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Sweet Valley High #22
Too Much in Love
Hanging on for love...
Bill Chase and DeeDee Gordon have been happy together for a long time. But lately DeeDee has become too dependent on Bill. She wants to do everything and go everywhere with him. Bill feels that he doesn't have any room to breathe and decides it's over between them.
Elizabeth doesn't know why DeeDee is acting the way she is, but she knows DeeDee's strange behavior is killing her relationship. Can Elizabeth help DeeDee regain her strength and independence before its too late?
UK edition of ISBN 0553251333
Bill Chase and DeeDee Gordon have been happy together for a long time. But lately DeeDee has become too dependent on Bill. She wants to do everything and go everywhere with him. Bill feels that he doesn't have any room to breathe and decides it's over between them.
Elizabeth doesn't know why DeeDee is acting the way she is, but she knows DeeDee's strange behavior is killing her relationship. Can Elizabeth help DeeDee regain her strength and independence before its too late?
UK edition of ISBN 0553251333
153 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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Francine Pascal
1,148 books1,854 followersFrancine 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.
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April 9, 2023
This reminded me of a really funny how-to speech this one weird stoner guy gave in a speech class that I took at community college a million years ago. The speech was all about how to get rid of a clinger. My favorite part was when he explained how you can use the clinger’s hobbies and interests against them. Something along the lines of, “If the clinger is a fan of animals, why not take up hunting?” Hilarious AND effective advice!
Anyway, the moral of the story in this installment was: codependency is a real bitch. Like, maybe even more of a bitch than Jessica. Almost.
Anyway, the moral of the story in this installment was: codependency is a real bitch. Like, maybe even more of a bitch than Jessica. Almost.
August 24, 2018
One of the random SVH books that actually centers around a peripheral character moreso than the Wakefield twins, this one is about DeeDee Gordon, and how she's observed all of the wrong lessons about how to have a healthy romantic relationship. Finding herself obsessed about keeping her boyfriend Bill, she devolves into a sniveling, annoying stage 4 clinger, who basically ensures they break up after she quits her design classes, ignores her other friendships and decides to focus all of her life and thoughts onto Bill like a weirdo stalker. Elizabeth, in cahoots with DeeDee's friend Patty, arrange an elaborate ruse wherein Liz fakes laryngitis, forcing DeeDee to take over the Wakerfield princess's latest extracurricular- organizing the entire SVH talent show. DeeDee, newly dumped and feeling horrifically sorry for herself, reluctantly takes it on, and in the process remembers she isn't an incompetent loser. Not a favorite book, but as far as SVH goes, it scores only about a 7 on the misogyny scale, which is good for this series upon reading in 2018. Two stars.
March 10, 2023
Jessica doing more stupid crap and not getting in trouble. She really was the spoiled baby of the family in every way.
Elizabeth isn't much better. Skipping school and going to the mall....
And then there is our cover stars Bill and Dee. Bill I don't have a read on as the book, per usual, is focused on the girls. DeeDee however was annoying. Seriously, one sentence from an art teacher and you change your entire lifestyle without question. Girl needs therapy. So does the teacher for telling a teen girl what she did and hanging out with student in such and unprofessional manner.
This book had me shaking my head a lot.
Elizabeth isn't much better. Skipping school and going to the mall....
And then there is our cover stars Bill and Dee. Bill I don't have a read on as the book, per usual, is focused on the girls. DeeDee however was annoying. Seriously, one sentence from an art teacher and you change your entire lifestyle without question. Girl needs therapy. So does the teacher for telling a teen girl what she did and hanging out with student in such and unprofessional manner.
This book had me shaking my head a lot.
August 8, 2019
I want to reread this series from my childhood, hopefully will review this then.
March 30, 2016
Source: I read this book online via Open Library.
Cost: Free
Title: Too Much in Love
Series: Sweet Valley High #22
Author: Francine Pascal // Kate William
Overall Rating: 3 stars
So, Bill Chase and Dee Dee are super loved up, but Dee Dee is going through some form of life crisis and is getting all emotional about how much she loves Bill and she's really scared about Bill leaving her like her father left her. So she becomes all psychotic and makes him wish his old girlfriend was back, then we get to hear a bit more about his tragic backstory with his ex girlfriend who died terribly. And at the end, Todd drops the Vermont bombshell.
