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Bittersweet (The Sweet Life #6)

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For Jessica and Elizabeth, the sweet life begins at 30...
From Francine Pascal, creator of Sweet Valley High and author of the New York Times bestselling Sweet Valley Confidential, comes the fifth novella-length installment of the groundbreaking, six-part, e-serial, The Sweet Life, continuing the adventures of beautiful blonde twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield and the g...more

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Published August 12th 2012 by St. Martin's Press

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Jan 27, 2013 Amber rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: No one! Retreat to the good ol' SVH classics!

Shelves: read-in-2012

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This review contains spoilers for this and the preceding novellas.

The Sweet Life is a travesty and an insult, not only to the Sweet Valley series, but to fans as well. In the same vein as Sweet Valley Confidential, every character is destroyed, turned upside down, has their brain cells removed in lieu of constant texts and Tweets, and absolutely no one has integrity. These novellas make The Young and the Restless look classy and rational.

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Sep 04, 2012 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, fiction, own-ebooks, series

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Jan 20, 2013 Fran rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

That's the ending? Francine Pascal, you troll.

I guess that means there's going to be more then, and this new era of Sweet Valley is here to stay? These characters lead totally ridiculous and implausible lives. Things like this don't actually happen to people, right? However, I enjoy them for what they are. They're entertaining and amusing, and I can read them while I'm pretty much half asleep. So, if there's more to come then I'm looking forward to that!

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Sep 28, 2012 Kelsey rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Aug 27, 2012 Samantha Robey rated it 3 of 5 stars

I just finished the sixth and final installment of The Sweet Life, the new eSeries from Francine Pascal. Bittersweet wrapped up the tales of Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield and their gang of friends. Pascal offered readers a glimpse into their lives at the age of thirty, and I enjoyed this series. Book six is tying up the loose ends. Readers will find out whether Bruce Patman is guilty or innocent of the charges being pressed against him, whether Jessica and Todd will be able to reunite, and how...more

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Aug 26, 2012 Cheryl rated it 3 of 5 stars

In this final book in this six book mini series, Lila reveals her real pregancy. It is sweet justice that Lila was trying to win her husband back with a fake pregnacy but in the end she actually ends out to be really pregnant. Be careful what you wish for or I should say scheme for.

Elizabeth finds the missing link she was searching for in regards to the truth about Bruce. Jessica and Todd are back together and they are willing to try to work things out. Besides, makeup sex is so much more fun!

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Aug 21, 2012 Lynn rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Aug 19, 2012 Paula Phillips rated it 5 of 5 stars

The final conclusion to The Sweet Life collection of 6 novellas. In this book we read as Francine Pascal has revealed Liam's true colours , will Jessica accept his wedding proposal or will she prove to Liam that her heart no matter what still belongs to Todd ? Elizabeth with the help of Aaron was able to track down Robin Platt or should we say the truth about Mona Thomas . Will this help Bruce Patman off the rape charges ? Will he and Elizabeth finally be together or has she lost her chance as h...more

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Aug 15, 2012 Kelly Hager rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review will be full of spoilers after the next paragraph. Consider yourselves warned.

I very much enjoyed this story, but it was completely ridiculous. Mostly it was ridiculous in the best possible way but there were plenty of times that I wanted to yell at the characters in the book for either (a) refusing to communicate like grownups, WHICH IS WHAT THEY ARE NOW or (b) having a complete lack of common sense.

Now spoilers.

Jessica/Todd/Liam. Jessica and Todd are married and have a two-year-o...more This review will be full of spoilers after the next paragraph. Consider yourselves warned.

I very much enjoyed this story, but it was completely ridiculous. Mostly it was ridiculous in the best possible way but there were plenty of times that I wanted to yell at the characters in the book for either (a) refusing to communicate like grownups, WHICH IS WHAT THEY ARE NOW or (b) having a complete lack of common sense.

Now spoilers.

