What do you think?
Rate this book
Sweet Valley High #7
Dear Sister
Sweet Valley is stunned by the news: Beautiful young Elizabeth Wakefield lies in a coma, on the brink of death after a horrible motorcycle accident. Elizabeth's boyfriend Todd is consumed by guilt; he was driving and escaped unharmed. He feels totally helpless. All he can do is wait for a change in Elizabeth's condition—a change that might mean the loss of the only girl he's ever loved.
But no one is more shattered than Elizabeth's twin, Jessica. As she keeps watch over the silent body of her sister, she's overwhelmed by despair. Without Elizabeth, can life go on?
But no one is more shattered than Elizabeth's twin, Jessica. As she keeps watch over the silent body of her sister, she's overwhelmed by despair. Without Elizabeth, can life go on?
160 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1984
27 people are currently reading
938 people want to read
About the author
Francine Pascal
1,139 books1,844 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.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 128 reviews
April 28, 2010
This was literally one of my favorite books growing up.
It starts out with Elizabeth Wakefield glamorously coma-struck following a motorcycle accident. I was probably 10 when I read this book, and OH MY GOD how I wanted to be in a coma. My in-depth medical knowledge told me that it was like sleeping, but with all kinds of dramatics like hospitals and doctors and stuff. Also, when you wake up and start acting just like your identical twin sister – and polar opposite – Jessica, no one really blinks an eye. Your parents totally buy you a sexy nightgown and a new green bikini and other neat outfits. Also, you have permission to be a sudden slut and plagiarist and ignore all your responsibilities and use your gossip column in the school newspaper to forward your suddenly slutty agenda. Who else could use a little Sweet Valley High coma right now?
But I digress.
While Elizabeth is whoring around the school, ignoring her nerdfriends and super-loyal boyfriend Todd, our resident sociopath Jessica is forced into performing household chores! It doesn’t stop there, either! Apparently there is some kind of Sweet Valley city ordinance stating that only one Wakefield twin at a time can be slutty and self-obsessed. This cruel twist of fate forces Jessica to pretend to care about someone other than herself and *gasp* wear conservative outfits!
Comas are all kinds of fun until someone gets hurt, aren’t they??
The true message in this story is one of balance. For every slut who wears a low-cut blouse and allows herself to be groped drunkenly by Bruce Patman, another girl must cover her breasts, abstain from alcohol and chastely perform household chores. There cannot be two drunken sluts at any given time. Ok, just kidding. The cast of Jersey Shore totally disproved THAT theory!
Anyhow, everything turns out OK. We learn the time-tested cure for blunt force trauma-induced personality disorders… You know, another smack on the head reverses it. Also, to protect the fragile virgin mind of Elizabeth Wakefield, she totally doesn’t remember how she was about to do the nasty with Bruce Patman! She also doesn’t remember that drinking is fun. Bummer.
I loved this book, and you will too!
It starts out with Elizabeth Wakefield glamorously coma-struck following a motorcycle accident. I was probably 10 when I read this book, and OH MY GOD how I wanted to be in a coma. My in-depth medical knowledge told me that it was like sleeping, but with all kinds of dramatics like hospitals and doctors and stuff. Also, when you wake up and start acting just like your identical twin sister – and polar opposite – Jessica, no one really blinks an eye. Your parents totally buy you a sexy nightgown and a new green bikini and other neat outfits. Also, you have permission to be a sudden slut and plagiarist and ignore all your responsibilities and use your gossip column in the school newspaper to forward your suddenly slutty agenda. Who else could use a little Sweet Valley High coma right now?
But I digress.
While Elizabeth is whoring around the school, ignoring her nerdfriends and super-loyal boyfriend Todd, our resident sociopath Jessica is forced into performing household chores! It doesn’t stop there, either! Apparently there is some kind of Sweet Valley city ordinance stating that only one Wakefield twin at a time can be slutty and self-obsessed. This cruel twist of fate forces Jessica to pretend to care about someone other than herself and *gasp* wear conservative outfits!
Comas are all kinds of fun until someone gets hurt, aren’t they??
The true message in this story is one of balance. For every slut who wears a low-cut blouse and allows herself to be groped drunkenly by Bruce Patman, another girl must cover her breasts, abstain from alcohol and chastely perform household chores. There cannot be two drunken sluts at any given time. Ok, just kidding. The cast of Jersey Shore totally disproved THAT theory!
Anyhow, everything turns out OK. We learn the time-tested cure for blunt force trauma-induced personality disorders… You know, another smack on the head reverses it. Also, to protect the fragile virgin mind of Elizabeth Wakefield, she totally doesn’t remember how she was about to do the nasty with Bruce Patman! She also doesn’t remember that drinking is fun. Bummer.
I loved this book, and you will too!
June 12, 2012
Orginal recap for the Snark Squad here.
I've taken to consistently rating these books two stars but THIS BOOK HAS A COMA. GUYS. A COMA.
Clearly this elevates its star level to fabulous, which isn't actually a choice, so we'll stick with two stars.
In book #6, Elizabeth breaks her parents' "no riding motorcycles ever" rule and takes a ride on the idiotic side. Naturally, about one second after she hops on sans helmet on, her and Todd get run down by a drunk driver.
We open book #7 with Jessica crying because her sister is in a COMA! Every one of these books starts with some recitation of how beautiful and "all-American" the twins are and how they are totally the same, but different. The big difference here is that Liz is half dead. I made this picture for everyone to illustrate the difference:
ZOMBIE.
Okay, not really. Really what the author tells us is even worse! You see, Liz has... Liz has...
LOST HER TAN.
The Creepy Pedobear Doctor comes in to tell Jess that she's the only one who can reach her sister and should try talking about sisterly things. Naturally, Jess brings up almost stealing Todd away and revealing her best friend's deepest darkest secret. Are you feeling the sisterly vibe yet?
The "pep-talk" does wake Liz up but not all is right in Liz-land. We know this right away because the next time we see her, she's crying about looking un-tan and coma-y.
I've dubbed this alternate version of Liz WhoreLizabeth. She's so unlike herself that she doesn't even want to see or talk to Todd.
The book goes on with WhoreLizabeth acting more and more like Jess and Jess having some sort of kiddie-lit existential crisis.
This book was really key for me in my re-reading in realizing that we were reading total crap as children.
There are a lot of questionable goings on in this book. Take a look at this quote:
“Did I ever tell you about the front seat in Danny’s car? It slides back and reclines and—and I probably don’t have to draw you a picture, do I?”
