Doctor Who: Martha in the Mirror by Justin Richards

Doctor Who: Martha in the Mirror Reviews

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  Jim C

  This is a book based on the television series. It features David Tennant as The Doctor and Martha as his companion. In this one, The Doctor and Martha visit a castle where they will be holding a peace treaty summit between two sides that have been fighting for ages. There is more to this summit than just a signing between two opposing sides.
  
  There were some high points to this book as well as low points. I thought the portrayal of the two television characters were spot on as I had no problem envisioning the two actors. I loved the idea of the book too even though it really is nothing new. The set up at the beginning was intriguing and we were also introduced to two robots that put a smile on my face. The middle did get a little convoluted and my interest did begin to wane. This book was saved by the ending. I did see the twists coming from a mile away. That being said, I enjoyed them and the ending did remind me of a Doctor Who ending.
  
  My interest in this book fluctuated throughout and that is why I settled on a three star rating. There were parts where I was totally invested and some not as much. This book is basically your typical media tie-in book that does provide another adventure with characters from the television screen.
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  Ken

  The Doctor and Martha arrive on Castle Extremis prior to the signing of a peace treaty. As part of the ceremony General Orlo, the Supreme Commander of the Zerugian forces provides a replica of the famous Mortal Mirror.
  
  Richards sets up plenty of intriguing during the first half of the story and not just the importance of the mirror.
  He also adds lots of fun additions including robots ‘Bill and Bott’ whilst Martha been mistakenly named as Martha Mouse is hilarious!
  
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  Lauren Stoolfire

  Martha in the Mirror (Doctor Who: New Series Adventures #22) by Justin Richards was good installment of these tie-in novels. Martha and the Tenth Doctor are a couple of my favorites from this tv series and Justin Richards did a great job bringing their voices to life. Luckily, the two are spot on to their tv counterparts. It really reminded me of how much I miss Martha.
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  Kimberley doruyter

  alice in wonderland in reverse and on some kind of drugs
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  Alyssa Greatbanks

  I am a big fan of Doctor Who, and a big fan of reading, so of course I have a lot of the books. I usually find them very hit-and-miss, each book is written by a different author, so you never really know what you are getting. Especially when it comes to a not-so-popular character like Martha.
  
  Martha happens to be my favorite companion, so naturally this was one of the first Doctor Who books I purchased. It just got buried under many many new books and I didn't get to it until now. I'm a bit disappointed that I didn't read it sooner. I wouldn't say it is the best Doctor Who book, but the author certainly nailed the characters pretty good.
  
  It is a really nice adventure, I'd say a good two-parter if it was an episode, and it had some good twists that I wasn't expecting. Typical Doctor Who Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey stuff. All in all, an enjoyable read.
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  Deanie Nelder

  Martha in the Mirror is a good, solid entry into the Doctor Who franchise. It plays out mostly like a good (though not great) episode of the series, and is great for those of us who miss David Tennant and Freema Agyeman's characters on the small screen. The book would be better if it had gone into more depth about the plot in general, but is still an enjoyable read.
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  Via ⚡️

  Freema Agyemen reads this so well, I forget the different voices aren't other actors!
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  Connie

  Source: I own this book.
  Cost: Unknown
  
  Title: Martha in the Mirror
  Series: Doctor Who New Adventures #22
  Author: Justin Richards
  Overall Rating: 3.5 stars
  
  This one was one of my childhood favourites, just due to the fact that it was creepy as hell! Revisiting these books has made me realise that my childhood favourites are still my favourites and also the fact that I liked really spooky books when I was younger.
  
  I think the idea of this was just so good and Justin Richards is pretty decent writer, even if it's just for a spin off book series.
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  Stephen Robert Collins

  PersonI read this first in 2008.This Curse Of Peldon meets Star Treks Mirror,Murrow with Snow White added.A god old fashend Dr.W dark creepy aliens,a murder mystery in a floating castle.
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  Melenia

  CD Audio Book
  
  Abridged
  
  Decent read. Not my favorite.
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  Isabella

  Rating: 3.5 stars
  
  Martha in the Mirror was more violent than normal Doctor Who books and episodes tend to be. Not that I'm complaining. Doctor Who used to get in trouble with producers during the 60s for not being family friendly, and they've kind of given up now.
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  Rose

  Neat premise that got a bit muddled. This one got a little confusing for me; it seemed like characters were running back and forth between clues and events that didn't exactly move the mystery, or perhaps even the story, and I was struggling to keep track of who was doing what, when and where.
  
  On the other hand, the dialogue was mostly spot-on, I really liked the concept of the Mortal Mirror, and the audio was read by Martha herself, Freema Agyeman, who puts her heart into the reading *and* does an outstanding Doctor. Might move my rating up another star after a second listen.
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  Dale Russell

  The Doctor and his companions have been around for over 50 years. His story has been told on TV, Radio, Audio Adventures, Comics, even in animation. But, the biggest footprint are the many Who books that have been written over the years. Between the TV series book adaptions and the hundreds of follow on books, Doctor Who may have the largest library of books of any pop culture and media entity.
  
  In this, author Justin Richards take the Doctor and Martha on another adventure this time, to an amusement park situated on a floating rock in space. But, as is often the case, the TARDIS misses its mark (or did it) and lands the two into a murder mystery that may destroy the future of two warring worlds.
  
  While this may be a typical Doctor and Companion adventure … they head out for a specific point and place and yet miss the mark and end up in the middle of another worldly problem that needs their help (I truly think the TARDIS does this on purpose...she does have a sense of humor)… Justin Richards has written an enjoyable story that has fits nicely into the Whovian universe and the Doctor's M.O. Richards specifically captures the mannerisms of the David Tennant played Doctor and I could actually visualize David saying those lines as I was reading through the story.
  
