Book info

• Title Sweet Valley High: Double Love
• Author Francine Pascal
• Year 1983
• Genre Young Adult

Will Jessica steal Todd from Elizabeth? Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are identical twins at Sweet Valley High. They're both popular, smart, and gorgeous, but that's where the similarity ends. Elizabeth is friendly, outgoing, and sincere—nothing like her snobbish and conniving twin. Jessica gets what she wants—at school, with friends, and especially with boys. This time, Jessica has set her sights on Todd Wilkins, the handsome star of the basketball team—the one boy that Elizabeth really likes. Elizabeth doesn't want to lose him, but what Jessica wants, Jessica usually gets ... even if it ends up hurting her sister. Meet the Wakefield twins, their guys, and the rest of the gang at Sweet Valley High...

Thoughts

I don’t know why these books popped into my head but I suddenly had a desire to visit the Sweet Valley High world. I was aware of this series of books when I was younger, and of the TV adaptation, but none of it really crossed my path. I was surprised to see the books were being published until 1998! Anyway, I found a copy of this first book on the Internet Archive and devoured it. Oh, it’s so gloriously teenage and full of high school drama. I loved reading it but my biggest takeaway was how horrible a character Jessica was! I wasn’t expecting that!

Rating: 3 / 5