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Nancy Drew 24: The Clue in the Old Album | Carolyn Keene

#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

Spending my #HyggeHour with Nancy & her entourage for #NancyDrewBR This is book number 24 & I can‘t believe we have been reading a Nancy Drew book a month for 2 years now! 🤯

Drinking a cold mango drink because it‘s still humid & munching on these Peelerz in zombie & brain shapes.

Mood is as usual, sorry that the weekend is over but I am taking Thursday & Friday off this week so I have that to look forward to.

TheBookHippie, Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

Librarybelle I know! So hard to believe! 2d

TheBookHippie Oh nice! Three day week! 2d

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DebinHawaii

September, September | Shelby Foote

Catching up with my September recap. I read less than August due to a really busy work month with less captured reading time on flights but still managed to complete 11 books + 2 Vonnegut stories & 2.5 chapters of Women Who Run With the Wolves.

I finished books for #SundayBuddyRead #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #SheSaid #MonthlyNonFiction #ThematicCozies #FictionalTraveler #Roll100 (3) & AuthorAMonth & ongoing read #WildWomenReading

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa, Soubhiville, TheBookHippie, Librarybelle, Ruthiella, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper, julieclair

DebinHawaii … Favorites were: Detective Aunty, Eve, Your Shadow Half Remains & The Husbands. 2d

Ruthiella Not bad for a busy month! 👏👏👏 2d

Librarybelle Yay!! 2d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Great month!!! 2d

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Roary47

Mystery of the Tolling Bell | Carolyn Keene

so-so

3✨ I liked that this had real danger, and I learned a bit about different types of bells. I felt that shaming Bess was more obvious in this one, but she was also a hero when another character was in trouble. Ned is suddenly back from Africa and jumping in to help like the koolaid man. 🤣 Overall, solid Nancy mystery. #NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle

Librarybelle OMG…the Kool Aid man! Love it! 😂 2w

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Librarybelle

Nancy Drew 24: The Clue in the Old Album | Carolyn Keene

What could the clue in the old album mean?!?

October‘s #NancyDrewBR title is the 24th in the series…hard to believe we are up to 24! Discussion on October 15th.

All are welcome to join. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the tag list.

rubyslippersreads, DebinHawaii, DGRachel, BarkingMadRead, Jennifer3, kspenmoll, PurpleyPumpkin, JenlovesJT47, MariaW, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Bookwormjillk, Read4life, StayCurious, bookandbedandtea, Laughterhp, Sace, Bren912, kwmg40, CSeydel, Ruthiella, dabbe, Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures, Enchanted_Bibliophile, Allylu, TheAromaofBooks, Charityann, Roary47, KristiAhlers, peanutnine, PageShifter, AmandaBlaze

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BarkingMadRead Can‘t wait!! 3w

Ruthiella I‘m still reading this month‘s book! 😂 I need to get my holds in earlier. Looking forward to what Nancy and crew get up to next. 3w

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Bookwormjillk I missed the last one but am recommitting for this one. 3w

Librarybelle Yay, @BarkingMadRead ! 3w

Librarybelle @Ruthiella 😂 3w

Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk Hooray! 3w

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kwmg40

Mystery of the Tolling Bell | Carolyn Keene

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A pretty good installment in the Nancy Drew series, in which caves, bells and fraudsters play a part. I found the plot much more plausible than those of earlier ND stories.

#NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle

Librarybelle Completely agree! 3w

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DGRachel

Nancy Drew 23: Mystery of the Tolling Bell | Carolyn Keene

so-so

This is impossible for me to fairly rate, as I know I‘m the problem. It‘s definitely one of the more believable episodes, so I‘ll give it points for that, but I fell asleep twice. There was a lot of conveniently timed Ned intervention, and plenty of danger for all of the girls. Carson finds himself in trouble, too. George is exceptionally mean to Bess re: food at the very beginning, and I think that soured me on the whole thing. #nancydrewbr

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Librarybelle I‘m still not sure why Ned had to randomly show up. It was a bit too convenient. 3w

DGRachel @Librarybelle I‘m annoyed that he was the hero, swooping in to save the day” so often. As a child, I read these for the girl power vibes, not the “even the smartest woman needs a man to save her sometimes”. 3w

Librarybelle Yes! 3w

Roary47 I really felt the shaming on Bess more on this one too. I‘m glad Ned was there, but Nancy probably would have MacGyver‘d a way to save herself. 3w

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Librarybelle

Nancy Drew 23: Mystery of the Tolling Bell | Carolyn Keene

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Ghosts, pirates, a bad-smelling perfume, an abandoned home, and a missing Carson Drew. Sounds like a case for Nancy! A fun read with Nancy and her friends. I commented earlier on the abruptness of Ned‘s arrival. And hooray for Bess for showing she can be extra strong in a difficult situation! #NancyDrewBR

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Librarybelle

Nancy Drew 23: Mystery of the Tolling Bell | Carolyn Keene

Better late than never! It‘s been a morning here. Zeke has been unwell the last couple of days, and then the roofers came without notice to replace my roof today. Yay for a non-leaky roof, but I was not prepared for the minimal notice I received about them coming today (and neither were the cats). My apologies.

I have 6 questions posted as spoilers for our discussion. You can find them on my feed, the book‘s feed, or by searching #NancyDrewBR .

