This is my first foray into the Nancy Drew Files. When it comes to serialized media, I tend to enjoy the ones that deal less with the villain of the wThis is my first foray into the Nancy Drew Files. When it comes to serialized media, I tend to enjoy the ones that deal less with the villain of the week and more with the personal lives of the regular characters. In this case, the plot revolves around the romantic relationship between Nancy and her boyfriend (since 1932! 90 years!) Ned Nickerson, who proves here that he can keep up with her in terms of sleuthing. They work together to unravel the mystery, which puts Ned in quite a bit of danger.
Jessica Thorne is also a more memorable villain that I expected she would be. She has zero redeeming qualities and actually makes for a pretty effective foil to Nancy herself. She's smart, even cunning, but materialistic, narcissistic, and utterly sociopathic. Great stuff....more
I remember being gifted the Nancy Drew books as a kid, but apart from Nancy Drew: A Novelization of the Hit Movie, I never actually read them. I did gI remember being gifted the Nancy Drew books as a kid, but apart from Nancy Drew: A Novelization of the Hit Movie, I never actually read them. I did grow up with the HeR Interactive games, however, and after recently revisiting them, I thought it was time I gave the books a try.
The Mystery at Lilac Inn is a quick, entertaining read with a certain vintage charm. That said, the pacing moves at breakneck speed, and it's definitely not fine literature. The mystery starts out slow but gets more exciting as the book progresses. I can see how younger readers would enjoy it and find it accessible - these books were probably a gateway drug for lovers of mystery novels....more
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