Reviews

Beware Dawn! by Ann M. Martin

liannakiwi's review against another edition

2.0

(LL)
Recycling storylines from previous BSC books to make this one. Boring and unnecessary. Also, all the BSC members were getting letters, so it wasn’t just Dawn. Disappointed to say the least.

bhanson24's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

heypretty52's review against another edition

3.0

BSC is always a fun way to clean out my raggedy head :)

charlottesometimes's review against another edition

1.0

This might be the most boring book I’ve ever read. A bunch of character-free wet blankets wander around the dullest town in the world doing absolutely nothing and being smugly pleased with themselves. I feel sorry for any child who tried to read this attempt at a book.

leighannsherwin's review against another edition

3.0

Maybe my standards were higher after the super mysteries, but this wasn't much of a mystery. I don't remember much about the mystery books. I read one or two, the only one I remember was Stacey and the Missing Ring so I went into this one blind. The kids in town have arranged a sitter on the month contest, something that I don't think gets mentioned again in any other book so I guess it's a one time pick your favourite sitter contest. Of course the girls get all competitive with each other because we need some kind of conflict here. The first three chapters are filled, the usual endless descriptions of clothes and looks and the origins of the club. Then mystery doesn't start til almost halfway through the book. When they are out on tgecsitting jobs all the girls except Kristy get hang up calls and people coming to the door and leaving dead flowers, headless dolls and other various creepy things. Not gonna lie a part of me thought it was Kristy, but given she's thirteen she would have no way to get around without a ride, and while she's a bully, she's not a physcho. Of course the don't share their experiences because they want to win this pointless contest that never gets mentioned again, until it gets blurted out at a meeting. We're about 80% through by the time they actually start investigating, so again really lousy mystery and it's pretty much handed to them when Jamie Newton let's slip one of the kids is doing sitter checks. Do kids in this town not have any sort of common sense? Most of them see what is going on during these jobs, the letters and weird calls etc and yet it takes a four year acting like a four year and accidentally blurting it out. Anyway the girls flush out the culprit in Dawn's secret passage which continues to alarm me since anyone can basically get into her house that way seriously the parents didn't even try to lock the barn side of the passage by now? You're counting on your 13 year old daughter to keep it locked? Anyway the kid is caught and his parents decide to send him to a physchatrist because only a crazy sick mind would think of some of those pranks, I don't care what age you are. The book ends with all seven girls winning the contest because of course they did. It would've been hilarious if Shannon or Logan had won instead but oh well. Dull on story, not even remotely like a mystery book, at least it was a quick read.