This is my first Diary of River Song after having flirted with checking out the series for some time and even sitting on quite a few audios on my Big Finish account, but it took this newer series to finally get me into this range. It seems cool, a big four parter sprawling across a family in different time periods and stories and River tries to navigate her role in all this. Having not heard this other parts yet, I can say this is a fine intro that has me optimistic for what is to come. I really like River's holographic companion Hugo played by Mark Elstob and his character has a lot of fun little moments and banter with River. I'm not really sure what to make of the larger story and mystery, so I will have to see where things are going for the rest of the Friend of the Family set, but for now I am optimistic.