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Nancy Drew 15: The Haunted Bridge | Carolyn Keene

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I finished Book 15 for #NancyDrewBR last night & while this is a milder one in terms of the action, it was not bad. Nancy, her father, Bess & George are at a lodge while Mr. Drew investigates a jewel theft ring with Nancy‘s help—when she isn‘t playing in a semi-pro golf tournament (is there anything Nanners isn‘t a pro at?!?) or investigating a haunted bridge. No head injuries (instead it‘s a hand) & so ⬇️

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DebinHawaii … our #NancyNogginKnockout counter (the #NNK )is now 5/15. On the other hand Bess was introduced as blond & pretty without the plump! 🎉 (Although there was a comment that she liked to eat worked in.) ☹️ Also the Bess & George giving Nancy a massage scene was pretty funny. I‘m excited for Book 16 which was a favorite of mine growing up probably because of the slightly creepy cat cover. 😼 (edited) 2w

Lizpixie Nice job👍 2w

Sace There was a plump thrown in for one of the characters though…was it one of the golf opponents? 2w

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kspenmoll Love your review! How about the 3 he-man friends ( with a little jealousy on Ned‘s part) rebuilding a bridge!!!!!! 2w

Librarybelle Yes, @Sace …I think it related to one of the golf competitors. So glad you liked this one, @DebinHawaii ! 2w

TheSpineView Well done! 2w

DebinHawaii @Sace @Librarybelle Good point! I think it was Nancy‘s second opponent described that way but at least not Bess for once! 2w

DebinHawaii @kspenmoll Yes, Ned & “the boys” have lots of special skills too! 😆 2w

Sace @DebinHawaii What‘s sad is I didn‘t even notice! She‘s always described that way so I‘m surprised it didn‘t even register! 2w

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 2w

Andrew65 Excellent 📚👏🥳 2w

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DebinHawaii

Nancy Drew 14: The Whispering Statue | Carolyn Keene

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I finished book 14 for NancyDrewBR last week Sunday but didn‘t get a chance to post. In this one, Nancy & her posse of Bess & George are solving 2 mysteries, one where a client of Mr. Drew is concerned she is being swindled on the the books she is selling through a dealer & another mystery of a statue (it whispers & looks like Nancy!) stolen years before from a yacht club. So off to Waterford on the coast they go! ⬇️

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DebinHawaii … The most interesting things here are that Nancy goes undercover with a wig & glasses as “Debbie Lynbrook” since even before they get to Waterford they are threatened on the phone & by 2 burly masked men who come to the Drew‘s house. I like that George tosses one in a judo hold. Go George! 💪🏼🎉 There‘s a good amount of action in this one & the usual implausibilities of crime-solving with Nancy/Debbie, but no concussions for Nancy or anyone ⬇️ (edited) 2mo

DebinHawaii … else either. (Bess gets knocked off a sailboat by a boom & into the water but isn‘t knocked out) so our #NancyNogginKnockout counter, the #NNK is at 5/14. Maybe not my favorite overall, but I liked this one better than the last 2. (edited) 2mo

Ruthiella I liked that one of her possible pseudonym‘s was Carrie Fisher! 😂 2mo

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DebinHawaii @Ruthiella Me too! 😂 2mo

TheSpineView Awesome! 2mo

Librarybelle I‘ve not started yet, but this sounds much better than our last one! 2mo

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 2mo

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 2mo

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JenlovesJT47

Nancy Drew 03: The Bungalow Mystery | Carolyn Keene

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Book 3 down for the #NancyDrewBR ! I‘m actually really enjoying these. I find them relaxing and it‘s nice to get lost in Nancy‘s world and see just how many near-death experiences she can have in one book! 😆
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Librarybelle

Librarybelle Yes! We have a #NancyNogginKnockout count going with her various dangerous episodes! 3mo

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DebinHawaii

Nancy Drew 11: The Clue of the Broken Locket | Carolyn Keene

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Read for #NancyDrewBR I read an extra 15 minutes & finished this during #HyggeHour last night. Book 11 in the series, I read the 1965 version which apparently differs completely from the 1934 addition. This one has Nancy, Bess & George traveling to Maryland asked by her father (who gets around with the cases) to drop off a key for a young woman renting the cottage. There‘s sightings of a ghostly⬇️

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DebinHawaii … ship scaring the locals & the romance of the young woman & a rising singer, plus some potential record piracy for Nancy to get involved in too. ***Concussion Spoiler*** Since our #NancyNogginKnockout counter #NNK just tracks Nancy‘s knockouts, our count is now 4/11 books, HOWEVER there are 4 knockouts in the book: Cecily (the young woman—twice, George once (dazed) & Cecily‘s singer boyfriend Niko. 🤕🤕🤕🤕 poor heads! ⬇️ (edited) 5mo

