The Hayley Mysteries #2: The Missing Jewels
Updated: Oct 28, 2022
Hayley LeBlanc
Amazon Summary:
The next book in an exciting new middle grade mystery series from actress, artist, and YouTube star Hayley LeBlanc!
In Hayley Mysteries: The Missing Jewels, Hayley is the lead in a Nancy Drew like kids TV show, and when strange things happen around the studio, she and her friends become real-life sleuths. Now Hayley needs help finding a jewel thief in this action-filled and adventurous story. Plus, get a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to be an actress IRL!
Things are going great for Hayley on the set of the mystery show Sadie Solves It. But one day, things start disappearing from the studio—expensive jewelry used on the show, and even earrings from someone's purse! Who's the thief stalking Silver Screen Studios?
Hayley doesn't want to get involved... after all, she only plays a detective on TV. But then one of the stolen items is found in her trailer, and her favorite makeup artist, Vee, is blamed for the theft! With the help of her two best friends and co-stars, Hayley begins to investigate. Can they find the real thief before Vee is fired for good?
My Review:
7/10
So this is the second book, in which I hope will be the next Nancy drew series, the Hayley Mysteries. I would like to start with the good elements of the book for this review.
Firstly, I find while I am reading this series, I learn a lot about the acting world. I learn about new terms in acting, child laws, etc. I loved this aspect of the story because acting is awesome, and it teaches me things about being an actor, which I want to do when I grow up.
I also really enjoyed how when I am reading this book, it is like an episode of a reality TV show playing out in front of my eyes. This is like a behind the scenes book, where most of the events take place on the filming lot, while the cameras aren’t rolling. It also incorporates hidden camera show vibes, which are so cheesy. (And I am a sucker for cheesy things: Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, PLL: Original Sin, etc.) Aside from the book, I would love to talk about the author for a minute.
Hayley Leblanc is a 13 year old influencer who has 5+ million followers on social profiles, a child actor, and now a published author with three books coming out in one year. So I want to say, “MAD RESPECT” for your hustle. I hope you will pursue writing as another career, because you are good. Now here comes the part I dread the most, talking about the things I didn’t enjoy so much.
Firstly I wanted to discuss the age this year is meant for. In my opinion the age range for this book is 8 to 12 years old. As an older reader and a lover of mysteries, I predicted he was stealing the jewels because I am always looking for the answer. I use the breadcrumbs that were laid out to find who is the culprit. Now I do think that a younger reader would not be able to guess who it is, and they would definitely love trying to figure it out. But I knew who it was.