UH, WHAT. NO DON'T DRAW ANYONE A PICTURE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE READING THIS ARE 10 YEARS OLD. Jesus.
Other shady happenings include the promise of some vague sexual favor, Bruce pulling out warm wine and Dixie cups FROM UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OF HIS CAR, Bruce touching Liz's boobs, and Bruce trying to rape Liz.
Do you all remember there being so much attempted rape in this series? Man the Ghost Writing Collective really likes their rape. This is weird.
And so, my over all review is that this was one of the most fun SVH books for 25 year old me to re-read, but I've also decided that I would never, in a million years, allow any child of mine to read Sweet Valley Books.
Seriously. WINE AND RAPE CUPS JUST WAITING IN HIS CAR, YOU GUYS.
Quotes from the recap
Lor: Meanwhile, Jess is shaking Liz and saying unhelpful things like, “wake-up.” Hmmm. Jess, I think maybe the doctors have already tried the ole “wake-up” trick. It usually works with such conditions like “napping,” “sleeping,” and on occasion “drunkenly passed out.” Unfortunately, comas are somewhere beyond “wake-up.
Lor: A week into her bed rest, she’s complaining about how boring life is. Jess suggests she read, since that was one of her favorite pastimes, and WhoreLiz is all, “I’m a whore now. We don’t read.” Don’t send me angry emails, y’all, I’m just recapping this book, okay?
Lor: She thinks about leaving them home alone, but this isn’t Stoneybrook and people in Sweet Valley may be completely ridiculous, but they at least know that you don’t leave 12 year olds home alone, and you certainly don’t put them in charge of other children. Ahem.
Sara: Personally, I keep my rape cups in the glove compartment. Much classier.
I've taken to consistently rating these books two stars but THIS BOOK HAS A COMA. GUYS. A COMA.
Clearly this elevates its star level to fabulous, which isn't actually a choice, so we'll stick with two stars.
In book #6, Elizabeth breaks her parents' "no riding motorcycles ever" rule and takes a ride on the idiotic side. Naturally, about one second after she hops on sans helmet on, her and Todd get run down by a drunk driver.
We open book #7 with Jessica crying because her sister is in a COMA! Every one of these books starts with some recitation of how beautiful and "all-American" the twins are and how they are totally the same, but different. The big difference here is that Liz is half dead. I made this picture for everyone to illustrate the difference:
ZOMBIE.
Okay, not really. Really what the author tells us is even worse! You see, Liz has... Liz has...
LOST HER TAN.
The Creepy Pedobear Doctor comes in to tell Jess that she's the only one who can reach her sister and should try talking about sisterly things. Naturally, Jess brings up almost stealing Todd away and revealing her best friend's deepest darkest secret. Are you feeling the sisterly vibe yet?
The "pep-talk" does wake Liz up but not all is right in Liz-land. We know this right away because the next time we see her, she's crying about looking un-tan and coma-y.
I've dubbed this alternate version of Liz WhoreLizabeth. She's so unlike herself that she doesn't even want to see or talk to Todd.
The book goes on with WhoreLizabeth acting more and more like Jess and Jess having some sort of kiddie-lit existential crisis.
This book was really key for me in my re-reading in realizing that we were reading total crap as children.
There are a lot of questionable goings on in this book. Take a look at this quote:
“Did I ever tell you about the front seat in Danny’s car? It slides back and reclines and—and I probably don’t have to draw you a picture, do I?”
UH, WHAT. NO DON'T DRAW ANYONE A PICTURE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE READING THIS ARE 10 YEARS OLD. Jesus.
Other shady happenings include the promise of some vague sexual favor, Bruce pulling out warm wine and Dixie cups FROM UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OF HIS CAR, Bruce touching Liz's boobs, and Bruce trying to rape Liz.
Do you all remember there being so much attempted rape in this series? Man the Ghost Writing Collective really likes their rape. This is weird.
And so, my over all review is that this was one of the most fun SVH books for 25 year old me to re-read, but I've also decided that I would never, in a million years, allow any child of mine to read Sweet Valley Books.
Seriously. WINE AND RAPE CUPS JUST WAITING IN HIS CAR, YOU GUYS.
Quotes from the recap
Lor: Meanwhile, Jess is shaking Liz and saying unhelpful things like, “wake-up.” Hmmm. Jess, I think maybe the doctors have already tried the ole “wake-up” trick. It usually works with such conditions like “napping,” “sleeping,” and on occasion “drunkenly passed out.” Unfortunately, comas are somewhere beyond “wake-up.
Lor: A week into her bed rest, she’s complaining about how boring life is. Jess suggests she read, since that was one of her favorite pastimes, and WhoreLiz is all, “I’m a whore now. We don’t read.” Don’t send me angry emails, y’all, I’m just recapping this book, okay?
Lor: She thinks about leaving them home alone, but this isn’t Stoneybrook and people in Sweet Valley may be completely ridiculous, but they at least know that you don’t leave 12 year olds home alone, and you certainly don’t put them in charge of other children. Ahem.
Sara: Personally, I keep my rape cups in the glove compartment. Much classier.
February 9, 2023
So, in this one, Liz wakes up from her motorcycle-crash-induced coma, and apparently the whole ordeal triggered some sort of weird-ass personality transplant, so watch out! Because Liz is now out-Jessica-ing Jessica herself!!
Pure pulp perfection, a total 10/10 on the bonkers scale, and definitely my favorite volume so far. What a freakin soap opera, very Invitation to Love.
I really can’t get enough of this shit 💖
Pure pulp perfection, a total 10/10 on the bonkers scale, and definitely my favorite volume so far. What a freakin soap opera, very Invitation to Love.
I really can’t get enough of this shit 💖
August 28, 2023
Re-read 2023
TW:Attempted Sexual Assault
Elizabeth's in a coma and the entire Wakefield family and friends are distraught. No on more than twin sister, Jessica, who vows to be a better person. But what takes everyone surprise is Elizabeth's behavior when she wakes up. Sweet Valley High, lock up your sons, because Liz Wakefield is out to break some hearts. Suddenly the sisters find their lives swapped. Can Jessica handle the pressure of keeping Elizabeth out of trouble?
First the positives, I loved the main storyline which carried a lot of momentum. It was good to see the sisters switch roles and get a glimmer of the goodness that is in Jessica. The additon of visiting 12 year old twin cousins was a cute storyline. Nice to see Todd a little ignored in this one. Bill Chase has been mentioned a couple of times so it looks like he's featured heavily in the next book.