  All in all... this was s good solid story. And, while a little predictable … Janna and Tylda for one... it was still an enjoyable read.
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  Helen Hnin

  To summarize, there's a mirror. There's a girl. There are alien diplomats. There are robots. And finally, the Doctor and Martha.
  
  I have a thing about mirror beings so I knew I'd like it right off the bat. The story is not very unique per se but it was enjoyable and I loved the little twists. I really enjoyed this story from the beginning so imagine my surprise when I realized that it took me 3 months to finish. Life, eh?
  
  Not an actual spoiler but: when The Doctor and Martha introduced each other as Doctor Duck and Martha Mouse, I couldn't stop smiling. I really like the bickering and the Doctor's flawless, flawless humor. I could hear Martha's groans over the book. Honest.
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  Kandarp Shah

  My first doctor who book, but enjoyed it..
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  Andrew

  As kind of 'stop gap' books whilst I consider what to tackle next on the shelf I find these Doctor who books to be just the job...they are of varied quality plot wise but don't really take up much of your time and are enjoyable enough.
  Unlike the 'target' imprint of old these books are not novelization of episodes seen on the T.V. but are more a continuation of adventures within that time scale ..this book features David Tennant's Doctor and Martha Jones and is a enjoyable tale of a cosmic mirror within a castle where a treaty is taking place...the mirror itself is a kind of Trogan horse type device in the plot but also much more and I won't give away all as the book is fairly short so the plot really wouldn't sustain me giving too much away.
  Anyhow I find this series of books fit in well with the current series...I think the option of bigger budgets and the lower cost of CGI these days has benefited the T.V. series and possibly cost the books a little of their appeal...the older books fleshed out plots and aliens that were maybe subdued on T.V. due to the technologically not being there in the eighties or nineties to dazzle as current episodes do..the format of the series is also more episodic so single books work fine.
  All in all this was good enough as a Doctor Who book it's fine...as a separate sci fi classic it would maybe struggle but really it does what it says and as a fan of the T.V. incarnations this book works well enough for me.
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  Robin

  An enjoyable tale, suitable for younger readers as well as adult fans. Avoiding spoilers, the Tardis team discover a parallel world that is integral to a plot involving a peace conference between yet more humans (never mind) and a crocodilian race (more interesting). The premise of how this other world changes people was interesting, and I could imagine how this would have worked on TV.
  I wish the character of the elderly diplomat had been fleshed out more, and the elements of alien cuisine and culture could have been expanded upon to give a real sense of the strange and weird. The main characters were very much in keeping with their TV personas, and this would certainly appeal to any fan of Tennant's wonderful Doctor.
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  Emily Ross

  2022 52 Book Challenge - February Mini Challenge 2) Mirror, Mirror, on the wall
  
  This was not the best Doctor Who book that I've ever read, the main plot was a bit confusing and awkward to follow, even if the mirror plot was pretty neat. The Janna plot line was pretty obvious from the beginning and it felt like it detracted from the main plot
  
  The characterisation was pretty decent and I liked how they referenced the Doctor Who episodes.
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  Pat

  Excellent portraits of Martha & the Doctor, with dialog that sounds like them. Parts were confusing, & I kept mentally rewriting the book as I read it. Lots of action & a fairly complex world, though the naming ... "Casaubon"? For an extraterrestrial? Really? Other names were no better. A sort-of fun read, but not one I'm likely to reread.
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  Cara Noyes

  I could hear David Tennant's character in my head, for the dialogue of the Doctor was specific to his awesome portrayal. Martha was a bit too daft, however. Minnie Mouse? Really? I loved Bill and Bot, the service robots who had to clean up messes. They were amusing and cleverly written.
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  Anne

  I thought the plot of this book was very intriguing and a bit sad at times. I am really enjoying getting to spend more time with Martha and the Doctor as they travel through time and space. I will definitely be reading the next one.
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  Ashley

  I felt that this book was good in theory. I was really looking forward to the premise, but it just didn't do it for me. I liked the book as a whole, but it was slow moving and only really picked up nearly halfway through. It was better than okay, but I'm a little disappointed.
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  K

  あらすじ
  
  　とある星域の平和条約に纏わるドラマ。
  
  　鏡の中でしか生きられない少女の物語。双子の少女、ジェナとティルダ。
  
  　ジェナは心の優しい気立てのいい女の子。ティルダは皮肉っぽく意地悪な女の子。
  
  　しかし、ある事故でティルダが亡くなってしまう。
  　その日からジェナの様子もすっかり変わってしまった。ドクターがジェナと出会った時、ジェナはティルダに追われていると怯えていた。死の鏡に纏���る伝説とジェナとティルダ。平和条約中に起こった暗殺事件の謎を探るうちにドクターは少女達の哀しい真実と運命を知ることになる
  
  感想
  
  　ラストのロボット達とドクターのシークエンスは特に泣ける。
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  Annie

  I really enjoyed that one! I felt like the characters were accurate to their tv selves and the story felt plucked right from season 3. Overall, one of the better Doctor Who stories I've read!
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  Helen

  Clever, intriguing. Really enjoyed this one.
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  Kathryn Dunn

  I love ,love Dr Who, but this story was probably one of the most interesting ones I've read, and I don't even like Martha that much! lol
  
  Sorry Martha
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  finn

  This was so fun! I loved the spooky atmosphere in the beginning... some really great imagery~ hanging out with 10 and Martha again was a blast honestly