A review by briarsreviews
The Clue of the Broken Locket by Carolyn Keene
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.0
A goal of mine has been to pick up old middle grade and young adult books that floated around when I was a kid. Nancy Drew was big, but my school never carried a single copy of her books. So, as an adult, I figured why not pick them up at local used book stores and see if I enjoy them? Shocker, I did!
The writing style makes these books seem old from the choice of writing but really could occur at any time. Technology isn't heavily used as an influence in this book so I could see middle graders these days picking up these books and having a go at a mystery with Nancy.
Nancy takes a vacation and ends up needing to solve a mystery at a lakeside holiday hot spot. A popular singer believes his record company is cheating him and at the same time a hidden family treasure may be hanging around the vacation spot... With spooky situations and a handful of good friends, you know Nancy will save the day.
I liked this book but it wasn't as hard hitting as some of the others in the series. Still a good middle grade read or a nostalgic trip for adults.
Two out of five stars.
The writing style makes these books seem old from the choice of writing but really could occur at any time. Technology isn't heavily used as an influence in this book so I could see middle graders these days picking up these books and having a go at a mystery with Nancy.
Nancy takes a vacation and ends up needing to solve a mystery at a lakeside holiday hot spot. A popular singer believes his record company is cheating him and at the same time a hidden family treasure may be hanging around the vacation spot... With spooky situations and a handful of good friends, you know Nancy will save the day.
I liked this book but it wasn't as hard hitting as some of the others in the series. Still a good middle grade read or a nostalgic trip for adults.
Two out of five stars.