This is not going to set the world alight as a memorable book – but was some fun escapism for a few hours. New characters are interwoven with historic ones – but it all flows nicely. It’s partly set in Sweet Valley and partly in New York – and there are flashbacks through the last decade to set the scene. The storyline was pacy – and as I remember from 20 years ago, I occasionally wanted to punch the twins – but it was entertaining and kept me reading. This is not a literary classic – but it’s fun to read about characters that seem like old friends.
Always the ‘good’ twin, the one getting her headstrong sister out of trouble, Elizabeth is now about to turn the tables…” Uncharacteristically, she decides the only way to heal her broken heart is to get revenge. Jessica longs for forgiveness, but Elizabeth can’t forget her twin’s duplicity. Suddenly Sweet Valley isn’t big enough for the two of them, so Elizabeth has fled to New York to immerse herself in her lifelong dream of becoming a serious reporter, leaving a guilt-stricken Jessica contemplating the unthinkable: life without her sister.ĭespite the distance between them, the sisters are never far from each other’s thoughts. “It’s been ten years since the Wakefield twins graduated from Sweet Valley High, and a lot has happened.įor a start, Elizabeth and Jessica have had a falling out of epic proportions, after Jessica committed the ultimate betrayal, and this time it looks like Elizabeth will never be able to forgive her. Anyway – one of the SVH virgins has now started reading an original book – and I purchased this book – based 10 years after the original series (of 181 books, according to Wikipedia!) to then share with my fellow fans. Weirdly half of the group were obsessive fans – and half had never heard of them! The groups didn’t appear to be defined by age or geography – so not entirely sure what prompted the split.
Recently we were reminiscing about the Sweet Valley High books that some of us read as teenagers. I am part of a Fitbit challenge group – and, thankfully, steps isn’t the only thing we discuss! We cover a wide range of seemingly random topics for a bunch of 30/40 something women.
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