I'm so excited that we're getting to the Todd being away from Sweet Valley story lines because this is when the books get really good from my memory, we have Jeffery and all of that happen. Yeah, I'm excited.
Dee Dee really annoyed me in this book, but she tends to annoy me anyway, with or without her paranoia.
Cost: Free
Title: Too Much in Love
Series: Sweet Valley High #22
Author: Francine Pascal // Kate William
Overall Rating: 3 stars
So, Bill Chase and Dee Dee are super loved up, but Dee Dee is going through some form of life crisis and is getting all emotional about how much she loves Bill and she's really scared about Bill leaving her like her father left her. So she becomes all psychotic and makes him wish his old girlfriend was back, then we get to hear a bit more about his tragic backstory with his ex girlfriend who died terribly. And at the end, Todd drops the Vermont bombshell.
I'm so excited that we're getting to the Todd being away from Sweet Valley story lines because this is when the books get really good from my memory, we have Jeffery and all of that happen. Yeah, I'm excited.
Dee Dee really annoyed me in this book, but she tends to annoy me anyway, with or without her paranoia.
March 9, 2017
I actually really liked this one, which is surprising since I hated the first book with Bill and DeeDee.
So basically, DeeDee has lost her independence and has become a stage 5 clinger. Bill can't take it anymore and breaks up with her. Cue Elizabeth Wakefield to save the day.
Meanwhile, the twins' parents are out of town and Jessica decides to throw a party. What could go wrong? I'm so happy they are finally making Jess out to be more than a one dimensional person. Once again we get to see her human side.
At the end, Liz finds out Toddy boy is moving to Vermont. Cue tears. Oh noes! I'm actually glad, a few books without Todd will be a welcome relief since he annoys me 90% of the time. Sigh. Gotta love these books!
So basically, DeeDee has lost her independence and has become a stage 5 clinger. Bill can't take it anymore and breaks up with her. Cue Elizabeth Wakefield to save the day.
Meanwhile, the twins' parents are out of town and Jessica decides to throw a party. What could go wrong? I'm so happy they are finally making Jess out to be more than a one dimensional person. Once again we get to see her human side.
At the end, Liz finds out Toddy boy is moving to Vermont. Cue tears. Oh noes! I'm actually glad, a few books without Todd will be a welcome relief since he annoys me 90% of the time. Sigh. Gotta love these books!
March 20, 2019
Woah - Elizabeth saves the day and manages to bring Dee Dee Gordon back from the brink of bunny boiler-dom! Meanwhile Jessica is still a mean girl.
December 13, 2025
This book was pure 80s/90s sitcom. At least the Jessica plot was. The main plot involves DeeDee and Bill, another couple that Jessica was once in the middle of. After starting out quite happy, DeeDee suddenly has extremely low self esteem and refuses to leave Bill's side. He gets annoyed and after her jealousy sparks a fight they call it quits. The side plot involves a talent show and in an effort to help DeeDee gain confidence Liz fakes illness so it's up to DeeDee to pull everything together.
The Jessica plot is basically from every sitcom from the 80s and 90s. Ned and Alice are going out of town and like that one episode in those old shows when parents are out of town leaving their kids alone at home, let's throw a party. The whole time plot is a disaster. Jessica overloads the washing machine causing it to break and flood the basement with soapy water, then starts a small kitchen fire. She took a cooking class a few books back but that seems forgotten now. The fire thing was odd, wouldn't one of them be watching the pan while the other checked on the washing? Then the party happens, as always it gets out of hand things are damaged and broken, the police come and Jessica has learned nothing from the previous book where she ran away cause no one loved her. Gee I wonder why?
Anyway this one was just okay, not a top pick in the series but amusing.
The Jessica plot is basically from every sitcom from the 80s and 90s. Ned and Alice are going out of town and like that one episode in those old shows when parents are out of town leaving their kids alone at home, let's throw a party. The whole time plot is a disaster. Jessica overloads the washing machine causing it to break and flood the basement with soapy water, then starts a small kitchen fire. She took a cooking class a few books back but that seems forgotten now. The fire thing was odd, wouldn't one of them be watching the pan while the other checked on the washing? Then the party happens, as always it gets out of hand things are damaged and broken, the police come and Jessica has learned nothing from the previous book where she ran away cause no one loved her. Gee I wonder why?
Anyway this one was just okay, not a top pick in the series but amusing.
April 28, 2024
i like the message of this one.. good for women of any age.
