Review: More Eight, Please!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2013
I didn't care who wrote this book, I was just excited for the return of Eight! I was really hoping Grace Holloway might return as well, but alas, it was not meant to be.Spoilers ahead!.....Overall, it was a good read and Scarrow had my favorite descriptive details of any of this series that I've read to date. But the plot itself, an incurable disease hits a remote town (Nevada, of course!) that threatens to wipe out humanity, is admittedly a little overdone and predictable. I also liked The Doctor's latest one-off companion, Evelyn Chan, but I wish she'd had a more active role in the story. At most she shot the enemy a couple times and nearly died, and although she hinted that she'd like to go see the universe, Eight didn't invite her to go with him, but he did say he might look in on her in the future. (But unless Scarrow writes again for DW in some fashion, I doubt we'll ever see her again.) I also have to note that while Evelyn is never physically described, I am thrilled that her last name might be an indication that she's a WOC. I repeat, might! It's certainly not any solid evidence, and I wish it had been made clear because it would've been a nice bit of representation among The Doctor's companions, but the possibility jumped out at me just the same.