3/5

Quite a grim and interesting plotline in this book that’s gripping at times, due to the horror involved in several scenes (especially for what you might think for the new series). However I feel like this book carries some level of juvenile misogyny to it, which is mildly off putting at points (although this isn’t uncommon among sci-fi books in general and more specifically, I have experienced this feeling with other Doctor Who books, even a few others in the new series adventures).