Time for another book! We are going to read together The Nightmare of Black Island
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I remember this being a pretty traditional story - remote village, rain and thunder, tales of monsters in the dark. There’s a pub and a mysterious medical facility nearby. An enjoyable enough romp.
I have read this and rated it 3.5/5 witch is my good but nothing special grade. I don’t remember the story at all.
I started listening to the abridged audiobook (narrated by Anthony Stewart Head). I’m about halfway through, and I agree with what @deltaandthebannermen and @Tian say above: so far, it runs exactly like a traditional Doctor Who adventure. There are hints of Horror of Fang Rock here, with a remote location, a medical institution hiding alien secrets, Rose getting into trouble, and the Doctor slowly working out the truth. I thought it would feature the Sea Devils at first, but the aliens here are a different reptile species posing as humans.
I finished the book, and it’s a very standard, safe Nu Who adventure.
The Nightmare of Black Island = 6/10
What’s there to say? It’s not a very memorable or spectacular adventure, but it gets the job done and can be atmospheric at times. Ten and Rose are good, the little girl is annoying, and Morton is a very stereotypical villain. Don’t really remember the other characters. I like the setting. Anthony Stewart Head is a fine narrator.
As has been said, it was a pretty standard story. Interesting enough with the manifested dream monsters and Balor plot but predictable at parts. Ten and Rose work well together as usual though.
Just finished this up today, and yeah, nothing too exciting, but nothing bad at all
Again I really like how the NSAs (at least, the couple I’ve read), have had well written child characters. The kids here aren’t overbearing, but they do feel like kids, and I think it’s a great way to get kids more interested in these, they can see themselves in Ali and the kids of the village, where adults can see themselves in the adults. Plus being written, you can have a focus on child characters that you couldnt’ in the TV show, or at least can’t do as well
Just now seeing this. I know every time I respond to one of these I say I’m working on importing the reviews I have in a google doc into TARDIS Guide, but I really will get around to it one day. I thought the plot was a bit silly, even by Doctor Who standards, but it was still good. Just nothing spectacular. Another good example of the NSAs varying wildly in quality, with this book coming down more in the middle. I agree with JayPea, it’s nice to see some child characters written like actual kids. I’m not 100% sure how to describe this book other than it felt a little like watching ten and rose play a point and click adventure game. Not in a bad way, but it was kind of funny. It doesn’t really stand out for me, but I thought it was a nice and fairly quick read! It was fun watching ten and Rose bounce off of each other.
I read this the other day, and it was a really engaging, well-written read.
I read this when I was a kid and I remembered enjoying it. I rly loved the setting, but I mainly now only remember the setting rather than the plot lol