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DebinHawaii
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Mehso-so

#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025

Finished last Sunday for #NancyDrewBR but still digesting those exploding oranges! 🍊💥🙄 This one was just a bit over the top in the villains & their evil plans (soft spoilers): we had exploding oranges, a mansion with a secret laser “beamer” in a lab to shoot down a NASA rocket, wild animals to keep people away & a steaming swimming pool full of boiling water because you should always have “a special (spa?) treatment⬇️

DebinHawaii … for snoopers!” (Opening up the pores is important…) I was assuming there would be sharks with laser beams on their heads in there too but I guess that was in Austen Powers. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Best line, Ned: “I think I‘ve deactivated the machine in the laboratory, but a NASA expert had better check.” 🤓😂There were no knockouts so the #NNK is at 7/18 🤕but there was a group tear gas to the face at a photo op, so that‘s fun & different. 😉⬇️ (edited) 5h
DebinHawaii So, yes this one was a little 🍌👖at least the 1971 version & I remember none of it so I think maybe I didn‘t read this one growing up. Not a favorite but I can‘t wait for the discussion this week! (edited) 5h
dabbe Fab review! I'm almost finished. 🤩 5h
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DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 5h
TheSpineView Fantastic! 5h
Ruthiella This is as close to James Bond as we‘ve gotten so far, with the exception of that mini-sub in 4h
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Librarybelle
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Mehso-so

I feel like this would have been better titled as “The NASA Caper” or “The Mystery of the Exploding Oranges” for the revised edition. The moss—covered mansion portion was rather contrived. I was very offended when someone questioned Nancy‘s ability of helping, as she‘s a girl. 🙄

Not the greatest, in my opinion. Discussion on Tuesday!

CogsOfEncouragement Starting chapter eight now. 🔍 6h
dabbe At 62%. Hopefully, I'll be ready on Tuesday! 🤩 5h
DebinHawaii Just posted my review too. This one was pretty 🍌👖 with the plot! 5h
Ruthiella Yes, the mansion wasn‘t really the focus…then again, this one was all over the place! 😅 4h
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DGRachel
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Mehso-so

That was…a lot. Not the worst of the series, IMO, but definitely jam-packed with not-goodness. 😂 I really wish I could have read the original 1940s plot, because the whole exploding oranges at Kennedy Space Center was just unbearable to this former Central Floridian . We get all of the Drew friends and family for this one, plus the Nickersons have a vacation home near the Cape with a neighboring one for sale for Nancy! Neat! 🙄

DGRachel #nancydrewbr @Librarybelle Also, I think with all of the excitement, we should have gotten at least one #NNK! I feel robbed. 🤣🤣 8h
Librarybelle I know! Totally robbed! 😂 7h
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Bookwormjillk
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Panpan

Just bad. Someone tried to deliver explosive oranges to NASA and for some reason it‘s up to Nancy and gang to figure out who. They are FURIOUS that the caretakers of the place where they‘re staying aren‘t making their dinner and what if the mystery gets in the way of the house party or the property that Mr Drew is going to buy Nancy on a whim? I don‘t know if this book was sponsored by Florida tourism or what, but it was not the best. #NancyDrewBR

Librarybelle I‘m reading this right now and cannot get over the rudeness of people! Also, it really has a privileged feel to it—I know we can tell Nancy is privileged, but this one really screams it. 12h
Ruthiella I do think that maybe the Florida tourist board underwrote it! 😂 12h
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Bookwormjillk
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Fell asleep reading this last night and had the weirdest dreams. Do not recommend.

Kappadeemom 😁 21h
Librarybelle Oh my! 21h
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AnneCecilie
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#WeeklyForecast

I‘m officially on Easter break and is not returning to work until Tuesday 22nd and my main goal is to read

I want to continue with the yearlong reads

I want to continue with the buddy reads: Eloquent Rage #SheSaid and Heartstone #ShardlakeBR

I want to finish There‘s a Monster behind the Door, What to Wild See Can Be and Betongblomst

I want to read the tagged, and start The Peepshow and Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit

AnneCecilie Then I like to see how many of the others I can get to 1d
AnneCecilie Edit: I forgot that I will continue listening to By The Fire We Carry 23h
Suet624 👏 👏 👏 20h
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Sace
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Pickpick

#NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle

I changed my mind. I ended up kind of liking this. Maybe not my favorite, but not as annoying as some I‘ve read. The two mysteries actually ended up being connected so having multiple cases didn‘t bother me.

I hope someone read the earlier version. I want to know how they compare and if the bits about pirates and devastating hurricanes in my version were really just from the original.

Librarybelle I plan to start this today! 21h
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Sace
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Please just stick to one, Nancy.

#NancyDrewBR

dabbe #truth 🤣🤣🤣 2d
Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2d
Librarybelle 😂 2d
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Sace
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#NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle

Not sure if it‘s me or the book but I don‘t feel that into the Space Center. Even the exploding oranges leave me meh. At least I have a snuggle buddy. #catsoflitsy

Ruthiella I feel like this one was underwritten by the Florida Tourist Bureau. 😂🍊🐊🌴 2d
Sace @Ruthiella Agree. The pre Disney of it all is kind of neat. 2d
AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 2d
Librarybelle Yay for snuggle buddies! 2d
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2d
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Bookwormjillk
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For real?

Ruthiella Listen, at least it‘s not yet another jewel robbery gang! 😂 2d
Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella it reads like Nancy Drew satire or maybe a 1970‘s acid trip 😂 2d
Librarybelle A 1970s acid trip! I‘m keeping that in mind when I read it this weekend! 😂 2d
dabbe Get ready to #suspendthatdisbelief! 🤣 2d
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