DebinHawaii … This one was pretty good & I didn‘t really remember much about it. Looking forward to the discussion on 9/15 & hearing about the differences in the versions. 5mo

TheSpineView Awesome 📚 5mo

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TheBookHippie 😂😝♥️♥️♥️♥️ 5mo

DieAReader 🥳Great! 5mo

Librarybelle Hooray! It sounds like the head knockouts continue, but at least Nancy‘s head is safe. 5mo

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DGRachel

Nancy Drew 10: Password to Larkspur Lane | Carolyn Keene

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Homing pigeons!
Kidnappers!
Car chases!
Nancy saves a child!
Nancy Noggin Knockout!
It‘s all in a day‘s work for our plucky heroine!

(Is anyone else concerned that Nancy collects “mementos” like a serial killer? j/k I am, however, concerned about her having CTE by the time she turns 30!)

#nancydrewbr

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Librarybelle I‘m currently reading this, and it‘s intense! (edited) 6mo

DGRachel @Librarybelle It‘s a wild ride, for sure! 6mo

Read4life I was reading earlier and yelled “Nancy‘s Noggin! Concussion protocol!!” 😂 My family looked over and went back to what they were doing. I guess nothing I say while reading surprises them anymore. 😂 6mo

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DGRachel @Read4life 🤣🤣🤣 6mo

dabbe Now THAT'S the hashtag for the #NancyDrewBR: #nancynogginknockout 😂😂😂 6mo

Bookwormjillk @Read4life 😂😂😂 6mo

DGRachel @dabbe All credit to @DebinHawaii for that one, if memory serves. #NNK 6mo

DebinHawaii Yep we are at 4/10 now on the #NNK counter for potential concussions! 🤕 I remain worried! And yes, I totally keep thinking of her crime “mementos” & that worries me too! 😱😂 (edited) 6mo

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DebinHawaii

Nancy Drew 10: Password to Larkspur Lane | Carolyn Keene

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I read an extra 20 minutes at #HyggeHour last night so I could finish up Book 10 for #NancyDrewBR I‘m also going to use it a few hours early for the #AboutABook #ByMultipleAuthors prompt as the Nancy Drew series was written by many ghostwriters under the name Carolyn Keene. (Books 8-10 were written by Walter Karig).

But, back to the book, once I started it I remembered it instantly & the injured homing pigeon ⬇️

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DebinHawaii …that kicks off the first mystery. I remember being fascinated as a child with Nancy‘s bird/homing pigeon 🐦knowledge! There‘s a 2nd mystery that *small spoilers ahead* of course is related. And even though Walter used chloroform in the last 2 books to knock Nancy out, our concussion watch is back on when Nancy is pushed down & knocked out on the driveway, making the #NancyNogginKnockout #NNK count now at 4/10. 🤕 ⬇️ (edited) 6mo

DebinHawaii Best lines in the book? "Here we arel" husky, blond Burt Eddleton exclaimed with a grin. "The world's greatest camp counselors!" He was George's special friend. (You really need to use air “ “ & a wink when you say “special friend!” ??) All in all I liked this one best of Walter‘s 3 books! Looking forward to the discussion on 8/15. 6mo

DieAReader 🥳Great 6mo

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Librarybelle Yay! I‘m starting this one this weekend. It sounds like it‘ll be a fun one! 6mo

TheSpineView Fantastic! 6mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 📚 6mo

Eggs Great choice - I remember this one! 6mo

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Librarybelle

Nancy Drew 08: Nancy's Mysterious Letter | Carolyn Keene

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2. Nancy is juggling a couple of mysteries, as well as preparing to see Ned at Emerson! How does she do it?!?!

Let's think about the overall plot of the book. In part, there is a carryover from last month's book and the postal service. Nancy violates regulations inviting Ira into her home to rest! Nancy also faces danger but no #NancyNogginKnockout .

