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Sace
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I love when I get to see the results of an author‘s research. Nancy Drew is educational 😂

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Ruthiella I‘d already forgotten this factoid! 🙈 4d
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Sace
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Mehso-so

I was not as interested in this installment as I have been with others, but even with a so-so rating it was a nice way to spend the time. It felt like the only reason Ned was in his one was to swoop in and rescue Nancy.
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Ruthiella But those people really needed the insurance Ned sold them! I don‘t think you are looking at the big picture here. 😅 7d
Librarybelle @Ruthiella 😂 That‘s hilarious! 6d
Sace @Ruthiella I completely forgot about that! I stand corrected. 😂 (So does this mean Ned has graduated from Emerson College?) 6d
Ruthiella Ned will never graduate from Emerson College. Nancy will never age beyond 18. And yet the decades will slowly pass, ushering in new technologies and changing American culture…😵‍💫 You're travelling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination - Next stop, the Twilight Zone! 😱😂 6d
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Sace
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I‘ve fallen behind on the #NancyDrewBR but I‘m hoping to catch up in the coming weeks. @Librarybelle

Bookwormjillk I still love the side eye on that cover 2w
Ruthiella You will catch up in no time. I do love how swiftly these books can be read. 2w
Sace @Ruthiella and that‘s just what I need right now! 1w
Librarybelle Yay!! 1w
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DGRachel
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I‘m late finishing this one for #nancydrewbr and I think I have another potentially #unpopularopinion. 😂 I was surprised to see this with a 33% rating and I enjoyed it for exactly the reasons many hated it. While I have major objections to the Romany stereotypes and the pejorative used to name them, I liked that the mystery didn‘t involve a lot of secret rooms and exploding oranges. The side characters were awful, but that was part of the charm.

Ruthiella Nice to read a positive review of this one! 😃 (edited) 4w
Librarybelle It was nice to have a different type of mystery—agree on that! 4w
Sace I just started this one and while I hate the ethnic insensitivity the mystery itself seems really interesting. 4d
DGRachel @Sace That‘s a good term. There‘s a lot of ethnic insensitivity in these books and it‘s disturbing but not unexpected. 4d
Sace Yes, I am finding the conversation around the Romany really gross. 4d
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kwmg40
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Not a particularly good installment in this series. There were unappealing side characters, problematic stereotypes and a mess of a plot.

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Bookwormjillk 🍎🍎🍎 1mo
Librarybelle Completely agree! 1mo
PuddleJumper 🧡🖤🧡 1mo
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TheAromaofBooks I'm gathering from various reviews that this wasn't the strongest entry in the series 😂 1mo
Seabreeze_Reader Which Nancy Drew book has been your favorite so far? 4w
kwmg40 @Librarybelle @TheAromaofBooks Glad I'm not alone in disliking this one! 4w
kwmg40 @Seabreeze_Reader Hard to say, as there have been several I've liked very much, but The Clue of the Broken Locket and The Secret in the Old Attic come to mind. 4w
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Librarybelle
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Alright #LittenDetectives ! It‘s time for our #NancyDrewBR discussion! This one was a hot mess, and I think most of us feel that this is not a strong entry in the series. But, it was fun to go back to River Heights and visit with Nancy and the gang.

I have 5 questions posted. They can be found on my feed, the book‘s feed, or by searching the group‘s hashtag.

Next month we encounter The Ghost of Blackwood Hall!?! 👻 Official post tomorrow!

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Librarybelle
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5. There are not many adventures for Nancy in this one...though the ending with her abducted by the bad guys and thrust into a car was a little spooky. Thankfully, Carson Drew could get a helicopter on standby to rescue her! 🙄

But, overall, it just seemed like a letdown, Nancy being one step behind the bad guys in this one and driving all over to hunt down the violinist that may or may not be Rose's father. Thoughts? #NancyDrewBR

Ruthiella Overall I just found this one WIERD. 😅 The mysterious substance in the doll that gives energy is never explained. The television studios and radio stations that are easily accessible. The message in the blanket. The doll with the poison sword… 1mo
Bookwormjillk I agree. It was just really weird. How many antique shops and radio/TV stations do they have in River Heights? 1mo
CogsOfEncouragement Hiring a detective but not telling Mrs. Struthers was whack.

The helicopter got an eye roll from me too.
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DebinHawaii Dull & it was just chock full of random odd bits that never came together in a way that benefited the story. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1mo
kwmg40 I agree with the other comments. The plot in this book was a weird mess. 1mo
DGRachel It‘s funny to be on the other side of one of these. I can totally see everyone‘s arguments, and maybe it‘s just my current mood, but I appreciated the quieter absurdity. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4w
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4. Let's move into the characters. I had a hard time feeling any sympathy for Rose--she's a child, but also not a well-behaved one!

I also found it funny that Ned was telling Nancy his lifelong dreams and was about to say that she was included in them, only for Nancy to interrupt him and talk about the mystery. 😂

Any thoughts on secondary characters? #NancyDrewBR

Ruthiella Totally! In the last book he starts going on about their future together and she ignores him /cuts him off. Clearly she‘s not interested in marriage! Rose was I guess just misdirected, but her behavior was frustrating. (edited) 1mo
Bookwormjillk Rose seemed drunk a lot of the time. Calm down Rose.

That was funny about Ned though.
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bookandbedandtea Rose was annoying but I definitely felt it was the gramma's fault...kids need to be taught proper behavior. As for Ned's future plans, I like that this series shows Nancy with priorities other than marriage, especially considering how long ago these were originally written. 1mo
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CogsOfEncouragement Ned had some good boyfriend moments in this one, and then I too was amused by Nancy cutting him off.

The side character I most want to know more about is Nanny Dew. lol
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DebinHawaii Rose was really annoying! 1mo
BarkingMadRead Poor Ned 🤣 Rose was a nightmare! 1mo
kwmg40 I thought it was amazing that Rose learned to play the violin so quickly. It must be multi-talented Nancy's influence. 😄 1mo
DGRachel I may be misremembering, but I feel like a lot of the children written as side characters in these are horrid little monsters until Nancy steps in to gently correct their behavior. I like that Ned wasn‘t as obnoxious in this one, and Nancy‘s abrupt change of subject cracked me up. 4w
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3. The dolls deserve their own talking point! Not really a question regarding them, unless you also got a little tired about hearing about dolls like I did.

And yes...some of the earlier designs of dolls are super creepy (and kind of appropriate for this time of year).

Link in comments to a brief history of rag dolls in American history. #NancyDrewBR

Ruthiella I did want to look up that particular rag doll! Thanks for the link! 👍 1mo
Bookwormjillk I kind of skimmed over all the doll business but hearing about them always reminds me of when my brother rented an Air BnB that was actually a room in someone's house that was filled with dolls. 1mo
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CogsOfEncouragement I was unable to picture any of the dolls in any way but creepy LOL I tried. Something about a doll being on display in a collection instead of loved by a little kid turns it into something else. I definitely watched too many Twilight Zones. 1mo
Ruthiella @CogsOfEncouragement Oh yeah. Talking Tina! 😱😱😱 1mo
DebinHawaii Yep, just something creepy about dolls on display! 😱 1mo
BarkingMadRead Dolls have never really creeped me out, but I also never really understood people who collect them 🤣 of course, my gnome collection is totally normal 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1mo
kwmg40 I actually found the doll theme rather interesting and made me think of the Raggedy Ann doll I had as a child. 1mo
DGRachel @BarkingMadRead Gnome collections are absolutely normal and not anything at all like creepy doll collections. 4w
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Librarybelle
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2. Now that we're in a more lighthearted mood from Cher, let's explore the plotline for this Nancy Drew escapade, which I thought was kind of boring. I didn't read this one as a child, but I think younger me would be disappointed in it too. It's also a bit dated with thoughts on gypsies, in my opinion.

What are your thoughts on the plot?

Link in the comments is to the Hungarian Rhapsody, as played by violin and piano. #NancyDrewBR

Ruthiella The plot and characters were weak.The writing tries in a 1970s way to underscore “not all Gypsies” but does not succeed. I thought the doctor knowing what poison was in the sword was ridiculous and the message in the blanket…just how long was that lady working on it? 😂 (edited) 1mo
Bookwormjillk Yup, boring. I missed the usual Nancy high adventure. The only interesting part was the poison and that happened early on. 1mo
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bookandbedandtea @Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk I was FLOORED that the doctor could identify the poison by smell and then whipped up an antidote on the spot! 😆 1mo
CogsOfEncouragement Yes, I agree @Ruthiella they did not succeed. It needed much more of a rework to erase the feeling that gypsies are no good. And yes, so glad the doctor had a good sense of smell! lol

I was also confused by the whole child bride situation being included.
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DebinHawaii Yes to all this! The whole child bride thing was odd & yay for the doctor with the amazing nose! Hah! 😳😵‍💫🙄🤣 1mo
kwmg40 I too found the stereotypes disturbing, and the whole child bride thing a bit icky. 1mo
DGRachel I very much hated the stereotypes of the Romany and the child bride thing is wrapped up in that. I liked the poison dolls, though. I thought they were clever, even if the doctor recognizing it was ridiculous. 4w
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