August 11, 2020
The Wakefield parents are trusting idiots who leave their twin teenagers home alone for a week even though one of them is Jessica... and the other is her doormat, Elizabeth. Of course there will be a huge party. Alas this is the sub plot for this book... the major storyline is DeeDee going gaga and histrionic about all the adults in her life confiding about their break ups (honestly I get her parents, but her teacher telling her how her marriage ended? Because teachers just love having their private lives splashed all over the school) and she thinks she is dead set going to lose her boyfriend Bill and becomes unbearably clingy almost guaranteeing the poor guy is going to chew his leg off and scamper out of the trap that is their relationship unless someone can get her to see some reason.
June 7, 2014
The quest continues!
This one is awful. Deedee Gordon is a stage 5 clinger and Bill Chase isn't having it. OH NOES! Never fear! Elizabeth Wakefield will save the day.
In other news, Jessica throws a party. There is no way this can go wrong.
Lesson learned? College boys wouldn't be caught dead at a high school party...before 10:30 pm.
This one is awful. Deedee Gordon is a stage 5 clinger and Bill Chase isn't having it. OH NOES! Never fear! Elizabeth Wakefield will save the day.
In other news, Jessica throws a party. There is no way this can go wrong.
Lesson learned? College boys wouldn't be caught dead at a high school party...before 10:30 pm.
July 11, 2013
What the Hell was wrong with DeeDee Gordon?!
January 28, 2019
The one in which Dee Dee becomes a Level 10 clinger and almost screws up everything.
March 16, 2019
So bad it's good! What a time to be aliiiiive. It gets 1 star and 5 stars simultaneously.
November 2, 2020
This one gets four stars because it is relatable AF!! I think most of us have had the experience where we lose ourselves in the midst of the fear of losing someone else. This is what happens to DeeDee in this book. Her response to her boyfriend Bill Chase being busier then usual is to drop her extracurricular activities, clear her schedule and be the devoted girlfriend that she feels she needs to be. It does not help that she receives some mixed messages from a few recently divorced women in her life. This desire to cling to Bill only pushes him away and DeeDee learns an important lesson that if a person is not good with themselves, it is very hard for them to be an authentically loving and trusting partner.
I think teenagers and adults could relate.
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**Review Note - I have been re-reading the Sweet Valley High series one book at a time for my podcast, “Lessons From Sweet Valley.” The following is the unique SVH rating system that I use on goodreads for these books alone…
5 Stars - The book is worthy of being read outside of the series purely as an exemplary example of YA fiction.
4 Stars - The book contains an element, storyline or theme that sets it apart from your average SVH tome.
3 Stars - The book adequately meets the expectations of an SVH book as it exists in the Sweet Valley universe.
2 Stars - The book falls below the SVH standards in terms of subject matter, characters or overall story.
1 Star - Offensive by SVH standards! Any of those re-reading the series should skip entirely
I think teenagers and adults could relate.
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**Review Note - I have been re-reading the Sweet Valley High series one book at a time for my podcast, “Lessons From Sweet Valley.” The following is the unique SVH rating system that I use on goodreads for these books alone…
5 Stars - The book is worthy of being read outside of the series purely as an exemplary example of YA fiction.
4 Stars - The book contains an element, storyline or theme that sets it apart from your average SVH tome.
3 Stars - The book adequately meets the expectations of an SVH book as it exists in the Sweet Valley universe.
2 Stars - The book falls below the SVH standards in terms of subject matter, characters or overall story.
1 Star - Offensive by SVH standards! Any of those re-reading the series should skip entirely
February 14, 2022
The highlight of this book is that it features Sweet Valley's first known minority character, Patty Gilbert who is described as "A beautiful black girl, with short, dark hair and large, sparkling brown eyes." The lowlight is everything else.
DeeDee Gordon decides that the only way to keep her boyfriend (resident surfer dude, Bill Chase) is to become totally dependent on him. After seeing her mother and art teacher go through divorces DeeDee is terrified she will lose her beloved Bill and decides to let go of her whole personality and makes a fool of herself until Bill calls the relationship off. In an effort to regain DeeDee's personality and connect the Wakefield twins to the A-plot, Liz and Patty hatch a scheme that involves Patty doing nothing and Liz pretending to die. DeeDee realizes what relationships are really about and gets back together with Bill. Yay! Except no one cared about DeeDee and Bill in the first place.