How does this one compare to the rest of the books so far? #NancyDrewBR #LittenDetectives

DGRachel I actually liked this one more than the others. I think because there isn‘t as much of a savior complex, or at least not that stood out. Her blatant disregard for postal service regulations is kind of funny, although I also think it‘s abhorrent that she not allowed to offer her postal carrier respite from the heat. 8mo

Bookwormjillk I thought it was a little convenient that all the mysteries ended up to be connected. I did like all of the different locations Nancy traveled to though. 8mo

Sace I liked this one better than The Haunted Showboat but not as much as the Clue in the Diary. I think there was just a little too much going on, postal tampering, Lonely Hearts scams, missing heiress. 8mo

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CogsOfEncouragement I noticed Nancy didn‘t get to show off some out of left field special skill in this one. lol I was struck by how many times she promised to be careful, and then immediately go off on her own - trust some rando w/a message that says to meet someone in an empty theater and doesn‘t take a friend with her, etc. 8mo

bookandbedandtea It did seem like there was a lot more than usual going on in this one but I liked the trip to Emerson (which luckily helped the investigation!) and I looked 8mo

bookandbedandtea ... and I *liked seeing how close Nancy and Hannah were in this one. Nancy did get knocked down several times, if not OUT, and was this the first time she was drugged? 8mo

TheAromaofBooks It really seems like Ira was actually the one who violated code by going inside for the drink, rather than Nancy for offering him one. How would she know about the rule?? It seems like it would be Ira responsibility to say thanks but no thanks. 8mo

Ruthiella I thought this was a little more disjointed plot was from previous books… not that these are tightly plotted masterpieces to begin with! 😂 But it felt less focused than previous books to me. 8mo

AmandaBlaze I skimmed through the last part of this one, which I haven't done before. I just wasn't as connected to the storyline. It was still a fun read, though. At least this time Nancy was drugged rather than knocked out. 8mo

lauraisntwilder @CogsOfEncouragement Yeah, no special skill! I kept thinking she was going to step in for Ned as QB when he got hurt. I'm sure she could throw a great spiral! 😆 8mo

PurpleyPumpkin I liked this one but not quite as much as the previous books. There was a lot going on! But the ending wrapped everything up nicely. 8mo

julieclair I actually liked this one the best so far. I think because it was a bit more realistic, rather than having Nancy using “some out of left field special skill” (great phrase, @CogsOfEncouragement ! 7mo

mrp27 I agree with many others and ultimately I didn‘t like this book as much as some of the others, too many mysteries, too convoluted. I did like their trip to Emerson and the football game. Would love to read more too how Nancy is teenager doing teenage things. 7mo

kwmg40 I didn't like this one as much as the earlier ones, though it was still entertaining enough. Some of the subplots seemed overly contrived. 7mo

Librarybelle I liked this one, but I don‘t think it was the strongest we have read so far…maybe because it did not seem like Nancy didn‘t show off a special skill, like @CogsOfEncouragement said. I would have loved your thought @lauraisntwilder of Nancy becoming the QB! @DGRachel @Bookwormjillk @Sace @bookandbedandtea @TheAromaofBooks @Ruthiella @AmandaBlaze @PurpleyPumpkin @julieclair @mrp27 @kwmg40 7mo

Roary47 I was going to mention she did get knocked out with the drug like @bookandbedandtea and @AmandaBlaze mentioned. I say cut Ira a break he‘s retiring, but probably shouldn‘t have put his bag down! I agree with @TheAromaofBooks it should be Ira remembering and abiding by these codes. 7mo

MariaW I liked this one more than the other ones so far. Even though there have been subplots again, this time it made more sense how they ended up being entangled with each other. Ned doesn‘t feel that needy like in the previous story. But I found the ending quite abrupt. (edited) 6mo

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Sace

Nancy Drew 08: Nancy's Mysterious Letter | Carolyn Keene

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Can‘t wait for the discussion for this one. These earlier books are so much better than the later ones (IMO).

No #NancyNogginKnockout in this one but there was a knockout.

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Librarybelle Hooray!! 8mo

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DebinHawaii

Nancy Drew 07: The Clue in the Diary | Carolyn Keene

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I actually finished this one for #NancyDrewBR before my trip but I‘m finally getting to the review now since not a ton of reading is happening this weekend-mostly sleeping.
Another enjoyable Nancy Drew book—in this one we get to meet Ned Nickerson & while Nancy solves a couple crimes, she isn‘t in as much danger & doesn‘t get knocked out so now the #NancyNogginKnockout or #NNK count is 3/7 books. 🤕 So I guess ⬇️

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DebinHawaii …because I read lots of thrillers with serial killers, it brings them taking trophies to mind when Nancy keeps or is given something to commemorate solving a mystery! 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 And this is one of my favorite Nancy Drew book covers! 🏃‍♀️🔥 8mo

Librarybelle It‘s a fun book cover! 8mo

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 8mo

TheSpineView Fantastic!🤩📖 8mo

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Sace

The Haunted Showboat | Carolyn Keene