Sweet Valley High #1: Double Love
I got home from work and read the first book in about an hour. I've never done a writeup or recap like this before, so please bear with me if it's too long or boring or anything. And feel free to jump in anytime; any members of the community can reply and make posts!
So, let's start with the first book.
Jessica manipulates everyone she sees, and Elizabeth enables it and lets Jessica treat her like crap. That’s…pretty much all there is to this introduction to Sweet Valley. It neatly sums up the Wakefield twins’ entire relationship. But let me begin at the beginning. On page two, we learn that Jessica Wakefield is “the most adorable, most dazzling sixteen-year-old girl imaginable,” and on page three, we learn that Elizabeth looks exactly like her. They make sure to explain to us, though, that in the depths of Jessica’s aquamarine eyes lurks a wicked gleam mischief – which may just be a code for bitchiness, or possibly sociopathy – while Elizabeth’s reflect only sincerity, because she’s lame. So, here we go. The End. |