Nancy Drew Books

When I was younger, I loved it when my dad would sit on the couch with me and read Nancy Drew Mystery novels to me. I loved the simply written novels, no matter how obvious the villian sometimes was. The older I got, I started looking for the Nancy Drew books. Of the original series, there are fifty-six books. When I first started reading them, I had three of them. Thankfully, my grandma worked at a thrift store and could look out for them for me. Then, as I got even older, I went hunting for them myself. It was always so much fun, finding a book that I didn't have.
Finally, I had collected every single book except for one. I think I looked for at least two years before finally finding it, "The Double Jinx Mystery". I was so excited about finding it and continued to be happy....until I realized that now I had no series to chase after. My life had no meaning, as it were.
I slowly recovered, buying other book series to cope with the loss, but those were new books, where I had to wait for the next book to be written. And I could find them anywhere, at any old book store. How boring is that?
Now, about five years after buying that last Nancy Drew book, a friend of mine told me that she and her mother were collecting them. I immideatly said that I would love to look for them on my usual book buying rounds. She agreed and said she'd pay me back for the books I bought. So now the hunt is on once more!
Also, I've discovered that the Hardy Boys are so similiar to the Nancy Drew books as well, so now I'm collecting those for myself. Oh, how I love my books! ♥