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Beautiful blonde twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield are back in The Sweet Life, now available in one volume!
Three years after the events of Sweet Valley Confidential by Francine Pascal, Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are back in Sweet Valley and inseparable once more. Things are looking up for both twins: Elizabeth ...more
Beautiful blonde twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield are back in The Sweet Life, now available in one volume!
Three years after the events of Sweet Valley Confidential by Francine Pascal, Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are back in Sweet Valley and inseparable once more. Things are looking up for both twins: Elizabeth ...more
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This is more like it. If you're a Sweet Valley fan from way back who was disappointed with Sweet Valley Confidential, The Sweet Life is for you. The main problem with Sweet Valley Confidential was the Jessica/Elizabeth relationship. If the twins aren't getting along then they obsess over each other, all we hear about is how they feel like they've lost half of themselves and everything and everyone is geared towards reuniting the best twins ever. It's sorta dull. However if they're friends like t
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LOL you wouldn't believe how things are popping off in Sweet Valley now that everyone is grown. There is so much delicious drama, poorly written prose, melodramatic nonsense, and everything we've grown to love about SVH over the years. Also, Elizabeth is still the worst worst worst ever. She has no loyalty at all. TEAM JESSICA 4 LYF.
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When I was a kid, I lived a very sheltered life in a very rural area and liked to imagine that most of the bigger world around me was accurately reflected in pop culture. I wanted to go to school in what I saw as the idealistic world of TGIF, TNBC, and, yes, Sweet Valley. Something about the relative autonomy of the teenagers, the constant excitement of even the most mundane activities, and the easy access the teens had to almost anything was very romantic to me.
That's probably why I also got s ...more
That's probably why I also got s ...more
That ending was awful!
Great, trashy, brainless fun. Can't believe I read all 6 in this E-series in 48 hours. Loved the ending- I love Liz, but glad that she might finally realize that being a spineless wimp and just hoping that everyone realizes that you are Such! A! Great! Girl! doesn't always work out. (don't tell Bruce! But I hope Bruce knows! But I don't want him to know that I want him to know!) Perfect cliffhanger, and hoping that another E-series comes out soon.
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Good gosh, this was terrible. The writing was repetitive and boring and predictable and just awful. Even worse than the originals, which I loved back in the day - but in retrospect - were drivel.
So why 4 stars? The last sentence of the last page. Freaking priceless. Made me laugh out loud and I continued to chuckle for the rest of the day.
So why 4 stars? The last sentence of the last page. Freaking priceless. Made me laugh out loud and I continued to chuckle for the rest of the day.
Not as good as the first one, and I can't believe I'm even calling the first one good.
This was just over-the-top dramatic. I couldn't wait to finish it, but I guess in a way I couldn't put it down either. ...more
This was just over-the-top dramatic. I couldn't wait to finish it, but I guess in a way I couldn't put it down either. ...more
A very frustrating ending, testament to the fact that nice girls finish last - whereas scheming bitches get everything.
Forgetting the moment of uncomfortable racism, the continuity errors, the stigmatising of mental health issues and the blasé attitude to parenthood that all adults in the book seem to promote - this was a page turner for anyone who was ever addicted to SV books. But don't read it if you're not prepared to be frustrated by the ending, knowing that there are no other installments ...more
Forgetting the moment of uncomfortable racism, the continuity errors, the stigmatising of mental health issues and the blasé attitude to parenthood that all adults in the book seem to promote - this was a page turner for anyone who was ever addicted to SV books. But don't read it if you're not prepared to be frustrated by the ending, knowing that there are no other installments ...more
I was completely unaware that there was a follow-up to Sweet Valley Confidential, and this really paid off for me with the convoluted and deeply inappropriate storyline. If only Jessica would leave Todd's boring ass, I could truly celebrate the Wakefield twins as adults. Highlights in this being that Elizabeth seems to catfish an assault victim to clear her sociopathic boyfriend's name and Jessica has some makeup empire where she pitches ideas that the WWF did in the late 90s. I made it a point
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Couldn't put it down but it was because this book was incredibly stressful. Cheating, lies, misunderstandings...if you want to be on the edge of your seat with a put in your stomach then try this book. Not everything was reseal ed at the end, either.
