Her Interactive

So, October brought one of the best games Her Interactive has made, The Labyrinth Of Lies. It was phenomenal. You can buy it here. Maybe Sammy Sleuth will do a review on it?

In 3 days brings Thanksgiving, which means Black Friday is directly after. It's ironic how we spend a day being thankful for everything we have and the day after we spend money on really cheap things in mobs. People get killed sometimes. I advise you to do your shopping online. Like say at Her Interactive. They are having a Black Friday sale, all games, digital and physical, 50% off. The code hasn't been released yet, But I'm willing to bet it will be something like BlackFriday14.

In other (sad) news, Nancy's longtime voice actor, Lani Minella, is no longer going to be working at Her after Sea of Darkness, the 32nd game. Her has not yet found a new person to voice Nancy.

Her has Christmas (if you celebrate it) shipping dates! Order by these dates and you will be good to go.

-Samantha Quick

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Book Review Lateness

So, for awhile I was doing book reviews on all of the Nancy Drew books, but I became busy and stopped on #11, The Clue of The Broken Locket. I am in the middle of book #12, The Message In The Hollow Oak. There are 2 of them, and both are quite different. There is not a single thing the same in the books except the title. Every moment I have free, I try reading a little of it so I can post a review soon. I have also been branching out to some new series, like The Hunger Games, The Heroes Of Olympus,The Morality Doctrine, etc. I also read some solitary books, like The Fault In Our Stars. I want to read Paper Towns and The Maze Runner series too. I That's also part of the reason I haven't been reading Nancy Drew as much. I've been reading other things. If you have any suggestions, leave a comment on one of my instagram posts.

Sorry about the book reviews though! I'll try to catch up. Should I put reviews on the other books I've read here too? Again, leave comments on my IG page because comments are disabled on my blog for privacy reasons.

-Samantha Quick

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello! I am SO sorry about not posting in 2 months! I have been very busy and haven't had time to post. I have been posting more on my Instagram, nancydrew_old_fashioned, but not very often, due to the busy factor. Tonight I will probably be making quite a few posts; so stay tuned!(For Danger ;) I'm sorry, I had too.)

-Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew #11: The Clue of The Broken Locket

Here is my review for Nancy Drew mystery #11, The Clue of The Broken Locket.

  The book starts out like this: Nancy comes down to the breakfast table and sees a key next to her plate. She asks Carson Drew, Her Criminal Lawyer father, tells her it is the key to a cottage which she is to open up for a girl named Cecily Curtis, in place of a Mr. Winch because he was scared of something. Nancy is accompanied by Bess Marvin and George Fayne. It is a two day trip,in which they run into a strange, red haired girl at a resturant who is having trouble with her apparent fiancé, over a iron bird and a lawsuit. When they finish their food, Bess says she lost her earring and knows exactly where it is. Before their food came, they took a walk through the forrest where they overheard the young couple, they had walked over a rickety old bridge where Bess tripped. The go there and Nancy sees it at the bottom of the bank. Because te bridge doesn't look sturdy enough, Bess stays on ground. George holds Nancy's feet while Nancy hangs over the edge. Just as she grabs the earring, the red haired girl dashes across and the bridge collapses. They rescue her and themselves and continue on. When they get there, all the townsfolk insist on the being careful, or better yet, not going because it's no place for 3 teenage girls to go with all the scary stuff going on. Nancy promises they will be careful, and they head down to the cottage to wait for the renter.  When the Cecily finally gets there, it's the red headed girl from earlier that day!

Sorry that was so long. Anyway, I would give this book a 8/10 because it just isn't one of Nancy's better mysteries. There are too many coincidences, A police chief embarrasses Nancy and just really doesn't listen to what she says because she is a girl, and at the time the book was written, boys were superior to girls. The rest was good though. Ned, Burt and Dave show up, and a singer they get to know well, and quite a mystery! I would probably not suggest this to you off the top of my head, but if you like mysteries by the lake, like The Secret of mirror Bay, then you will like this one.

- Samantha Quick

My Koko Kringle Bar!

A while back, I found a link to print your own Koko Kringle bar wrapper ( http://herinteractive-amateursleuth.blogspot.com/2009/11/koko-kringles.html)

I shrunk it down, and here is my Koko Kringle bar!

