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A review by nday
Mystery in Arizona by Julie Campbell
2.0
The sixth book in the Trixie Belden series. I actually remembered this book quite vividly from what must have been my last reread of the series. I remember it because I was pretty unimpressed with the screeds of “facts” in large blocks that the author had inserted into the book, rather than adding it as atmosphere.
Most of the plane ride read like the authors “facts I learned about Arizona before writing this book.” It was pretty dull reading for the most part, adding little to the plot and really was a big chunk of slowing the pace of the book.
As for the actual story, I quite enjoyed the actual mystery, but there was a whole lot of awful behaviour from the BWG’s and the ranch guests. I didn’t much enjoy some of the personalities and behaviour in this book, and that definitely bought things down a bit for me.
Most of the plane ride read like the authors “facts I learned about Arizona before writing this book.” It was pretty dull reading for the most part, adding little to the plot and really was a big chunk of slowing the pace of the book.
As for the actual story, I quite enjoyed the actual mystery, but there was a whole lot of awful behaviour from the BWG’s and the ranch guests. I didn’t much enjoy some of the personalities and behaviour in this book, and that definitely bought things down a bit for me.