The Red Blazer Girls - The Ring of Rocamadour

THE RED BLAZER GIRLS

The Ring of Rocamadour

By:  Michael D. Beil

FIRST SENTENCE

“For a s far back as I can remember, I have told everyone I know that I am going to be a writer.”

SUMMARY

From goodreads

It all began with The Scream.  And ended with…well, if we told you that, it wouldn’t be a mystery!  But in between The Scream and The Very Surprising Ending, three friends find themselves on a scavenger hunt set up for a girl they never met, in search of a legendary ring reputed to grant wishes.  Are these sleuths in school uniforms modern-day equivalents of Nancy, Harriet, or Scooby?  Not really, they’re just three nice girls who decide to help out a weird lady, and end up hiding under tables, tackling word puzzles and geometry equations, and searching rather moldy storage rooms for “the stuff that dreams are made of” (that’s from an old detective movie).  Oh, and there A Boy, who complicates things.  As boys often do.

REVIEW

Do you like puns?  This mystery was full of them and they made me laugh.  Oh, and there was a dash of romance mixed in.  This mystery also had geometry problems and word puzzles to solve.  How’s that for unique?

The idea of a girl detective made me think of Nancy Drew, but Nancy was always older.  I loved that The Red Blazer Girls were in middle school and Sophie is a “reader.”  This made it easy for me to relate to them.  I also liked how well they got along and worked together. 

The plot definitely kept my attention and it was not at all predictable.  That is the perfect combination for a good mystery if you ask me.

A must-read for all those readers who long for an old-fashioned mystery.  If only I knew why the copyright page was printed backwards.  Now that’s a mystery to solve!

RATING

5        Plot

4        Characters

5        Attention Grabbing

5        Girlie Meter

4        Ending

23      TOTAL

5        STARS

Melina