The Nancys | 
pan11 year-old Tippy Chan's Uncle Pike and his boyfriend Devon come to look after her while her mother is away. Tippy and her uncle are both fans of Nancy Drew so when a murder happens in their small town, how can they not investigate?
When will I learn? I do not like kid detectives. The clichéd gay couple did nothing to save this disaster, if anything they sank it even further.
"Uncle Pike‘s plane was late, and my hair was a sweaty mess thanks to the crimson antikidnapping jacket and hateful Santa hat Mum had made me wear."
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pick1. They kind of follow you everywhere right? 2. My copy, she went through alot. Got her cover ripped at the laundromat and has Aunty Chun‘s vegan sweet chili noodle sauce on a couple of the pages. 3. This was the fun book I needed to start off the New Year. Thank you again for the book, @CarolynM Tippy Chan is an 11yo in a small New Zealand town where her and her Uncle Pyke and his bf Damon will band together, call themselves The Nancys and 👇🏼
pickThis has been on my TBR for ages, and fortuitously ended up on my December list, I didn‘t even realize it was a #HolidayRead until I started it. It‘s a very satisfying modern day homage to Nancy Drew. Not exactly a believable mystery, but easy to loose yourself in and loads of fun. #WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers @StayCurious
pickEbook from the library. Always challenging to get a good pick. This was a great read with some pertinent themes.
Libby loan expired midway through and I had to resume a few weeks later.
Book 78
Couldn‘t resist!
I‘m generally quite devoted to wearing ballet flats but recently, I did take a detour through Mountfords and come out with some boots - which reminded me that I had ordered some new socks… this is one of three new pairs - the others don‘t match any book covers (that I can currently think of!)
pick11 year old Tippy Chan, grieving the recent loss of her father, is joined by her Uncle Pike and his boyfriend Devon, in playing Nancy Drew when her teacher is murdered shortly after her best friend is severely injured in suspicious circumstances. I was thoroughly charmed and amused by the telling of this story as the grown ups conversations, while faithfully reported, go completely over Tippy's head. Written in Melbourne but set in NZ, #ozfiction?
I don't think they're really talking about reading😏😉😆
Do covers sometimes just say YES to you... and before you know it you are walking out of the bookstore with a slightly dazed smile on your face, holding a new book in your hand?
What‘s the best book you‘ve read that maybe isn‘t your usual sort but the cover lured you in?
so-soGlad I didn‘t buy this book. Written by a Kiwi living in Melbourne. I almost gave up as way too much dialogue at the beginning. Most of that smutty gay male conversation which some people may not “ get” which would be good.😊
I guessed the end . Glad I finished as end was touching. But not my best read this year. @MrsMalaprop
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N is for The Nancys
Written for adults but with a 11 year old protagonist with a deep love of Nancy Drew and a rather big murder mystery to solve 👁 I ended up getting both my grandparents to read this ☺️ and we all enjoyed it (Nana perhaps most of all)
so-soI have many thoughts about this book. There was certainly enough mystery to keep me reading, particularly in the second half. The characters were quirky and unique but also felt a bit like caricatures. The dialogue was often weird and the sexual innuendo got boring very quickly. I didn‘t feel it lived up to the quotes on the front so I felt a bit disappointed by the whole thing in the end.
pickI‘ve never read a Nancy Drew Mystery and this book makes me think I‘ve missed out. Tippy (11 years old, grieving the recent death of her father) adores Nancy Drew - she admires Nancy‘s fearlessness... her eccentric Uncle arrives to look after her for 2 weeks while Mum goes on a cruise - and well, murder mystery things start to happen, family secrets unravel and well, I teared up on the last page. Ahh. What a fantastic story.
‘Mum had told us off again and made us swear that we wouldn‘t do any more sleuthing. We‘d all agreed but I‘d had my fingers crossed behind my back and noticed my uncle doing the same.‘
“Finally I was living the Nancy Drew life - with a mystery to solve and no annoying classes to get in my way”
