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Torchwood #10
Into the Silence
The body in the church hall is very definitely dead. It has been sliced open with surgical precision, its organs exposed, and its vocal cords are gone. It is as if they were never there or they've been dissolved…
With the Welsh Amateur Operatic Contest getting under way, music is filling the churches and concert halls of Cardiff. The competition has attracted the finest Welsh talent to the city, but it has also drawn something else – there are stories of a metallic creature hiding in the shadows. Torchwood are on its tail, but it's moving too fast for them to track it down.
This new threat requires a new tactic – so Ianto Jones is joining a male voice choir…
With the Welsh Amateur Operatic Contest getting under way, music is filling the churches and concert halls of Cardiff. The competition has attracted the finest Welsh talent to the city, but it has also drawn something else – there are stories of a metallic creature hiding in the shadows. Torchwood are on its tail, but it's moving too fast for them to track it down.
This new threat requires a new tactic – so Ianto Jones is joining a male voice choir…
236 pages, ebook
First published June 25, 2009
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Sarah Pinborough
81 books7,980 followersSarah Pinborough is a New York Times bestselling and Sunday Times Number one and Internationally bestselling author who is published in over 30 territories worldwide. Having published more than 25 novels across various genres, her recent books include Behind Her Eyes, now a smash hit Netflix limited series, Dead To Her, now in development with Amazon Studios, and 13 Minutes and The Death House in development with Compelling Pictures. Sarah lives in the historic town of Stony Stratford, the home of the Cock and Bull story, with her dog Ted. Her next novel, Insomnia, is out in 2022. You can follow Sarah on Twitter at @sarahpinborough.
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May 5, 2017
I've loved Torchwood for quite a while, but the books are usually a hit or miss. Kind of like certain seasons of the show that won't be mentioned. Because it doesn't exist.
I think Into The Silence ranks as one of my favorite Torchwood books. It's well crafted, which you don't always get from tie-in novels. There's enough of the characters from the show, plus enough of what's going on in the rest of the universe to really give us a sense of the scope of the story.
Speaking of scope, I love how it tied into the second season finale. The team coping with the loss of Tosh and Owen was something that was never really dealt with on the show. This particular book shows them moving on without two integral parts of their team. It was good to see this finally being dealt with, instead of just them going on with life as normal.
This was one of the few books I've read that has actually scared me. The alien, before we get a chance to actually understand it, is quite frightening. It probably doesn't help that I can't abide silence myself, and always need to surround myself with noise. If you're into Torchwood, I recommend checking this one out.
I think Into The Silence ranks as one of my favorite Torchwood books. It's well crafted, which you don't always get from tie-in novels. There's enough of the characters from the show, plus enough of what's going on in the rest of the universe to really give us a sense of the scope of the story.
Speaking of scope, I love how it tied into the second season finale. The team coping with the loss of Tosh and Owen was something that was never really dealt with on the show. This particular book shows them moving on without two integral parts of their team. It was good to see this finally being dealt with, instead of just them going on with life as normal.
This was one of the few books I've read that has actually scared me. The alien, before we get a chance to actually understand it, is quite frightening. It probably doesn't help that I can't abide silence myself, and always need to surround myself with noise. If you're into Torchwood, I recommend checking this one out.
August 4, 2024
This is the tenth novel in the Torchwood series. The previous nine have been hit and miss although I did enjoy this one. The characters are written well, and Cutler is an interesting addition and again well-written, so much so that you start to feel that he would fit in well within the Torchwood dynamic. The plot was engaging and moved along quite quickly. Overall, an enjoyable trip to Torchwood 3.
October 2, 2023
I really didn’t enjoy this book to a point, then I really enjoyed the book from that point. That is what is weirdest to me, and probably sours my opinion on the novel. With Owen and Tosh gone you think that the author will have some more time to explore these characters! Well no. What she does is introduce a really interesting character in the form of DI Cutler, who is a ‘Maltese Falcon’-esque cop, and use him so sporadically, ignoring Ianto, using Jack to a degree, and wasting half the book on the worst Torchwood member, Gwen!
She does nothing apart from contribute her bullshit morals, almost being responsible for screwing up a sort of happy ending, and I really hope that the writer intended for it to be seem as Gwen was wrong, not, ‘Jack was wrong any normal person would do what she does’, because even that thought pisses me off. I like the theme of singing that sticks through the story and I even learned a thing or two along the way, which was nice! The thing that annoys me is that the synopsis lies, Ianto joins no mens singing choir, and he only really sings for about 2 ‘scenes’ in the entire book. Obviously as all the bits with him which are actually interesting have to be cut in favour of Gwen acting like she is Jack, even though she couldn’t even come close.
