Yippie! I was already wondering if we had a Thread for those, anyway I haven’t read too many but here are the Thoughts I have of the ones which I have read:
Kerblam!: So much better than the TV Episode, it fleshes it out much better and is such an improvement over the original
TV Movie (The new one): Brilliant! I adore it, Russel knows what to add and what to flesh out. Getting more times in 7’s headspace is wonderful. Fleshing out Characters like Grace and Chang Lee was also lovely too! It really does the best Things that a Target Novel should aspire to do: Retell the original Story but expand it!
The Witchfinders: Already really liked the TV Episode, but this might be slightly better! Excellent Stuff!
Day of the Doctor: So good! One may even be surprised why Moffat doesn’t do more Prose, but this is just good! I love what it adds, I love how we get Night as well, I love how we switch Perspective. In many ways it’s just brilliant, more of what you love, more fun nods to the Past and that Saving Moment is even better here. Really shows how limitless Prose can be when telling a Story.
Twice Upon a Time: I am still very indifferent with this Story, but hey it has some nice Things to it and I probably like it more than the TV Episode itself. Still unsure about this one.
Android of Tara (Read the newer Version, but I am just going to assume it’s like a reprint from the Original Book from the early Days, so that’s marked). Well, well it’s still such a fun, delightful Story really!
City of Death: It’s City of Death, so of course it’s fun! Goss writes it really well and really enjoyed it overall.
(Fun fact: This was the ONLY Book I finished in a day with some breaks, I don’t even know how I did it, but I am proud of it, lol)
Time and the Rani: My most recent read and eh it’s okay. I like TaR more than the usual Person (since it does have a soft spot in my heart for being my first Who Story, despite remembering REALLY NOT liking it). But yeah that was a nice quick read, not much to say but nice to revisit this Story in this way!
Marco Polo Oh hey the only Target Book I wrote a Review for!
The Five Doctors: It’s said Story, I remember it being a pleasant read but not much to say. I don’t think it expanded too much to it.
Meglos: Yeah, not much to say I remember reading it but don’t remember if it expanded much on the Original Story (and I do like it, even if casting Jaqueline as somebody so unremarkable was JNT’s biggest Crime as Producer.)
The Visitation I like the original Story, but this feels very much like a Transcript with some filled Gaps so it can be seen as a Book. Not a very good Target Book, really.
Leisure Hive: I like it. I do overall like the Original Story, but yeah I remember enjoying that one, really charming Cover as well!
Hand of Fear: I ADORE this Story, so this was one of the first Target Books I read and yeah I think it works. Doesn’t add much to this Story but it’s a fun Way revisiting this Story.
Three Doctors Kinda feeling the same about this as I do with the Five Doctors not much else to say.
Genesis of the Daleks Hmm I am not sure, it’s Genesis so of course a good read, but I don’t think it adds much to the Story, which is kinda the main appeal I would like of those Books.