A review by marimaiz
The Roots of Evil by Philip Reeve

3.0

An evil tree planet is the villain in this ebook, an adventure of the Fourth Doctor. I liked the planet and the plot in general, but I think it could have been a little more developed if it was a little longer (and yes, I know these are supposed to be short, but maybe this idea could've been used for a regular book?). I loved that the companion for the Doctor was Leela and I'd have loved if she had been more used too, because it felt a bit too centered on the Doctor alone. The Doctor was nice, but he didn't exactly feel like Tom Baker's Doctor. Also, K9 was mentioned, but he stayed in the TARDIS to recharge his batteries? Why must you hurt me this way?
Overall, it was a good short story, but in my opinion, it could have been better.