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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Comparison to the Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor computer game. Regretfully, this has got to be the worst Nancy Drew book I've ever read. It's just really weird and Nancy doesn't seem like Nancy at all. The only thing it has in common with the game is a few character names (largely Penvellyn) and the premise of how Nancy ends up in London to begin with. If you're looking for alchemy and werewolves, this one is not it. 1/10
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
this book was so funny???? nothing like curse of blackmoor manor other than some names but ur telling me this is the first I'm hearing that Nancy and Ned are in an open relationship???? and Nancy goes off to kiss 2 British men??? wig
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
"I thought you an exceptionally lovely bit of crumpet"
This book is perfection.
This book is perfection.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Nostalgia read.
Nancy, Bess, and George are visiting Nancy's Aunt Eloise in New York City. They are invited to a society function and just happen to meet British rock star Lance Warrick of the super-group Crowned Heads. But it's Nancy who has turned his head. Nancy also meets Olive Harwood, mother of one of Nancy's friends from River Heights. Lisa Harwood had married a British aristocrat in a fairy tale wedding, but from what Mrs. Harwood tells Nancy, it doesn't sound like they are living happily ever after. Lisa looks thin and haunted and Mrs. Harwood wants Nancy to go to England (at her expense) and get to the bottom of whatever is troubling her daughter.
Nancy agrees to go and finds herself in the middle of a mystery involving ancient statues, drugs, witchcraft, hypnosis, and hidden caves. She also finds herself juggling the attentions of Lance Warrick and a handsome young reporter by the name of Alan Trevor. Both men help Nancy unravel the mystery. But Nancy is the one who tracks down all the clues.
The basic mystery is pretty good as Nancy Drew plots go. Nancy makes logical deductions based on what clues she's able to find and takes the lead in investigating the hidden cave. But I do take great exception to the ghost writer having Nancy call Carson Drew "Daddy" (which she never did in the original hardbacks) and having her so very caught up in how she looks. It seemed to me that whoever wrote this under the Keene name had very little real knowledge of the character. And don't get me started on how many times her "heart skipped a beat" or her "pulse quickened" and it wasn't about some mysterious clue she noticed--oh, no. It was all to do with Lance "rock star" Warrick. I've never taken to the idea that her special beau Ned is being quietly shoved aside in these later novels. And I certainly am not a fan of making Nancy behave like the heroine of a romance novel.
First posted on my blog My Reader's Block.
Nancy agrees to go and finds herself in the middle of a mystery involving ancient statues, drugs, witchcraft, hypnosis, and hidden caves. She also finds herself juggling the attentions of Lance Warrick and a handsome young reporter by the name of Alan Trevor. Both men help Nancy unravel the mystery. But Nancy is the one who tracks down all the clues.
The basic mystery is pretty good as Nancy Drew plots go. Nancy makes logical deductions based on what clues she's able to find and takes the lead in investigating the hidden cave. But I do take great exception to the ghost writer having Nancy call Carson Drew "Daddy" (which she never did in the original hardbacks) and having her so very caught up in how she looks. It seemed to me that whoever wrote this under the Keene name had very little real knowledge of the character. And don't get me started on how many times her "heart skipped a beat" or her "pulse quickened" and it wasn't about some mysterious clue she noticed--oh, no. It was all to do with Lance "rock star" Warrick. I've never taken to the idea that her special beau Ned is being quietly shoved aside in these later novels. And I certainly am not a fan of making Nancy behave like the heroine of a romance novel.
First posted on my blog My Reader's Block.
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This the worst Nancy Drew novel I've read yet. It feels like the person who pitched this manuscript initially didn't intend for it to be a Nancy Drew book, or they REALLY wanted to push Nancy into having a crappy romance novel feel? (I mean no hate towards romance novels, there are good ones too, believe me, lol)
There isn't really a mystery for most of the book, Nancy is a bit too distracted by her 2 new English love rivals the entire time (and occasionally thinks of Ned). In fact, she doesn't even end up in England till about a 3rd through the book.
In researching it, I realized this author also wrote "The Haunted Carousel" which I have also read, which doesn't have major characterization issues, but in this one, Nancy calls Carson "Daddy"...ew... however, George takes the cake in out of character writing by calling Bess "cuddles" at one point.
There is unfortunately just a lot to dislike in this book, my least favorite line had to be "a Yank female private eye who combines curves with brains" ugh.
There isn't really a mystery for most of the book, Nancy is a bit too distracted by her 2 new English love rivals the entire time (and occasionally thinks of Ned). In fact, she doesn't even end up in England till about a 3rd through the book.
In researching it, I realized this author also wrote "The Haunted Carousel" which I have also read, which doesn't have major characterization issues, but in this one, Nancy calls Carson "Daddy"...ew... however, George takes the cake in out of character writing by calling Bess "cuddles" at one point.
There is unfortunately just a lot to dislike in this book, my least favorite line had to be "a Yank female private eye who combines curves with brains" ugh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship