A review by dgrachel
The Scarlet Macaw Scandal, Volume 8 by Carolyn Keene

funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

Y’all. This is so bad that I almost want to give it 5 stars for the sheer audacity. It surpassed even my low expectations. 

It reads like the publisher sponsored a “write the next Nancy Drew mystery!” contest at a high school and this was the “winner”. The only other plausible explanation for this hot mess of a MG book is nepotism. But, hey, it checked off a reading challenge prompt so I can’t call it a total waste of the hour and a half it took me to read it.