In the B-plot, Jessica throws a party while her parents are out of town, invites frat boys who trash the house and almost gets detained by the police. But dear mother and father Wakefield don't punish Jess because she's punished herself enough.
In the end, both twins were pretty bad, Bill does a special history project on the civil war and DeeDee decides she needs to learn German.
DeeDee Gordon decides that the only way to keep her boyfriend (resident surfer dude, Bill Chase) is to become totally dependent on him. After seeing her mother and art teacher go through divorces DeeDee is terrified she will lose her beloved Bill and decides to let go of her whole personality and makes a fool of herself until Bill calls the relationship off. In an effort to regain DeeDee's personality and connect the Wakefield twins to the A-plot, Liz and Patty hatch a scheme that involves Patty doing nothing and Liz pretending to die. DeeDee realizes what relationships are really about and gets back together with Bill. Yay! Except no one cared about DeeDee and Bill in the first place.
In the B-plot, Jessica throws a party while her parents are out of town, invites frat boys who trash the house and almost gets detained by the police. But dear mother and father Wakefield don't punish Jess because she's punished herself enough.
In the end, both twins were pretty bad, Bill does a special history project on the civil war and DeeDee decides she needs to learn German.
December 19, 2024
I see a lot of readers hating on this because of how annoying DeeDee is, but I don't think that's really fair to the book. That was the whole point it was making: that she was behaving like an idiot. And I thought it was a great point to get across, because I knew a DeeDee when I was in high school. I had a girl friend who got a boyfriend and then sacrificed her whole identity for him. I could hardly get her to spend even a minute of time with me without him around. She dropped everything and everyone for him, and in the rare moments alone together, all she talked about was him. There are girls like that, and it's important to point out that it's disgusting.
Because this is Sweet Valley High, she had an unbelievably quick revelation and regained her confidence and identity overnight, and she was ludicrously self-reflective, like a therapist rather than a teenager. But it was to get the point across - and it was a good point, so hats off to them, on this occasion. It's rare that I say anything like that about Sweet Valley!
Because this is Sweet Valley High, she had an unbelievably quick revelation and regained her confidence and identity overnight, and she was ludicrously self-reflective, like a therapist rather than a teenager. But it was to get the point across - and it was a good point, so hats off to them, on this occasion. It's rare that I say anything like that about Sweet Valley!
December 15, 2021
Boring
Dee dee Gordon's sudden dependence on boyfriend Bill Chase is driving him away, rather than driving him closer to her. Surely every man WANTS his woman to submit herself and her wishes to his every desire, and give up everything that was attractive about her in the first place to become a willing devoted slave??? Apparently not, coz Bill is fast losing interest in the new wet and boring Dee Dee - whats happened to the spunky independent girl he fell in love with???
Dee dee Gordon's sudden dependence on boyfriend Bill Chase is driving him away, rather than driving him closer to her. Surely every man WANTS his woman to submit herself and her wishes to his every desire, and give up everything that was attractive about her in the first place to become a willing devoted slave??? Apparently not, coz Bill is fast losing interest in the new wet and boring Dee Dee - whats happened to the spunky independent girl he fell in love with???
December 19, 2024
The storylines in this installment were satisfying. Bill and DeeDee(book #8) have hit a rough patch in their relationship, Elizabeth and Jessica are parentless for a week and lots of mishaps and mayhem happen and Todd struggles to share devastating news with Elizabeth.
Still love revisiting this series.
Still love revisiting this series.
September 1, 2025
Giving this one two stars since it focuses on peripheral characters DeeDee and Bill’s relationship, with the secondary plot being the talent show — so boring. The most “exciting” part was the cliffhanger thrown in at the end that Todd is moving to Vermont because his dad is being relocated for work. Maybe being single will make Elizabeth more interesting to read about 🤔
January 9, 2020
I do think this book has a very good message behind it about losing your identity when in a committed relationship, though to be honest I think the characters lacked any depth and were all very cliche, which not only made the story predictable, but it was almost boring.
February 10, 2020
DeeDee is definitely creepily obsessive in this book, but am I the only one that thinks Bill going to the movies with Dana is kinda cheating?
Also, since when is Lila dating some college sophomore named Drake? I have no recollection of this guy either before or after this book.
Also, since when is Lila dating some college sophomore named Drake? I have no recollection of this guy either before or after this book.
August 4, 2017
It's a good thing DeeDee got her act together. I almost didn't make it through the book.