Also, I went to Goodwill a couple weeks ago, and keep meaning to post about my find! I bought 14 Nancy Drew books for 69 cents a piece! Here is a list of the books I got. The one's with a ! in front of them are the older ones.

#7 The Clue In The Diary
#10 Password To Larkspur Lane
#16 The Clue of The Tapping Heels
#19 The Quest of The Missing Map
!#20 The Clue In The Jewel Box
!#23 Mystery of The Tolling Bell
#30 Clue of The Velvet Mask
!#31 *** The Ringmaster's Secret
!#33 The Witch Tree Symbol
#35 The Haunted Showboat
#36 The Secret of The Golden Pavilion
#38 The Mystery of The Fire Dragon
#45 The Spider Sapphire Mystery

*** I got two copies of The Ringmaster's Secret, one old, one new.

Here are the links to the pictures.
The Mystery of The Tolling Bell
The Clue In The Jewel Box
The Witch Tree Symbol
The Ringmaster's Secret

  Next, I will be writing my review on The Clue of The Broken Locket, so stay tuned ( for danger ) =)
- Samantha Quick

Reviews

Hello! So sorry I haven't been on lately. I was sick. Anyway, I will be making a couple of posts today  and tomorrow so Yay!

For my Hardy Boys reviews, I was given the ok; so when I finish the Nancy Drew series, that's what I will do. While I'm on the topic of reviews, I have a small problem. Book number 12, The Message In The Hollow Oak has two different versions that I own! I will be doing the edited version first, then the older one from when my grandma was a kid.
 Also on the topic of reviews, Sammy Sleuth will be doing Nancy Drew game reviews when she has time, because she is in school. They won't be as often as my reviews.

Here is last weeks weekend puzzle answer:
"As for the weekend puzzle, this one was a semaphore (flag) code. Decoded it says “Phlegethon River” which refers to… well… I’ll let you research that. " - Little Jackalope ( Highlight the blank space to see the answer)

Here is this weekend's puzzle:

"Here’s your weekend puzzle! Hope you like codes and ciphers….! The key is Labyrinth of Lies.

"LItm, Z'u vgac mlbw Isetc uill" -Little Jackalope

Tomorrow, I will be posting my review for The Clue of The Broken Locket, and two little things I found/created. It would've been today, but I started a Monopoly Marathon with the neighbors and got sidetracked. Sorry. =)

- Samantha Quick

Book Reviews

Hello! I have been thinking, and I have to ask Sammy Sleuth first before I confirm this, but when I finish reading the Nancy Drew series, I would like to read the Hardy Boys series and do reviews on them. I just don't know yet because 1. I have to ask Sam, 2. This is a Nancy Drew blog, not book blog,( Which would be AWESOME because I would love to do reviews on so many books!!) 3. I may not have time to do reviews as often because of everything else going on; but that would probably be best seeing as this is a Nancy Drew blog. Anyway, it was just an idea.

-Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew #10: Password To Larkspur Lane

Here is my review for Nancy Drew mystery #10, Password To Larkspur Lane.

 The book starts off like this: Nancy and Hannah Gruen, the Drew's housekeeper, are in the garden looking at flowers for Nancy to submit to the flower show when a plane flies over head and stalls, and a pigeon drops from it! Just as the plane looks like it's about to crash, it noses upwards and leaves. Nancy examines the bird that landed into the flower bush and takes it inside to care for it. while doing so, she notices it is a carrier pigeon and reads the message, hoping to find a clue to the owner. It has a strange message: "Trouble here. After five o'clock blue bells will be singing horses. Come tonight." Nancy and Hannah pick some lovely Larkspurs and as Nancy arranges them in an old English vase, and then drives it to the flower show, she ponders over it.

   I would give this book a 8/10. It has a good mystery,  but it was kind of hard to follow and it was jam packed full of action. I liked it, but it was a little too action packed. I would recommend it, and I realized it is one of the only mysteries Nancy solves where the title doesn't start with " The Mystery" or "The". This and Nancy's Mysterious Letter. Well, time to go read #11, The Clue of The Broken Locket!

-Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew #9: The Sign of The Twisted Candles

Here is my review for Nancy Drew mystery #9, The Sign of The Twisted Candles.

The book starts off like this: Nancy, Bess and George decided they were to go on a drive to escape the heat of River Heights, their hometown. They are driving on a backroad in the country when the notice the sky is really dark. A roll of thunder a minute later, and the rain comes down in sheets. They see a light up ahead and are just about to turn in when the car stalls in the entry way! They dash for the house and enter. A women tells them it is a tearoom and hotel and none of the rooms are occupied, so the trio may help themselves to any room to freshen up. While doing so, A young waitress gets stopped on the stairway going up with food to wish a man happy 100th birthday. she gets told she is wasting food, and she runs downstairs. Nancy says she thinks it was mysterious, and Bess and George agree, but tease her because Nancy will think anything is mysterious. They then go downstairs and eat something warm.

I would give this a 6/10 because this book has somethings which I do not like. This time, it was not the characters that were bad, but their actions. Bess and George turn "cold" on Nancy and Sadie, someone dies, someone gets abused, thievery, and much more. I would always recommend a Nancy Drew book, but this just wasn't one that would be high on my list of books to recommend. Stay tuned for Nancy Drew, Password to Larkspur Lane!

-Samantha Quick

LIE Greek Prize Pack!

So, as you may know, Her Interactive is running low on Pre Order phisical copies of LIE! Pre order by clicking on the link!

Also, everyone enters will be doing 2 things.
1: Helping reach our goal of 10,000 pre orders for a free soundtrack to LIE
2: getting automatically entered in to The Greek Prize Pack! You will get the following if you enter only 1 will win. Good Luck!
- Samantha Quick

Weekend Puzzle (9.19.14)

Here is the weekend puzzle. I believe I involves ship flags, for signalling other ships if you need help. I happen to own a Nancy Drew book that has the alaphabet in flags, so I will atempt to solve it.
 Good Luck!
- Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew #8: Nancy's Mysterious Letter

Here is my review for Nancy Drew Book #8, Nancy's Mysterious Letter.

  The book starts off like this. Nancy, Bess and George are driving to Nancy's house when they pass he mail carrier, Ira Nixon, cold and weather beaten delivering mail. They offer to give him a ride, but he declines saying he has to stop at every house, and there is something particularly interesting for Nancy at the bottom, from London! Nancy promises him some hot coco when he gets to their house, and they go home and make it for him when he arrives. While they are in the living room, his mail bag in the foyer, someone comes and steals all the mail from the bag! Ira slumps into faint, and they call a doctor.

Now, I don't enjoy this book as some others, but I like it ok. Ned makes a big appearance, and so do Bess and George's dates, Dave Evans and Burt Eddleton. This mystery involves thievery, attempted harm, heiresses, and so much more. I give it a 7/10 because I just don't like some of the characters, and some parts are so sudden ans some parts are just unnecessary. I recommend it, but if I was giving a list of my top 20 favorites, it would not be this one. It is a quick read, as I read it in a day, but that goes the same for most of them. Actually, all of them. Now, to write the review on The Sign of The Twisted Candles!

-Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew #7: The Clue in The Diary

This is the review for Nancy Drew book #7, The Clue in The Diary.

   The book starts out like this: Nancy, Bess and George are having a picnic outside of Mapelton (remember that town, it will get mentioned quite a few times during the series) on their way home from Red Gate Farm. The sun starts to set, so they decide to start heading home. As they are driving through the countryside, they notice a pristine white house on the hill. Just as Nancy says it looks like a dream, it explodes! they race up to the house and turn into the driveway, and Nancy tells the cousins to alert the nearby neighbors and fire department. She goes up to the house to try to rescue anyone that might be inside, but Nancy knows she won't be able to get in, and chances for anyone inside would be slim. While Nancy is doing that, Bess and George came back and with them the fire department. The firemen know they won't be able to save the house, but the try to keep it from spreading to the outbuildings. All the attention attracted passerbyers and neighbors, who parked in the driveway. As Nancy goes to move her car, she finds a young man of about 19 getting into her car! She runs alongside the car as he backs it skillfully down the driveway and says he is moving it out of the danger zone. He gets out and walks away.

