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The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery (2012)

by Justin Richards(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1448141338 (ISBN13: 9781448141333)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

BBC Digital

review 1: I didn't care for this story. The narrator's tone was very smug and annoying which took me out of the book from the beginning. More importantly while the plot sets up interesting ideas to begin with, it ends up being a very uninteresting story especially when the reader can guess the twists before the narrator does. For those curious, it also doesn't follow the structure that the Doctor Who episode it ties into suggests (chapter titles are not the same, for one). This didn't bother me, but it might for others.
review 2: This was originally advertised as the book that was featured in “The Angels Take Manhattan” and it’s for that reason that it has earned 3 stars instead of higher, because the book itself is not bad. It’s inspired by the pulp novels of th... moree 30s, and that really shows. River Song’s character really fits in well with the tone, and the mystery itself is engaging and serves as an interesting prequel to the episode itself.My big complaint is that the people that be should’ve made it absolutely clear that this was not the same book as the one featured in the episode. It has the same cover, similar synopsis, and various social media arms related to the show said that it was indeed the book from the show, and as I went in with that expectation, I was indeed let down. But for those going in without that expectation, expect an interesting take on Weeping Angels, noir novels, and River Song herself. This book is perhaps one of River’s best characterized moments in the history of the show, and for that reason alone, it’s worth reading. less

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