Customer Reviews

Without a Trace/A Race Against Time/False Notes/High Risk (Nancy Drew: All New Girl Detective 1-4)

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I have enjoyed the original Nancy Drews for years, and have wished for an updated version that maintained suspense, and also the good character that Nancy & her friends modeled. After having read all four (and a few beyond)of the titles in this set, I am very pleased with these. I would guess the "mystery difficulty level" of these to be for pre-teens and teens, but I (an adult) have enjoyed them as light, fun reading as well.

In contrast to the originals, these are written in the first person, with Nancy herself telling the stories. Her best friends Bess and George are right in the action with her, and her dad Carson and housekeeper Hannah are a part of some of the stories. Her boyfriend Ned is there to help her solve most of the mysteries, and so far it seems that Nancy is exclusively dating him (also unlike the originals. So far, there has been no mention of Burt and Dave, George & Bess' boyfriends.)

I'm not sure what the other reader's concern was with the Nancy-Ned relationship; they seem to be behaving morally and honorably (and my standards are pretty high).

I am enjoying these, and plan to get some for my own daughters.

These books are ok. Just not my preference. They just don't have the same feel as other Nancy Drew, they seem to have lowered the maturity level off Nancy and upped the mature relationship between Nancy and Ned. It's still fun to read but just not the Nancy Drew I know.

For those of us who grew up reading the yellow Nancy Drew series, prepare to be disappointed with the new series. Yes, there is no more Nancy picking out which frock to wear, or references to baking casseroles, which seemed antiquated back in the 70's. However, if you can overlook the dated feeling of the yellow series, Nancy, despite the June Ward stereotype, was a smart young woman. Girls could look up to the old Nancy as a shrewd, moral, pretty, bright, courageous young woman, who was thoughtful, had good manners, was considerate, and was aware of her femininity, but didn't let that stop her from being a terrific detective whom everyone, male and female alike, admired.
I purchased a new Nancy Drew for my niece and began to thumb through it. The new Nancy talks about a boy looking at her "long and hard" in one book, and whether she should tell the boy staring at her that she has a boyfriend. The word "sleazy" is mentioned, and it seems that Nancy has been transformed from a smart young woman for pre-adolescent girls to admire to a modern, superficial teenage romance novel girl. The new Nancy, it seems, has lost a lot of her intelligence, replaced with cliquish, materialistic, superficiality, a girl whose inner musings remind one of a teenage tabloid magazine gossip column. Definitely a disappointment- not the wholesome heroine I was hoping for my daughter to read about and emulate. I'd rather skip over the "Betty Crocker" stuff in the old yellow series and read those instead.

I have been really impressed with these new Nancy Drew Adventures. I really appreciate the way Nancy is not flirty or swoony over boys. I really like the way you get to know all the characters really well-more than you did in the old books. And since I have been taking a writing course in school, these books get an A+ for perfection!

I am not a big fan of the girl detective series even though i love nancy drew. nancy is now rather forgetful (i liked the perfect nancy better) and most the new mysteries are rather lousy. i guess simon and schuster ran out of ideas for new books after doing 300+ mysteries. i do enjoy the new found richness of the characters that people say they lost in the 1990's (i partly agree). bess is now a mechanic, george is a computer whiz, and nancy cant remember to fill up her car with gas! some of the stories are kind of repeaters of the original series and even the tile of one is the same as nancy drew #66 even though the story is way different.

These are not the same as the older ones .The older ones are much better.
The new ones are pretty good , just not the same!!!!

This is a good set of books for the young teen with lots of fun and a mystery to solve before Nancy can. If your child thinks the original Nancy is too old fashioned then this will win her over as it is set in the "here and now" with cell phones, the internet and all the usual suspects of the 90's and beyond. Definitely worth a read.

These books are great. They are so much better then the other ones. The other ones were kinda boring. These are exicting. You can tell what Nancy is thinking and feeling. If you like Mystery and cliff-hangers then buy this boxset now. This boxset is a good way to start the series.

I purchased this set for my granddaughter, age 10. She states, she likes reading the books. She likes reading about a girl detective.

My 10 year old granddaughter loves to read and started reading the Nancy Drew collection. She read them all and was very happy with her set. That's a great review in my book.