What didn't work for me was how quickly Elizabeth snaps out of it. I felt like I needed a little bit of a medical explanation as to how her condition repairs itself so quickly. Also, the storyline gets pretty intense in those last few chapters. Wonder if Elizabeth ever tells her parents?
General Weird Musings while reading
-The way in which adult authority figures interact with teenagers in these books. For example, Elizabeth's doctor getting a little too close to Jessica. And then (in many of the books actually) Mr. Collins, Elizabeth's advisor on the newspaper.
Goodreads review published 27/08/23
TW:Attempted Sexual Assault
Elizabeth's in a coma and the entire Wakefield family and friends are distraught. No on more than twin sister, Jessica, who vows to be a better person. But what takes everyone surprise is Elizabeth's behavior when she wakes up. Sweet Valley High, lock up your sons, because Liz Wakefield is out to break some hearts. Suddenly the sisters find their lives swapped. Can Jessica handle the pressure of keeping Elizabeth out of trouble?
First the positives, I loved the main storyline which carried a lot of momentum. It was good to see the sisters switch roles and get a glimmer of the goodness that is in Jessica. The additon of visiting 12 year old twin cousins was a cute storyline. Nice to see Todd a little ignored in this one. Bill Chase has been mentioned a couple of times so it looks like he's featured heavily in the next book.
What didn't work for me was how quickly Elizabeth snaps out of it. I felt like I needed a little bit of a medical explanation as to how her condition repairs itself so quickly. Also, the storyline gets pretty intense in those last few chapters. Wonder if Elizabeth ever tells her parents?
General Weird Musings while reading
-The way in which adult authority figures interact with teenagers in these books. For example, Elizabeth's doctor getting a little too close to Jessica. And then (in many of the books actually) Mr. Collins, Elizabeth's advisor on the newspaper.
Goodreads review published 27/08/23
May 12, 2010
Warning: This is more book report than review but I just couldn't help myself. :P
In a fit of nostalgia I decided to pick up a Sweet Valley High book. I used to read these nonstop starting when I was eleven or so. Part of the reason I decided to read this particular one is of a supposedly risque scene between Liz and Bruce Patman, and even though I know I had read this exact book before, I had no recollection of this event.
So even though this is really an immediate sequel to number six in the series (confusing much), it's easy to pick up where the plot left off (aren't they always?). Elizabeth, part of the all-American, blonde, perfect size-six figure (in the newest books they're size four), sunny personality, Californian duo that make up the Wakefield twins, along with sister Jessica, lies in a coma. She got that way by riding on the back of her boyfriend Todd's new motorcycle and getting hit by a drunk driver. Jessica was partially at fault because she was supposed to pick her up at a party but never showed up. First evidence of Jessica's self-absorbed nature. So Liz miraculously recovers from her coma after the doctor tells Jessica that she could help Liz by talking to her because she has the strongest link or some other malarkey. During her supposedly heartfelt talks, she inadvertently calls Liz a jerk ("Only a jerk would count on me." pg. 5), once again showing what a b*tch Jessica really is. So when Liz wakes up at the end of the chapter, she immediately only cares with how she looks, Jess is only slightly off-put by this turn of events.
So the rest of the book is Liz forgoing her usual nature of sweet, responsible, older sis-type and instead out-Jessica-ing-Jessica, which I think was actually used in the book. That ain't good, two Jessica's? Could there be anything worse? Yeah, so Jessica is forced to turn more into what Elizabeth is usually like in this book, but we all know that won't last and she won't learn any lessons either. Liz proceeds to make excuses to get out of doing any kind of work, sneaking off, wearing next to nothing, including a barely there bikini, and basically acting like an irresponsible 16-year-old. Sweet Valley is full of obtuse people who don't realize Liz is any different than usual (uh, hello?), even her own parents stay astonishingly dimwitted, which I guess isn't really all that surprising. I won't give anything away to anyone who wants to read the outcome, but at the end all's well that ends well as usual in the soap opera town of Sweet Valley, California.
And yes, the scene was racy for its time and series.
In a fit of nostalgia I decided to pick up a Sweet Valley High book. I used to read these nonstop starting when I was eleven or so. Part of the reason I decided to read this particular one is of a supposedly risque scene between Liz and Bruce Patman, and even though I know I had read this exact book before, I had no recollection of this event.
So even though this is really an immediate sequel to number six in the series (confusing much), it's easy to pick up where the plot left off (aren't they always?). Elizabeth, part of the all-American, blonde, perfect size-six figure (in the newest books they're size four), sunny personality, Californian duo that make up the Wakefield twins, along with sister Jessica, lies in a coma. She got that way by riding on the back of her boyfriend Todd's new motorcycle and getting hit by a drunk driver. Jessica was partially at fault because she was supposed to pick her up at a party but never showed up. First evidence of Jessica's self-absorbed nature. So Liz miraculously recovers from her coma after the doctor tells Jessica that she could help Liz by talking to her because she has the strongest link or some other malarkey. During her supposedly heartfelt talks, she inadvertently calls Liz a jerk ("Only a jerk would count on me." pg. 5), once again showing what a b*tch Jessica really is. So when Liz wakes up at the end of the chapter, she immediately only cares with how she looks, Jess is only slightly off-put by this turn of events.
So the rest of the book is Liz forgoing her usual nature of sweet, responsible, older sis-type and instead out-Jessica-ing-Jessica, which I think was actually used in the book. That ain't good, two Jessica's? Could there be anything worse? Yeah, so Jessica is forced to turn more into what Elizabeth is usually like in this book, but we all know that won't last and she won't learn any lessons either. Liz proceeds to make excuses to get out of doing any kind of work, sneaking off, wearing next to nothing, including a barely there bikini, and basically acting like an irresponsible 16-year-old. Sweet Valley is full of obtuse people who don't realize Liz is any different than usual (uh, hello?), even her own parents stay astonishingly dimwitted, which I guess isn't really all that surprising. I won't give anything away to anyone who wants to read the outcome, but at the end all's well that ends well as usual in the soap opera town of Sweet Valley, California.
And yes, the scene was racy for its time and series.
