Summer of Love

Sweet Valley University #50

by Francine Pascal (Creator), Laurie John

The end of the road...

A $5,000 scholarship is just a mission away, but Elizabeth Wakefield would rather win Sam Burgess's love.  Impossible--since Sam's girlfriend is waiting for him at the finish line.  Well, Elizabeth hasn't come this far for nothing.  She's going to show Sam how strong she really is...even if it kills her.

The final straw? Jessica Wakefield has had it! Her team does nothing but argue, she hasn't hooked up with anyone, and her final mission involves facing one of her biggest fears.  Will she abandon her team at the last minute?

Tom Watts and Todd Wilkins--best buddies? Absolutely! Angered by Sam's treatment of Elizabeth, they're ready to fight for her--unless they wind up fighting over her instead!

Genres: Young Adult, Chick Lit

231 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 13, 1999

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

[myreadiary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series. I started reading the series in high school more on Sweet Valley High. I enjoy reading this kind of story. Young adult - discovering new places, friendship, and most of the all-conquering love.

[Runa]

Surprisingly enough, this would probably be one of the best-written of the Sweet Valley series. It has a lot of character development, putting them into realistic situations as opposed to some of the more out-there plots that we've seen. Some of the book is dated (for something published in 1999, there are a LOT of references that give away the writer's age). As usual, we have Sweet Valley's standard unrealistic portrayal of guys, and Tom is way out of character in this one, but other than that, I have no complaints (except for the cliff-jumping. Because CLIFF-JUMPING? Seriously? Way to be cliche). Nevertheless, even with all that stuff, it's better than the other books. Sam and Neil are, despite everything, probably the most in-depth male characters the ghostwriters have come up with.

Rating: 3.5/5

[Rachel Brand · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as No Rules, the characterisation in these books is actually pretty rubbish in comparison to Senior Year, which I've also started rereading.

[Sheila Read · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember the cover just not the story.