Jessica/Todd/Liam. Jessica and Todd are married and have a two-year-old son, Jake. Except now they're separated. Jessica wants to be with Todd but since she thinks he doesn't want to be with her, she keeps dating Liam. Liam is creepy and possessive. And since he's also famous, their romance is covered in the tabloids, which makes Todd think Jessica doesn't want to be with him. Oh, those crazy kids.

Elizabeth/Bruce. Bruce is accused of nearly raping a former intern at his company. It seems plausible and Liz (who is a reporter) goes to check out the victim's story. Now here's the thing. Bruce is rich and very, very famous. As in TMZ covers these accusations famous. He and Liz have been together for years. Do we really, REALLY think that the alleged victim wouldn't recognize her? And maybe even if not wouldn't admit to it being a lie to a complete stranger?

Lila/Ken. Lila is on some True Housewives of Sweet Valley show. She decides that in order to be the star, she is going to play the bitch. Not surprisingly, Ken doesn't particularly like being treated badly and he leaves. In order to get him back, she pretends to be pregnant. It works, but then she fakes a miscarriage...and Ken finds out. Guess how well THAT goes over? (If you picked "not well," you're right.) But then she learns she really IS pregnant.

Aaron/Steven. They're parents to a five-month-old named Emma. In the most ridiculous subplot ever, the surrogate who carried Emma kidnaps her. I would've guessed that this would last for at least one installment of the book, but no. In the tradition of The Ransom of Red Chief, the surrogate returns her paragraphs later with a note that's basically, "You can have her; I don't want her."

So yeah, very over the top but so, SO fun.
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Aug 13, 2012 Virginia rated it 4 of 5 stars

....is this really the last installment of the series? Francine, you sly dog! You can't end on a cliffhanger unless you plan to bring out more stories from Sweet Valley! Here's hoping that's all but guaranteed by the ending, which leaves poor, dumb Elizabeth (never particularly dumb in the original series) heartbroken and shocked by the extremely foreseeable transfer of Bruce's affections (even though we all know he'll go back to Lizzie eventually).

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Aug 13, 2012 Victoria rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sweet-valley, twins

This concluding segment of The Sweet Life #1: An E-Serial ties up the majority of the plot points. Yes, there are some predictable conclusions to be found here - after all, this is Sweet Valley - but there is plenty of excitement, too. And the ending! Wow - with an ending like that, it really feels like old times - though it would have been nice to have that bold, italicized text giving you the name of the next book! Still, I hope that information about the continuation of the series is released...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Sara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, adult-fiction, novellas

Ahh, the conclusion to the greatest digital series of the summer. At least, it's being billed as the final novella in this six-part series, but so many questions are left unanswered and there is a cliff-hanger ending, so this better not be the end! I need more. Immediately.

In true Sweet Valley fashion, everything is wrapped up nice and easily... with the exception of some romantic entanglements (when is romance ever simple in Sweet Valley?). Liz is meddling up a storm, searching for any possible...more Ahh, the conclusion to the greatest digital series of the summer. At least, it's being billed as the final novella in this six-part series, but so many questions are left unanswered and there is a cliff-hanger ending, so this better not be the end! I need more. Immediately.

In true Sweet Valley fashion, everything is wrapped up nice and easily... with the exception of some romantic entanglements (when is romance ever simple in Sweet Valley?). Liz is meddling up a storm, searching for any possible lead in order to prove Bruce is innocent, but she's feeling guilty for not believing him earlier and actually acting against him, behind his back, so she doesn't want him to know that she's now the one who's found the key to proving his innocence. I don't get it, but hey - it's Liz. She can't handle staying off to the side, she doesn't want to announce that she's in the middle of everything and the key to everything, but she also can't handle not getting recognized for her work. It's obnoxious and yet I love it. Very true to the girl she was in high school!

In other true-to-Sweet-Valley-High logic, this installment also features a drug counselor willing to completely ignore laws of patient confidentiality but a restaurant owner unwilling to give out employee phone numbers to random patrons. Somehow this makes sense... right?

