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Double Love (Sweet Valley High #1)
Will Jessica steal Todd from Elizabeth?
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are identical twins at Sweet Valley High. They're both popular, smart, and gorgeous, but that's where the similarity ends. Elizabeth is friendly, outgoing, and sincere -- nothing like her snobbish and conniving twin. Jessica gets what she wants -- at school, with friends, and especially with boys.
This t...more
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are identical twins at Sweet Valley High. They're both popular, smart, and gorgeous, but that's where the similarity ends. Elizabeth is friendly, outgoing, and sincere -- nothing like her snobbish and conniving twin. Jessica gets what she wants -- at school, with friends, and especially with boys.
This t...more
Mass Market Paperback, 182 pages
Published
September 1st 1984
by Bantam Books
(first published 1983)
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Nov 10, 2007
Jessica
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
little girls with appropriate protective/educational influences in their young lives
"Francine Pascal," or whoever actually wrote these books, taught me how to read. Nancy Drew was my angel in first grade; by third, the Wakefield sisters were my guiding light, and if it weren't for them, I'd be television literate today. As it is, I cannot hold an informed conversation with members of my cohort about the Snorks or Family Ties, and I spend all my free time on a book-themed social networking site....
O, Jessica! O, Elizabeth! How unjust it seemed at the time that I must share my na...more
O, Jessica! O, Elizabeth! How unjust it seemed at the time that I must share my na...more
SVH: WTF?
Cover Models: Jessica and Elizabeth
Page count: 182
Special Event: Some sorority thing.
Number of times "a hundred and thirty-seven" was mentioned: Two, plus five hundred and thirty-seven and seven hundred and thirty-seven. See below.
Mental Illness Winner of the Week: Jessica. Is there any surprise there?
Jessica's Bitchyness scale: ***** (out of five)
WTFery Meter: ****1/2 stars (out of five)
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Quotes & Snarky comments:
What a peach:
Cover Models: Jessica and Elizabeth
Page count: 182
Special Event: Some sorority thing.
Number of times "a hundred and thirty-seven" was mentioned: Two, plus five hundred and thirty-seven and seven hundred and thirty-seven. See below.
Mental Illness Winner of the Week: Jessica. Is there any surprise there?
Jessica's Bitchyness scale: ***** (out of five)
WTFery Meter: ****1/2 stars (out of five)
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Quotes & Snarky comments:
What a peach:
"How can you be best friends wit...more
Look who's back! It's our favorite twins Elizabetha nd Jessica Wakefield. I got this pre pub in and I thought it was a joke. Cougar thought Francine Pascal was dead. My guess is that they are rereleasing these gems of my childhood. I'm so happy!
So it looks like Bantam is trying to compete with Gossip Girl and all the Priv. Chick Lit out there. This book has been edited so it's less 1987 and more 2008. Jessica and Elizabeth are now a size 4 instead of a "perfect size 6." I guess they were too fat...more
So it looks like Bantam is trying to compete with Gossip Girl and all the Priv. Chick Lit out there. This book has been edited so it's less 1987 and more 2008. Jessica and Elizabeth are now a size 4 instead of a "perfect size 6." I guess they were too fat...more
Feb 24, 2008
Heather
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
middle schoolers and higher
Recommended to Heather by:
don't remember
Shelves:
children,
realistic-fict
I read a lot of these books, so this review goes for the entire series.
