Doctor Who: In the Blood

A bit silly to say this about a book about a time travelling alien, but the thing that kinda annoyed me was the anachronism. Donna wasn't gone long enough for her friends to really notice, so this is around 2009. But back then internet trolls haven't been that much of an issue. Facebook in Europe was only two years old at the time, if I remember correctly. So that seemed weird. It rather feels like our time, not ten years ago. (Back then almost nobody owned a smartphone either.) Apart from that... Well, I would have needed a bit more background information, especially on the villain, but the story was fine.

I did not enjoy this book. It started well enough but I think the characterisation of the Doctor and Donna wasn’t good enough. Donna’s one of the best companions in Doctor Who and their chemistry is amazing but I couldn’t find their great dynamic in this book. What annoyed me was the fact that they travelled without the TARDIS for the entire time just because someone opened a coffee shop in front of it like…?? I liked the premise of the story but something was off. Parts of the book just dragged and it didn’t feel like Doctor Who at all (maybe it was the missing TARDIS). This book was quite a disappointment and I was hoping for something better. I missed the charm of the Tenth Doctor and Donna’s sass.