March 29, 2007
Let me give you a brief rundown. Dear Sister begins with Elizabeth in a coma following a motorcycle accident with Todd. When she finally wakes up, her personality has completely changed! She's suddenly acting like Jessica, forcing Jessica into the Elizabeth role. It's crazy. A lot of stuff happens in the middle, including Elizabeth dressing in skanky Jessica clothes and Jessica dressing in staid Elizabeth clothes. Then, at the Patman mansion, the story comes to a climax. First, Bruce Patman touches Elizabeth's boob, which was the most scandalous thing I'd ever heard of the first time I read this book. Second, Elizabeth falls off the bed (where she had been about to have sex with 1BRUCE1) and passes out. I'm assuming the sex part, because it's never actually discussed. Boob touching is about as wild as it gets this early in the SVH series. Third, Elizabeth wakes up and is her old self again. All is right in Sweet Valley.
Can I also add that - to this day - I count the digits on license plates in a desperate attempt to find one with enough space to spell out 1BRUCE1?
Can I also add that - to this day - I count the digits on license plates in a desperate attempt to find one with enough space to spell out 1BRUCE1?
May 16, 2020
When you wake up from a coma and have a whole personality change where you basically steal your sisters identity and flirt with every guy that’s ever existed
October 17, 2018
Another misleading title. It sounds like the whole book is going to be a sob story. No just the beginning. I loved seeing Jessica finally step up and mature in this one. Even if it is only out of guilt. Elizabeth seems to be undergoing a personality change for the worse. Was it in anger, arush from being alive or is something more serious wrong? I wanted to smack her, and even more so I wanted to beat the crap out of Bruce for what he pulls. He is awful in this! More so than normal! I wish someone had gone to an adult about what is happening but no. No one steps up. In fact the Wakefield parents are hardly in this. You'd think if your daughter was in an accident like she was you'd watch her like a hawk! But honestly this book pointed out how irresponsible these parents can be. There is a thing called too much freedom!
May 18, 2022
4 stars just because of how scandalous this one is!
Ugh Bruce Patman is the WORST IN THIS.
Liz is recovering from her motorcycle accident with Todd and wakes up with a new personality: picture Jessica on steroids. She's the life of the party everywhere she goes, ignores Todd, and accepts dates with any boy who asks, including Bruce Patman. Jess morphs into a pseudo-Elizabeth and becomes the responsible one which is a fun early series twist. See how it feels Jessica!
But you guys, there is another mention of breast touching in this book (see also book 3 Playing With Fire,) which surprised the hell out of me. Also, a lot of drinking. My guess is SVH got some pushback after the first 10 or so books because you really don't see that mentioned much again unless it's used to show how absolutely terrible a character is.
Luckily, Liz hits her head on the floor and morphs back into her dependable self before Bruce can force himself on her (even though he's so threatening after she gains her memory back and it's really creepy,) and everything works out in the end.
Oh, also Jessica pretends to be Liz and goes on a revenge date with Bill Chase, who denied her in the past, and that sets up the next book. Ta-da, the end.
Ugh Bruce Patman is the WORST IN THIS.
Liz is recovering from her motorcycle accident with Todd and wakes up with a new personality: picture Jessica on steroids. She's the life of the party everywhere she goes, ignores Todd, and accepts dates with any boy who asks, including Bruce Patman. Jess morphs into a pseudo-Elizabeth and becomes the responsible one which is a fun early series twist. See how it feels Jessica!
But you guys, there is another mention of breast touching in this book (see also book 3 Playing With Fire,) which surprised the hell out of me. Also, a lot of drinking. My guess is SVH got some pushback after the first 10 or so books because you really don't see that mentioned much again unless it's used to show how absolutely terrible a character is.
Luckily, Liz hits her head on the floor and morphs back into her dependable self before Bruce can force himself on her (even though he's so threatening after she gains her memory back and it's really creepy,) and everything works out in the end.
Oh, also Jessica pretends to be Liz and goes on a revenge date with Bill Chase, who denied her in the past, and that sets up the next book. Ta-da, the end.
Read
December 18, 2012(This was the first SVH book I ever read, when I was twelve or so, and managed to conceal it in a pile of other non-scandalous books from the Mid-Continent Public Library.)
Elizabeth wakes up from her devastating coma and is good to go, despite a traumatic brain injury and a tingly vagina. She dumps all her responsibilities on Jessica while trying to alleviate the tingle, engaging in all the activities you'd expect a horny teenage girl to do except have ess-ee-ecks. Everyone in town is either too stupid or inept to realize there's something wrong with Elizabeth, so it's up to a nightstand to valiantly save the day and clonk her back to her old self.
(As an aside, I don't get the continuity of a personality change with no associated amnesia. It's more like she chooses to be a dick for awhile until she gets bored with it, coincidentally right as something PG-13 is about to happen. And *then* she has retrograde amnesia to... when, exactly?)
Elizabeth wakes up from her devastating coma and is good to go, despite a traumatic brain injury and a tingly vagina. She dumps all her responsibilities on Jessica while trying to alleviate the tingle, engaging in all the activities you'd expect a horny teenage girl to do except have ess-ee-ecks. Everyone in town is either too stupid or inept to realize there's something wrong with Elizabeth, so it's up to a nightstand to valiantly save the day and clonk her back to her old self.
(As an aside, I don't get the continuity of a personality change with no associated amnesia. It's more like she chooses to be a dick for awhile until she gets bored with it, coincidentally right as something PG-13 is about to happen. And *then* she has retrograde amnesia to... when, exactly?)
June 21, 2007
We used to sneak into the back of the library to read this book when I was like 8 because it says "breast" in one random part. haha.
November 20, 2024
One of the top 10 SVH books ever. I re-read this dozens of times when I was a kid.
Elizabeth wakes up from her coma on page 12 and immediately segues into being her sister, all short skirts, promiscuity and missed homework assignments. And, because there is apparently a one-skank limit in Sweet Valley, that means Jessica needs to put on the Oxford shirts and pressed jeans and be the "responsible" one.
The day is saved when klutzy Liz almost goes "all the way" with Bruce Patman (1BRUCE1!) but instead trips over a rug, conks her head on his headboard and that fun little brain trauma "fixes" her earlier brain trauma from the motorcycle accident.
Super silly but fun. WTF was up with Cara's costumed pick-up party? And does anyone but Bruce keep "classy" seduction wine and paper cups under the front seat of their car?
Elizabeth wakes up from her coma on page 12 and immediately segues into being her sister, all short skirts, promiscuity and missed homework assignments. And, because there is apparently a one-skank limit in Sweet Valley, that means Jessica needs to put on the Oxford shirts and pressed jeans and be the "responsible" one.
The day is saved when klutzy Liz almost goes "all the way" with Bruce Patman (1BRUCE1!) but instead trips over a rug, conks her head on his headboard and that fun little brain trauma "fixes" her earlier brain trauma from the motorcycle accident.