I found these books in middle school and fell in love with them. I hadn't been a big reader up to this point, but these books drew me in and wouldn't let me go. I read nonstop. I read during class when I was supposed to be learning. I read during dinner. I read in bed. I loved these books. I was convinced that when I had children I would have twin daughters and name them Elizabeth and Jessica. One of my friends bought all the...more
I found these books in middle school and fell in love with them. I hadn't been a big reader up to this point, but these books drew me in and wouldn't let me go. I read nonstop. I read during class when I was supposed to be learning. I read during dinner. I read in bed. I loved these books. I was convinced that when I had children I would have twin daughters and name them Elizabeth and Jessica. One of my friends bought all the...more
Sweet Valley High, Book 1: Double Love
It's no wonder that
I had unrealistic views
Of the world after
Reading this bullshit
Series so avidly. Jess
Is a bitch; Liz is
A doormat. The Sweet
Valleyans are moronic
Gossips. Jessica
Tries to steal Liz's
Crush. Liz cries a lot. Jess jumps
Into a Porsche with
A cheeseball wanna-
Be date rapist who takes her
To a bar (gasp!). Cop
Takes her home. She lets
The cop believe she's Eliz.
Much gossip ensues.
The whole school believes
This BS; not one soul stops
To think, hey, maybe
W...more
It's no wonder that
I had unrealistic views
Of the world after
Reading this bullshit
Series so avidly. Jess
Is a bitch; Liz is
A doormat. The Sweet
Valleyans are moronic
Gossips. Jessica
Tries to steal Liz's
Crush. Liz cries a lot. Jess jumps
Into a Porsche with
A cheeseball wanna-
Be date rapist who takes her
To a bar (gasp!). Cop
Takes her home. She lets
The cop believe she's Eliz.
Much gossip ensues.
The whole school believes
This BS; not one soul stops
To think, hey, maybe
W...more
Yikes....
I'll admit it - I read ALL of these in Junior High, and they undoubtedly contributed significantly to my ability to lose myself in another world while reading. On a recent girls weekend with y best friend from high school, she mentioned that she'd downloaded the first Sweet Valley High book onto her Kindle, prompted by some nostalgia and a "Kindle Special." When she fell asleep early one night, her Kindle basically begged me to open it and dive back into the lives of Liz & Jessica W...more
I'll admit it - I read ALL of these in Junior High, and they undoubtedly contributed significantly to my ability to lose myself in another world while reading. On a recent girls weekend with y best friend from high school, she mentioned that she'd downloaded the first Sweet Valley High book onto her Kindle, prompted by some nostalgia and a "Kindle Special." When she fell asleep early one night, her Kindle basically begged me to open it and dive back into the lives of Liz & Jessica W...more
I read a few Sweet Valley High books when I was younger, but when I found the first book, I thought I would give it a go as an adult. I have no problem reading children's books, I am a huge fan of the Babysitter's Club books, even now, and I last year I read a few Judy Blume books. I think it's important to remember that the books are written for teenagers.
One of the reasons that I enjoy the Sweet Valley High books, and the aforementioned Babysitter's Club and Judy Blume novels, is that I like t...more
One of the reasons that I enjoy the Sweet Valley High books, and the aforementioned Babysitter's Club and Judy Blume novels, is that I like t...more
This book made me want to add a new shelf titled "Barfy". This was horrible! I thought I'd read a couple of Sweet Valley High books as a kid but realized it was the Sweet Valley Twins series after I started reading this. There were so many hilariously bad things to highlight! Here are a few of my favorites:
"I make it a habit to know where all the foxiest chicks in Sweet Valley live." Shudder...
"She was so beautiful and fragile at that moment, Steven thought, her brown eyes shining, her hair floa...more
"I make it a habit to know where all the foxiest chicks in Sweet Valley live." Shudder...
"She was so beautiful and fragile at that moment, Steven thought, her brown eyes shining, her hair floa...more
I haven't read this book in years, but all I can think of is how Jessica and Elizabeth represented the two halfs of what American girls are supposed to be in high school: Jessica is popular and loved, but irresponsible. She's a teenager's dream of what "happiness" is, according to society. She's got boyfriends dripping off her arm, she's pretty, she's well-dressed. On the other side, we've got Elizabeth. Elizabeth is ever parent and teacher's dream. She's responsible, hard-working, driven, does...more
I have a truly terrible confession to make. While I consider myself a Sweet Valley fan, have joined a LiveJournal fan club for the series and own the much-awaited sequel, I had never read 'Double Love' until yesterday. I read Sweet Valley books in the early 2000s, when most of the early books in the series were out-of-print or just not stocked at my local library. So as a result, when I graduated from the Babysitters Club on to the Sweet Valley series I ended up reading the horrible 90s add-ons,...more
The entire premise behind "Childhood Trauma" is to go back and re-read the books we grew up with. I, however, never actually read Sweet Valley High as a kid, which gave me the unique perspective of being able to read these for the first time as a(n) (almost completely) functioning adult.
