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A review by futurama1979
Doctor Who: Placebo Effect by Gary Russell
1.0
1.5 stars
Incredibly middling coming after [b:Doctor Who: Seeing I|71399|Doctor Who Seeing I|Jonathan Blum|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1204851766l/71399._SY75_.jpg|69143]. I found there to be very little actual substance in the plot; I thought the usage of the Wirrn was fine, but the whole thing was infertile in execution. The handling of the religious debate segment was hamfisted and embarrassing. The politics of the entire book are lukewarm and I really hope this series picks back up soon... I know quality and themes are going to be all over the place in a series with multiple authors, but I wish the 'filler' books were at least still thoughtfully done. All the spying and bluffs and double bluffs and different agencies were a bit much and cancelled out, ending up juvenile and sort of boring.
Incredibly middling coming after [b:Doctor Who: Seeing I|71399|Doctor Who Seeing I|Jonathan Blum|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1204851766l/71399._SY75_.jpg|69143]. I found there to be very little actual substance in the plot; I thought the usage of the Wirrn was fine, but the whole thing was infertile in execution. The handling of the religious debate segment was hamfisted and embarrassing. The politics of the entire book are lukewarm and I really hope this series picks back up soon... I know quality and themes are going to be all over the place in a series with multiple authors, but I wish the 'filler' books were at least still thoughtfully done. All the spying and bluffs and double bluffs and different agencies were a bit much and cancelled out, ending up juvenile and sort of boring.