I loved the monster, the design of the cover, the description, the way it kills, that was brilliant and I really loved all the moments with it in the story. Obviously giving it a sappy ending was a bit phoned in, but with the impressive moments that came before of it dissecting singers, I had no complaint. The sub-plot was stupid however, with the mother unable to look after her child, given she has no relevance to the plot and adds nothing in the form of emotionally attachment, we waste about three chapters reading into her maternal feelings. Really?!? Was that in any way necessary?!?
Honestly the main reason I can say I didn’t hate this book is because the scenes with Jack and Cutler are brilliant, and I love Jack having someone who feels like he does to talk to, and the monster and the singers were great. I just wish by now that Torchwood writers would realise that Gwen stories always have the worst reception, and are the ones that people don’t recommend. Don’t put a self-righteous, yet bland, character in the spotlight for the whole book.
She does nothing apart from contribute her bullshit morals, almost being responsible for screwing up a sort of happy ending, and I really hope that the writer intended for it to be seem as Gwen was wrong, not, ‘Jack was wrong any normal person would do what she does’, because even that thought pisses me off. I like the theme of singing that sticks through the story and I even learned a thing or two along the way, which was nice! The thing that annoys me is that the synopsis lies, Ianto joins no mens singing choir, and he only really sings for about 2 ‘scenes’ in the entire book. Obviously as all the bits with him which are actually interesting have to be cut in favour of Gwen acting like she is Jack, even though she couldn’t even come close.
I loved the monster, the design of the cover, the description, the way it kills, that was brilliant and I really loved all the moments with it in the story. Obviously giving it a sappy ending was a bit phoned in, but with the impressive moments that came before of it dissecting singers, I had no complaint. The sub-plot was stupid however, with the mother unable to look after her child, given she has no relevance to the plot and adds nothing in the form of emotionally attachment, we waste about three chapters reading into her maternal feelings. Really?!? Was that in any way necessary?!?
Honestly the main reason I can say I didn’t hate this book is because the scenes with Jack and Cutler are brilliant, and I love Jack having someone who feels like he does to talk to, and the monster and the singers were great. I just wish by now that Torchwood writers would realise that Gwen stories always have the worst reception, and are the ones that people don’t recommend. Don’t put a self-righteous, yet bland, character in the spotlight for the whole book.
January 19, 2021
A participant in a choral singing competition is murdered in a church in front of the rest of his team, who are left traumatised. The police respond, but Torchwood quickly intervenes, with the usual friction. This time, though, the leading detective has history with Torchwood, which adds an interesting dynamic to the story and, in places, provides a contrast and challenge to Jack.
The murders keep coming, and the team (Jack, Ianto and Gwen - it's set post-season 2) keep chasing the murderer without getting a break. When a big-name opera star is murdered in her hotel the pressure, for the police at least, begins to mount.
The story alternates between the team and vignettes of the victims' lives as they prepare for the competition they will ultimately never participate in. This technique has been used in a few of the novels, and sometimes works well, but I found her it just got in the way. I never learned enough to really feel anything for the characters, and just wanted to get back to the team and their struggles.
About half-way through, the book begins to pick up pace, and I found myself reaching for it at every opportunity.
The ending, when it came, was a bit disappointing though - it had been obvious how that strand would play out from very early on.
The characterisations of the Torchwood team are strong, and the post-season-2 reactions are sensitively handled. The dynamic between Jack and the detective is something a bit different, and makes the ending of that theme quite hard hitting.
Not as strong as some of the Torchwood novels, but still worth a read.
The murders keep coming, and the team (Jack, Ianto and Gwen - it's set post-season 2) keep chasing the murderer without getting a break. When a big-name opera star is murdered in her hotel the pressure, for the police at least, begins to mount.
The story alternates between the team and vignettes of the victims' lives as they prepare for the competition they will ultimately never participate in. This technique has been used in a few of the novels, and sometimes works well, but I found her it just got in the way. I never learned enough to really feel anything for the characters, and just wanted to get back to the team and their struggles.
About half-way through, the book begins to pick up pace, and I found myself reaching for it at every opportunity.
The ending, when it came, was a bit disappointing though - it had been obvious how that strand would play out from very early on.
