Goldie Vance Vol. 1 (1)

Young sleuth Goldie Vance works as a valet at the Florida resort her dad manages. When a guest reports that an invaluable necklace has been stolen from his room, Goldie inserts herself into assists with the investigation.

Oh my goodness! This is so stinking cute and smart!

I was never a big mystery reader as a kid. I could never guess “whodunnit” and that irritated me. Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys were practically nonstarters for me. I wish Goldie Vance had been around back in the day because she would have turned me into a mystery reader for sure!

Goldie herself is a treasure. (See what I did there?) She’s intelligent, fearless, tenacious, assertive without being aggressive, and a daredevil. As most precocious teens do, she drives show more the adults around her a bit crazy. I absolutely loved her and I can’t wait to see the direction her personal life takes in the next books.

I wish we had seen more of the supporting cast because I think I’m going to like them a lot too. The characters are very diverse and I loved that inclusiveness. There are allusions to Goldie’s past history with other characters that I want to read about in more detail.

The ending of the mystery goes in a completely unexpected and frankly implausible direction but it’s fun.

The illustrations with their popping colors and retro, “cool cat” vibe (the book feels like it’s set in the 1960s) were awesome!

I loved this so much that I immediately requested the next three volumes of the series from the library. I highly, highly recommend this as a fun, retro mystery with a diverse cast of characters. show less

I wanted to like this, but I just couldn't get into it. Most of my misgivings have to do with the setting. It seems to be in some alternate reality 1950s Florida where racism, homophobia and real car makes and models do not exist. I just couldn't buy into this timeless fantasia. There was plenty of action and the plot sort of made sense despite its unlikelihood, but the breakneck pace left little time for development of any of the characters. They're just all sort of swell, except for the villains, who are all jerks. Larson's [b:Compass South|25689025|Compass South (Four Points #1)|Hope Larson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440086804s/25689025.jpg|45517430] was the better of her 2016 releases.

Goldie Vance is a sweet graphic novel that gives me old school Nancy Drew vibes.

I love a fun graphic novel, especially one with lots of spunk like this one! Goldie lives in her Father's resort, and she's great at getting into shenanigans. She's really good at solving tiny cases, like missing jewelry within the hotel. When a bigger mystery comes about, she decides to help a detective solve it since her curiosity is just too high!

Goldie is spunky and fun, everything you want in a character like this. She reminds me of Nancy Drew, Cam Jansen, and those other fun books from my childhood! Except this time, it's in graphic novel form! I can easily see middle graders, young adults, new adults and just adults loving this story. There's really show more no set age group - it's just a fun mystery!

The illustrations were spectacular and super colourful. They drew my attention in and kept it there, alongside the excellent story. Throw in that this book also has a diverse cast and is LGBT friendly, and I'm even more excited.

Overall, this story was super sweet and cute!

Four out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Boom! Studios for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review. show less

Goldie -- smart, fearless, gifted in her ability to drive fast cars and scrape her way out of trouble. A sweet romance is developing with the girl at the record store, and Goldie and her father keep their Florida resort running. Reminiscent of Archie's and Nancy Drew, but beautifully updated.

It was a good story and great illustrations. Basically Goldie and her dad work at a hotel and she is the valet. However, her side job is P.I. Good case and definitely a lot of action. She is definitely a younger version of Kinsey Milone (Alphabet series by Sue Grafton). I'm glad I read it but won't be reading anymore of the series. It didn't grab me like some other graphic novels do.

Cute, fun, fast read. I enjoyed the characters and the artwork. The only thing about the book that kind of bothered me was how convenient a lot of things were, but I suppose that is what you can expect from a YA detective story that is slightly cheesy. Not sure if I’ll pick up the sequels immediately, but I may check them out some day when I’m in the mood for another quick read.

This graphic novel series is going to be a delight. Goldie Vance is a mixed teenage girl who works at a hotel with her father. She parks cars and her father manages it (her parents are divorced). In her spare time she works for a detective agency in the building tracking down missing toddlers, lost bathing suits, and more. Things start to get interesting when a man reports a missing necklace and Goldie and her colleagues (fellow co-workers and the cute girl from the record store she has a crush on) realize that there is a lot more to the necklace then meets the eye. The missing necklace escalates to kidnapping, grand theft auto, and men in helicopters. It's a lot of fun and teens will eat up this Nancy Drew-esque spin off.