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.
Found it dragged a lot for the first half. I don't have any sentimental attachment to the SVU series. I had moved past Sweet Valley by the time they were coming out. I've read a handful, own some but not all, and don't have much interest in ever completing the series.
But the Thrillers have always held my attention because I love the mayhem and mystery!
As dull as the beginning was, this book packs a tight final girl horror-esque last act, only to TOTALLY BIFF THE ENDING. I'm not sure how you can have this sort of set-up, promise explosions, have creepy threatening phone calls, and soundless intruders, and then just say at the end.