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wow this was worse than the first book! I don't even know what to say, all the lying, scheming, manipulation. It was a huge mess! Some of the pairings even lasted through despite the mess that was made, it only proved these pairings don't belong together, yet some of them made it. How sad.
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This was not quite as bad as Sweet Valley Confidential.
Some things never change and that's probably the only real reason to read this: Sweet Valley never really changes.
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Read like a soap opera that didn’t see fit to close off all plot lines in a fulfilling manner.
I actually got this book last year but it took me a while to get around to it and in the right mood for it. But I finally did back in August (so far behind reviewing again ugh) and I enjoyed it, for the most part. I was really excited when the first one came out and it's what got me back into reading all the original books again. This book has the 6 novellas Pascall published online after Confidential took off better than expected. This review will obviously have spoilers from that 1st book but
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I was pretty excited to read this one. When I was kid I was always reading Sweet Valley kids and Sweet Valley twins. It's one of the series I read as a kid that made me like reading so much. Jessica and Elizabeth are twins which sounded like fun and to kid me they seemed so cool.
In this novel, Jessica and Elizabeth are in their thirties. Elizabeth is a reporter at the LA Tribune and Jessica is successful in her PR career. Jessica is married, has a two year old son, but things are shaky with her ...more
In this novel, Jessica and Elizabeth are in their thirties. Elizabeth is a reporter at the LA Tribune and Jessica is successful in her PR career. Jessica is married, has a two year old son, but things are shaky with her ...more
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I will confess that I was one of those girls who read Sweet Valley Twins when I was a pre-teen (never really got into Sweet Valley High though), so I was intrigued when Francine Pascal came out with Sweet Valley Confidential. I listened to that book on tape and became interested enough in the characters that I picked up the e-serial; however it has been sitting on my book shelf until I needed a light read. I am now thinking that maybe I subconsciously knew that this was not going to be a good re
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I couldn't finish this book. For many reasons.
I've read every Sweet Valley book that's been printed. I own almost all of them. This was my favorite series as a kid and teenager, I know these characters inside out, I know their stories, struggles, triumphs ... And this book blew everything to bits. I can't finish it because if I do, it's going to ruin everything for me.
Francine Pascal obviously used ghost writers for the majority of the series, because she doesn't know the characters or former ...more
I've read every Sweet Valley book that's been printed. I own almost all of them. This was my favorite series as a kid and teenager, I know these characters inside out, I know their stories, struggles, triumphs ... And this book blew everything to bits. I can't finish it because if I do, it's going to ruin everything for me.
Francine Pascal obviously used ghost writers for the majority of the series, because she doesn't know the characters or former ...more
After reading every Sweet Valley book in the 80s and 90s, I was excited to pick up the series again. Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later from the library. I have mixed feelings about it, but I can definitely say that I have no mixed feelings about The Sweet Life. All I can say is that Ms. Pascal should remain retired.
The book was about Jessica and Todd's separation. They have this 'will they?' kind of relationship. Trust me when I say, it's not romantic at all. It's not like Matthew and L ...more
The book was about Jessica and Todd's separation. They have this 'will they?' kind of relationship. Trust me when I say, it's not romantic at all. It's not like Matthew and L ...more
I have always loved the Sweet Valley series...started reading Sweet Valley Twins, read a few Sweet Valley kids, and graduated to Sweet Valley High. I was STOKED when Sweet Valley University popped up in the bookstore one day, and read a plethora of those in high school. And then Sweet Valley Confidential?? Oh man, I couldn't have been more excited...except now that I'm 32, the unbelievable storylines don't hold as much pizzazz as they once did. I downloaded the first 2 books of the e-serial last
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A few years after Elizabeth and Jessica graduate high school, we catch back up with them and their lives. Jessica and her husband, Todd, have separated. Jessica, being Jessica, has been playing around with a hot young star. She has her son find themselves in danger. Will true love save the day?