Oh. My. God.
In short, Jessica Wakefield is a bitch. A really, really pretty bitch. Her sister, Elizabeth Wakefield is a doormat. A really, really pretty doormat.
In the first SVH book, Liz has fallen head over p...more
Oh. My. God.
In short, Jessica Wakefield is a bitch. A really, really pretty bitch. Her sister, Elizabeth Wakefield is a doormat. A really, really pretty doormat.
In the first SVH book, Liz has fallen head over p...more
Welcome to Sweet Valley High—-a world of good girls and bad girls, hot boys with fast cars, perfect tans and natural highlights . . . all under the Southern California sun.
Twin girls, identical in every way—yet they couldn’t be more different. Jessica Wakefield is used to getting what she wants—at school, with her friends, and especially with boys—and she’ll stop at nothing to get it. Elizabeth Wakefield is used to letting her twin sister have her way. There’s not much that’s worth fighting her...more
Twin girls, identical in every way—yet they couldn’t be more different. Jessica Wakefield is used to getting what she wants—at school, with her friends, and especially with boys—and she’ll stop at nothing to get it. Elizabeth Wakefield is used to letting her twin sister have her way. There’s not much that’s worth fighting her...more
This was the first book of the series Sweet Valley High. This book introduced a set of identical twin sister that were only four minutes apart and yet they were so different from each other. Elizabeth was the older twin, and she was the responsible and hardworking one. While Jessica was the younger twin who loved to party and be popular. When noticing that a certain boy was asking to see her sister instead of her, Jessica was determined to win the boy's heart no matter what she had to do. Jessic...more
I'm going to review the entire series in this review, as there are simply too many to do on an individual basis!
These books are very entertaining. They are probably on the level of 11-15 year olds, depending on the individual maturity. However, I occasionally still read them for fun at 23. They're short and easy to get through, and a great "escape" book.
Most people are familiar with the basic plot, but if you're not, these books are about the Wakefield twins, Jessica and Elizabeth. Jessica is t...more
These books are very entertaining. They are probably on the level of 11-15 year olds, depending on the individual maturity. However, I occasionally still read them for fun at 23. They're short and easy to get through, and a great "escape" book.
Most people are familiar with the basic plot, but if you're not, these books are about the Wakefield twins, Jessica and Elizabeth. Jessica is t...more
Okay, I've read all the original SVH books a hundred times, but I'll only add this one to my list for simplicities sake. What can I say, I think it's more nostalgia than anything, but these books have a special place in my heart. I actually still have about 12 of them and recently re-read then in the span of a few days. I remember the feeling of anticipation going into the book store to buy the next installment. I so wanted to be a Wakefield.
As cheesy as they were, I loved the twins and their fr...more
As cheesy as they were, I loved the twins and their fr...more
Aug 08, 2012
Nicole
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
light,
fiction,
favorite-series,
guilty-pleasures,
my-misspent-youth,
ya,
teenage-wasteland
When I was younger, I devoured the Sweet Valley books—Sweet Valley High, Sweet Valley Twins, Unicorn Club, Senior Year, and even (in second grade) Sweet Valley Kids. (Spoiler alert: One of the twins’ friends wets her sleeping bag!) But I never read the very first ones in SVH. I found a crapload of them for 25¢ each at the used bookstore and of course I bought them all, and after two days lost in the complex, sex-crazed world of the Sweet Life e-serial, I found myself yearning to return to a simp...more
Welcome to where it all begins : SVH #1, Double Love, or The One Where We Are Introduced to Jessica's Myriad of Mental Illnesses.
