#target collection

Wilson, AKA “chief electrician” (now diverted as a caretaker) has his own prologue and it’s honestly last thing you expected 

The outlook of her life and events in Rose’s mind is so sad. So real and relatable. You can really feel her perspective on her ordinary life more than you ever did in season 1 & 2

Rose remembers a certain stranger in the snow telling her she’ll have a great year, and the thought occurs more than once, need I say more??

RUSSELL ACKNOWLEDGED THE GRAHAM NORTON FUCK UP ON THE ORIGINAL AIR IN THE BASEMENT this is now perfectly canon

The characterization of nine is written perfectly, as you expect. You can visualize him doing the actions Russell describes so clearly

Jackie is continuously humorous and witty af 

Mentions of Pete occur throughout the novel :))

The descriptions of the look and sound of the TARDIS is the best thing you’ll ever read

MICKEY’S BEAUTIFULLY TRAGIC BACKSTORY as well as his band members/close friends: Mook, Sally and Patrice

Rose’s perception of her relationship, and observations of Mickey in his flat with their friends is really sweet

jhfhgd okay, I fucking HOWLED at this part where she’s emailing Clive on Mickey’s computer: 

But then, ping! Another email. She’d opened it, and a photograph had begun to download, slowly. Rose tensed up, thinking, If I see anything pink, I’m reporting him.

Bad Wolf references

Clive’s interactions with his wife and sons, and his backstory is so cute and sad when you know what ultimately happens to him in the episode :(

Descriptions of past and future doctors in photos in Clive’s shed, um, yes please??

Rose acknowledges that Mickey looks waxy af in the car and thank god for that because my biggest gripe with this episode is that she didn’t even notice his skin was fuckin squeaky and SHINY 

An extended pizza scene, yes thanks

Rose literally can sense and KNOWS that the doctor wants her to ask questions, and it makes her feel daft but fuck that - literally in the book “sod that.” And she does ask questions. But not only that, she works things out for herself! Makes perfectly simple assumptions about ‘how, what and why?’ and knows it doesn’t make any sense but she deals with it. In doing so, she impresses nine like fuck

The War Stories chapter djghjh I love it so much! They talk of the Time War and nine and Rose bounce off each other so well and it literally feels like it was in the episode

Honestly in the episode the Autons are creepy, but they’re far from terrifying. This book literally makes them horrifying. We have vast descriptions of the city in despair on a wide scope. Dummies are literally butchering and decapitating people??

THE LAST CHARACTERS YOU WOULD EVER EXPECT GETTING A CAMEO IN THE BOOK?!?

A further insight to Jimmy Stone and a fuckin PLOT TWIST

“And then Rose Tyler said no.” jhbgjhb this is honestly my favorite part of the novel, it’s so fucking good?

I lied. Her looking down on Britain, knowing her; an ordinary girl from a council estate helped save the Earth. Her thinking about everyone who ever doubted her and understanding what the doctor means about the turn of the planet. Gold. That’s my favorite bit.

Rose considering her life with Jackie and her life with Mickey and how she transitions to move onto her own choices. Her own story.