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Synopsis:
Popular Daphne Blake and über-nerd Velma Dinkley are not friends. They aren’t enemies either, but they don’t have any reason to speak to each other, and that’s how they prefer it. The two girls grew up together—they’d been best friends since pre-K—but when they hit middle school, Daphne dropped Velma and never looked back.
These days, Daphne’s deep in the popular crowd, daughter of the richest family in town, while Velma’s an outsider, hiding from the world behind her thick glasses. When they run into each other in the halls of Crystal Cove High, they look the other way.
But then Daphne’s best friend, Marcy—who happens to be Velma’s cousin—goes missing. A century ago, there was a wave of disappearances in Crystal Cove, and many local people believe that supernatural forces were behind it. Now the whole town believes those same forces are back . . . and up to no good.
Daphne and Velma may be the only ones who can solve the mystery and save Marcy—if they can trust each other enough to try. Especially since the truth might be stranger—and scarier—than either girl can imagine…
Review:
I loved this! This was such a fun take on the girl power part of the Scooby-Doo and I am all for reliving my childhood through these two wonderful characters that I had grown up loving!
Daphne and Velma used to be friends but after they had a falling out ten years ago and carried on with their own lives. In high school Velma is struggling with family life, her father is massively depressed and her mum is constantly working. Daphne’s parents are divorced and her father’s new family is a little odd. That’s when things start getting a little weird.
While most people expect this story to be the standard adventure of the crew but through the eyes of our leading females but this isn’t that at all. This is just focusing on Velma and Daphne and their friendship and their bonding through all things creepy and wonderful.
I loved this story and how the characters progress and of course their wonderful ability to fight crime in the creepiest way!! Definitely worth the read and have the chance to relive the wonderful adventures of Scooby and the gang!
Rating: 4.5/5
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9781338592726