Shockingly, I wasn't completely appalled by this book, as I thought I would be. I guess Jess can't do much to appall me after the Magical Vodka incident. In fact, she tells the truth in this one (and not for personal gain) and pushover Liz even makes Jess confess all about a matter. Don't get used to it. It doesn't happen in later books. Plus, this book is longer than...more
Shockingly, I wasn't completely appalled by this book, as I thought I would be. I guess Jess can't do much to appall me after the Magical Vodka incident. In fact, she tells the truth in this one (and not for personal gain) and pushover Liz even makes Jess confess all about a matter. Don't get used to it. It doesn't happen in later books. Plus, this book is longer than...more
Heh, My friend Allison and I decided in our strangest moment that we 6th graders were going to read this sires because we found it in the library. Needless to say we laughed a lot, mostly because I guess in our 12 year old minds these teenagers were crazy and did some strange stuff.
Thinking back We might have wanted to wait until maybe a year or two later because when My Mom found out what we had read she stared at us and took our copies away... we had finished the collection by that point so it...more
Thinking back We might have wanted to wait until maybe a year or two later because when My Mom found out what we had read she stared at us and took our copies away... we had finished the collection by that point so it...more
these books made me feel worse about myself than my parents, the media and every man i've ever known combined. i mean, talk about a self esteem body slam, these books damaged pretty much every lady i know in the 24-34 age range. I mean, some really fucked up shit...I think they even made fun of retarded people. Terrible.
But fuck it if I still don't want to be them. UGH THAT FRANCINE PASCAL IS GOOD!!!
But fuck it if I still don't want to be them. UGH THAT FRANCINE PASCAL IS GOOD!!!
Wow - the memories this book brings back. I think I read most of this series when I was in middle school/high school and enjoyed it so much. I actually had to pace myself I was going through them so fast. I kept the books too, until our house and property was flooded during Hurricane Isabel and the box all the books were in became a casualty of the flood.
So awhile back I saw a post on Smart Bitches, Trashy Books about a new Sweet Valley series that would follow Elizabeth and Jessica in their 20s...more
So awhile back I saw a post on Smart Bitches, Trashy Books about a new Sweet Valley series that would follow Elizabeth and Jessica in their 20s...more
I'm preeetty sure I would find the twins insufferable now, but man I loved them back in the day. I can still recite the same ENDLESS descriptions of them that appeared in every single book - perfect (back then anyway) six 6 figure, blue-green eyes, sun-kissed blonde hair...So easy for an awkward teenage girl to relate to!
Todd and Enid were the most boring characters EVER created. I wanted to cry every time they had scene. Bruce, Lila, Olivia, and the twins were great for the most part.
I still l...more
Todd and Enid were the most boring characters EVER created. I wanted to cry every time they had scene. Bruce, Lila, Olivia, and the twins were great for the most part.
I still l...more
Jan 31, 2012
Melanie
added it
Ridiculous materialist wish-fulfillment prose. Meet Mary Sue and her twin sister Mary Sue. A great read of terrible fiction. I remember when I took books like this seriously and think back wistfully on what it meant to be twelve. :-)
One thing that stands out is the delightful lack of cell phones, Blackberries, iWhatsits, and personal computers. The girls have to SHARE a LANDLINE, and Elizabeth uses a TYPEWRITER.
In this one, Jessica pretends to be Elizabeth and poaches her crush and lets her take...more
One thing that stands out is the delightful lack of cell phones, Blackberries, iWhatsits, and personal computers. The girls have to SHARE a LANDLINE, and Elizabeth uses a TYPEWRITER.
In this one, Jessica pretends to be Elizabeth and poaches her crush and lets her take...more
Ah I miss Sweet Valley books. I read probably every single one from the series from when I was in fourth grade to the end of junior high. Essentially, I was preparing for myself for high school about eight years in advance =P Sooo much nostalgia.