   A helpful note: That man of about 19 is Ned Nickerson, Nancy's boyfriend, who lives in Mapelton (I told you to remember that!) Since Nancy meets her boyfriend of 58 books;who rescues her, helps her, gives her clues, gets into danger himself, gets kidnapped countless times (actually it's about 2) and so much more. Really, he is the ultimate boyfriend. He even gets Bess and George special friends! Overall, I would give this book a 10/10 because It's sweet, it is a big event in the series because that is where she meets Ned, and because the mystery is good, an so is the plot and characters. Go read it, and get ready for review #8, Nancy's Mysterious Letter!

- Samantha Quick

Weekend Puzzle Answer

Okay, so the answer to the weekend puzzle is this:

  It was a series of anagrams (mixed up words, names, and phrases). The solutions are to the right:

• RCNAOH = 2 [Charon]
  
• OSNLMERAII = 4 [Melina Rosi]
  
• USNEKAXIDOA = 6 [Xenia Doukas]
  
• EHESDUTEHERTGJ = 11 [The Three Judges]
  
• SRUECREB = 5 [Cerberus]
  
• REHNESPOEP = 9 [Persephone]
  
• YEHSTRYDHOAB = 7 [The Hardy Boys]
  
• KDIENIPBOAPAA = 3 [Niobe Papadaki]
  
• AHGTSONANSA = 5 [Thanos Ganas]
  
• KORAIRGOAKNSIGR = 6 [Grigor Karakinos]
  

  The numbers reference the letter in the corrected spelling. For example, the second letter of Charon is H. Find all the letters and you get [Hidden Door].
 ( highlight the blank spaces to revel the answer )

  Also, Little Jackalope from the Ametuer Sleuth Blog proposed a marathon, with international gmes that give history and lessons about the subject/country.

  "I propose a marathon! Now there are different kinds of marathons you can take part in, like the ones on the message board run by our ever-knowledgeable fan community. Or there is also the classic type of marathon where you play every single game in order, but with 30 games in your collection, that’s quite a challenge!
This marathon I’m going to take part in is this: Play ALL the games that can fit into the Cultural/International category! And maybe throw in a few extras to the mix… if there is time. Here is my lineup:

• #6 Secret of the Scarlet Hand
• #14 Danger by Design
• #18 The Phantom of Venice
• #19 The Haunting of Castle Malloy
• #23 Shadow at the Water’s Edge
• #24 The Captive Curse
• #26 Tomb of the Lost Queen

  Now if time allows, I would add Curse of Blackmoor Manor, Ransom of the Seven Ships, The Silent Spy, and The Shattered Medallion since these all take place internationally… but they have less emphasis on the cultural aspect.
  The marathon will end the weekend before October 7th (which is the date you can start downloading Labyrinth of Lies)! I’ll be playing these in order above, and as often as I can find time to. Anyone wanna try a marathon? "

  Now, since I don't own all of these and don't personally have the time to play them, I can't paricipate in this. But you can! -Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew #6: The Secret at Red Gate Farm

This is a review for Nancy Drew book #6, The Secret at Red Gate Farm.

The book starts off like this: Nancy, Bess and George are on the train from shopping, and Bess bought a perfume called 'Blue Jade' at a ridicules price- 20 dollars an ounce! Back when the books were written, you could buy a weeks worth of groceries for $7; so that was a lot! Across the isle, a girl about 18 was deathly pale and asleep. Bess decides she wants to try on her perfume, and when she does, the train lurches and she spills perfume everywhere. When Nancy looks over, the mysterious girl has fainted!

Actually, to be honest, I relly don't like this book. Towards the end, I just skipped pages from what I guess you would call "secondhand embarrassment" . I would give this book a 4/10. I don't really like the characters or the scenes. I didn't like the idea of a 'cult' and the boarders were rude. I know other people will have different opinions, but those are mine.

Now, to go read one of my favorite Nancy Drew books ever, The Clue in The Diary!

-Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew #5: The Secret of Shadow Ranch

This is my review for Nancy Drew book #5, The Secret of Shadow Ranch.