July 15, 2018
Deedee is afraid to lose Bill. She devotes all he time to him and his interests. By focusing on Bill, Deedee is losing herself but could she also be losing Bill?
August 10, 2024
Re-Read 2024
The storylines in this installment were satisfying. Bill and DeeDee(book #8) have hit a rough patch in their relationship and friends quickly devise a way to help. Elizabeth and Jessica are parentless for a week and lots of mishaps and mayhem happen and Todd struggles to share devastating news with Elizabeth.
Still love revisiting this series.
Goodreads review published 30/07/24
The storylines in this installment were satisfying. Bill and DeeDee(book #8) have hit a rough patch in their relationship and friends quickly devise a way to help. Elizabeth and Jessica are parentless for a week and lots of mishaps and mayhem happen and Todd struggles to share devastating news with Elizabeth.
Still love revisiting this series.
Goodreads review published 30/07/24
April 18, 2021
Too Much in Love
Plot: Dee Dee Gordan after seeing what happened to her mother and father and her Design teacher starts to be clingy and co-dependent with her boyfriend Bill. So much so that she pushes him away and eventually breaks up with her. Not helping the matter is the fact that Jessica is the middle of everything and starts mess when she see’s Dana Larson out with Bill at a movie. Not getting over the bitterness of not getting with Bill herself, she puts it in Dee-Dee’s head he’s stepping out on her. Things turn around when Elizabeth and Dee-Dee’s friend Patty get her involved in a talent show and push her to take over the whole show causing her to get her independence and Bill back.
My Thoughts: OMG this was painful to read. And if you think *reading* it was imagine having to LIVE it! YES! I was there not that long ago. I had to sit and watch this independent woman that I’d known all my life turn into the other half. And EVERY, SINGLE, word out of her mouth was her partner’s name this. Her partner’s name that. Everyone but me seemed to think this was cute! IT WASN’T. She (just like Dee-Dee) couldn’t seem to have a thought without it being related to her new partner. Sadly, her partner had an unfortunate accident and didn’t make it, but it was MADDENING! Even to see her depend so strongly on him for money when she’d NEVER done that before. It was almost like someone else had taken over her brain. And I thought god I hope I wasn’t that bad when I was in love. But it’s an easy thing to slip into getting so lost in your partner. Immediately I knew *though the book didn’t say* that the reason Bill was probably so unreachable was that he was probably trying to get away from Dee-Dee. While I read this it’s funny but an old song kept going through my head “Ooh my first mistake was, I wanted too much time. I had to have him morning, noon, and night. If I would have known then the things that I know now, I might not have lost the time I complained about!” Ladies ALWAYS (ALWAYS) have something to do. You see as SOON as Dee-Dee starts to be too busy for Bill he QUICKLY starts checking up on her. AND THAT’S A LESSON! It’s a lesson for ME! Dee-Dee drove me CRAZY! She was naggy, whiny, and obsessive. So I can only imagine what Bill was dealing with. You can NOT do that!. I was just telling a gf of mine about her husband and she was complaining to me about how he liked to spend so much time at this certain bar lately. MEN-I don’t care how in love with you they are-NEED SPACE! Everyone needs space. I’m single and I don’t like *friends* that are too clingy. I guess I’m just that lady (the one that Dee-Dee seemed to initially be) that loves to do her own thang and be left the hell alone. I had a family member have surgery recently stay with me and they drove me CRAZY with how much they seemed to call my name for something. (Some unnecessary). So you see I NEVER want to be this girl. And is it me or does she remind anyone else of Olivia? They’re kind of the same person. Maybe that’s just me though. And Jessica’s antics are getting OLD! All of them shouldn’t even pay her any attention anymore like “Oh it’s just Jessica’s BS again.” They give her WAY too much power in SV. And what did she think would happen when she invited COLLEGE GUYS to a party. They’d sit around quietly and have intellectual conversations while drinking soda. I know they use outdated references in this series but just because she’s blond she can NOT be that clueless. (No offense AT ALL to blonds. Jessica TOTALLY gives you a bad reputation).
Rating: 7
Plot: Dee Dee Gordan after seeing what happened to her mother and father and her Design teacher starts to be clingy and co-dependent with her boyfriend Bill. So much so that she pushes him away and eventually breaks up with her. Not helping the matter is the fact that Jessica is the middle of everything and starts mess when she see’s Dana Larson out with Bill at a movie. Not getting over the bitterness of not getting with Bill herself, she puts it in Dee-Dee’s head he’s stepping out on her. Things turn around when Elizabeth and Dee-Dee’s friend Patty get her involved in a talent show and push her to take over the whole show causing her to get her independence and Bill back.
