hstapp's review
3.0
This was a fun one. Heavy on the adventure, light on the mystery solving, but I thought it worked out well.
bargainsleuth's review
3.0
Once again in an Original Text Nancy Drew mystery, our favorite sleuth meets someone in serious financial trouble. Somehow Nancy and her friends never seem troubled by the Great Depression, and have lots of money from their parents to fritter away. This time Nancy, George and Bess decide to board at Red Gate Farm, which is a considerable distance from River Heights. Nancy and crew stumble onto a mystery involving a "Nature Cult", and don't do much investigating, and at the end, they are caught by the bad guys, only to be rescued by the feds at the most convenient time. Not my favorite of the OT Nancy's, I wonder if I'll prefer the Revised Text. We shall see.
bargainsleuth's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the Revised Text of this book rather than the Original Text. It's the same story, but the rewrite is better. The random happenings in the OT aren't nearly so random in the RT, and there is more back story and Nancy finding clues instead of just stumbling upon them. Also, as with most of the RT's, Chief McGinnis takes her seriously (unlike the unhelpful cops in all of the OTs), although I wonder how big his jurisdiction is since the girls rode almost 6 hours to get to Red Gate Farm. The updated texts always got rid of racial stereotypes and guns of any kind, but the RT still has fat-shaming of Bess and in this book, the bad guys' sexism is on full display.
joei's review against another edition
5.0
Page turner! The beginning was already a mystery and as the story progressed, even more mysteries were added to the plot. I was more than halfway through and yet the mysteries keep piling on.
It was nice how everything tied up together. Plus, I wasn't able to guess the ending! 5 stars
It was nice how everything tied up together. Plus, I wasn't able to guess the ending! 5 stars
alyssareads17's review
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
kate_rose312's review
3.0
I read this aloud to my niece over a week long vacation. At almost 6 years old she was so invested in the story, and it reminded me why I fell in love with Nancy Drew when I read these non stop as a kid. The blue cover is so nostalgic for me, and it was great to reconnect with a character I loved so dearly.
The language hasn’t aged super well, but it was written in 1931 so I wasn’t really expecting it to.
The language hasn’t aged super well, but it was written in 1931 so I wasn’t really expecting it to.
alderson3839's review against another edition
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
permanentlei's review against another edition
Not in the mood to reread these sort of books right now.