The Nancy Drew Diaries are a weird series to me; they seem for a much younger grade than the mainline stories they're meant to replace. However, I did rather like this one; as stated, the plot was a little all over the place, but in a fun way. Also, great representation of diverse characters that was awesome to see in Nancy Drew. To the folks who have a problem with that kind of thing, remember: In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. ( )

Overbloated descriptions of people and places kept me from enjoying this one fully. Easily could have trimmed forty pages from the book and wouldn't be the worse. Not to say the mystery wasn't enticing -- Nancy is on the case to discover a secret behind a reclusive heiress and find a missing statue of the goddess, Diana. But it wasn't until Chapter 7, 100+pages in, that the story got going. Also, the performing artist angle was uninteresting, with the character of Sven Svenstein completely irrelevant. ( )