Super silly but fun. WTF was up with Cara's costumed pick-up party? And does anyone but Bruce keep "classy" seduction wine and paper cups under the front seat of their car?
February 15, 2015
Bwahahaha...what the hell does "dish out applesauce" mean? Oh Mr. Collins you're just too cool for school. This one features a creepy, leering neurosurgeon, too.
August 28, 2022
You might think that seeing her twin sister turn into a horrid bitch and then realizing it was because she'd turned into HER would maybe wake Jessica up a little bit.
You would be wrong, as evidenced by the end of this book. Jessica's gonna Jessica till Kingdom come.
Okay, but the weirdest thing about this book is the synopsis. It makes it seem like the whole book is Liz being in the coma and everyone hoping and praying she'll come out of it. But she wakes up at the end of the first chapter! Not even 10% into the book! The plot is not "Liz in a coma" but rather "Liz wakes up from a coma and is now a horny monster" which for some reason barely anyone aside from Jessica and Todd seems concerned about.
I don't know if the biology behind what happens is even close to real--can someone's entire personality, like literally every single trait, change so drastically after a few days in a coma? And then if they trip and bang their head on a desk, does that jar their brain back into place, like hitting the side of the TV? (Dating myself with that one. Yes, kids, TVs used to be enormous boxes and sometimes they would get fuzzy or glitchy and you'd have to smack the side of it to make it work again. Also we walked to school uphill in the snow both ways and our moms used leeches to cure bug bites and ear infections.) It all seemed pretty far-fetched, but I'm not a neurosurgeon. (Nor should the neurosurgeon in this book be one, since he took the opportunity of Jessica crying at her comatose sister's bedside to creep all over her.) But it was kind of interesting to see Jessica realize how terrible she must be now that Liz is playacting as her.
Unfortunately, as noted, this does not cause some epiphany where Jessica decides to become a normal human. And why would we want that? Half the fun ("fun") of rereading these books as an adult is to talk about what a complete asshole this teenage girl is.
Oh also, Bruce Patman is a rapist and has probably assaulted every single female resident of Sweet Valley between the ages of 9 and 40. I don't remember--does he ever get thrown in fucking jail?
You would be wrong, as evidenced by the end of this book. Jessica's gonna Jessica till Kingdom come.
Okay, but the weirdest thing about this book is the synopsis. It makes it seem like the whole book is Liz being in the coma and everyone hoping and praying she'll come out of it. But she wakes up at the end of the first chapter! Not even 10% into the book! The plot is not "Liz in a coma" but rather "Liz wakes up from a coma and is now a horny monster" which for some reason barely anyone aside from Jessica and Todd seems concerned about.
I don't know if the biology behind what happens is even close to real--can someone's entire personality, like literally every single trait, change so drastically after a few days in a coma? And then if they trip and bang their head on a desk, does that jar their brain back into place, like hitting the side of the TV? (Dating myself with that one. Yes, kids, TVs used to be enormous boxes and sometimes they would get fuzzy or glitchy and you'd have to smack the side of it to make it work again. Also we walked to school uphill in the snow both ways and our moms used leeches to cure bug bites and ear infections.) It all seemed pretty far-fetched, but I'm not a neurosurgeon. (Nor should the neurosurgeon in this book be one, since he took the opportunity of Jessica crying at her comatose sister's bedside to creep all over her.) But it was kind of interesting to see Jessica realize how terrible she must be now that Liz is playacting as her.
Unfortunately, as noted, this does not cause some epiphany where Jessica decides to become a normal human. And why would we want that? Half the fun ("fun") of rereading these books as an adult is to talk about what a complete asshole this teenage girl is.
Oh also, Bruce Patman is a rapist and has probably assaulted every single female resident of Sweet Valley between the ages of 9 and 40. I don't remember--does he ever get thrown in fucking jail?
February 28, 2025
Dear Sister:
We continue from Dangerous Love, Elizabeth is in the hospital, and the doctor encourages Jessica to talk to her (just about anything) as a way of connecting with her to get her to wake up. Elizabeth does eventually wake up but the first thing on her mind isn’t her boyfriend and if he’s okay. Rather it’s that her nightwear isn’t appropriate enough for the sexy doctor’s in the hospital.
Elizabeth comes home and she decides that the thing that will help her recuperate the quickest is a party (with all boys). Jessica likes the idea, but says they need to invite some girls. Elizabeth does a Jessica and lives her twin to do all the work prepping for the party while she shops.
At the party Elizabeth is now hot ish and flirts with every guy at the party (in front of Todd who she gives the cold shoulder). At school her grades start to slip, and she gets caught turning in a paper (edited but clearly not well enough) that Winston wrote. Then she gets kicked off the Oracle because she decides she wants Ken Matthews and writes a Donald Trump about him and his girlfriend Suzanne (fake news).
All the girls are getting pissed with Elizabeth’s ho like behavior. Todd is frustrated and it’s affecting his game. He wants to leave Elizabeth alone but he can’t get the old her out of his head. Surprisingly it takes his basketball coach to point out that there must be something wrong with her (I just shake my head in disbelief).
Even Alice and Ned don’t seem to put two and two together when they find out she cheated. Jessica though is left to pick up her slack. The Wakefield’s have two twin girls over as guests Jean and Joan. Liz ditches then and goes on a date leaving Jessica to have to take them on her date with Danny Schaefer. Danny is turned off but Jess offers “to make it up to him any way he wants”. The date is bad, but he gives her another chance.
Liz is grounded and she has to take them to a flute lesson. Jessica rushes back and not only gets a ticket but finds Danny at the beach with his arms wrapped around another girl (No big lost there. Danny always sounded like a douche to me)!
The twins too there credit come to Jess’s defense later and tell her parents the ticket wasn’t her fault. Meanwhile Elizabeth is working her way through the list of SVH guys and sets her sights on Bruce Patman at a hookup (costume) party thrown by Lila. Bruce gives Liz some wine and she’s ready to go. Todd interferes and punches Bruce before he can de-virginize Liz and forces her to come with him. But does this stop Bruce? NOPE!
He invites her once again to his Dad’s beach house. He gets her tipsy in his car and then takes her to his house. She tells him she’s not one to be rushed, but he tells her yeah but don’t keep me waiting (cuz I’m BRUCE PATMAN) *rolls eyes*. He gets her in his room, and says he’s going to get some wine to make her feel good and leaves. (Probably also to put on a rubber).
