My Review Layout

"Hi, I'm Nancy Drew!"

Title

First published: Date Year

Ghostwriter: _____

Cover A: ______

Cover B: ______

Cover C: ______

Publisher: ______

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Intro

Short summary

Little background

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Characters:

Nancy and other main characters of the book: Bess, George, Ned, Carson, and Hannah

• Recurring characters: Chief McGinnis, Aunt Eloise, Helen Corning, Detective Ryan, Brenda Carlton/Deirdre Shannon, Burt Eddleton and Dave Evans, etc.

• Suspect #1 — description

• Suspect #2 — description

• Suspect #3 — description

• Suspect #4 — description

• Suspect #5 — description

• Suspect #6 — description

• Suspect #7 — description

The Book:

Here, I describe the book comprehensively. I use some witty banter, emojis, a couple of GIFs.

If there is a spoiler (such as a culprit), I always use white text on it, so it is hidden to those who don't wish to see it. If something is a spoiler, I put it in brackets [like this], and it can be seen by highlighting the word/phrase with your cursor.

Any GIF used on this blog is not of my own making. It is most likely from giphy.com, although I do get some from other places as well.

I will usually end the case with a phrase along the lines of "Another Case Solved!" and a GIF of the iconic "That's All Folks!" sign off.

Award Time:

To make my blog a bit more fun and unique, I like to include some awards at the end of my posts. If you can come up with a creative award, send the title and award description to me in either a comment or e-mail.

• Best Friend Line: A funny, wise, or otherwise memorable line by one of the main characters: Nancy, Bess, George, Ned, Carson, or Hannah.

• Guest Hunk: Where we recognize the hottest/hunkiest male character of the book. Examples include Dave Gregory (The Secret of Shadow Ranch) or Jacques Brunais (The Treasure in the Royal Tower).

• Monster of the Week: A character from the book, who we wish would be put behind bars for being a pain in the butt. This person cannot be the culprit. Examples may include Mortimer Bartescue (The Haunted Bridge) or Deirdre Shannon.

• Most Gameable Moment: A passage you could easily see being used in the Nancy Drew Adventure Games by Her Interactive.

In conclusion:

Sum up my general thoughts on the book, and give it a score.

I score using a magnifying glass emoji. I rate the books on a five-point scale, one point for each of the following: the mystery; the investigation; the cliffhangers/incidents; the characters; and the culprit. I also include its memorability, how it has held up over time, and how it held my interest. I like a combination of books from across different eras and series of the character, so I expect to see some diverse scoring of books released in the same time vicinity.

Some Future Clues:

Sometimes, I may include news of things going on regarding the blog, or the Nancy Drew character in general.

The Next Case:

If I know what my next review will be, I will post it here. Every one in a while, I might do a poll to see what readers might want me to read next.