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
Sunday, September 28, 2014
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
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
Saturday, September 27, 2014
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.
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
Monday, September 22, 2014
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
-Samantha Quick
Sunday, September 21, 2014
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
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
Saturday, September 20, 2014
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
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
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
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