Lila's plot line, about being a reality TV star and all the problems she and Ken are having, gets very little page time in this book, basically resolving the plot and that's it. This was definitely the most underdeveloped, yet most awesome, plot of the entire series. I wanted to see more of her reality show, more of her scheming, and more of her plotting alongside Jessica. I felt like this plot had a lot more potential than it actually reached; however, I enjoyed it tremendously despite its all-too-brief appearance, so I won't complain too much.

Jessica is busy working on Bruce's behalf, trying to give him good PR, and also trying to get to the bottom of problems in her own life. Her work-related problems were never really resolved, which I suppose is kinda fitting, considering how little "work" anyone in Sweet Valley does. Still, it was given ample page time and the characters involved were developed, so I expected more of a resolution to this. Her personal problems, involving her separation from Todd and her bad idea to use other dates as crutches to help get her feet back on the ground (and also Todd's poor decision to do the same, only he dated a fellow reporter who was fired for plagiarizing Jessica... oh, the drama!), got more of a resolution. Todd was largely absent from this book, which was too bad considering how much his plot line needed resolution, but let's face it: Todd's an idiot who likes to punch people. On that note, this book was a giant success! Todd gave someone a good ass kicking. I feel like "ass-kicking" is the proper phrase here because right before Todd starts throwing his infamous Todd Punches, he growls, "I do know how to kick your ass!" I actually shrieked with glee at this point and then had to reread the page a good half-dozen times to relive the moment. It was definitely the highlight of the book - and the series!

Anyway, for all the awesomeness this book - and entire six-part series - contained, each installment was too short and the final resolution at the end of this book didn't resolve everything. The very last sentence actually opened a whole new plot line, one that I need to read about immediately! I don't know if further books are planned, but I seriously hope so. I love the fact that despite all the characters now being 30, their lives are filled with exactly the same amount of drama as they were when they were only 16. This short digital series was brilliant. More, please!(less)

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Sep 09, 2012 Jennifer | Nerdhuffing rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, purchased

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS! DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS!

I'm going to go over the entire six e-serials in this review. Don't read if you don't want any spoilers from the six books. Because I can't touch on why I didn't like them without giving away plot devices and story arcs.

As a fan of the Sweet Valley High series, I was more than mildly disappointed in The Sweet Life novellas, although I couldn't stop reading them. I'm addicted to the shenanigans of Wakefield & Co. and stepping...more SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS! DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS!

I'm going to go over the entire six e-serials in this review. Don't read if you don't want any spoilers from the six books. Because I can't touch on why I didn't like them without giving away plot devices and story arcs.

