I really liked this installment of the series because it had a race against time aspect to it not only to find Nancy Smith Drew but also to stop her from marrying a gold digger. This almost felt like an episode of The Dating Game gone wrong; a contestant being yanked off stage. As for […]
I love watching movies almost as much as I like reading books — but just almost. I started a movie blog a while back but only posted sporadically, if not at all. I would think this wouldn’t be a problem as I watch a film practically every night, but I am a horrible multi-tasker. Maintaining […]
Okay, so Nancy finds a diary during a house fire and believes there could be a clue in it to find the arsonist. (hence, the title) while leaving the scene, her car is in an accident and meets Ned Nickerson — Yay! He falls head-over heals in disgusting puppy love and will do anything to […]
Re-review, is that even a word? Well it will be for the next few sentences. By this I mean do you review a book a second time on your blog? I reread Harry Potter every year but is it necessary to review it again and again and again. I recently looked back on some of […]
So at the beginning of the year I decided to switch this blog to strictly classic literature, and like any new year’s resolution I failed miserably. Of course as soon as I made the decision I saw all the great books that were coming out that year and I sat there salivating. I found it […]
Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge hosted by The True Book Addict via The Christmas Spirit Blog Details: challenge will run from Monday, November 19, 2012 through Sunday, January 6, 2013 (Twelfth Night or Epiphany). cross over with other challenges is totally permitted AND encouraged! These must be Christmas novels, books about Christmas lore, a book of Christmas […]
Top Ten Tuesday Hosted by The Broke and Bookish Jane Austen (duh) — she breathes life into any character she touches/creates. Harry Potter Series — Hogwarts is just so damn awesome! I love J.K. Rowling Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell — I read this every freak’n year almost without fail, for being written in 1936 […]
While visiting Shadow Ranch, with her friends Bess and George, (surprise surprise) a mystery turns up. The ranch is supposedly haunted by the outlaw Dirk Valentine, who died leaving a hidden treasure to his sweetheart said to be on the property of Shadow Ranch. Not only does Nancy take this case but also a young […]
All of Lexie’s roommates were creepy, Abby appeared to know more than she lets on almost acting like a know-it-all Donna Reed, keeping everything orderly, watching all her ps and qs. Justin, is a squirrelly little thing, jumping at the slightest noise and willing to please. Raphael, really fades into the background, and sometimes I […]
Top Ten Tuesday Hosted by The Broke and Bookish Top Ten Books I’d Want On A Deserted Island (no particular order) Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell — Because it would take me a long time. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — My favorite book ever! Harry Potter series — Does that count as one? […]