When Ned is cast in a stage production of Macbeth, led by the famous but peculiar director Bear Larouche, Nancy volunteers to help with the set. She's also allowed to sit in on a few rehearsals, where she gets an earful from the director about theater superstitions: never say "Macbeth" out loud—only refer to it as "The Scottish Play"—never wear blue, no peacock feathers onstage, and so on.
The play is off to a promising start until Ned breaks the most important rule and accidentally says "Macbeth" in the theater. And then accidents begin happening during rehearsals. It quickly goes from odd to scary, and the director is ready to cancel the show.
Nancy might not believe in superstition, but she does believe in intuition, and hers is telling her that the cause behind these incidents isn’t a curse, but someone in the cast. It's up to her to find out who before opening night.
When I read a book, how much I enjoy the book is influenced by what I just read. Unfortunately, I read Don't Go to Sleep by Bryce Moore immediately before reading this book. Don't Go to Sleep will likely be my favorite read of 2025. For that reason, my reading experience with this latest Nancy Drew Diaries book was doomed from the start.
So, I read this book on the day of release. When I finished, I thought about how I always do a review. I wasn't interested. I did not want to write anything about the book. I mean... the book bored me. What's the point?
Let's do it anyway.
Nearly the entire book bored me. I quickly decided to speed-read the book so that my torture would end as quickly as possible.
How can they come up with so many boring books?
So, I read this book on the day of release. When I finished, I thought about how I always do a review. I wasn't interested. I did not want to write anything about the book. I mean... the book bored me. What's the point?
Let's do it anyway.
Nearly the entire book bored me. I quickly decided to speed-read the book so that my torture would end as quickly as possible.
How can they come up with so many boring books?
I found the subplot with Bess to be much more interesting than the main plot. Yay, Bess! The main plot didn't interest me until nearly two-thirds into it, and then it got boring again.
I do have to acknowledge that the books no longer mention Nancy's restroom habits. I'm glad for that. Nancy isn't depicted like an idiot. The case is decent, although it's boring sabotage, and I never cared.
As I read, or rather, skimmed the book, I considered whether it was something that would appeal to children. It very well might. The director is eccentric, and children might get a kick out of that.
The book is okay, but it didn't do much for me.
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