She gets confused in the dark and tries to go after him, but she falls and bumps her head on a table. The bump jogs her memory and she reminds that she really can’t stand this guy. He comes back and delivers some rapish lines “Your not leaving until you give me what you promised me.” But she escapes and runs right into Todd. Todd mistakes the guy she was with as Bill Chase (who previously asked was it cool if he asked her out). Todd reluctantly says yes. But as we all have guessed it’s Jessica whose with Bill that Todd saw on the beach. Bill tells Jessica he loves her and she tells him no you love Jessica (cause that’s who he’s with)
My Thoughts:
SO many things wrong with this book. Let’s point them out. I remember this one VERY well. It was one of the ones I owned. It’s weird how I skipped so many and only have certain paper back copies. Let’s start with being in a coma only to emerge as someone else COMPLETELY and no-one seems to think anything about this is wrong. Not your parent’s (who know you’re a A student and don’t cheat). Not your boyfriend (who has to get this pointed out to him by a TEACHER). Not your twin (who sees the changes like a RED, GLARING, SIGN. SOMETHINGS WRONG WITH YOUR SISTER! SOMETHINGS WRONG WITH YOUR SISTER! SOMETHINGS WRONG WITH YOUR SISTER and does nothing but make excuses. Not your best friend who you’ve pushed away who doesn’t go to the parents and say “Hey. I think there’s something wrong with Liz! Since she had the accident, she’s not acting like herself. Not Mr. Collin’s (who this is your BEST student).
There’s something *wrong* with leaving a open promise to a teenage guy that you’ll make something up to them anyway they want. Iff Danny would have cashed on it Jessica would have tried to use her old *tease* her way out of it method. They teach us women it’s not what we wear or what we say but sometimes we have to hold ourselves accountable.
Then there’s something VERY wrong with physically picking a woman up against her wishes and removing her from anything. Did anyone else kind of see this as Todd overstepping. He tells Bill Chase “She’s not my property” but yet he picks her up off the bike like she is. And holds her in his car until she talks to him. She doesn’t wanna talk to you. You didn’t have the right to do either of those things. And again Todd’s *macho* behavior turned me off and we’re right back to where we started. (I’d given him points for the last book).
And here’s the lesson for today ladies if you meet a man who has wine and plastic cups under the seat of his car RUN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION!! I knew Bruce was an ass but I didn’t know he was a rape ist ass. “Your not leaving until you give me what you promised me?” Now I’m wondering how many of these Sweet Valley girls he didn’t let leave until they gave him what they owed him (which is what he might as well have said). When I was younger, I remember thinking how racy it was that he put his hand on her breast. But this could have got a WHOLE lot worse! I guess thank goodness for that magical appearing table that saves the day. How come it couldn’t have appeared and tripped Bruce up and made him knock some sense into his head.
I won’t even go into how SUICIDAL it is to try to take other girl’s men that go to the SAME SCHOOL as you. And I ‘m starting to wonder why also do all these girl’s want Ken Matthews who in SVT no girl wanted because he was a shrimp. Now he’s like the SVH GOD! How times have changed!
Rating: 6
We continue from Dangerous Love, Elizabeth is in the hospital, and the doctor encourages Jessica to talk to her (just about anything) as a way of connecting with her to get her to wake up. Elizabeth does eventually wake up but the first thing on her mind isn’t her boyfriend and if he’s okay. Rather it’s that her nightwear isn’t appropriate enough for the sexy doctor’s in the hospital.
Elizabeth comes home and she decides that the thing that will help her recuperate the quickest is a party (with all boys). Jessica likes the idea, but says they need to invite some girls. Elizabeth does a Jessica and lives her twin to do all the work prepping for the party while she shops.
At the party Elizabeth is now hot ish and flirts with every guy at the party (in front of Todd who she gives the cold shoulder). At school her grades start to slip, and she gets caught turning in a paper (edited but clearly not well enough) that Winston wrote. Then she gets kicked off the Oracle because she decides she wants Ken Matthews and writes a Donald Trump about him and his girlfriend Suzanne (fake news).
All the girls are getting pissed with Elizabeth’s ho like behavior. Todd is frustrated and it’s affecting his game. He wants to leave Elizabeth alone but he can’t get the old her out of his head. Surprisingly it takes his basketball coach to point out that there must be something wrong with her (I just shake my head in disbelief).
Even Alice and Ned don’t seem to put two and two together when they find out she cheated. Jessica though is left to pick up her slack. The Wakefield’s have two twin girls over as guests Jean and Joan. Liz ditches then and goes on a date leaving Jessica to have to take them on her date with Danny Schaefer. Danny is turned off but Jess offers “to make it up to him any way he wants”. The date is bad, but he gives her another chance.
Liz is grounded and she has to take them to a flute lesson. Jessica rushes back and not only gets a ticket but finds Danny at the beach with his arms wrapped around another girl (No big lost there. Danny always sounded like a douche to me)!
The twins too there credit come to Jess’s defense later and tell her parents the ticket wasn’t her fault. Meanwhile Elizabeth is working her way through the list of SVH guys and sets her sights on Bruce Patman at a hookup (costume) party thrown by Lila. Bruce gives Liz some wine and she’s ready to go. Todd interferes and punches Bruce before he can de-virginize Liz and forces her to come with him. But does this stop Bruce? NOPE!
He invites her once again to his Dad’s beach house. He gets her tipsy in his car and then takes her to his house. She tells him she’s not one to be rushed, but he tells her yeah but don’t keep me waiting (cuz I’m BRUCE PATMAN) *rolls eyes*. He gets her in his room, and says he’s going to get some wine to make her feel good and leaves. (Probably also to put on a rubber).
She gets confused in the dark and tries to go after him, but she falls and bumps her head on a table. The bump jogs her memory and she reminds that she really can’t stand this guy. He comes back and delivers some rapish lines “Your not leaving until you give me what you promised me.” But she escapes and runs right into Todd. Todd mistakes the guy she was with as Bill Chase (who previously asked was it cool if he asked her out). Todd reluctantly says yes. But as we all have guessed it’s Jessica whose with Bill that Todd saw on the beach. Bill tells Jessica he loves her and she tells him no you love Jessica (cause that’s who he’s with)
My Thoughts:
SO many things wrong with this book. Let’s point them out. I remember this one VERY well. It was one of the ones I owned. It’s weird how I skipped so many and only have certain paper back copies. Let’s start with being in a coma only to emerge as someone else COMPLETELY and no-one seems to think anything about this is wrong. Not your parent’s (who know you’re a A student and don’t cheat). Not your boyfriend (who has to get this pointed out to him by a TEACHER). Not your twin (who sees the changes like a RED, GLARING, SIGN. SOMETHINGS WRONG WITH YOUR SISTER! SOMETHINGS WRONG WITH YOUR SISTER! SOMETHINGS WRONG WITH YOUR SISTER and does nothing but make excuses. Not your best friend who you’ve pushed away who doesn’t go to the parents and say “Hey. I think there’s something wrong with Liz! Since she had the accident, she’s not acting like herself. Not Mr. Collin’s (who this is your BEST student).
