Strangers on a Train by Carolyn Keene Review

Good Morning Everyone :)

I pray today finds you all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.

I ended up taking Wednesday off from posting this week. It wasn't exactly planned that way, but it ended up turning out that way.

My husband and I have had a crazy busy schedule lately, and have also had a lot of trials and struggles over the last couple of months.

We decided to get away for a couple of days to just spend some time relaxing, shopping and swimming, and it was a lovely time away together.

Unfortunately, the hotel we were in had pretty terrible internet, so I made the decision to just take Wednesday off, rather than fighting with the wifi to get a post up for you all.

I hope you're all having a great week, and that the weekend is going to be a lovely time for you all.

Now let's jump right in to today's review.

Last year, I shared my reviews of two of the titles in the Nancy Drew Diaries series:

Curse of the Arctic Star

A Nancy Drew Christmas

And today I'm excited to share with you all a review of another title in this fun, middle grade series.

Keep reading below for my full review.

Strangers on a Train by Carolyn Keene:

Source: Libby App

Publisher: Aladdin

Publication Date: February 5th, 2013

Genre: Middle Grade/Mystery

Series: Nancy Drew Diaries

Synopsis:

Nancy and her friends take their detective skills on an Alaskan adventure in this second book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series.Nancy’s Alaskan adventure continues as she, Bess, and George disembark the mystery-plagued Arctic Star cruise ship and explore the grand sites of the forty-ninth state: Skagway; the Yukon territory, and Denali National Park. It’s spectacular scenery, but things start to go wrong almost immediately, leading Nancy to believe that whoever was behind the unsolved mayhem aboard the ship has followed them onto dry land. The girl detectives had better watch their steps—they’re on uncharted and unknown territory!

(synopsis from goodreads)

My Review:

I don't recommend reading this one without having read the first book beforehand, as I feel you will miss out on quite a bit of the mystery. After being a little annoyed with the way the first book ended, I enjoyed this one much more after the entire mystery wraps up by the end.

I loved the Alaska setting, and I enjoyed how Nancy's trying her best to solve the mystery, while trying to keep it all on the down lo from the rest of the cruise passengers.

I suspected a certain someone from the last novel as having something to do with what was going on, and I was proven right, but since I hadn't figured out this person's motive, the reveal was still a fun one for me anyways.

I definitely enjoyed this title more than the first one, and I'm looking forward to continuing on with the rest of the series shortly.

Final Rating: 4/5.

Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day :)

This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The photo does not belong to me, and all rights to the respective owners.

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