 The book starts like this: Nancy gets off the plane in Arizona to meet her two best friends, Bess Marvin and George Fayne. Now, before I go on, I want to explain something. Helen Corning will eventually make another appearance, but not until almost the end of the series; and for about 1 book. Apparently Nancy has "moved on".

Her "chums" seem upset as they greet her, and Nancy soon finds out why. They order food at the airport cafe, and talk about the mystery. Nancy sets her knitting bag between her and a stranger and they continue talking. Nancy soon realizes that the man is listing intently. She nudges their feet and Bess and George instantly get the message. Right then, their food comes. They talk lightly of other subjects and when the check comes Nancy finds her bag missing. George notices the man is missing and runs out of the cafe to try to find him. Nancy searches the area and finds her bag, still intact, but everything in a different place. She and Bess rush out to the parking lot and find George. They start walking to the car. When they get there, They the man putting something into the seat!

This book is good, and it's a good introduction to Bess and George. You learn quite a bit about horses, and "Valentine", an old time outlaw. I would give this book a 10/10 because it is a classic, it teaches and it is just awesome in general. Go check it out!

- Samantha Quick

Late Weekend Puzzle

Sorry I didn't post the weekend puzzle yesterday! I forgot to check their website! Did you know that Her Interactive is working on new LIE merchandise for their store? Here is a list!

• LIE Cover Art
• LIE Box Art (has all the colored bars and text like the box)
• Melina’s phone avatar
• The Hardy Boys phone avatar
• “Persephone in Winter” play poster
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• And here is the weekend puzzle!
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• RCNAOH = 2
• OSNLMERAII = 4
• USNEKAXIDOA = 6
• EHESDUTEHERTGJ = 11
• SRUECREB = 5
• REHNESPOEP = 9
• YEHSTRYDHOAB = 7
• KDIENIPBOAPAA = 3
• AHGTSONANSA = 5
• KORAIRGOAKNSIGR = 6                                                                                                          - Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew #4: The Mystery at Lilac Inn

Here is the review for Nancy Drew mystery #4, Mystery at Lilac Inn.

  I really like they mystery, but sadly, this is one of the last times Helen Corning is mentioned. She is mentioned only once more the entire series I believe, in The Invisible Intruder.
 In the beginning, Nancy and Helen are canoeing up river to Lilac Inn, where they will meet their friend Emily Willoughby, to discuss wedding plans for her; as they are to be part of the wedding. They don't make it there unscathed tough, because they hit a mysterious object and capsize.

  Throughout the book, Nancy, Helen, Emily and her aunt, Hazel Willoughby, are the targets for almost everything, from  flying spears , bombs, getting forced in to ditches, blackmailing, impersonating/forgery, and thievery, the culprit leaves no plot untouched. You can't really guess who the culprit is, because she/he doesn't show up basically until the very end. I liked the plot, and I think it's sad that Helen will be almost completely forgotten, but overall I would give this book a 9/10. It has a consistent plot line, plenty of danger and fun, but some parts just don't make sense and you never would have been able to guess the culprit. The "ghost impersonation" was useless to the plot, and so was the blackmailing. The blackmailing and the character who did it could have just been left out of the book. Besides all of that, like I said, I give The Mystery at Lilac Inn a 9/10.

-Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew #3: The Bungalow Mystery

 This is my 3rd review for the Nancy Drew series, The Bungalow Mystery.

  The book starts off like this: Nancy and Helen Corning are vacationing at Twin Lakes and are boating when a storm hits and capsizes them. Nancy has to rescue Helen because she hit her arms on the side of their boat, which sank, and now her arms are numb. Nancy is towing her to shore and calling for help at the same time because she doesn't think she will make it. Someone hears her, and rescues them and they head for a cove, but not before almost hitting the rocky shoreline and dieing. they make it, get onto firm land, and head for a bungalow for shelter.

  It starts off pretty good, but I don't really like this one. Hmm, how should I explain this without revealing everything... Laura's "parents" are cruel criminals and abuse Laura so she comes to Nancy to take the case. In a long, Twisting Turn of events, Nancy solves the case, and you can see her improving with her work, and bravery. Overall, I would give this a 5/10 because I didn't Like the characters very much, you never see them again in the series, even though Laura and Nancy seem to become new best buddies, and because of how cruel Laura's "parents" were. I just didn't like that. In the series, there are multiple books that involve abuse and I just don't like them as much as the other books. I will probably give them low ratings, just so you know.

