pickTodd‘s traded his Datsun in for a Yamaha 750 Virago, much to Elizabeth‘s horror. She hasn‘t mustered up the courage to confess that after her cousin Rexy Wakefield‘s death, none of them are allowed on one. Liz finds herself getting weirdly jealous any time another girl is on the back of the bike & Todd tries to talk Ned & Alice into it, but fails. In the first #SVH twin intuition instance, Jess realizes while at Miller‘s Point that Liz needs her!
pickLiz agrees to cover for Jessica‘s sneaking out on a Sunday for her first official date with the older, mustachioed Scott Daniels. Liz is worried that Jess will blow her test for the tour guide license that Monday. Jess at first has fun— flirting & teasing Scott (she yuckily takes being called jailbait a compliment though…) until he starts being more aggressive with her. He‘s too drunk & high to drive, so Jess is stuck out all night! ⬇️
sun-kissed blonde beauties
breaking hearts and attracting
killers in sunny
sweet valley cali —
it only took them twenty
years to graduate! 👯
Been a huge Sweet Valley fan since I was 9 years old. Still love reading them for nostalgia‘s sake. 🥰
#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #sweetvalley #sweetvalleyhigh #twins #SVH #nostalgia
pickThis is definitely one of the more memorable ones— & it covers more time than is usual. Though the twins only joined the school sorority Pi Beta Alpha in the first book, Jessica is now the president! Chubby Robin Wilson follows Jessica around adoringly & while Jess has no trouble using her to run her errands for her, she‘s horrified at the thought of the girl in the sorority. Liz intervenes & Robin makes it through the difficult pledge trials- ⬇️
pickJessica‘s long harbored a crush on wealthy & handsome Bruce Patman & she‘s more determined than ever to date him. He flirts with her at Secca Lake (even unties red bikini in front of everyone!), then make out in the bushes until Liz worriedly tracks them down. Jess loses herself with Bruce— from letting him beat her at tennis, changing her fashion sense & even skips cheerleading! When Liz schemes to reveal 1Bruce1 lied to her, Jess dumps him!
pickThe Fall Dance is only 2 weeks away & Jessica‘s determined to win as Fall Queen, since it‘s a guarantee that Bruce Patman will be king. Enid‘s boyfriend, Ronnie Edwards, is on the dance committee so Jess can‘t help but share with him a letter she found in Liz‘s bedroom—from Enid‘s ex, George Warren! Enid‘s wild past (as a 13 year old?!) is revealed & Enid blames Liz for blabbing her secrets. For revenge, Liz gets Winston Egbert crowned king!
pickMy #SweetValleyReRead is getting to the books I‘m the most excited to revisit! My original copy of this book is actually a misprint so this is the first time that I‘ve read pages 90-123 (56-90 are included twice in mine!)! Grounded from driving, Jessica rebels & sneaks out on a date with dropout Rick Andover. She gets caught at the seedy roadhouse bar, Kelly‘s & doesn‘t correct the cop who thinks she‘s Liz! Liz suffers rumors & mopes about Todd.
pickThis book was a throwback for me, I read it when I was a teenager in the mid 90s. I realized it was published the year I was born. It was teenage drama and cheesy. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.
The nostalgia! My mom came across my collection of SVH and sent them home with me. I intend to donate them to my kiddos classroom library, but I am going to enjoy them for a few days first.
pickWhat better way to end the year‘s reading than with another Sweet Valley camp classic, Return of the Evil Twin?😆 I haven‘t read this as many times as the original but I still try to whip it out around Christmas every few years. This time Margo‘s long lost twin sister, Nora, makes her way to Sweet Valley & decides to make the Wakefield twins pay for “what they did to Margo”. And hatches a plot to steal Jessica‘s life & identity. Goes great with ⬇️