CogsOfEncouragement Ahhh! Thanks for hosting this in-it-for-the long-haul BR. There will be days like this, and I appreciate that you still came through with your posts for our discussion. I respect you for taking care of what you needed to, and still managed to get the posts up. This positive interaction about books is valuable, and it matters. Thank you again for your role as host. ✌🏻♥️📚 3w

Ruthiella Hope Zeke feels better soon. ❤️ New roof is so loud and disruptive, but much appreciated when it rains! I can only pick up my hold today. I will have to catch up today and tomorrow. 😅 3w

bookandbedandtea Thank you for carrying on with this despite the obstacles. I'm sorry Zeke has been unwell again. Poor little kitty. New roofs are a good thing but definitely disruptive! We had a terrible hailstorm last spring and every house in the neighborhood, including ours, has gotten a new roof. I'm very fortunate that I work from home, but some days the noise has been a challenge. 3w

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Librarybelle Thanks so much, @CogsOfEncouragement @Ruthiella @bookandbedandtea ! Zeke ate something he should not have the end of last week but he also stopped eating the food that really helps his belly. So, I‘m not sure it‘s a reaction to eating something he can no longer tolerate, the new food he cannot tolerate, a combo, or simply a bad spell with his cancer. He does want yummies, so that‘s good at least! 😂 3w

DGRachel I hope Zeke feels better soon! 3w

Roary47 Thank you for still posting! I hope Zeke feels better soon and you enjoy your new roof repairs. 💛 3w

Librarybelle Thank you, @DGRachel and @Roary47 ! 3w

DebinHawaii I hope Zeke is better by now.💜Sorry I was so late to this one. 3w

Librarybelle He is, @DebinHawaii . Thank you! And no worries! 2w

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Librarybelle

Nancy Drew 23: Mystery of the Tolling Bell | Carolyn Keene

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6. I think young me would have been terrified for Nancy and her friends in a cave that floods during high tide! Adult me knows they're going to get out, but young me probably would have had nightmares!

The perfume that acted as poison was a good touch, in my opinion. And thankfully, no exploding oranges.

What did you think of Nancy's adventures in this one? #NancyDrewBR

BarkingMadRead Caves full of water? Hard pass 3w

CogsOfEncouragement Yeah, the girls' faith in their own swimming ability in open water was really something. Probably not what Carson means when he tells them to be careful.

The part w/Carson missing, & ND being warned twice that he wasn't really at that motel, and don't fall into the trap, had me on the edge of my seat. I didn't know what to think! I was fearful of a #nancynogginknockout for sure. And then he disappeared from the room he was just in. Very fun.

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bookandbedandtea The flooding cave was really scary! The noxious fumes were an interesting factor. I wonder why the effect lasted so long with Mr Drew? 3w

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MariaW @bookandbedandtea I think because the hotel clerk Slocum was part of the gang and Madame came and went as she liked. 3w

MariaW How come there was no kidnapping (of Nancy or a minor character) this time? 😜 Again, the cave posed the only real danger this time and it a very likely one and very believable. Waves can be pretty dangerous and this was definitely made clear. 🌊🌊🌊 (edited) 3w

DGRachel The cave and flash floods were terrifying. The rest was pretty tame. I didn‘t mind the lack of oranges, but I think I prefer a little more life-or-death shenanigans. 😂 3w

kwmg40 I found the cave scenes scary. However, the part I found most tense was when Carson was missing. He is not usually the one who needs rescuing, so I found that situation interesting. 3w

Roary47 It was a very good story this time. Nancy did get knocked out I thought with the gas. Even though the doctor basically just got there I was still surprised no one contacted her sooner. Wasn‘t he gone for a couple of days? 3w

Ruthiella I thought there was a real chance at drowning-pretty scary! 😱 3w

DebinHawaii I would not be near the cave, they freak me out in general & the possibility of drowning too. 😱 I‘m pretty sure the drugging while not like a concussion, still can‘t be good for Nancy‘s noggin.🤕 3w

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Librarybelle

Nancy Drew 23: Mystery of the Tolling Bell | Carolyn Keene

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5. Before we go to the adventures and dangers, we have to talk about the side characters! Bess and her determination to get George out of the water was amazing! Go Bess!

I felt bad for everyone who had been swindled by the villains and hope that restitution comes to them (I finished this really late last night and cannot remember if Carson found all of the stolen money).

I also missed Hannah in this one! #NancyDrewBR

bookandbedandtea I loved how Bess rescued George- and the boat! The doctor was really creepy, I thought, for someone who wasn't a bad guy. I agree about missing Hannah; I always like having her around. 3w

CogsOfEncouragement Yes, Bess can be brave when necessary and we love her for it.

The older people being taken advantage of sadly read like true crime. In the closing of the story, we are told that “Nancy and her friends were happy when they learned that Harry Tyrox...together with his New York accomplice, still possessed most of the money he had fleeced from innocent victims. ...who had bought the worthless stock would recover a sizeable amount of the cash... 3w

MariaW I thought A.H. behave very suspiciously as well. I mean, how could you leave the girls stranded, even if you have an important appointment? Then send somebody else at least. And Ned seems to turn out a skills wizard like Nancy (golfing tapdancer) and Carson (picking locks, using dynamite) as well, together they make a good superhero squad: He came back from South America (what did he do there???) to sell insurance… 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ 3w

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DGRachel I found both the doctor and AH to be suspicious, so I was really surprised neither of them turned out to be in cahoots with the bad guys, but AH‘s behavior was abhorrent. I think what I love most about Bess is that she is brave in her own way. Nancy, and even George to a lesser extent, is reckless. Bess is rarely reckless, but is always there to help and save her friends. 3w

kwmg40 I too liked Bess's contributions to this story. Because we know her to be less adventurous than Nancy and George, her bravery is even more admirable. 3w

Roary47 I agree about Bess being brave when she is the more reserved one. I also thought the doctor and AH were fishy. 3w

Ruthiella Three cheers for Bess! 📣 3w

DebinHawaii Bess gets big points! The doctor & AH were seemed to be the red herrings in the story. 3w

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