Tag: reviews
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Nancy Drew: The Secret in the Old Attic Review
In The Secret of the Old Attic, Nancy assists an elderly man named Philip March as he seeks his son’s inheritance to help him raise Susan, his orphaned granddaughter. His son Phipp, a musician who composed prolifically but never published his music, left his songs hidden around the old March home. As Nancy begins assisting…
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Nancy Drew: The Clue in the Jewel Box Review
In The Clue in the Jewel Box, Nancy and her friends meet a foreign queen who was exiled from her home country two decades before. The night of the revolution, the entire royal family had been murdered aside from the queen’s grandson, who was stolen out of the country by his nurse. Ever since, the…
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Nancy Drew: The Quest of the Missing Map Review
In The Quest of the Missing Map, Nancy assists her new friend Ellen Smith in finding a treasure that was hidden by her seafaring grandfather many years earlier. The man had supplied his sons with the map to the treasure, but with a catch- one half was given to Ellen’s father, and the other half…
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Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion Review
In Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion, Nancy Drew packs up her friends and her housekeeper and flies to Merritt Island, Florida, where she investigates a plot to blow up the space base at Cape Kennedy- NASA! Situated near Cocoa Beach, the hometown of Jeannie and Captain Nelson, Nancy and friends stay at an orange-picking grove…
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Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk Review
In Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk, Nancy Drew has set sail with her friends Bess and George on the Winschoten, an ocean liner set sail from South Africa to New York. After leaving the port, she quickly meets another young woman named Nelda who is bunking with her and the girls. Nelda, falsely framed for…
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Nancy Drew: The Clue of the Tapping Heels Review
In The Clue of the Tapping Heels, Nancy Drew puts on her dancing shoes and works with her friends, Bess and George, to assist the elderly Miss Carter, a former dancer, who has come into some financial troubles. Miss Carter has been sustaining herself just barely by selling off her prized Persian cats, but as…
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Nancy Drew: The Haunted Bridge Review
In The Haunted Bridge, Nancy, Bess, and George are on vacation at Deer Mountain Hotel, a scenic resort hosting a golfing tournament. As our talented Nancy works on qualifying for the competition, the girls find themselves having to avoid the attentions of young Mortimer Bartescue, another guest at the hotel who has taken a liking…
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Nancy Drew: The Whispering Statue Review
Ft. Whispering Statue Sherbet In The Whispering Statue, Nancy goes undercover at a seaside resort to investigate Willis Basswood, a seller of antiques, statuary, and rare books, when he goes under suspicion of swindling the people whose wares he’s selling. Simultaneously, the resort she’s staying at recently lost a famous whispering statue which used to…
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Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm Review
Ft. Ivory Charm Shrimp Curry In The Mystery of the Ivory Charm, 18-year old Nancy Drew stumbles into international intrigue when she visits a Wild-Animal show and meets a young Indian boy named Rishi. Rishi is in the US with his supposed father, Rai, but Nancy quickly earns the young boy’s confidence and learns that…
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Agatha Christie: The Secret of Chimneys – Review
Ft. Poached Eggs at Chimneys In The Secret of Chimneys, fictional nation Herzoslovakia is currently short a leader after an uprising and murder of the reigning monarch. They dabbled sometime under a Prime Minister, who has also recently passed, and with his passing are rumors of incriminating memoirs that multiple factions want to get their…
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K-Drama: Dear Hyeri- Episode 2 Recap
I wasn’t expecting to do this- but I was so charmed by Hye-Ri’s crush on poor Parking Lot Man, and I found it so funny, that I thought a recap of this show would be fun to do. This show is already in full swing with episode 4 airing today, so I’m gonna skip episode…
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Nancy Drew: The Message in the Hollow Oak Review – Ft. Hollow Oak Nest Eggs
In The Message in the Hollow Oak, Nancy (an 18-year old girl) is prevailed upon by a seasoned New York detective to solve a centuries-old mystery in Illinois. In 1680, a French missionary named Pere Francois left a mysterious message behind during his travels, inside of an unknown hollow oak. The message is thought to…
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K-Drama: My Father is Strange – Review
A thoughtful, complex, expertly woven family drama full of heart and humor. With true-to-life emotional journeys contained in a larger-than-life plot, this story is about family and forgiveness. For a sincere, warm, and funny way to spend 52 hours, go ahead and turn on my favorite drama, My Father is Strange. Summary My Father is…
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K-Drama: My Unfamiliar family – review
OH! THE PAIN! This drama could and should have been great. It could have been the best. I was very prepared for it to be. But what should have been 10 episodes needed to stretch itself to 16, and I think that’s where it ended up losing itself. Show slowly limped to an ending that,…
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K-drama: Gogh, the Starry Night – Review
This is a cute, light-hearted mini-drama about a woman whose male coworkers all simultaneously fall in love with her. The series opens with Go Ho watching a drama with her mother. “How is this realistic? Don’t men have standards? How can they all be in love with one girl?” she complains to her mom. And…
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