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cooeeaus's review against another edition
3.0
Trixie Belden series has been a favourite since I was a teenager and although it appears to have taken awhile for me to read, I have had other books to read and left this sitting. Now I have managed to return to it I have enjoyed a relaxing hour or so finishing it. I recommend this series to all teen girls and to older T.B fans of the past, returning to these books are like a window into my youth. Very enjoyable.
readerturnedwriter's review
5.0
I loved this whole series growing up and reading these first two books with my girls (5 & 7) has been so enjoyable! The girls loved the books and revisiting them, I found them to be just as good as I thought they were when I was younger.
masteatro's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
Es mono. Éste no recuerdo haberlo leído de niña pero, en cualquier caso, creo que es más flojo que otros de esta serie. Deseando ver qué me parecen los que ya leí.
readingwithcats's review
adventurous
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? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia
bev_reads_mysteries's review against another edition
5.0
At the end of book one in the series (The Secret of the Mansion) we are left with a cliff-hanger--because Mr. Frayne dies, Jonesy (the nasty step-father)shows up, the mansion is set on fire, and Jim runs away before learning that he really is the heir. So, Honey and Trixie must convince their families to let them head for the boys' camps in the north where Jim had mentioned he'd try for a job if he had to run away again....
Of course, the families agree and Miss Trask--Honey's governess--takes the girls and the Wheelers' camper on their next adventure in The Red Trailer Mystery. While the main objective is to find Jim, tell him about his inheritance, reassure him that the Frayne's family lawyer and executor of his uncle's will won't let Jonesy take him back, and then convince Honey's parents to adopt him, the girls also get caught up two more mysteries. The mystery of the down-trodden family traveling in a red camper and the outbreak of camper thefts that has Miss Trask worried about how long they can stay and look for Jim. The kind-hearted girls just can't help wondering why the family in the red trailer seem so sad and when the oldest girl runs away they can't help but search for her while they look for Jim. Trixie is convinced that if they solve the mystery of the camper thieves then they will find both Jim and Joeanne. It winds up that she's right as usual...though not quite in the way she expects. A happy ending is in store for everyone...
I loved the first two books. I have always enjoyed the stories that introduce us to Trixie and her core group of friends. I loved meeting Jim and Honey and the adventures they all got up to around the mansion. These were definitely two of my favorites of the series while growing up and I was able to enjoy them now as an adult. Overall, a fun reading trip down memory lane.
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Of course, the families agree and Miss Trask--Honey's governess--takes the girls and the Wheelers' camper on their next adventure in The Red Trailer Mystery. While the main objective is to find Jim, tell him about his inheritance, reassure him that the Frayne's family lawyer and executor of his uncle's will won't let Jonesy take him back, and then convince Honey's parents to adopt him, the girls also get caught up two more mysteries. The mystery of the down-trodden family traveling in a red camper and the outbreak of camper thefts that has Miss Trask worried about how long they can stay and look for Jim. The kind-hearted girls just can't help wondering why the family in the red trailer seem so sad and when the oldest girl runs away they can't help but search for her while they look for Jim. Trixie is convinced that if they solve the mystery of the camper thieves then they will find both Jim and Joeanne. It winds up that she's right as usual...though not quite in the way she expects. A happy ending is in store for everyone...
I loved the first two books. I have always enjoyed the stories that introduce us to Trixie and her core group of friends. I loved meeting Jim and Honey and the adventures they all got up to around the mansion. These were definitely two of my favorites of the series while growing up and I was able to enjoy them now as an adult. Overall, a fun reading trip down memory lane.
First posted on my blog My Reader's Block. Please request permission before reposting review content. Thanks.
elvisneedsboats's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
shellyhartner's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
markmeavery's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
divadiane's review
4.0
I read this book the first time when I was a child my son’s age (9). I was totally obsessed with Trixie Belden, and May have read all 39 books, I’m not sure. At any rate, I basically had no recollection of this one, the second in the series. My son loved the first one so much, I went out (to Amazon) and bought the next 2. We started this one right away, but it got interrupted while he was in Italy with his Nonni.
Anyway, I just finished reading it to him and it was a lot of fun! I recalled random things, but didn’t remember how convoluted the “mystery” was! A regular opera plot! Those girls kept happening upon bits and pieces and how it all came together in the end was quite heart warming.
I was struck over and over how much simpler and kind the world was back in the 50s. It didn’t struck me so much as a kid reading, but life was just different in the US 40-60 years ago. Can kids just wander off on foot or on horseback by themselves at all these days? And people just showing up at a farmhouse asking for work? And the farmer’s wife taking them in (whole families even) “no questions asked???” I’m sure it doesn’t happen that way anymore.
Anyway, I just finished reading it to him and it was a lot of fun! I recalled random things, but didn’t remember how convoluted the “mystery” was! A regular opera plot! Those girls kept happening upon bits and pieces and how it all came together in the end was quite heart warming.
I was struck over and over how much simpler and kind the world was back in the 50s. It didn’t struck me so much as a kid reading, but life was just different in the US 40-60 years ago. Can kids just wander off on foot or on horseback by themselves at all these days? And people just showing up at a farmhouse asking for work? And the farmer’s wife taking them in (whole families even) “no questions asked???” I’m sure it doesn’t happen that way anymore.
hollie313's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0