pickA 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.
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so-soThis 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
pickGhosts, 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
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 .
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, AmandaBlaze6. 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
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
4. Let's look at the story line now. I've seen some in the group comment on this story line seems more plausible, and I agree. We'll talk about the dangers and the adventures in a later question.
Abandoned homes. Haunted caves. Shysters peddling Mon Coeur. It was interesting to me how all of these elements were tied up in the end. #NancyDrewBR
3. One thing that struck me with this was the various foods served at the cafe. Food plays a big role throughout the series, as we've commented on in the past, but this time really stood out for me. Fish pudding and salmon meringue especially.
Has anyone ever tried these? I'm including a recipe for fish pudding. I lead a fairly sheltered food life, so I was not aware of either dish prior to this book! #NancyDrewBR
2. Nancy, in part, is on the case of the tolling bell in the haunted cave. We hear discussion about the Paul Revere bells, which are indeed noteworthy.
Had you heard of Revere bells? Link in the comments to a Wikipedia post about them for a little background information. #NancyDrewBR
1. Nancy and her friends are on vacay! But, with a little bit of work and sleuthing thrown in. The 1946 and the 1973 versions are pretty similar--the 1946 version is titled “The Mystery or the Tolling Bell“ versus the 1973 version that is just “Mystery of the Tolling Bell.“
What did you think of this story overall? How does it compare to the prior 22 books? #NancyDrewBR