The characterisations of the Torchwood team are strong, and the post-season-2 reactions are sensitively handled. The dynamic between Jack and the detective is something a bit different, and makes the ending of that theme quite hard hitting.
Not as strong as some of the Torchwood novels, but still worth a read.
September 12, 2021
I'm not sure how to rate this book. The story itself was really good. The characters were written very well. And the new character Cutler was also a really interesting addition. I really appreciated that the author took it's time to show how they grieve for Tosh and Owen after their deaths. This fills a void that hasn't been addressed on the show enough.
What I didn't like was that the author completely ignored that Jack and Ianto have a relationship. It was mentioned in the beginning but after that it was non-existent. I know this isn't fanfic, but I wished there would have been at least a few personal moments - there were enough things happening where it could have been included.
What I didn't like was that the author completely ignored that Jack and Ianto have a relationship. It was mentioned in the beginning but after that it was non-existent. I know this isn't fanfic, but I wished there would have been at least a few personal moments - there were enough things happening where it could have been included.
June 16, 2012
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1915887.html[return][return][return]In general I have very much enjoyed the Torchwood novels, and I would have enjoyed this one as well, if the ending had not turned on the convenient disposal of an autistic child's life. That just makes me sick.
September 26, 2025
“So far away. The nothing brought me to the sound. It was beautiful.”
As the team is still reeling from the aftershocks of losing Tosh and Owen, a new case develops.
A man is attacked during choir practice, at the Church of St. Emmanuel. Sliced open; voice box and vocal cords removed.
Turns out, The Welsh Amateur Operatic Contest is coming to Cardiff.
Classical music: Ryan Scott, the severely autistic boy. Mother Adrienne struggles.
DI Tom Cutler, from North London, is familiar with Torchwood. An unfortunate run-in with Torchwood One.
Having an author with Sarah Pinborough’s chops at the wheel is a double-edged sword. This novel is unquestionably a standout, yet it also shows how much better the first nine books could have been.
She brings gravitas to the victims’ POVs, with ruminations on aging, relationships, marriage, children, etc. This is missing in other installments.
The narrative is rough without Owen and Toshiko. SP breathes so much life back into the series. She even makes Gwen palatable (!), which is no small feat. 💀
…and she brings the spooky, eerie atmosphere that has vacillated in strength throughout this collection. Her horror and her thriller skills are on full display here.
The very best singers (according to the aliens’ taste, at least) are being picked off, one by one. 🎤 👽
Ben Pritchard and Drew Powell, the gay singing duo.
Surprise. Ianto can sing. 🎵
Gwen’s plan.
Deft character work. Especially with Gwen. To make her actually likable is…pretty amazing.
Five murders.
The alien. 👾 ☁️
Toshiko’s notes and pop-ups. 🥲 🥲 🥲 Helping to predict the alien’s Rift activity.
Major foreshadowing for The Children of Earth season.
“What are you thinking, Jack?”
“I’m thinking that these two are made for each other.”
A decision is made.
Super solid ending. 🤩
Until the sounds had come through the tear in the sky, it had only ever known empty silence, and now it couldn’t bear to give those sounds up. It wouldn’t go back, it couldn’t, not until it could take the sound with it.
As the team is still reeling from the aftershocks of losing Tosh and Owen, a new case develops.
A man is attacked during choir practice, at the Church of St. Emmanuel. Sliced open; voice box and vocal cords removed.
Turns out, The Welsh Amateur Operatic Contest is coming to Cardiff.
Classical music: Ryan Scott, the severely autistic boy. Mother Adrienne struggles.
DI Tom Cutler, from North London, is familiar with Torchwood. An unfortunate run-in with Torchwood One.
Having an author with Sarah Pinborough’s chops at the wheel is a double-edged sword. This novel is unquestionably a standout, yet it also shows how much better the first nine books could have been.
She brings gravitas to the victims’ POVs, with ruminations on aging, relationships, marriage, children, etc. This is missing in other installments.
The narrative is rough without Owen and Toshiko. SP breathes so much life back into the series. She even makes Gwen palatable (!), which is no small feat. 💀
…and she brings the spooky, eerie atmosphere that has vacillated in strength throughout this collection. Her horror and her thriller skills are on full display here.
The very best singers (according to the aliens’ taste, at least) are being picked off, one by one. 🎤 👽
Ben Pritchard and Drew Powell, the gay singing duo.
Surprise. Ianto can sing. 🎵
Gwen’s plan.
Deft character work. Especially with Gwen. To make her actually likable is…pretty amazing.
