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imzadirose's review against another edition
4.0
One of my favorites of the series, top 5 for me. Good story and I love the cute ending how they get the bad guys. :)
markmeavery's review
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
4.0
nday's review
3.0
The seventh book in the Trixie Belden and the first book with the change in author. They did a great job of keeping to Julie Campbell’s style, as there wasn’t much discernible in style difference, which was good.
I thought the antiques show storyline was good, and I enjoyed how Trixie used the secret code to help save herself. I thought the whole secret code / jewel part of the story was a throwback to the very first book as well.
Interesting attempt to integrate the Japanese characters, but it did add something cultural and a bit different to it all.
Oh, what I didn’t like about this was the whole ridiculous idea that the school could expel the kids for being part of a club, but perhaps that is one of those generation-gap things that I just don’t understand.
I thought the antiques show storyline was good, and I enjoyed how Trixie used the secret code to help save herself. I thought the whole secret code / jewel part of the story was a throwback to the very first book as well.
Interesting attempt to integrate the Japanese characters, but it did add something cultural and a bit different to it all.
Oh, what I didn’t like about this was the whole ridiculous idea that the school could expel the kids for being part of a club, but perhaps that is one of those generation-gap things that I just don’t understand.
mayhap's review
2.0
Oh man, it's the first ghost-written book and things start getting crazy!
- Even as a little kid, it was never clear to me what, exactly, the Sleepyside school board could stop the Bob-Whites of the Glen from doing, aside from maybe wearing their jackets to school. No more hanging out in the refurbished gatehouse on the Wheeler's property for you! Pooling your earnings is strictly forbidden! Don't even think about making bird calls!
- Seriously everyone needs to stop reciting paragraphs of facts about UNICEF.
- New characters everywhere. Mrs. Vanderpoel is okay. Brom is weird. Tad Robinson is just no. Token Japanese characters are tokens.
- Dress-shopping. Orchids. Why.
- Even as a little kid, it was never clear to me what, exactly, the Sleepyside school board could stop the Bob-Whites of the Glen from doing, aside from maybe wearing their jackets to school. No more hanging out in the refurbished gatehouse on the Wheeler's property for you! Pooling your earnings is strictly forbidden! Don't even think about making bird calls!
- Seriously everyone needs to stop reciting paragraphs of facts about UNICEF.
- New characters everywhere. Mrs. Vanderpoel is okay. Brom is weird. Tad Robinson is just no. Token Japanese characters are tokens.
- Dress-shopping. Orchids. Why.
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