There’s something *wrong* with leaving a open promise to a teenage guy that you’ll make something up to them anyway they want. Iff Danny would have cashed on it Jessica would have tried to use her old *tease* her way out of it method. They teach us women it’s not what we wear or what we say but sometimes we have to hold ourselves accountable.
Then there’s something VERY wrong with physically picking a woman up against her wishes and removing her from anything. Did anyone else kind of see this as Todd overstepping. He tells Bill Chase “She’s not my property” but yet he picks her up off the bike like she is. And holds her in his car until she talks to him. She doesn’t wanna talk to you. You didn’t have the right to do either of those things. And again Todd’s *macho* behavior turned me off and we’re right back to where we started. (I’d given him points for the last book).
And here’s the lesson for today ladies if you meet a man who has wine and plastic cups under the seat of his car RUN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION!! I knew Bruce was an ass but I didn’t know he was a rape ist ass. “Your not leaving until you give me what you promised me?” Now I’m wondering how many of these Sweet Valley girls he didn’t let leave until they gave him what they owed him (which is what he might as well have said). When I was younger, I remember thinking how racy it was that he put his hand on her breast. But this could have got a WHOLE lot worse! I guess thank goodness for that magical appearing table that saves the day. How come it couldn’t have appeared and tripped Bruce up and made him knock some sense into his head.
I won’t even go into how SUICIDAL it is to try to take other girl’s men that go to the SAME SCHOOL as you. And I ‘m starting to wonder why also do all these girl’s want Ken Matthews who in SVT no girl wanted because he was a shrimp. Now he’s like the SVH GOD! How times have changed!
Rating: 6
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 25, 2019
I read this for a Facebook book club where we read and discuss 80s teen fiction. I devoured these like they were literal food as a kid. What I didn't notice at the time: all the grown ups are garbage and there is rampant misogyny. I'm only giving it three stars because in this one, Elizabeth basically turns into Jessica and reading about two Jessicas was just too much. I missed my earnest Elizabeth!
April 26, 2019
Two stars probably isn’t fair because I’m looking at it as a 45-year-old mom, not a tween. But holy crap, what a disaster. It made me cringe multiple times. Were the Wakefield parents brain-dead?
But, I couldn’t put it down. 🤷🏼♀️
But, I couldn’t put it down. 🤷🏼♀️
June 25, 2020
2.8/5 stars, full review to come! Book bad but I had a wild ride with it. Literally never read a more misleading synopsis in my life.
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 3/5
Pacing: 2/5
Writing: 2/5
Enjoyment: 4/5
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 3/5
Pacing: 2/5
Writing: 2/5
Enjoyment: 4/5
May 25, 2025
Ahhh, the classic book where Elizabeth out-Jessicas Jessica. Love it.
And the infamous line that started the years of jokes on 1bruce1:
“Who really cares about whales?” Todd did.
And the infamous line that started the years of jokes on 1bruce1:
“Who really cares about whales?” Todd did.
April 26, 2015
Elizabeth wakes up from a coma after disobeying her parents and riding a motorcycle with her boyfriend, and of course getting in an accident. Jessica is so relieved to have her sister back, but something seems off about Liz…
. . . . .
Listen, Sweet Valley… I think it's time I stopped trying to rekindle our old romance. We had some great times, but I'm just not enjoying this anymore. Not even as mindless nostalgic escapism. I just…can't seem to turn off my brain long enough to accept the flat, cookie-cutter characters (did I mention that the spinoff Kids series actually has more complex characters than all the series' targeted at pre-teens and older?), or the painfully cheesy dialogue, or the contrived plots that hinge on people (especially adults) being as clueless as possible lest they keep the conflict from dragging on as long as possible.
I'm sorry, Sweet Valley. But I really need to move on. (though maybe not from the Kids series…that one's still ok)
. . . . .
Listen, Sweet Valley… I think it's time I stopped trying to rekindle our old romance. We had some great times, but I'm just not enjoying this anymore. Not even as mindless nostalgic escapism. I just…can't seem to turn off my brain long enough to accept the flat, cookie-cutter characters (did I mention that the spinoff Kids series actually has more complex characters than all the series' targeted at pre-teens and older?), or the painfully cheesy dialogue, or the contrived plots that hinge on people (especially adults) being as clueless as possible lest they keep the conflict from dragging on as long as possible.
I'm sorry, Sweet Valley. But I really need to move on. (though maybe not from the Kids series…that one's still ok)
June 8, 2015
I didn't really like this one. Obviously Elizabeth wasn't ever going to die. I like the twist that the bump in the head/PTSD has turned her irresponsible, and has her not acting like herself, but I wish they would've done more with it. Had more people concerned with her or questioning her or something. What I hate most is that the next book will probably not address it at all. I would've liked to see Elizabeth having to deal with the fallout. Even if the doctors explained it away and everyone easily forgave Liz, I would've like for her to have to had a few confrontations/apologies with people.
Ned and Alice are easily the worst parents ever. At first, I was like, "How can they not notice that they're daughter is acting very very very wrong??" But then I realized that they were probably just so relieved at her being alive and awake in the first place, that they probably didn't care/glossed over any changes for now. I'm sure if this had persisted for months instead of just weeks, they might have eventually clued in.
But then it's like, okay, but then how do you explain them leaving so soon after Elizabeth's accident?? You'd think they'd never want to let her out of their sight! I'm not entirely sure if her parents left, or if they were just busy with work or what not, but yeahhhh....
There weren't any subplots in this one really. Jessica had to baby-sit for these 11 year old twins a bunch of times, and eventually she went out on a date with Bill Chase, who thought she was Elizabeth. That was mostly to tie-in with the next book.
