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A review by postitsandpens
The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion by Carolyn Keene
3.0
3.5 stars.
Well, this was quite the adventure! In keeping track of Nancy's many talents, I want to quickly start by adding painting to this list, in case you were curious. This story had a lot going on: a missing heiress, a mysterious house in the middle of the woods, a runaway circus monkey, a plane crash, and more. As I did read the original story, I want to note that there are some rather racist stereotypes in its pages as well, with the so-called speech of the POC help (mainly maids and cooks) and the throwing around of the word "gypsy", both of which made me cringe. Leaving those issues aside, the story itself was actually really well-crafted - one of the tighter Nancy Drew books that I've read - and I enjoyed seeing what all Nancy and company got up to. As with all of these books, you'll need to suspend your sense of disbelief, as Nancy survives one too many life-threatening dangers, but all in all I found this extremely enjoyable overall.
Well, this was quite the adventure! In keeping track of Nancy's many talents, I want to quickly start by adding painting to this list, in case you were curious. This story had a lot going on: a missing heiress, a mysterious house in the middle of the woods, a runaway circus monkey, a plane crash, and more. As I did read the original story, I want to note that there are some rather racist stereotypes in its pages as well, with the so-called speech of the POC help (mainly maids and cooks) and the throwing around of the word "gypsy", both of which made me cringe. Leaving those issues aside, the story itself was actually really well-crafted - one of the tighter Nancy Drew books that I've read - and I enjoyed seeing what all Nancy and company got up to. As with all of these books, you'll need to suspend your sense of disbelief, as Nancy survives one too many life-threatening dangers, but all in all I found this extremely enjoyable overall.