The Boyfriend War

Sweet Valley High #101

by Francine Pascal (Creator)

Jessica Wakefield and her best friend, Lila Fowler, are at war! The battlefield is the white sandy beach of Club paradise, a fabulous island resort owned by Lila's uncle. Jessica's dreams of lounging by the pool and dancing the night away are shattered when she learns that Lila's uncle has less relaxing plans for Jessica and Lila aren't guests, they're hired hands! Jessica's going to make Lila pay for this, and she's determined that the price will be Lila's new Club Paradise boyfriend.

Back home in Sweet Valley, Jessica's twin sister, Elizabeth, makes a shocking discovery. While researching her family history, she unearths a secret about her mother's past that could change the future of the Wakefield family.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Teen, Childrens

209 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1993

About the author

Francine Paula Pascal was an American author best known for her Sweet Valley series of young adult novels. Sweet Valley High, the backbone of the collection, was made into a television series, which led to several spin-offs, including The Unicorn Club and Sweet Valley University. Although most of these books were published in the 1980s and 1990s, they remained so popular that several titles were re-released decades later.

Reviews

[Jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

There was a lot of unnecessary character scenes with Amy & Carolyn that seem to serve no purpose. Elizabeth's movie scenes are over-thinking angst get annoying real quick. How she allows a week of movies turn speculation about her mother into fat I have no idea...Drove me crazy.
And I got to meet a reach douchebag in this one. Mich. Ugh He made me sick! While he does get some payback bestowed upon him I really hated every time he opened his mouth. How both Lila and Jessica could fall for them I have no idea.
While it was an okay story, this is far from a favorite in the series.

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lila tricks Jessica into being a camp counselor at a Caribbean resort during the 13th spring break of Sweet Valley High. An adult male windsurfing instructor st the resort repeatedly victimizes teenaged girl employees, but he's hot, so nobody in authority bats an eye. Honestly-- enjoyed all the Lila and Jessica in this book. Also liked the genuinely sociopathic nature of some of the kids described in theur charge. Irritated at everything in the book that happens in Elizabeth's b-plot, though, and find it difficult to believe that so few people in Sweet Valley have air conditioning?

[Jenn N · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lila’s lie to Jessica about the truth behind their vacation still made me LOL 20 years after the first time I read it.

[Deepa Daya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nostalgic read, brings me back to high school.

[K.L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lila takes Jess on an all-expenses paid trip to Hawaai, where Jess soon discovers she's been set up - they are actually going to be Kiddy Kamp Kounsellors for one of Lilas relatives. Naturally both girls start feuding, especially when they both fall for the same guy, who has a talent for making each girl think the other is a piece of crap
Meanwhile, boring Liz is staying in Sweet Vallet during the heatwave to work on her biography project - she picks her mom. She soon discovers that her mom and Bruce Patmans dad seemed to once be married!!! The Patmans marriage is in trouble, and Bruce and his mom think that Hank and Alice are having an affair. As Bruce and Liz start digging into the past, the heat seems to be rising between the two former enemies

[becka]

remember when jessica slaps lila so hard across the face that they both fall off a pier into the ocean? and then they just go back to being bffs? what?

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

great for nostalgia although I forgot both stories don't get wrapped up and are continued in the next book

[Doris Ware · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun series

[Grace Lynch · Rating 5 out of 5]

They get even….

[Sharlene Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it just like I love them all!!

[PurplyCookie · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is supposed to get a no star rating due to the flimsy main plot. Really, it's called a Boyfriend War just because Jessica decides that Lila should get her due since the former got roped into being a camp counselor to a group of kids over at Club Paradise? Shallow much? I do recall a particular Sweet Valley book (of what particular series I can longer pinpoint) which dealt with the twins having summer jobs as camp counselors.

One thing which saved this book was the side plot of Elizabeth discovering that her Mom and Bruce's dad apparently had a "past". Hmmm, juicy development I tell you. Now where was my Magna Edition of "The Wakefields of Sweet Valley" again?


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Book Details:

Title: The Boyfriend War (Sweet Valley High, #101)
Author: Francine Pascal
Reviewed By: Purplycookie

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite in the series, but it was nice to re-read while sick.

[jenn]

The A-plot is truly tragic and very boring, but the whole thing is part of a trilogy that looks like it's veering into some serious Bruce Pat-MANIA. So, there's hope.

[Sheila Read · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember the cover just not the story.

[Adelina · Rating 2 out of 5]

i could of been better

[V. Arrow · Rating 2 out of 5]

The best part is Lorenzo, the kid who threatens to bite everyone.