Double Love

I'm giving this 3 stars because it was fun! I loved SVH when I was younger, but never read most of the original high school series, just the spin-offs. I wasn't expecting great, life-changing literature so I enoyed myself. It was brain candy but in the asolute best way. If you want to have some quick, easy fun you should read this book! ( )

Jessica wants to be a dance queen. She always can get what she wants except for Blues who Jessica loves. He is not interested in her. She wants to go dance party with him but…
Jessica is a twin. Her sister’s name is Elizabeth. Their characters are opposite. If I go to same school with them, I couldn’t get along with Jessica. She is mean and forcible. ( )

Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com

Identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield couldn't be more different.

Jessica loves boys, flirting, and fun, while Liz takes a more serious approach to life. But these sisters stick together through everything.

When a date goes wrong for Jessica, she finds herself in major hot water. Only, the people rescuing her think that she's Liz. Suddenly the whole school is buzzing about the wrong twin and Liz's life is falling apart. Her best friend defends her, but for how long? Todd, her crush, now seems to be attracted to her sister. Will Liz forgive Jessica this time?

DOUBLE LOVE is the first book of the old SWEET VALLEY HIGH series that has been updated to include cell phones and the Internet, but still contains the same plot. It's a great book for the beach. ( )

Before I read this series I believed it was created with middle school students in mind. After reading Sweet Valley High Double Love however I can see how teens would be interested in the stories in this series. The plot moves fast and has all the teen angst between the different high school personas. There is some underage drinking and drinking and driving present in the plot. The author does make it known that it is the bad boy in town, the high school drop out that is engaging in these activities. The relationship between the twins is interesting because they are so different. This is an entertaining book that definitely reads like a teen soap opera. It has the ability to draw the teens in and keep them cheering for their favorite characters. ( )

I used to love reading these books in middle school! I haven't picked one up in ages, but I would assume they aren't as great as I remember them being. Still, I loved Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield because 1) I was not a twin, 2) I was neither blonde nor petite, and 3) they were so cool! I used to have a whole slew of them that someone gave me - kind of wish I'd kept them all...

Again, I'm only listing the first one b/c I don't want to list however many there are... ( )