were plot threads that seemed to go nowhere and others that were unrewarding in the way they finished. The first chapter felt unreadable but it did get better after that. Finally, some parts of the book don’t feel descriptive enough

Overall it feels as if there was a little too much going on. Too many plot threads unanswered or answered poorly. But I did enjoy the character dynamics which the book delivers in spades. As this was Mr. McIntee’s first novel I am inclined to check out some of his later work. If there wasn’t as many plot threads I have a feeling this would have been a fantastic book