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motherbird76's review against another edition
3.5
Reading through the Nancy Drew’s I have on hand for nostalgic reasons. Decent story. Meddling kids! Ned seems to be met in this book for the first time and yet he was mentioned in a previous book (by first name only)
emilylovesreading_'s review against another edition
3.0
We are introduced to Ned Nickerson in this book - finally! You can tell #7 was written by someone else. (Lots more sexism.
nuttytwitchy22's review against another edition
4.0
Loved this one! Definitely top 3 for me for the series so far.
mkaybaker07's review against another edition
4.0
Nancy solved the mystery and got a boyfriend. Look at her go!
krista_reads_it_all's review
funny
mysterious
reflective
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? No
4.0
liketheday's review against another edition
3.0
This book is pretty boring. There's only one explosion and that's right at the beginning, no one gets kidnapped, there's no body-switching, no one goes anywhere near the water... what's going on, writers? I kind of like it!
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postitsandpens's review against another edition
3.0
I think this is my favorite of the Nancy Drew books I've reread this year. I quite liked how the mystery played out, and wasn't quite sure how things would shake out for the majority of the book - which is saying something, considering these are written for children and the mystery is usually fairly obvious. We were also finally introduced to Ned Nickerson, who of course becomes Nancy's boyfriend. I'm really enjoying my reread of this series, and while there are problematic elements (at one point, Nancy says she'd feel more comfortable if they "had a man along" even though she's plenty capable of handling herself) throughout the series, I still find them an enjoyable romp from my childhood.