Ned and Alice are easily the worst parents ever. At first, I was like, "How can they not notice that they're daughter is acting very very very wrong??" But then I realized that they were probably just so relieved at her being alive and awake in the first place, that they probably didn't care/glossed over any changes for now. I'm sure if this had persisted for months instead of just weeks, they might have eventually clued in.
But then it's like, okay, but then how do you explain them leaving so soon after Elizabeth's accident?? You'd think they'd never want to let her out of their sight! I'm not entirely sure if her parents left, or if they were just busy with work or what not, but yeahhhh....
There weren't any subplots in this one really. Jessica had to baby-sit for these 11 year old twins a bunch of times, and eventually she went out on a date with Bill Chase, who thought she was Elizabeth. That was mostly to tie-in with the next book.
October 12, 2025
This reads like something out of a 70's or 80's era sitcom. It begins where the last book left off. Elizabeth is in a coma. Jessica remains her usual selfish self talking to her unconscious twin about how it's her fault etc. Liz wakes up and let the hilarity ensue. Liz has become Jessica only more slutty since she only cares about guys except Todd. Jessica thinks she's going crazy. Liz begins to fall behind in school writes up horrible lies in her Eyes and Ears column to break up a couple so she can get the man herself. Jessica is soon forced to walk in her sister's shoes being forced to be the responsible one. The Wakefield family is caring for another set of twins who play flute and are sort of described as the twins from The Shining. Jessica has them dumped on her as Liz sneaks out for dates and shopping. I liked these twins they added to the humour of it all. What made this like an old sitcom or movie was that Liz got better after a smack on the head cause that always works. This was fun and trashy and I absolutely loved every bit of it!!
December 13, 2009
There's good news and bad news...
The good news: Lovely Liz is no longer in that pesky coma that was caused by a single act of disobedience. (She rode on the back of boyfriend Todd's motorcycle of death against her parents' explicit wishes.)
The bad news: Liz has experienced a dramatic personality switcheroo, becoming more like her slutty twin Jessica.
In fact, Liz "out-Jessica's" Jessica. She dumps steadfast beau Todd Wilkins, goes on a boyfriend-stealing rampage, publishes false gossip and plagiarizes a paper. Yikes!
She even sneaks out to hang with grody Bruce Patman, letting him touch her *gasp* breast. Luckily for her (and unluckily for me because I was looking for a more exciting plot), she hits her head on a coffee table and comes to her senses before she does anything too dirty. She's back to her old self faster than you can say "Perfect Size 6!"
The good news: Lovely Liz is no longer in that pesky coma that was caused by a single act of disobedience. (She rode on the back of boyfriend Todd's motorcycle of death against her parents' explicit wishes.)
The bad news: Liz has experienced a dramatic personality switcheroo, becoming more like her slutty twin Jessica.
In fact, Liz "out-Jessica's" Jessica. She dumps steadfast beau Todd Wilkins, goes on a boyfriend-stealing rampage, publishes false gossip and plagiarizes a paper. Yikes!
She even sneaks out to hang with grody Bruce Patman, letting him touch her *gasp* breast. Luckily for her (and unluckily for me because I was looking for a more exciting plot), she hits her head on a coffee table and comes to her senses before she does anything too dirty. She's back to her old self faster than you can say "Perfect Size 6!"
July 20, 2015
Source: I read this online via OpenLibrary.
Cost: Free
Title: Dear Sister
Series: Sweet Valley High #7
Author: Kate William & Francine Pascal
Overall Rating: 2.9 stars
Hmm, and in today's Sweet Valley Fat Shaming Special we have the term "Blimpo."
What is a blimpo?
Basically, the plot of this one is that Elizabeth slipped into a coma after her motorbike accident in book 6 and when she wakes up, she has a...slight personality change into Jessica as Jessica becomes more like Elizabeth.
I really want to love this series, this one was so close to me loving it, but it didn't seem complete enough to me, also Bruce Patman is a jerk. He basically tries to rape Liz and she just goes and has a cheeky snog with Todd. Yeah, because that's healthy.
Also how did her parents not notice her personality change?
Sigh.
Cost: Free
Title: Dear Sister
Series: Sweet Valley High #7
Author: Kate William & Francine Pascal
Overall Rating: 2.9 stars
Hmm, and in today's Sweet Valley Fat Shaming Special we have the term "Blimpo."
What is a blimpo?
Basically, the plot of this one is that Elizabeth slipped into a coma after her motorbike accident in book 6 and when she wakes up, she has a...slight personality change into Jessica as Jessica becomes more like Elizabeth.
I really want to love this series, this one was so close to me loving it, but it didn't seem complete enough to me, also Bruce Patman is a jerk. He basically tries to rape Liz and she just goes and has a cheeky snog with Todd. Yeah, because that's healthy.
Also how did her parents not notice her personality change?
Sigh.
February 7, 2023
So I haven't read a Sweet Valley High book in...well, let's stick with over 30 years because that's a nice round number. I don't remember them being this soap opera-y but I guess they were. After I finished I went and asked my mother "Where these books always this horrible?" And she took it, looked at the cover, give a little chuckle and handed it back as she went "Yup." Then wanted to know where on earth I found that (a box in the basement) and we had a nice discussion on how the nostalgia for things is often better than the thing itself. There were several other random SVH titles in that box in the basement. And yeah, I'm gonna totally read them all because even though it was utter crap I weirdly couldn't put it down.
April 8, 2008
The quintessential Sweet Valley High novel. In a stunning move by writer Francine Pascal, Elizabeth Wakefield comes out of her coma and takes on the personality of self-absorbed (slutty) twin Jessica. Liz even goes so far as to let Bruce Patman touch her boob before she falls off the bed, hits her head on the corner of the table, and regains her old sensible self. What a relief!
I wasn't allowed to read the Sweet Valley High books so I think I did a lot of sneaking around with this one!
I wasn't allowed to read the Sweet Valley High books so I think I did a lot of sneaking around with this one!
January 10, 2011
Nancy sent me this, so I read it--it's the first Sweet Valley High book I've ever read. (When I was the right age for them, I thought they were too dirty for me. In my defense, there was a little over-shirt second-base action in this one.) It's roughly as stupid as I would have imagined. I'm pretty disappointed there were no hair-pulling fights.
February 26, 2013
i thought the book was great i got hooked instantly READ I TELL YOU! READ!!!!!
June 21, 2013
this is a story that one of the sister wrote a private letter to her sister I don't remember who it was it's been awhile since I read this book.
June 29, 2015
Elizabeth wakes up from her coma and starts dating Bruce Patman! Plus, there is some heavy petting.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 128 reviews