Now to go read The Mystery At Lilac Inn!
- Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew #2: The Hidden Staircase

 Here is my review for Nancy Drew, The Hidden Staircase. *

  The book starts off with Nancy doing normal things that she will rarely get to do in the rest of the series, like helping out around the house, because she is so busy. She is working in he garden when the phone rings and it is Helen Corning asking if she and her aunt can come over and tell her about a mystery, and she says yes. While she is waiting, someone knocks on the door and it is a man named Nathan Gomber, Warning the Drews to keep an eye out on Carson Drew, Nancy's father.

   So far, the book has a good plot, and a lot of excitement. I like it! It has it's low points and high points, but overall I would give The Hidden Staircase a 9/10, Because of how some characters were portrayed, so much excitement it was hard to keep track and because it's an awesome book!! If I were you, I wold go to the library or local bookstore and go buy or check out a copy. While your there, get *The Bungalow Mystery, because that's my next review!
- Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew #1: Secret of The Old Clock

My first review is on Nancy Drew's first ever mystery, book #1, The Secret of The Old Clock.

 For it being Nancy's first mystery, she does pretty well. I have read through the series multiple times, and you can see things in the first book that stick with her throughout the series,for instance, The first sentance:
"Nancy Drew, an attractive girl of 18, was driving home along a country road in her new dark-blue convertible."
In the series, she eventually gets a new car or two, but that car is with her in Every.Single.Book; all the way up to book 64.

  You can tell Nancy is  first time detective, and throughout the series, she grows better as one, but she isn't perfect as most books would portray a teen. She makes mistakes, and she learns new things.

I won't spoil it, but I would give this book a 8/10, just because It wouldn't even make my top 20 list out of the series and because I really hate some of the characters and their plots. Some of them were useless to the storyline. If it was on the book alone, it would be a 10/10.
- Samantha Quick

LIE trailer and characters!

The official Labyrinth of Lies trailer and Character bios have been released! Pre-Orders have started to. Remember, if they get 10,000 Pre-orders, the soundtrack for LIE is free for everyone! YAY! Here are the links:
 For the character bios, go down to game assets and click " character bios"
http://www.herinteractive.com/shop-games/nancy-drew-labyrinth-of-lies/
 For The ofical trialer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK-PMY1wf-0
for Pre-Orders: *Note*
http://www.herinteractive.com/

Also, Arglefumph got engaged, and here is his Youtube video on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhhwwTqysaw

*Note* *When you get to the home page, it is the first slide on their slideshow*
-Samantha Quick

New Developments......

So, Couple things have happened.

#1 Arglefumph (A.K.A Micheal Gray ) Proposed to Katie! On his YouTube channel, search Trail of the Twister 2014 mega marathon, she plays with him.

#2 Her Interactive released the character bios! Check them out at this link!

#3 The official trailer is being released tomorrow! At 9:00 AM Pacific time, 10:00 am Mountain time, 11: AM Central time and 12:00 PM Eastern time. Why they decided to do this while everyone is at school, I have no idea. Will you go?

#4 The rest of the screenshots have been released!!! Go check them out from the same link above.

#5 Pre Orders start tomorrow!!!! And if we get 10K pre orders, the soundtrack is free! ( check one of my previous posts for more info )

-Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew: The books

Okay, so me and Andrea were talking last night, and we realized I haven't read any of the books in FOREVER!! So I will be reading every one. I will probably do reviews on them to. So today I started The Secret of The Old Clock. There are 64, so there will be a lot of reviews. Plus, that will mean I post more, so yay!

   Should I do reviews on the Nancy Drew games, specifically The Silent Spy, The Shattered Medallion, and The Labyrinth Of Lies? Comment what you think!

Thanks!

-Samantha Quick



P.S Comment when you're done reading my posts, That's how I know people are actually checking out our blog!

My theory: LIE characters

Hello! Sorry about not posting on Friday, I had nothing to post about, and I was feeling lazy. Oops.