As a fan of the Sweet Valley High series, I was more than mildly disappointed in The Sweet Life novellas, although I couldn't stop reading them. I'm addicted to the shenanigans of Wakefield & Co. and stepping back into the lives of these characters was reminscient of tie-dye shirt, leg warmers and The Dairi Burger. But Francine Pascal is a creator, not a writer and her employ of ghost writers in all the previous series served her well, because between Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later and these six books, I can only surmise that she is a terrible author that uses ridiculous plot devices to bring the story arc from point A to point B.
I found it incredible (and not in a good way) that baby Emma was kidnapped, and when Steven and Aaron found out who kidnapped her upon her return, they brushed it off, simply because they had her back. Despite the fact that Steven Wakefield is a LAWYER, there was no pursuit of justice. And, in fact, the entire storyline could have been left out of the book, because it was inconsequential to the larger plot - Bruce's rape accusation - and maybe only took up three pages. Emma disappeared, people panicked, she was found. It really was as simple as that.
Lila is as superficial and crazy as ever. She gets a part as a True Housewife on a reality show, fakes a pregnancy to save her marriage and then really does wind up pregnant. Take that, bitch.
Jessica and Todd's relationship apparently took a wrong turn somewhere between Confidential and The Sweet Life....but it's never fully explained and expounded upon, except that Todd is a bit put out that Jessica is successful in her career and not a full-time wife and stay-at-home mother. Since when did Todd step back into the 1950s? He used to date Elizabeth, whose career goals strode five feet in front of her wherever she went.
Their (Jessica and Todd's) will-they-or-won't-they back and forth became irksome and tiring. I know this is typical Sweet Valley drama, but at some point, as a reader, I need resolution. And while I did get it, Pascal makes me wait until the very end of the e-serial series, where she uses near rape (again) as a plot device to bring them back together. Thanks for that.
Speaking of rape....while it's no surprise that Bruce Patman is accused of rape, it IS a surprise that Bruce Patman is accused of rape. Wait, what? Bruce is a changed man, after his parents died, he reflected on life, realized he was a big fucking douchebag and picked up the pieces, with Elizabeth's help. They fell in love and wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am, they're living together for three years in his palatial mansion, living the surreal life (at least, to Elizabeth), when he gets accused of rape by a random intern he insists he's never met at his company.
This entire plotline spans the six e-serials and is frankly overdrawn and ridiculous. It brings in additional characters we know and love...like Enid Rollins, who is now a snobby OB/GYN and Annie Whitman. Remember Annie? Everyone remembers Annie...especially if that everyone was the entire male population of Sweet Valley. Except she isn't Easy Annie anymore. She's a successful divorcee attorney working for the best criminal law firm in SoCal and just-so-happens to take on Bruce's case.
Unfortunately for Elizabeth, who doubts Bruce's innocence and leaves him, Bruce and Annie nearly rekindle their old flame, much to Elizabeth's horror. Poor Elizabeth, first her twin betrays her, and then her best friend Annie betrays her. Girl can't catch a break.
There were more ridiculous plot lines, but I'd have to rewrite the novel for you to get them all. Most of them were simply filler and frankly, Pascal could have done without them. Except, no, she couldn't have, because the story was so banal and ridonkulous that she needed the fluff to flesh it out. I still didn't hate it...I'm a weak sucker for these characters and I sucked down the story like a kid sucks down kool-aid.
If you were a fan of Sweet Valley as a kid, I do recommend these books, if for nothing else than the walk down memory lane. Don't expect great writing, however, or your beloved characters. Everything has changed. And maybe that's a good thing.

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Aug 14, 2012 Kyla Crowley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Welcome to "Hi kids, do you like violence?" or The Sweet Life #6: Bittersweet.

Well.

Lila has decided to keep her Totally Real and Not at All Fake Baby for several reasons. 1. It's the only part of Ken she'll have left (she still doesn't REALLY love him - only ALMOST) and 2. She'll never be alone. Sounds like solid reasoning to me. Somebody please explain why the two most selfish broads in Sweet Valley history have children. And why has Jessica yet to mess up as a mother? You know that if that cra...more Welcome to "Hi kids, do you like violence?" or The Sweet Life #6: Bittersweet.

Well.

Lila has decided to keep her Totally Real and Not at All Fake Baby for several reasons. 1. It's the only part of Ken she'll have left (she still doesn't REALLY love him - only ALMOST) and 2. She'll never be alone. Sounds like solid reasoning to me. Somebody please explain why the two most selfish broads in Sweet Valley history have children. And why has Jessica yet to mess up as a mother? You know that if that crazy bitch really existed she'd be just like Britney Spears holding her child in her lap while she drives. Anyway, Lila is ready to make her big reveal to the Housewives about her Totally Real and Not at All Fake Baby. Thank god, too, because people will start to think she's just fat. "There is nothing worse than being fat," Lila intones. But really it was Francine saying this, and I want to thank her from the bottom of my heart for being such a good role model to teenage girls throughout the land. While Lila is revealing the Totally Real and Not at all Fake Baby, her pseudo-husband is watching in his new penthouse. He knows Lila must be up to her usual dirty tricks and that she has to be wearing padding this time. He gets in his Porsche and hustles on over to Lila's mansion. Lo and behold, her stomach really is bulging with Totally Real and Not at all Fake Baby instead of padding. Ken breathes a sigh of relief, sheds a few tears, and completely forgets the existence of Ashley Morgan. Lila and Ken are a couple once more. I'm glad that they learned from 90s sitcoms that it's best to resolve long-standing and festering issues in less than 30 minutes. Now that we have that out of the way, let's see how quickly another couple conundrum can be resolved.

