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manwithanagenda's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Not an auspicious beginning to the Hardy Boys Wanderer paperbacks, but not as bad as it could have been. The Hardys are enlisted to help solve a string of sabatoge on building sites of a prestigious architectural firm. While they're at it they can find out if the son and heir to the firm is a victim of the family's ancient once-in-six-generations werewolf curse.
All in a day's work.
The boys enlist Chet's help and thankfully there's a chubby daughter their age for him to hang out with.
There's also some Native American nonsense for them all to be tone deaf about that totally does not coincide with the ongoing industrial sabotage/werewolf suspicions.
Hardy Boys
Next: 'Mystery of the Samurai Sword'
Previous: 'The Sting of the Scorpion'
All in a day's work.
The boys enlist Chet's help and thankfully there's a chubby daughter their age for him to hang out with.
There's also some Native American nonsense for them all to be tone deaf about that totally does not coincide with the ongoing industrial sabotage/werewolf suspicions.
Hardy Boys
Next: 'Mystery of the Samurai Sword'
Previous: 'The Sting of the Scorpion'
jordyn_oli's review
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
shryanayak's review
3.0
It was only seven or eight years ago when I couldn't wait to get through the entirety of teen section of the local library, and half of its section was lined with row after row of hardbound books - either in yellow or blue. Of course they were Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. The fifteen year old me did manage to read all those volumes from the Nancy Drew stack but never made it through the Hardy Boys shelf then. Luckily for me, found this copy among my mom's pile of books so I casually started reading through this - because why the hell not? But after watching tons of shows like The Mentalist and getting through more intrinsically constructed mystery novels, Joe & Frank’s adventures now seem quite lackluster to the adult me. Nonetheless, I don't regret reading this. I'm sure my teen self would've found this worthwhile since the story is shrouded with seemingly supernatural elements acting against the boys as they rush against time to unveil the true perpetrator.
satash_v_raws's review
5.0
Hardy boys and werewolves in same book. Can there be anything better?
Oh wait, Franklin pulled a total Scooby-Doo. Even better!!!!
Oh wait, Franklin pulled a total Scooby-Doo. Even better!!!!
b00kr3vi3ws's review
3.0
When I first read Hardy Boys, I think I was in class 5, I had such a crush on Frank Hardy. I liked the brainy one over the brawny one and that sums up my first impression of Hardy Boys.
In their late teens, Frank and Joe Hardy take after their detective father Fenton Hardy. Frank is the older of the two and has more breakthroughs in the cases because he is the brainy one. Joe is the younger brother who more often than not is useful when things get hot and they need to fight their way out.
Like Nancy Drew, the books in the The Hardy Boys series re written by ghostwriters under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. And yes, the earlier books were better than the latter ones.
In their late teens, Frank and Joe Hardy take after their detective father Fenton Hardy. Frank is the older of the two and has more breakthroughs in the cases because he is the brainy one. Joe is the younger brother who more often than not is useful when things get hot and they need to fight their way out.
Like Nancy Drew, the books in the The Hardy Boys series re written by ghostwriters under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. And yes, the earlier books were better than the latter ones.
literati42's review
3.0
I love the Hardy Boys, they are an obsession of mine (what should be a guilty pleasure, if I felt any book shame). They are mostly just silly fun. This one though didn't quite have the usual fun. It also made me want to seriously over analyze the Hardy Boys. No seriously, I feel like you could do a history of race relations in this country using only the Hardy Boys novels throughout the generations.
Okay, I'm done now.
Okay, I'm done now.
gerd_d's review
3.0
Maybe I'm to old for the Hardy Boys, or maybe it's really just not Dixon's greatest.
The story meanders along for most part making the story feel longer than it really is, there are some twists and turns but nothing feels really connected to each other.
Unfortunately there's also very little werewolf in "Night of the Werewolf" - it's just a not very important side-part of the story although it figures into the showdown, which finally lifts up the writing some again, at least enough to make it a three stars after all.
The story meanders along for most part making the story feel longer than it really is, there are some twists and turns but nothing feels really connected to each other.
Unfortunately there's also very little werewolf in "Night of the Werewolf" - it's just a not very important side-part of the story although it figures into the showdown, which finally lifts up the writing some again, at least enough to make it a three stars after all.
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