  My theory is this: On Monday, the character bios will be released because the trailer is to be released on Tuesday and Little Jackalope said that character bios would be released very soon before the trailer/pre-orders.
  I am so excited to see them, especially Melina Rosi's! From the screenshots released so far, I think Nancy might actually go to the Underworld, so if we get bios on Greek gods, that would be pretty cool; but it just doesn't seem like something Her Interactive would do. Not everyone believes in them, so I guess it kinda seems like a religion in that kind of sense. On the other hand, from the game description, it seems like Nancy might be part of some sort of really detailed play, and when you solve the mystery, the curtains will come down and you will hear clapping. Also, that brings me back to the point of that not being something Her Interactive would do. I don't know, it's just my theory.

Oh, and I will try to start doing labels and posting what the weekend puzzle from Her Interactive at the end of the week is.

- Samantha Quick

Friday posts

Hello! I am going to try to post more often, because this is getting ridiculous that I never post. ( No offense to you, Sam ). So, I will try to post every Friday. YAY!
It probably won't be more than that though, because school started. I will do what I can though. Thanks!
- Samantha Quick

Labyrinth Of Lies!

Hello everybody! I am so sorry I haven't posted in FOREVER!

So, A couple things new at Her Interactive.
1: They have released the cover art for Labyrinth of Lies! It is so beautiful. In my opinion, it is their best work yet.
2: Her Interactive has put the product page up for LIE!
3: Some snapshots from LIE have been released! ( at bottom of promotions page)
4: The release dates have also been revealed!

5: The soundtrack is out for you to buy, but before you do, take a look at this deal they are having!
6: Dahlia, the summer intern, had to go back to school =(
7: Little Jackalope posted this video that has all the details about LIE so far.
8: You can get the cover art for LIE as a poster!

  I'm sorry, did I say a couple? I meant A LOT. Arglefumph has also been busy. a couple weeks ago, he had his live walkthrough for MED and his review. I personally haven't watched them, but when I am finished with this post, I will.

 Also, today I made a binder full of Nancy Drew game guides. The ones I have, anyway. I went an looked up strategy guides at Her Interactive, but they go for $10 each! If I made up the prices, it would be $3 dollars each or 3 guides for $10.

Anyway, again,sorry for not posting. Glad I remembered to keep you updated!

   - Samantha #1 A.K.A Samantha Quick
=)

The Shattered Medallion Review (By Sam B.)

Hey fellow Detectives!

Sam here! Well, Sam B, that is. I have to keep in mine both of us have the same name, so this could get a bit confusing, but oh well. I'm sure a lot of what we have to say we agree on, anyway.

So today's topic is The Shattered Medallion! As I'm sure you know, the game was released on Tuesday online, and will be out next Tuesday in stores like Target and Walmart. Both of us have played the game already, and so we decided to give you our take on the newest installment in the Nancy Drew series.

In Nancy's 30th case, she, along with Bess and George travel to New Zealand to take part in a "Survivor" like game show called "Pacific Run." Nancy and George are on team Tui.

The main thing fans were excited about when it came to this game was Sonny Joon. After twelve years of finding his sketches and Koko Kringles lying around, you finally get the chance to meet the alien loving, blue haired producer of the show.

As soon as the games begin, you start to realize not everyone is playing for fun. Some of the contestants would do anything to win. As you embark on the expedition to find all of the medallion's pieces, you start to learn about an old treasure that was hidden somewhere on the island. It's up to you, as Nancy Drew to figure out what the treasure has to do with the game show, and why things are turning from fun, to fierce.

This was a very fun game.  I really enjoyed the puzzles, and the atmosphere. The music was pretty good too. The characters were alright, although you don't get to talk to them much. Sonny was an excellent character, but it seemed really strange that Nancy didn't even remember him. (Seriously, Nancy. You've basically been following him around for 24 games!)

The biggest complaint I had with this game was the length. When I sat down to play it for the first time, I had no idea I would finish it before I got up from my desk. I wish they would have added some more challenges to this game. It would have made it more enjoyable I think.

Nonetheless, this was a pretty fun game. I prefer the scaries ones, like Ghost of Thornton Hall, or Shadow at the Water's Edge, but The Shattered Medallion is definitely a keeper. I'll give it five out of ten stars.

