what i can say for this book is it’s a metric fuckton better than Peel’s first dalek EDA. i’m not sure whether it was the pacing being really third doctor reminiscent, or the fact susan and david are there, but this one seemed a lot more enjoyable than the average dalek book. the narrative staying contained really helped, and a good supporting cast bolstered it as well.

something i’m discovering is a running issue in Peel’s books is the fucking weird sexist and sexual overtones towards all his female characters. he’s just a guy who is incapable of writing a woman without making sexual comments that always feel out of place. his whole handling of the knight donna as an abuse survivor was fucked by his weird fetish for victimizing women and some moments that were just beyond uncomfortable.

both the doctor and the master were written in a pretty shallow way without much nuance, to the point where at times they feel mischaracterised to me. cest la vie & i hope dreamstone moon is better.