Elizabeth turns her back on Bruce Patnam when he is accused of rape. Realizing that all may not be as it seems, Elizabeth puts her reporter skills to work and tries to find out the truth and save Bruce’s r ...more
Elizabeth turns her back on Bruce Patnam when he is accused of rape. Realizing that all may not be as it seems, Elizabeth puts her reporter skills to work and tries to find out the truth and save Bruce’s r ...more
I was so excited with the return of Sweet Valley in Sweet Valley Confidential that I couldn't wait for the digital mini series to come out. I regionally bought the Sweet Valley serials but had to have the book in hardcover for my Sweet Valley collection.
If you liked any of the original sweet valley series, you will like this book. I read the Sweet Valley High, twins, University and Elizabeth books and I couldn't wait to return to the world of Sweet valley and everyones favourite blond twins. Lik ...more
If you liked any of the original sweet valley series, you will like this book. I read the Sweet Valley High, twins, University and Elizabeth books and I couldn't wait to return to the world of Sweet valley and everyones favourite blond twins. Lik ...more
My name is Rashmi and I am a childhood Sweet Valley addict. I first read this adult version of Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield's lives when it came out as an e-series of six novellas in 2012. It was summer. My kid was six months old. My newly formed little family and I were visiting my childhood home for six weeks and I happened upon this in the Kindle store, and promptly read one a week immediately when they came out (Hey B. Dalton's monthly release of SVH books).
I forgot about them (even the p ...more
I forgot about them (even the p ...more
I was surprised when I came across this book in the library. I grew up on the Sweet Valley High series and had read Francine Pascal's follow up book, Sweet Valley:Ten Years Later. I would say this novel is only so/so. Yes, the characters that we have all come to love are layered into the book, but the storylines between them tend to fall flat in my opinion. A very shallow, self centered storyline is presented with all of the women having marital/relationship troubles with their partners. Instead
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This book was compiled of six short e-books, and I think it probably would be better read that way, as it can get a little repetitive when reading all of it in one big novel. I enjoyed catching up with the Sweet Valley residents, not quite as much as I enjoyed the Sweet Valley Confidential book that came before it, but I still definitely snuggled down in my favorite chair and devoured it in a few reading sessions. The plots are very soap-opera, some faster moving than others, some left unresolve
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I am slightly embarrassed to have read this. I guess I didn't learn my lesson when I read 'Confidential'. But, let's review why I chose to read it:
-It was November when I came across it, and I work in retail. The start of the holiday season calls for extra light, mindless reads.
-I am a sucker for things that give me a nostalgic feel.
-The other book I have been reading is a dark, social commentary that is quite a bit depressing and haunting all at the same time. In other words, not at all conduci ...more
-It was November when I came across it, and I work in retail. The start of the holiday season calls for extra light, mindless reads.
-I am a sucker for things that give me a nostalgic feel.
-The other book I have been reading is a dark, social commentary that is quite a bit depressing and haunting all at the same time. In other words, not at all conduci ...more
Ok, so we knew I was going to read this after I read and reviewed Sweet Valley Confidential. This is the same brand of guilty pleasure that the SVH books were when I was a kid. In fact, because there are more subplots (this was originally published as a 5-part e-serial), it feels like several of the books put together. The biggest problem is that some of the subplots work, and some are just duds. Perhaps it would have been better in installments, but for a book I read in two 1-hour settings it j
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I read the whole series in less that a week! (Expensive when compared to a ebook) But it was worth it, a real blast from the past, spending a bit of time with the swwet valley characters. As true Sweet Valley stories are, full of suspense - where you have to wait another 4 chapters to find out what happens to that cahracter next, meanwhile getting hooked on the next sub-story! I'm such a sucker!
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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
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