In the last installment Jessica grew a pair and decided to break it off with Liam so that Todd would know she was serious about winning him back. It must have been a mustard seed of courage, because we open with Liam still bugging Jessica. She needs to speak with Elizabeth about developments in the Bruce case, but Liam insists that he see Jessica for lunch instead. I'm quite sick of Liam, though all I can picture every time his name comes up is Liam Hemsworth, Miley Cyrus's arm candy fiance. Jessica agrees to see him and knows that this time she'll have to break things off for good. You think, Jess? When Liam comes over Jessica finds out that he's been watching a little too much Fatal Attraction. He tells Jessica he has given her nanny, Liza, a break for lunch. Jessica can't believe he would do this... although he's been acting like Edward Cullen this entire time, so I don't see what's so different about his behavior now. He tells Jessica that HE was the one who turned everyone against her. He created a fake Facebook account posing as her and managed to alienate Cal, Michael, and Lila. Jessica doesn't deny to herself that she WAS using him to boost her own ego, but if she were a normal human being she would have learned from the consequences of using someone a long time ago. Instead, she's faced with another stalker in love with her all because she just needed a little attention since she REFUSED to talk to Todd and work things out. Liam insists that Jake must be put down for a nap so that he and Jessica can make nasty. Or, rather, so that he can attempt to make nasty with Jessica. She's in a pickle since it's game day and not Todd's day to visit, but Jake has control of her phone and he accidentally calls his daddy and tells him that the "toy man" is there. Todd is seething with rage that Jessica let Liam into the house once again. He heads home immediately. Meanwhile, Liam is kissing Jessica while she stands there repulsed. He then drags her onto the couch and rips off her clothes. She has baby nail scissors, but it's not much of a weapon. Jessica starts crying and screaming at Liam to get off of her just as Todd storms in the door. It's been a while since a genuine Toddpunch, and Todd has been looking for the perfect excuse to whop this guy a new one. Liam knows martial arts, but Todd manages to rain down punches on his head anyway. Jessica ends it by hitting Liam from behind with a glass lamp. The Usually Incompetent Police become the Somewhat Competent Police when they storm in and arrest Liam. Jessica presses charges, and she and Todd gaze at each other and this somehow patches everything up. And what about Sarah? Well, I'm glad you asked. Todd never loved her. He just put his manhood in her. There's a difference. Jessica doesn't even ask, which is startlingly un-Jessica-like of her. So they go upstairs to find that Jake slept through everything, which is good, because now they want to sleep together. Whew. I'm so happy these two worked it out, you know. I wasn't ever certain of what true love was, but now I'm 100% positive. True love is Jessica Wakefield and Todd Wilkins who are all too happy to ignore each other for months and reunite only in the face of certain danger. This is absolutely ridiculous but, hey, Sweet Valley is at its best when it's worst. Now we're batting two for two. Can Liz and Bruce make up before the end of this e-serial?