Five murders.
The alien. 👾 ☁️
Toshiko’s notes and pop-ups. 🥲 🥲 🥲 Helping to predict the alien’s Rift activity.
Major foreshadowing for The Children of Earth season.
“What are you thinking, Jack?”
“I’m thinking that these two are made for each other.”
A decision is made.
Super solid ending. 🤩
Until the sounds had come through the tear in the sky, it had only ever known empty silence, and now it couldn’t bear to give those sounds up. It wouldn’t go back, it couldn’t, not until it could take the sound with it.
May 17, 2024
The Torchwood novels can be a bit hit-or-miss and I'm afraid to say that this was a miss. I did like the concept of the monster and its tragic backstory of coming from a planet where no one talked to each other, and I liked the references to how Owen and Tosh were no longer around. However, for a novel which had the plot of "Ianto has to sing", there is not as much Ianto as advertised (also, Ianto's characterisation is odd - what do you mean he has the weakest stomach of the three), and the depiction of Autism is abhorrent - sure, lets depict the Autistic kid as doing nothing but sing, have much of what we learn about him come from the mother who hates him and claim that him fusing with the alien and being taken into another world is a happy ending.
June 6, 2017
I thoroughly enjoyed most of this book. There were parts where I was very scared for the main characters, and other parts where I was scared for the other characters. One couple in particular met an extremely tragic and unfortunate end. But it was lovely watching them all flail about, having no idea what was going on for a good long while. And then, when they sort of figured it out, I got to see Ianto singing. I certainly would have loved to have heard that on the show! And the fact that they didn't figure it all out until the very last second when it was almost too late had me sitting on the edge of my seat.
August 17, 2017
I love that Torchwood didn't end with the last episode of season 4. The radio dramas are wonderful, as are these short stories that are as adventurous and thrilling and funny as the episodes.
"Into the Silence" is a very entertaining book that kept me chained to the pages until the very last word. A brilliant story combined with amazing characters and superb writing. I'd definitely recommend it to every Torchwood fan out there!
"Into the Silence" is a very entertaining book that kept me chained to the pages until the very last word. A brilliant story combined with amazing characters and superb writing. I'd definitely recommend it to every Torchwood fan out there!
April 6, 2020
As always if you want a good thriller with characters you already love picking up a Torchwood novel is a brilliant idea. The idea of a mysterious living shadow creature going around killing people was terrifyingly executed although I would say that the ending fell a bit flat compared to the lead-up. I enjoyed meeting Cutler and would have loved to see more of him. The only thing that could have improved this book would have been if Jack sang which would have been a nice nod to John Barrowman.
August 17, 2024
Technically more a 3.5 rating. This book definitely was bittersweet.
The mentions of Tosh and Owen made me miss them so much and just the way it ended with Ryan and the alien. I wish Cutler could’ve kept his memories, I liked him and how he bonded with Jack so much.
What I didn’t like was how Gwen pictured herself in moments of Ianto and Jack when she very clearly states how she’s happily married to Rhys, that just made me feel weird
The mentions of Tosh and Owen made me miss them so much and just the way it ended with Ryan and the alien. I wish Cutler could’ve kept his memories, I liked him and how he bonded with Jack so much.
What I didn’t like was how Gwen pictured herself in moments of Ianto and Jack when she very clearly states how she’s happily married to Rhys, that just made me feel weird
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 2, 2019
A beautiful story
I loved this story well written and played out just one of the episodes. You get a sense of why Jack does the things he does and you feel his pain and understanding also. Gwen gets annoying as always asking Jack if he’s okay. He’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders, so “NO GWEN” but he would never say that. Great story for Torchwood fans.
I loved this story well written and played out just one of the episodes. You get a sense of why Jack does the things he does and you feel his pain and understanding also. Gwen gets annoying as always asking Jack if he’s okay. He’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders, so “NO GWEN” but he would never say that. Great story for Torchwood fans.
August 2, 2022
Excellent tale of a being from a silent world drawn to our own by the power of music and a conundrum for the Torchwood team of Ianto, Captain Jack and Gwen to solve. Written by Sarah Pinborough, author of the acclaimed Behind Her Eyes( also a Netflix tv series).
December 19, 2019
touching
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June 10, 2022
Overall it wasn't bad, it was suspenseful, engaging, so far so good. But what absolutely ruined it for me is how the autistic boy is written and how his mother treats him. That made me angry.
December 1, 2022
An enjoyable read with a deflating ending.