~Sam B.

Samantha #2

Hello!

My name is Samantha. But I am not the Samantha that has been posting on here...I'm a different Samantha who has the same interests as the other Samantha.

That's actually how we got to know each other. We thought it was crazy that be both not only had the same name, but we both LOVED Nancy Drew! I am excited to start posting on here. This is basically just an introductory post, but I will talk about my love of Nancy Drew in my next one.

So, just thought I'd say hi!
Thanks again, Sam, for inviting me to do this with you!

~Samantha
(SammySleuth)

Random

  So I was talking to my mom last night and she said she had a friend who has a daughter who loves Nancy Drew as much as I do; and I have some extra books she can have! So she gets new Nancy Drew books!

Also I have a co-owner,also named Samantha.  So I will be signing my posts like this
-Samantha Quick
and the other Sam will sign hers like this
-Sammy sleuth

I'm so observant

    My twin won a contest! Yay! And she gave it to me along with my favorite candy! Here is how it went:
Me = Sam Twin =Andrea
Andrea: will you come downstairs with me?
Sam: no.
Andrea :please?
Sam :........ am I being tricked?
Andrea: No,I wanted to hide something for you....
After some time, I finally left the room.
Sam: Fine, but I am not going downstairs. I am going to the bathroom, to get some water.
( note: we have one of those mirrors that opens up 3 ways )
Sam: I opened up my side of the mirror and grabbed my cup of of the top shelf.
 Andrea: I cant believe you! your not observant! blah blah blah.
Sam: What are you talking about???
Andrea: I am going to lock you in this bathroom until you figure it out! "locks the handle from the inside and closes the door with me inside"
Sam: I shrug my shoulders and drink the water I got myself, but I become curious. I look around but don't see anything when Andrea comes in.
Andrea: You still haven't found it have you? ( she then proceeds to open my mirror and show me what she hid, a container of my favorite icebreakers. )
Mom: What is going on??? You guys sound like your are crying! (Andrea had gotten so worked up over the fact that I couldn't find the candy that she started laughing and I started laughing then we started crying we were laughing so hard)
Sam: I then take out the candy and explain to my Mom what was going on, and open it so I can have one. Inside there is a note. To be honest, it looked like one of those codes you held up to the mirror and read, so I did it, but it didn't work. I then realized it was a code and Andrea told me it was the promo code to get what she won for the contest. So now I have a downloaded guide to Ransom of the 7 Ships, from Her Interactive ( http://herinteractive-amateursleuth.blogspot.com/ )and ya.

Also, I will probably be doing less of the reviews and more about the games to. But dont worry, I will still do the books. And the tv show starring Pamela Sue Martin! Speaking of........


There is a convention for Nancy Drew and Pamela Sue Martin and Parker Stevenson aka Frank Hardy are going to be there! In San Diego! And I can't go. ;(
- Samantha Quick

Arglefumph walk through

Is anyone else watching Arglefumph's live walk through today? Or following his blog http://arglefumph.blogspot.com/?
You really should!
-Samantha Quick

Her interactive and MED

  So sorry I have not been on lately.
I emailed HER Interactive ( http://herinteractive.com/ ) and told them an idea of mine, and  they replied with two things:
1: They said they would consider it!!!!
2: They are sending me a ultimate fan journal, and some Lickie Loo Lollipops free of charge!!!!!
    Who else is pre-ordering the Shattered Medallion???
Also, I am probably going to stop using fonts and colors. Sorry.
-Samantha Quick

Book Review : The Secret of the Golden Pavilion

I am reading the secret of the golden pavilion (#36), and it is really good! I would say it is one of my favorites because Ned, Burt, Dave, Bess, and George, get to help her solve the mystery, not just Nancy and her father. Also, you learn everyone's names in Hawaii!


What do you think about me writing my favorite parts from books?
-Samantha Quick

Nancy Drew

Hi! I post about and give reviews about the Nancy Drew books series. I really hope you like them!

    I will try not to offend anyone with my posts (I don't know how I could) but, if any of you have any (helpful) ideas,let me know!
-Samantha Quick