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Review of Cat’s Cradle: Witch Mark by Melting_Snowman

25 May 2024

Not recommended.

I have to admit I didn't actually finish this one. Up to this point I was fairly dedicated to reading all these books, but around here I realised just how difficult that would be. I'd put up with Genesys, Apocalypse, and the slow parts of Time's Crucible, and I was once again in one of the dull books in the early range... And I decided it just wasn't worth my time.

It's not exactly a bad book necessarily, it just doesn't hold one's attention. It's not as extraordinary as Exodus or as revolutionary as Revelation, instead it's just a little forgettable, if you ask me.

One valuable takeaway from this story for me was the conclusion that maybe it's okay to get partway into a book (already a significant time commitment) and decide it's not worth finishing. Even someone as obsessed with Doctor Who as I am doesn't have to dedicate this much time to a kind of crap book.

Recommended background: Time's Crucible (VNA)
Worthwhile background: Logopolis (season 18)