sciencensorcery 's review for:

The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene

4.0

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I read a few Nancy Drew books as a kid, but I really can't remember at all if this was one of them. Either way, it's pretty much exactly what you'd think a Nancy Drew book would be like. Simplistic? Yes. But sometimes that's nice, to be able to imagine this time and world where a girl can drive right into some stranger's barn to get out of the rain and then immediately join in their birthday celebration, or go up against a pack of criminals and have the worst thing that happens to her be getting locked in a closet. It's all very charming, if a bit naïve. The mystery itself isn't all that gripping, but it's a pleasant little journey into an idealized past.