Back in the day I was all about the SVH and Sweet Dreams. Babysitter's Club was soooo lame.
I'd sit in the back of our town's little library and pop these things like candy while I waited for my mother to get done at work. At the time, I wanted to be Elizabeth Wakefield, complete with sparkling aquamarine eyes, a kicking red Fiat and an endless closet of 80s fashion.
Still do, just a little. :)
So when I saw these were being released in e-book, I had to relive my youth. Still outrageous, still si...more
I'd sit in the back of our town's little library and pop these things like candy while I waited for my mother to get done at work. At the time, I wanted to be Elizabeth Wakefield, complete with sparkling aquamarine eyes, a kicking red Fiat and an endless closet of 80s fashion.
Still do, just a little. :)
So when I saw these were being released in e-book, I had to relive my youth. Still outrageous, still si...more
I didn't grow up reading Sweet Valley High, so I felt compelled to read the first book in the series, Double Love, now that the re-issue editions are available. Originally published in 1983, Random House had someone go through the novels and update them for a more modern audience, adding things like cell phones, laptops, and updated car models. The cover is updated too, obviously, but they've used the same model twice for the twins! I don't mind the cover image because, again, I didn't grow up r...more
I'm rating this book as I would have at age 13. A few key points to take into consideration: At age 13 I probably had the ugliest haircut you could ever imagine. A disturbing cross of Michael Jackson's early hair from the Jackson Five and Dorothy Hamel's pixie cut. I also was sporting a uni-brow, acne, and a mouth full of metal. Is there any doubt why a story about beautiful blond popular twins excited me to no end. How I yearned to live their teenaged life......(cue gagging sounds) I don't regr...more
I read these books when I was younger - about elementary/middle school age, eleven or younger. I had the full series all stacked up on my shelf and I was completely obsessed.
Sometimes I liked Jessica, other times I hated her. I always liked Elizabeth and I loved the charming Todd. I always read them hurriedly to know what was going to happen next, I always was upset when something went wrong. I loved reading these books and the drama.
I was completely in love with these books once I was younger....more
Sometimes I liked Jessica, other times I hated her. I always liked Elizabeth and I loved the charming Todd. I always read them hurriedly to know what was going to happen next, I always was upset when something went wrong. I loved reading these books and the drama.
I was completely in love with these books once I was younger....more
I think this book was great. The twins were like the best characters in the book. Even though I love them both Liz was my absolute favorite. At times I would get mad at Jessica because she would take Liz's crush away with, but I realized it wasn't her fault she didn't know she liked him either. When I got to the part with Todd asking her back out I was mad why would you come back to everything that you made her go through. But I thought it was really sweet after a while, I'm kind of happy Liz go...more
I considered tagging this as "historical fiction" but resisted. I was obsessed with Sweet Valley High in junior high, positively obsessed. I had every book and eagerly awaited each new one. This series definitely sparked my reading obsession. As such I just had to re-read this, the first in the series. I had a lot of fun revisiting the old characters, Jessica and Elizabeth of course but also the rest of them. Todd Wilkins, Bruce Patman, Enid Rollins, Cara Walker, Lila Fowler (remember her ultima...more
I love me some Sweet Valley High. Im re-reading them all, start to finish. A few of them are still available at the library! And Ive been hunting the used books stores too. This one I picked up for $0.50. Worth way more than that in sentimental value!
Jessica and Elizabeth, in this one they fight over Todd their mutual crush. Jessica manipulates and deceives to try to get her way. Its really easy to dislike Jessica, just as I remember her. The twins also worry about their father's "affair" with a...more
Jessica and Elizabeth, in this one they fight over Todd their mutual crush. Jessica manipulates and deceives to try to get her way. Its really easy to dislike Jessica, just as I remember her. The twins also worry about their father's "affair" with a...more
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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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