My Thoughts: OMG this was painful to read. And if you think *reading* it was imagine having to LIVE it! YES! I was there not that long ago. I had to sit and watch this independent woman that I’d known all my life turn into the other half. And EVERY, SINGLE, word out of her mouth was her partner’s name this. Her partner’s name that. Everyone but me seemed to think this was cute! IT WASN’T. She (just like Dee-Dee) couldn’t seem to have a thought without it being related to her new partner. Sadly, her partner had an unfortunate accident and didn’t make it, but it was MADDENING! Even to see her depend so strongly on him for money when she’d NEVER done that before. It was almost like someone else had taken over her brain. And I thought god I hope I wasn’t that bad when I was in love. But it’s an easy thing to slip into getting so lost in your partner. Immediately I knew *though the book didn’t say* that the reason Bill was probably so unreachable was that he was probably trying to get away from Dee-Dee. While I read this it’s funny but an old song kept going through my head “Ooh my first mistake was, I wanted too much time. I had to have him morning, noon, and night. If I would have known then the things that I know now, I might not have lost the time I complained about!” Ladies ALWAYS (ALWAYS) have something to do. You see as SOON as Dee-Dee starts to be too busy for Bill he QUICKLY starts checking up on her. AND THAT’S A LESSON! It’s a lesson for ME! Dee-Dee drove me CRAZY! She was naggy, whiny, and obsessive. So I can only imagine what Bill was dealing with. You can NOT do that!. I was just telling a gf of mine about her husband and she was complaining to me about how he liked to spend so much time at this certain bar lately. MEN-I don’t care how in love with you they are-NEED SPACE! Everyone needs space. I’m single and I don’t like *friends* that are too clingy. I guess I’m just that lady (the one that Dee-Dee seemed to initially be) that loves to do her own thang and be left the hell alone. I had a family member have surgery recently stay with me and they drove me CRAZY with how much they seemed to call my name for something. (Some unnecessary). So you see I NEVER want to be this girl. And is it me or does she remind anyone else of Olivia? They’re kind of the same person. Maybe that’s just me though. And Jessica’s antics are getting OLD! All of them shouldn’t even pay her any attention anymore like “Oh it’s just Jessica’s BS again.” They give her WAY too much power in SV. And what did she think would happen when she invited COLLEGE GUYS to a party. They’d sit around quietly and have intellectual conversations while drinking soda. I know they use outdated references in this series but just because she’s blond she can NOT be that clueless. (No offense AT ALL to blonds. Jessica TOTALLY gives you a bad reputation).
Rating: 7
July 7, 2018
I think I’ll miss this book more than I will miss Sweet Valley High: Dangerous Love. I understand the motive behind DeeDee’s behavior. Hanging out with people can be fun, but everybody needs alone time. The plan to teach her independence was pretty desperate to me. After all, the talent show planning must have been overwhelming for Elizabeth and for DeeDee. I’ll never forget how much I laughed at the subplot. I hope Jessica learned her lessons about household responsibilities and unsupervised parties.
March 14, 2012
Poor Dee Dee, she cant do anything without her boyfriend Bill. She has such low self esteem stemming from her parent's divorce that she clings to Bill and drives him away. But, once Bill sees what a confident girl she can be on her own, he wants her back.
There are alot of divorces in this series. This must have been the "topic of the moment" for teens while the series was being written. Lots of youth struggling with parents' divorcing.
There are alot of divorces in this series. This must have been the "topic of the moment" for teens while the series was being written. Lots of youth struggling with parents' divorcing.
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January 31, 2015As someone with an absurdly high tolerance for crappy and formulaic teen books from the eighties, I didn't think this one would be more difficult to get through than the others in the series. Boy was I wrong! Terrible writing, boring plot, flat, uninteresting characters, and a total lack of anything I could at least make fun of. Two thumbs down Sweet Valley.
October 24, 2010
Lots of fun, lots of heartache, lots of great friendship and adventure... Once you started the book, you could not put it down. It was the stuff of hiding under a blanket after lights out with a booklight and keep reading until your eyes fell out or you passed out.
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