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Today I’m excited to participate in the Blog Tour of The
Lakeview Series. This is a young adult mystery series including the books ‘Hush’,
‘Whisper’, ‘Silence’ and ‘Scream’.
For more information about the tour please visit the tour page.
About ‘Hush’ (A Lakeview Novel #1):
For small-town girl Blakely Henry, any hope of finding
her biological parents died when she stopped believing in fairy tales and
Disney princesses. That is, until she spots her boarding school’s new British
exchange student, Max Ryder, staring at her. Why would a boy who looks like he
stepped out of the pages of a magazine be looking at her? Because Max knows
something Blakely doesn’t.
her biological parents died when she stopped believing in fairy tales and
Disney princesses. That is, until she spots her boarding school’s new British
exchange student, Max Ryder, staring at her. Why would a boy who looks like he
stepped out of the pages of a magazine be looking at her? Because Max knows
something Blakely doesn’t.
Following the tragic demise of one of Europe’s most
beloved royal families, Max has stumbled upon information he thinks may lead to
a lost royal heir, and now he is on a quest halfway around the world to see if
he’s right.
beloved royal families, Max has stumbled upon information he thinks may lead to
a lost royal heir, and now he is on a quest halfway around the world to see if
he’s right.
Sworn to secrecy by his university professor and the
headmaster of Lakeview Academy, Max is admitted into an exchange program with
the sole purpose of finding out the truth. But will his personal feelings for
Blakely get in the way?
headmaster of Lakeview Academy, Max is admitted into an exchange program with
the sole purpose of finding out the truth. But will his personal feelings for
Blakely get in the way?
When a stolen email surfaces, Blakely and her friends’
lives are threatened, and Max starts to question what he is really after.
lives are threatened, and Max starts to question what he is really after.
From the exclusive rolling lawns of Canada’s most
prestigious boarding school to the University of Saint Andrews’ hallowed
grounds, Blakely’s quiet, unassuming life is turned upside down. Is she really
who she thinks she is? Can she survive long enough to help Max unearth the
truth?
prestigious boarding school to the University of Saint Andrews’ hallowed
grounds, Blakely’s quiet, unassuming life is turned upside down. Is she really
who she thinks she is? Can she survive long enough to help Max unearth the
truth?
About ‘Whisper’ (A Lakeview Novel #2):
It’s Halle Henry’s first year at Lakeview Academy . . .
On a snowy January night, just days after a fire that
nearly destroyed the school’s library, Elsie Stewart, daughter of the
headmaster and founder of Lakeview Academy, dies slipping beneath the ice of
frozen Clearwater Lake. Unable to right the wrongs she committed before her
tragic death, Elsie’s spirit walks the halls of her father’s school, waiting
for someone who can.
nearly destroyed the school’s library, Elsie Stewart, daughter of the
headmaster and founder of Lakeview Academy, dies slipping beneath the ice of
frozen Clearwater Lake. Unable to right the wrongs she committed before her
tragic death, Elsie’s spirit walks the halls of her father’s school, waiting
for someone who can.
One hundred years later, while joining her sister’s friend Leigh to help clean
out the school’s administration building before the big remodel, Halle stumbles
upon Elsie’s hidden journal.
Obsessed with what she finds, Halle searches the school for clues that may lead
to solving a century-old mystery. The only problem is that Halle also talks
Calum Stewart, Leigh’s worst nightmare, into helping them.
Once Leigh and Calum are forced work together, sparks fly and no one around
them, alive or dead, is left unaffected.
About ‘Silence’ (A Lakeview Novel #2.5):
Searching for the answers about the father she never
knew, Blakely Henry, now Queen of Tamura, takes her family on a cross-country
adventure through the hill towns of Southern France.
knew, Blakely Henry, now Queen of Tamura, takes her family on a cross-country
adventure through the hill towns of Southern France.
About ‘Scream’ (A Lakeview Novel #3):
It’s Halle Henry’s final year at Lakeview Academy, andshe is determined to make it her best year yet. But when drugs are discovered
in her boyfriend Alex’s backpack and he is expelled, Halle’s life spins out of
control.
Refusing to believe the accusations against him, Halle vows to get to the
bottom of what really happened and bring Alex back to campus so they can
graduate together.
Now, all Halle has to do is save her boyfriend, solve a murder, graduate from
high school, and keep from getting killed in the process.
My Review of ‘Hush’:
A view months ago I read about the Lakeview series by
Stacey R. Campbell. It sounded like a really fun read, so when the sign up for
the Lakeview series Blog Tour was send out, I signed up as fast as I could. I couldn’t
wait to start reading the first book in the series ‘Hush’, and was super
excited when I read I would be a part of the tour.
