Something is going to change, however, because I now have some time to post! I really want to get caught up and finish some things I thought were done a long time ago (like book lists).

A lot of the things I HAVE been working on were on the sister site, MysteryHQ. We’ve been working hard on it since around April and it’s starting to look AWESOME. We’re about to put web pages up and re-design the message board. We had to switch hosters a while back and are now located at MysteryHQ.Forummotion.com. Unlike M.S., it has plenty of fan fiction boards, threads about Nancy Drew, and even some interest in Trixie Belden [though I have yet to convince a true blue Trixie fan to sign up] !

I thought I’d post something that has been bothering me for a while– the Secret of Shadow Ranch cover art.

This pic isn’t very big, but if you  pull out your own SSR, you can examine closer. Now, I may be a bit over-the-top picky, or just a REALLY critique-ey horse girl.

I couldn’t help but notice how short those reins are on the black horse. Plus, I have NEVER seen split reins like that. They are always long enough to overlap. Another thing that bothered me was Nancy’s jockey position on the horse (short stirrups)… SHE’S RIDING IN A WESTERN SADDLE, goodness.

ROFL, yeah, just thought I’d bring that to everyone’s attention… maybe I’m wrong.

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #16

by Carolyn Keene [original by Mildered W. Benson]

The first five chapter were certainly different. One of the oddest Nancy Drew books I’ve read. Because of this, I almost enjoyed it.

By the odd plot displayed in this book, I can only imagine how strange the original text is.  First,  the opening scene is in the Drew’s'recreational basement room’ (haven’t heard that one in a while), where Nancy is tap-dancing in code. Why? Bess and George want to know. Because Nancy’s been asked to solve a mystery involving a mysterious tap-dancer! GASP!

Not only that, but for unknown reasons a bunch of cats have been stolen from the very same lady! Huh.

Well, like I said, different is the word.

Part of the ‘Famous Horse‘ series of books.

Grosset & Dunlap

1946

First 2 Chapters: I nearly forgot that I owned this book until a few days ago. I remember starting to read this when I was much younger and I thought it was boring. Well, that is what I said about My Friend Flicka, too!
Though only around a measly 30K words, I am already enjoying the pace and detail used. I recall reading a Zane Grey book a while back-the beautiful views featured in the book got a bit tiresome to read about. This book—in just two chapters—has already created a seedy/slick hombre and a bankrupt ranch, and set the son of the rancher in the pursuit of a way to save it. It has the potential to be a dud, but I’m cheering for it!