Reviews

The Clue of the Broken Locket by Carolyn Keene

liketheday's review against another edition

2.0

It's your average Nancy Drew story... we have doubles, and a sinking canoe, and someone trapped in a house... I could probably go on, but I just don't want to think about this too hard.
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dizzybell06's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this mystery! It was very different from the previous books, contained a lot of mysteries, and was a little bit trickier to figure out.

postitsandpens's review

3.0

I quite liked this! I think this is the first mystery that didn't involve one of Nancy's father's cases. It was a nice change of pace, and with all that was going on here, definitely didn't suffer from that exclusion. I blew through this one in almost a single sitting, and never once felt my interest wane. The writing still isn't spectacular, and Nancy is sometimes a bit too perfect, but this is the first time she came up against adults who didn't trust her instincts, and it was nice to get a new setting for the story as well, as we finally left River Heights and actually traveled to Maryland. All in all this was another enjoyable romp!

nlwisz's review against another edition

5.0

I liked this installment, despite a handful of plot holes. But, I mean, it's Nancy Drew. If you aren't willing to suspend disbelief (and remember that these mysteries are intended to appeal to a young audience), then this series isn't for you. For me, it's been fun to re-read an as adult, if only for the escapism and nostalgia factor.

On to the review. I could do without the usual bit of snark in each book reminding us that Bess could stand to lose a pound or two. Nancy has a hunch re: the Driscolls, and as we know, she is a good judge of character 100% of the time. In typical Nancy Drew fashion, her dad's sending her off to take care of his business, and we won't notify the police about the situation until it's about to be too late (although in this one, the police were skeptical of the teenage detective's clout at first. Imagine that). George hurts herself (another common occurrence in the series), Nancy and the gang hang out with a pop star, and we discover that the clue revealing the location of the fortune is 10x harder to find than the actual fortune itself. Gol-ly. Of course, everyone is very well-behaved at eighteen years of age, the boys always retire to a separate cottage at the end of the night and we take a break from sleuthing to attend Sunday church services. The police thank Nancy for solving the mystery of the phantom launch before it is properly explained, so that's kind of funny. In the end, Nancy is rewarded with another piece of jewelry to add to her collection.

jacee_06's review against another edition

4.0

Such a fun classic! I love the vibe! Nancy is such a gorgeous role model for

mainebookworm22's review against another edition

3.0

My nostalgic reread of this series continues with Book 11. This had way too many things going on for so short a book -- hidden treasure, music piracy, kidnapping, phantom ships, and orphan children. Nancy had all these mysteries to solve and yet she still found time to have her three square meals a day and snacks and keep the cottage around her in tip top shape. My 10 year old self probably loved all the action and the different mysteries, my older self not so much. Still fun rereading through the series and will read another one next month.

erinmp's review against another edition

4.0

Yay for Nancy Drew! Abondoned babies and twins abound. Nany saves the day as usual.

duck_rosey's review against another edition

5.0

4/3/20 age 9 - The story is about a girl named Nancy who is going on a trip to a place where it is rumored that a launch from 1975 sunk and now it's ghost and the people who where on it when it sunk now haunt the lake. I loved it! I liked when Susan Wayne found out that she and Cecily Curtis were related and that Cecily was not working for the Driscolls. I did not like Mr. Driscoll and Mrs. Driscoll along with Vaine Driscoll when they sold people some record copys without them knowing it!
Words that describe this book: exciting, funny, surprising. It was surprising when Susan Wayne found out she had a relative.
I would recommend this book to people who like mystery and surprises.

annegirl183's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

2.0

musingsfromamandalyn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

4.5

There was so much going on in this one! So much randomness and escapes from death. Kidnapping, ghost ships, missing treasure, stolen children, pirating records, etc. Everything was well wrapped up but was a bit much.