A review by karisannakathryn
Famous Mistakes by Carolyn Keene

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I'll admit, I was pretty skeptical about a Nancy Drew book about cancel culture, but this was actually really well-done, with conversations about the importance of free speech as well as acknowledgement that words can cause real hurt, and freedom of speech does not mean freedom of consequences. The discussion about how jokes need to punch up, rather than down, was especially refreshing, as that's something a lot of so-called satirists seem to miss. The mystery itself was especially good, as well!