Okay, this one was good. I started reading this one in 2024, but only recently got back around to reading it, so I started from the beginning. To start off with, I think that 8 and Sam have a very good dynamic, and enjoyed 'watching' them in action.

While this story is a bit separationist with these two, that tends to happen in Doctor Who. I enjoyed the callbacks for Planet of the Daleks and the original Daleks. I did, however, find the events of the Dalek Civil War to drag a bit. This may be due to me not really recieving Daleks outside of TV and the Audios, but I found that it tried to inject some pacing where it wasn't nessecarily needed. That being said, I did enjoy the pacing for the most part, the chapters flowing somewhat well between each other. I liked the moral dilemma with the Thals, and how it impacted Sam.

And now, for the retcon. The fact that the Doctor didn't destroy Skaro in Rememberance, but a planet the Dalek Prime had made to look like Skaro, from Destiny onwards. This twist, was so unfathomably complicated and timey-wimey, I had trouble understanding it. So, the Prime moves Skaro, because Davros had already destroyed it circa 1963, because in the 2150 invasion, they found out that he'd destroyed it in 1963? It doesn't make sense, and while it does fit with canon, and actually explains how 7 got there in the TV Movie, I still don't quite think I understand it.