Reviews

The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon

stale_reviews's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

2.5

morgcxn's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

missmegs13's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.0

Nostalgia read.

maddiejoy's review against another edition

5.0

I am always down to relive my childhood and pick up a Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew mystery. Such fun, quick stories that never fail to keep me entertained. Found this old copy at a bookstore in Pittsburgh and just couldn’t resist :)

evan_a_reader's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.25

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

mon_ique's review against another edition

4.0

Makes me want to reread the Brixton brothers very, very badly:)

natalie001'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

3.5

b00kr3vi3ws's review against another edition

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.

spamel's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0