The book called The Weekend was Murder was about a sixteen year old girl named Liz, and she worked at a very expensive hotel called the Ridley's hotel. There was a roomer that was spreading saying that the hotel was being haunted by a ghost in room number nineteen!!! When the ghost was a male human his wife killed him by breaking a big vase on his head!! She did that because she was on a drug and she was very mad.His wife went to the hospital to get rid of the drugs, but the ghost- (which was the man who got killed) still remained at the hotel. Also, at the Ridley's hotel was an annual called Murder Mystery Weekend. That was when the author of the book which was Mrs.Duffy came to the hotel and makes her book come to life! Mrs.Duffy picked different people who worked at the hotel to play the characters for her book. One of the people who was picked was Liz, and she had to run out the elevator next to room nineteen which was the haunted room!! When Liz went to do her part for the book, she had realized that room nineteen's door was open.The she went inside to see why it was open, and then when she did there was something on the floor... I really liked this book a lot! I liked this book because there were lots of cliffhangers which made me want to keep going and it grabbed my attention.I am also a big fan on mystery book anyway so I knew I would LOVE the book. The book gave some really good details and was very descriptive. I also like this book because it was mysterious.This book was interesting as well!
Cute but mediocre sometimes. It's funny because I wasn't aware this was a young adult until I received it. Figured that out fast when I started reading it.The mystery isn't much of a one, but the idea of the mystery weekend was a fun touch and you can't help but like the heroine's clumsy personality. Her mom on the phone could grow cheesy sometimes. Other characters were fine and I was surprised to find a ghost thrown into the mix, even if it's done briefly. The famous author was interesting and also cleverly humorous. The cast was laughable and this turned out to be a young adult - mystery that leaned heavily on comedy and cutesy situations.A mystery was there but the heroine doesn't really solve it, so it turns out to be more of a book where a crime took place and we just find out the ending due to other events taking place.Nixon keeps the writing easy in flow and wording since it's geared toward younger audiences. Suspense is realistic but that's not what the book is aiming for. It's an enjoyable experience but nothing too exciting, and although the characters are likeable enough, they didn't leave lasting impressions.
Title: The Weekend Was MurderAuthor: Joan Lowery NixonSeries: N/ARating: ★★★★Summary: Mary Elizabeth can't wait for the weekend to begin at the Ridley Hotel, where a famous mystery writer and a troupe of actors are coming to enact a murder mystery for 150 amateur sleuths. Mary Elizabeth's role is to discover "the body" in Room1927, which is supposed to be haunted. But nothing prepares her for the real body that she finds in Room 1927... Review: One of the really good ones. *If you read one, I suggest reading them all!Things I Loved: N/AThings I Hated: It was a bit predictable, which was surprising considering how many times Nixon has fooled me in her other mysteries.
—luhvBOOKS
Mary Elizabeth can't wait for the weekend to begin at the Ridley Hotel, where a famous mystery writer & a troupe of actors are coming to enact a murder mystery for 150 amateur sleuths. Mary Elizabeth's role is to discover "the body" in Room 1927, which is supposed to be haunted. But nothing prepares her for the real body that she finds in Room 1927 ....A fun, quick read - Mary Elizabeth was likable although naive compared to 16-yr-olds today. I could relate to her klutziness at that age! Some parts of the story take quite a bit of imagination to make them believeable.
—Margaret
With the books I read so far by her, you start to like them but then find you're already getting near the end and want more. This one is no exception. I was like, oh already wrapping up, okay then. It seems Mary Elizabeth should be a detective or assistant to Jarvis or something, shouldn't she? What with being entangled in yet another one and Jarvis being the one to solve it right? The title around sums up what this one's about. A murder mystery weekend, in theme to Clue and all the other shows or movies with a similar premise. One that comes to mind was that Golden Girls episode. Anyway, this one was pretty good, more like 3.5 though. Not bad or anything but still pretty good. And Fran can be adorable and supportive at times. Though I like first book better, more for the sort of creepy atmosphere? At times however it can get a little corny. Still, these are fun reads none the less.
—Nidah (SleepDreamWrite)