In ‘Hush’ we meet Blakely Henry, a seventeen year old who
is in her last year on Lakeview Academy, a boarding school in Canada. Blakely
has always known that she was adopted. But who her real parents are, are a big
mystery. Blakely has given up her search and now only wants to focus on school.
That also means no boys.
is in her last year on Lakeview Academy, a boarding school in Canada. Blakely
has always known that she was adopted. But who her real parents are, are a big
mystery. Blakely has given up her search and now only wants to focus on school.
That also means no boys.
Max Ryder is a student of the University of Saint
Andrews. One day he finds some pictures that suggest that there is a unknown
royal heir to the throne of Tamura. A
throne, people are fighting over because every heir was supposedly dead. Now
Max is an exchange student on Lakeview Academy, on a guest to finding
out the truth. But unfortunately Max isn’t the only one who’s trying to find
out who Blakely really is.
Andrews. One day he finds some pictures that suggest that there is a unknown
royal heir to the throne of Tamura. A
throne, people are fighting over because every heir was supposedly dead. Now
Max is an exchange student on Lakeview Academy, on a guest to finding
out the truth. But unfortunately Max isn’t the only one who’s trying to find
out who Blakely really is.
I was really excited to start reading this book and I must
say it didn’t disappoint. This book is easy to read and definitely a feel-good
book. You easily get pulled into this story and I was really interested in the
characters and what was going on. The characters are easy to love and most of
all I loved the whole lost-princess part. The romance was also very adorable
and definitely made me want to keep on reading.
say it didn’t disappoint. This book is easy to read and definitely a feel-good
book. You easily get pulled into this story and I was really interested in the
characters and what was going on. The characters are easy to love and most of
all I loved the whole lost-princess part. The romance was also very adorable
and definitely made me want to keep on reading.
This book made me think a little of the Princess Diaries,
and it definitely is just as good if you ask me. The one thing that bothered me
at times was the way this book went very fast. For example when Max tried to catch
Blakely’s interest. One page of the book would be about three different days. Time
went by really fast at times. It just felt a little rushed. But fortunately
this didn’t bother me too much.
and it definitely is just as good if you ask me. The one thing that bothered me
at times was the way this book went very fast. For example when Max tried to catch
Blakely’s interest. One page of the book would be about three different days. Time
went by really fast at times. It just felt a little rushed. But fortunately
this didn’t bother me too much.
What I also really enjoyed about this book was that it
was written through different Point of Views. I loved reading what Blakely and
Max where thinking separately.
was written through different Point of Views. I loved reading what Blakely and
Max where thinking separately.
Overall this book was a very nice relaxing read and it
definitely made me interested in reading the next books in this series. I would
especially recommend this book to the younger YA reading crowd. I would have adored
this book in my teens!!
definitely made me interested in reading the next books in this series. I would
especially recommend this book to the younger YA reading crowd. I would have adored
this book in my teens!!
My Rating:
About the Author:
Stacey R. Campbell lives in the San Juan Islands with herhusband and three daughters. She is a graduate of the University of Washington
and a dyslexic writer that believes there is no such thing as a bad
reader. She is the author of the young adult novels ‘Hush’, ‘Whisper’,
‘Silence’ & ‘Scream’ and the highly acclaimed middle grade
swashbuckling Pirate book ‘ARRGH’!
When not at her desk writing she can be found hiking,
sailing, or skiing. She enjoys chocolate in any shape or size, too many cups of
coffee and laughing (often too loudly as her daughters say) with her friends
and family.
sailing, or skiing. She enjoys chocolate in any shape or size, too many cups of
coffee and laughing (often too loudly as her daughters say) with her friends
and family.
Stacey is available for classroom visits via Skype and
loves working with writers and readers of any age; especially those with
learning disabilities like her own.
loves working with writers and readers of any age; especially those with
learning disabilities like her own.
Learn more about Stacey R. Campbell and her upcoming
releases by visiting her website at www.staceyrcampbell.com. You can also visit Facebook and
Twitter to learn more about Stacey.
releases by visiting her website at www.staceyrcampbell.com. You can also visit Facebook and
Twitter to learn more about Stacey.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
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Loved this book! So entertaining and hard to put down. I love that even though there is a romantic interest the girls always have their own strong personalities and don’t lose who they are. Loved Whisper’s supernatural plot. How exciting to discover links to the past and solve a mystery. Excited to see what Stacy writes next.