Liz and Aaron find a break in the case. Previously, Aaron was caught by secretary Nola for having a picture of Mona Thomas aka Robin Platt on his phone. So he makes up a phony story about how Mona is suing Warner for damages and how he's one of the lawyers working on her case. Nola the daft seems to buy his story. So Robin is really Mona, embezzler of money in order to support her drug habit. Aaron sends this good news to Liz and Jess. Liz has been in Kentucky, investigating Robin's hometown of Richmond. She has made a last ditch effort in visiting the psychiatric ward but has come up with nothing. She poses as Robin's sister, saying that her sister really needs the help of a place like this. (*extreme snicker*) When she comes up short she heads to the airport only to receive the text from Aaron. She immediately heads back to the hospital and asks to see the director. The woman is busy, but Liz pulls a Jess and storms in there anyway. She makes up a phony story about her and Robin/Mona's mother dying of cancer and how her last dying wish was for Rachel Platt/Liz to find out more about Robin/Mona. The lady is a moron, so she tells Liz all that she knows. Liz gets back to her hotel and her brain starts working (for once). She looks up Robin Platt on the Internet and finds nothing. Then she looks up R. Platt and finds a Robert Platt. Remembering what friends said about her being a lesbian, Liz sees that Robert is a transsexual once known as Robin Platt. Wow, this is heavy stuff for a Sweet Valley book. I wasn't sure that Francine even knew what a transsexual was. The lady told Liz that Robin Platt was Mona's only visitor in the hospital. Eureka! So Mona stole Robin's identity because she knew that Robin planned to become Robert upon arriving in NYC. Liz tells everyone everything she has pieced together, but still refuses to let anyone tell Bruce that it was her who uncovered all of this information. This is because Liz is brain damaged and wants to continue hurting the only man she ever truly loved (besides Todd, whom she certainly hurt a lot, if you recall). Liz is able to confront Mona and coerces the information out of her by lying and saying that Robert Platt is dead and that Mona is being arrested for his murder. So Mona confesses that the whole thing was a set-up by Rick Warner. He blackmailed her into ganging up on Bruce so that Bruce would step down and a major deal would end up being sold to Warner. Liz wrangles evidence out of Mona in the form of a tape. Mona was sexually abused... by Warner, and not by Bruce. The tape shows him acting out on her exactly what he wants her to say that Bruce did. Liz eventually admits to Mona that she lied about Robert dying, and she convinces Mona to give her the tape and testify against Warner in court. Jessica doesn't give Bruce the details (why? and shouldn't Annie know?) but persuades him to come back to America. He arrives to find that he's been exonerated of all charges. Only he STILL doesn't know all that Liz found out. She's a freaking idiot. There is a celebration to toast Bruce's newfound freedom and Liz notes that she's the only single person at the party. She's also the dumbest by a mile. Bruce stands up to make a big speech about how he has one certain person to thank for all her hard work and dedication to his case. The person he truly loves the most. Liz smiles sideways at Jess, and she's certain that Jess went ahead and told Bruce after all. She couldn't be more grateful. That is, until she finds out that Bruce is really in love with Annie Whitman. And... THE END. Wtf?? This wasn't supposed to end with a cliffhanger!! Now I have to spend even MORE money on this nonsense.

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Sep 07, 2012 Stacy rated it 1 of 5 stars

Seriously??? This is your ending? How stupid do you think we are?? Yeah, yeah, I know--stupid enough to waste the time (though thank goodness, not the money) on this drivel, so obviously we deserve what we get.
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Apr 14, 2013 Stacey rated it 3 of 5 stars

This final installment of this e-serial read as compulsively as the first five, but I have to say I was quite taken aback by the cliffhanger. This is a huge cliffhanger and it almost invalidates all the previous reading I did to get to that point. The Liam storyline was fine, I saw that coming from a mile away however I hate that it made things better with Todd and Jessica. In my opinion these two as a couple just plain stinks. And don't start me on the Lila storyline. It could have been the mos...more

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Aug 15, 2012 Nicole rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: guilty-pleasures, favorite-series, fiction, light, my-misspent-youth, read-in-2012, sweet-valleyverse

Our tale opens on Super-Sleuth Elizabeth continuing her investigation of Robin Platt’s origins by checking out a rehab clinic in Lexington, Kentucky. Aaron has been found out by Nola and he’s got to do some quick thinking (and reminding us all that he’s married to Steven Wakefield, a successful and respected lawyer) to get out of that predicament. Annie is still trying to get Bruce back to Sweet Valley (is anyone else concerned that she hightailed it to Cannes and we have no idea where her kid i...more

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Feb 18, 2013 Aimee rated it 2 of 5 stars

This e-series did exactly what I thought it would do. Provided mindless reading. I was looking for something light and easy after some difficult and emotional reads. I read the SVH series in Junior High (man I'm old) and I was excited for a bit of nostalgia and seeing what's happening in SV. Some characters remain the same, some are so different from where I would think they should be. The writing is bad and some plot lines were just crazy--crazy soap opera type plot lines. But I didn't have any...more

