Once Upon a Thriller (4) (Nancy Drew Diaries) Paperback – September 24, 2013

I ordered this book for my daughter who is 11 almost 12. She recently found an interest in Nancy Drew books and has started collecting the books in this series. She loves these books and is always asking when we can order the next one in the series.

I love all the Nancy Drew Diaries but this one is really great. I love the concept of this book. I was little unsure about trying a new series of Nancy Drew books because the last series I read was really childish but these are great for my age (age 11). I didn't enjoy reading until I read this series.

This case was a return to a strong mystery with intelligent development and clues. Nancy acted as an intelligent and resourceful young woman would. I enjoyed this book a great deal and would recommend it as a strong entry in the Nancy Drew Diaries series.

This was my first "Diaries" book and I enjoyed it a lot. The cover made me think it was going to be for a younger reader (like the Notebooks) but I used the "Look Inside" feature and it was like the Case Files. I'll be reading more Nancy Drew Diaries.

THis Nancy Drew seems pretty similar to the Nancy Drew of the Girl Detective series. Most of the early books in ths series are "whodunit" type mysteries where a crime is committed, Nancy is presented with a range of suspects, and she must figure out who did the dasterdly deed. The charecterizations of Nancy, George and Bess are pretty good. While a brilliant detective, Nancy has character flaws in this incarnation, which tends to humanize her. While the writing is not as good as the original Nancy Drews by Mildred Wirt Benson, it's a least on a par with the books that Hariett Adams wrote.

Nancy Drew has always been popular with young adults and so have the books with diaries in the title. Nancy Drew Diaries are a hit with the kids and a great addition to the library.

All of these are great. My daughter has been reading them for the past couple of years .

This book was purchased for my granddaughters reading book club. She enjoyed the read!