January 6, 2023
ianto deserved more time to shine
July 26, 2023
One of best written Torchwood books (not a surprise if you know the author) with an original plot, some great characterization and a dark ending.
January 20, 2024
Another enjoyable one, I was hooked the whole way through and really enjoyed the storyline and the characters that were introduced. On to the next one...
July 18, 2024
Classic easy going Torchwood read.
August 21, 2024
This was a brilliantly spooky and unsettling read - Sarah Pinborough really understands Torchwood and the dark element that the series has. I'd definitely read this one again.
January 15, 2026
I always find the dark choices the Torchwood team are forced to make to be entertaining. This book is another different view.
August 28, 2012
Torchwood is a funny old thing on telly - the gritty adult science-fiction series fronted by TV's Mr Light Entertainment, John Barrowman. Its grimmest episodes are rendered infinitely more entertaining if you mentally play the famous Benny Hill theme over the top. The most recent series was supposed to be an unfolding story told over ten hours, until they got bored in week 3 and turned it into a parade of [human] monster of the week.
So the Torchwood novels have a hard time pinning down a series that doesn't really know what it wants to be. Sarah Pinborough works with the twin strands of horror and camp - introducing a horrific and unstoppable killer alien... who stalks the contestants of an amateur operatic contest.
Into the Silence is a good read - lightly written, but still gripping throughout. In addition to a consistent and familiar depiction of the Torchwood regulars, Pinborough introduces the reader to the private thoughts of a parade of engaging and real characters. Most of whom are then dispatched in short order.
So if new character DI Cutler occasionally veers into world-weary cop cliche territory, you can forgive this oversight (particularly as I got the sense he was included to bolster the Torchwood team which at this point in the TV series had been depleted following the exit of Tosh and Owen at the end of the second season).
Pinborough has grasped a few truths about Torchwood that have been lost on the TV writers, the main one being that a hero who can't die is in no way dramatic. So Captain Jack Harkness is never put in any direct danger, sparing us the print equivalent of those endless scenes where John Barrowman sits up and gasps at the camera.
Into the Silence is a gory, funny, action-packed adventure which is a sight better than most of the Torchwood we've ever seen on screen.
So the Torchwood novels have a hard time pinning down a series that doesn't really know what it wants to be. Sarah Pinborough works with the twin strands of horror and camp - introducing a horrific and unstoppable killer alien... who stalks the contestants of an amateur operatic contest.
Into the Silence is a good read - lightly written, but still gripping throughout. In addition to a consistent and familiar depiction of the Torchwood regulars, Pinborough introduces the reader to the private thoughts of a parade of engaging and real characters. Most of whom are then dispatched in short order.
So if new character DI Cutler occasionally veers into world-weary cop cliche territory, you can forgive this oversight (particularly as I got the sense he was included to bolster the Torchwood team which at this point in the TV series had been depleted following the exit of Tosh and Owen at the end of the second season).
Pinborough has grasped a few truths about Torchwood that have been lost on the TV writers, the main one being that a hero who can't die is in no way dramatic. So Captain Jack Harkness is never put in any direct danger, sparing us the print equivalent of those endless scenes where John Barrowman sits up and gasps at the camera.
Into the Silence is a gory, funny, action-packed adventure which is a sight better than most of the Torchwood we've ever seen on screen.
July 13, 2011
Into the Silence is the first Torchwood novel I have read and I can easily say it was a good experience. My only fear, and it is a small one, is that that experience was made good because of Miss Pinborough who is my favorite female horror author of all time. All right, so there aren’t many female horror authors. She is a very reliable author though and I have only disliked one of her novels. Anyway, Into the Silence was gripping right from the beginning and has a surprising depth to it. For a novel such as this, it is rare to feel any emotion other than maybe excitement but Pinborough pulls it off in the short amount of pages she has. It is more of a science fiction novel than horror but both genres are blended together nicely. There is a mystery thrown in as well. I don’t know how anyone could stop reading a book in which people are mysteriously being killed and having their vocal cords removed. Did I mention that all the murdered are talented singers? What would want to removed the organs that allow talented singers to sing? Pinborough will tell you and, if the answer seems a little disappointing or difficult to accept, just keep going because the climactic ending is well worth it. I will definitely try to track down the other novels in this series as well as find more of Pinborough’s work and I strongly recommend that you do the same.
October 22, 2015
A book based on the television series. This takes place after the second season and the team is still feeling the effects of that season's finale. In this one, something or someone is killing singers by tearing out their vocal cords. The Torchwood team investigates.
