This one was odd (well, they're all odd, aren't they?) but fun. ( )

I borrowed this from the library 3 weeks ago (it's due tomorrow!) and hadn't planned on actually reading it... for some reason, I just couldn't muster the courage to pick up a book based on the beloved show, because I didn't want to waste my time with some cheap, contrived version of Doctor Who. Also, I tend to have a strict policy against reading books based on TV shows (okay, fine... I admit I've read some Star Trek & Star Wars books... so sue me!). Then, I read on someone's thread (I can't remember who, augh! Sorry!) that they had just read several Doctor Who books and enjoyed them. "Hmmm", said I, "Perhaps I'll give it a go after all."

Well, read it I did, just this afternoon in a few hours. It was a quick, fun read that made for an entertaining diversion from the work I should have been doing. Oops. But I couldn't put it down! I thought the writer did an excellent job of capturing the Doctor (Tennant's version) and Martha, with their signature phrases and personality traits and all. Even the ending sort-of made sense, in the Doctor Who-y sort of way that we've all come to love and cherish.

Needless to say, I was surprised and very pleased to have enjoyed this one so much. I'll definitely be on the lookout for more. ( )

In this book, the Doctor and Martha seek out a missing-in-space cruise ship to learn it's story. When they arrive and learn that an experimental drive has tweaked the reality around it, and that pirates are coming to steal the drive, the Doctor attempts to hold off the pirates and save Martha as well. The ship is caught in a time loop, where things keep getting reset, but leave it to the Doctor to figure things out and make it all better. ( )