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Review of The Secret in Vault 13 by hallieday

17 June 2025

The Thirteenth Doctor #20

'The Secret in Vault 13' (2018) from BBC Children's Books.


A lovely outing with Thirteen and the Fam. Took a little while for it to get going with me, despite enjoying the setting and overarching plot of the Seed Vault and the weed taking over it, but once it got a bit more Terry Nation-y and had a bit of planet-hopping I started to really get into it. Graham and Ryan have some fun moments with the giant mole in the evil rich people's garden. But the real standout of this whole story for me is Yaz entering the mind of the TARDIS, and going through her past and the presence of young Ryan in her head too. It's all really wonderful imagery and adds a lot to her character for me. The Doctor's fake-out death is also done really well for me. I actually felt myself invested and believed it with the Fam.


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