The most important factor when reading a media tie-in novel is if the characters are portrayed correctly and the author accomplishes this with no problems. One can imagine Jack, Gwen, and Ianto with no hesitation at all. Their banter was on full display and I had no problem with them at all. This is your typical monster of the week episode that does not affect the overall story arc and it works nicely. This could have been an episode of the television series. When I read the back cover to see what the story was about I wasn't truly engaged. But slowly and surely the more I read the more I enjoyed the story and I thought the ending was great. To me, it captured the essence of Torchwood. They are our heroes who attempt to do what is right even though it might not be the accepted way.
If you are wanting to spend some time with beloved characters this book delivers. This book can be read by all but fans of the show will definitely enjoy it more. The only thing missing was Owen and Tosh and the author cannot be blamed about that.
The most important factor when reading a media tie-in novel is if the characters are portrayed correctly and the author accomplishes this with no problems. One can imagine Jack, Gwen, and Ianto with no hesitation at all. Their banter was on full display and I had no problem with them at all. This is your typical monster of the week episode that does not affect the overall story arc and it works nicely. This could have been an episode of the television series. When I read the back cover to see what the story was about I wasn't truly engaged. But slowly and surely the more I read the more I enjoyed the story and I thought the ending was great. To me, it captured the essence of Torchwood. They are our heroes who attempt to do what is right even though it might not be the accepted way.
If you are wanting to spend some time with beloved characters this book delivers. This book can be read by all but fans of the show will definitely enjoy it more. The only thing missing was Owen and Tosh and the author cannot be blamed about that.
November 27, 2016
This was an interesting concept for a story that had so many strands to it. These strands could make it a bit difficult to keep track of what was actually happening, but not in a bad way.
I loved the fact that Ianto ended up There were lots of other little jokes that made me laugh. There were also several allusions to the events of the TV series’, which is always nice for a fan.
Amazingly I didn’t realise for ages what the point of the autistic boy and his mother’s storyline was for. He sang all the time he was awake to try and block out the world. The conclusion to this book was really nice.
I was very pleased with this ending and the book receives four stars.
I loved the fact that Ianto ended up There were lots of other little jokes that made me laugh. There were also several allusions to the events of the TV series’, which is always nice for a fan.
Amazingly I didn’t realise for ages what the point of the autistic boy and his mother’s storyline was for. He sang all the time he was awake to try and block out the world. The conclusion to this book was really nice.
I was very pleased with this ending and the book receives four stars.
August 11, 2010
This story is set between S2 and CoE (which I'm ignoring in my 'canon') so it's Jack, Ianto and Gwen as Torchwood. It's a good, fast, read which could have easily been an episode of the series. The characters are IC, the banter is great, and I liked the conclusion, it was out of the box rather than a conventional need to kill/get rid of the alien. The blurb suggests cybermen but it's nothing to do with them, that part is very misleading and I suspect there for just that reason. The other thing that annoyed me, and probably is something that others wouldn't pick up with was in one scene Italian musical terms are used and Ianto is pleased with himself that he now knows what they mean - and said meaning quoted are /wrong/! I doubt Ianto would make that kind of mistake as it's not IC for him, and it shows sloppy research on the part of the author. Funny how one small thing can take away from an otherwise good plot.
April 28, 2011
well it was a Torchwood book. But sadly this author chose to mostly ignore a key relationship (aside from a moment early in the book) and instead spent far too much time having Gwen pine over Jack, and writing paragraphs of superfluous descriptions of "gorgeous eyes" and such. Frustrating. That's all I can say.
The premise was interesting, but yet again, the "wrap-up" was far too neat and clean and like RTD (creator of Torchwood), this author apparently feels Gwen walks on water. The last few chapters were just terribly written and GOD, could we get a Torchwood book where Gwen isn't the Mary Sue to save all the world. Where Gwen isn't the only one who has "human" emotions?
I was bitterly disappointed with this by the end and the more I think about it, the more angry I feel about how poorly this was written.
The premise was interesting, but yet again, the "wrap-up" was far too neat and clean and like RTD (creator of Torchwood), this author apparently feels Gwen walks on water. The last few chapters were just terribly written and GOD, could we get a Torchwood book where Gwen isn't the Mary Sue to save all the world. Where Gwen isn't the only one who has "human" emotions?
I was bitterly disappointed with this by the end and the more I think about it, the more angry I feel about how poorly this was written.
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