nea43's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
genie09's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jillianselene's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
aplw's review against another edition
5.0
This one is definitely more intense than the previous books.. I feel like they bad guys were badder and really did want to kill her
leasummer's review against another edition
4.0
Another wonderful installment of Nancy’s crime solving. This was a bit more mature than the some of the earlier ones. Nancy gets a new car, she’s the target of some of the hatred of the bad ones. Edge of your seat moments!
anieeereads's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
irisfang's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
musingsfromamandalyn's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
hstapp's review against another edition
3.0
I'm quite enjoying my read/reread of these books. AN exciting adventure about scamming old people. I guess nothing really changes.
bargainsleuth's review against another edition
4.0
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Once again, I thought the Revised Text better. There aren't any continuity errors like there were with Walter Karig's OT. Helen Corning Archer is indeed married in this volume. I had forgotten that The Password to Larkspur Lane featured Helen as well as Bess and George; that had never happened before in the series.
Taking out much of the filler of the Original Text, "Carolyn Keene" added a subplot involving Helen's grandparents at their home on Sylvan Lake. Naturally, their favorite dates, Ned, Burt and Dave happen to be camp counselors across the lake at Lake Hiawatha and make several appearances. Of course, the second mystery Nancy gets herself involved in is tied to the first mystery of the elderly woman being held against her will in a shady sanitorium that happens to have larkspur growing on the estate.
Once again, I thought the Revised Text better. There aren't any continuity errors like there were with Walter Karig's OT. Helen Corning Archer is indeed married in this volume. I had forgotten that The Password to Larkspur Lane featured Helen as well as Bess and George; that had never happened before in the series.
Taking out much of the filler of the Original Text, "Carolyn Keene" added a subplot involving Helen's grandparents at their home on Sylvan Lake. Naturally, their favorite dates, Ned, Burt and Dave happen to be camp counselors across the lake at Lake Hiawatha and make several appearances. Of course, the second mystery Nancy gets herself involved in is tied to the first mystery of the elderly woman being held against her will in a shady sanitorium that happens to have larkspur growing on the estate.