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Jan 05, 2013 Miss Ruth rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: chic-lit

I'm glad I didn't read all the six books in this series. I seriously saved myself from unnecessary mindless drama. I also saved myself from being delivered to a really crappy ending. Really. And does the writer have something against Elizabeth Wakefield to make her fate so ugly? First, she lost Todd, then she lost Bruce. What? Since Elizabeth was supposed to portray the better twin, is this like a silent message that smart girls end up loveless because they are stupid when it comes to romantic r...more

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Oct 25, 2012 Selina rated it 3 of 5 stars

What a crappy ending. Seems like a cliffhanger. Anyway, I don't like how everything was just so neatly wrapped up in the end. I wanted to see more Lila/Ken and more Todd/Jessica. I don't know how Elizabeth considers herself a reporter and never considered that Bruce had been drugged. A nice melodramtic ending to a nice melodramtic series!

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Jan 05, 2013 Merrilee rated it 2 of 5 stars

Loved the series because it was a throwback to the books I read when I was younger but the ending of this book ruined it for me. It was such an abrupt, unfinished ending that I actually went back to Amazon's site to see if there was a Part 7 that I didn't download. Worst ending ever.

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Aug 12, 2012 Uche rated it 4 of 5 stars

After everyone carrying the idiot ball for so long, it was such a relief to have it all come together at the end. Go, Jessica! I loved her giving it to Liam where it hurt the most. Sucks to be you, Lizzie but you really were the world's worst girlfriend.

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Dec 04, 2012 Jamie Puleo rated it 4 of 5 stars

A solid ending to the six part series. Another cliffhanger ended this one, so I'll be interested to see if more are released in the future. If you liked Sweet Valley growing up and need a fun, fast, mindless read, this e-serial is all of the above.

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Nov 28, 2012 Amanda rated it 3 of 5 stars

Can you beat on Elizabeth any harder? Geeze. Poor girl doesn't understand the power of a conversation between two lost loves. Her character is frustrating. Why does the publisher claim this was the last book- with an open ending like this? Silly.

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Aug 11, 2012 Brianna Garcia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit

Nope. I refuse to believe that this ended the way it did. Although this final (?) little story wrapped up most things, there is still one large, gaping question that I have...and I'm not sure I can handle waiting. So, Ms. Pascal, chop chop.

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Sep 16, 2012 Rouselle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Ah, and they lived happily ever after in Sweet Valley. Save for Elizabeth Wakefield. I feel another series coming. They just have to milk this for what it's worth. But I'm not complaining, actually looking forward to reading more.

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Sep 27, 2012 Nicole LeBlanc rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

Read the 6 part E-Series at a rate of 2 per day. I grew up reading the Sweet Valley series so was addicted on this series based on pure nostalgia. The author closes the series making us want more which tells me she inst quite finished with the Wakefield twins just yet.

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Oct 01, 2012 Donny Avery rated it 4 of 5 stars

Nice way to sum up the summer series and gave us a great cliffhanger ending! Probably won't be as enjoyable to new readers, but it was nice seeing these characters I grew up with. Looking forward to another series!

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Aug 13, 2012 Elizabeth rated it 3 of 5 stars

It's over? :(

Predictable as ever, the Sweet Valley e-serials this summer made my Sundays extra happy. I would absolutely continue to pay the weekly $1.99 if Francine Pascal decides to continue on.

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Aug 13, 2012 Amanda rated it 1 of 5 stars

This 1 star rating is strictly for the ending. Rushed and stupid. If there are no more books, then I would consider it a huge fail. If anyone deserves happy, it's Elizabeth. Screw Lila.

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Francine Pascal (May 13, 1938— ) is an American author best known for creating the Sweet Valley series of novels. In 1982 she created the characters and the stories for the first six books and her agent, Amy Berkower of Writers House sold them to Bantam Books. Book number one is mostly written by Ms. Pascal. From then on she wrote the stories for every book ever published in the series. After the...more

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