When we last left our heroes, Lila was having her therapist arrested for fake attempted rape (par for the course in Sweet Valley, you know). Bruce was coping with his rage over Heroically Deaf Dead From Coke Regina by getting himself kicked in the head during the riot between Sweet Valley High and Big Mesa, but not before he spots a girl in the crowd who’s even better than Regina. To sabotage Elizabeth’s chances of becoming Queen of the Jungle Prom, Jessica spiked Liz’s drink with magical vodka that, when mixed into a cup of punch that’s then split between two people, was strong enough to get them both falling-down drunk. This was a bad move on her part because Liz shared the drink with Sam, Jess’s boyfriend. Liz and Sam drove off drunkenly, and even though Jess and Todd chased right after them, they were too late to prevent the inevitable accident. Jess thinks Liz and Sam are both dead. She’s half right. I have to tell you upfront, and ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) nanamik622will back me up here: this book sucks. It’s horrible. Even by Sweet Valley standards. But I have to get through it so I can move on to the rest of the miniseries, which rules. So, here we go. In a nutshell: Sam is dead. Poor Sam. Jess is too devastated to function. Liz is trying to be brave, but she’s consumed by guilt, terrified of the possible legal consequences of what happened, and convinced that Jessica will never love her again. Todd is Not So Trusty: he’s a terrible person who has never once spoken to Liz after the accident. Bruce tracks down Pamela, the girl from the riot, but is distraught when he learns that she (GASP!) had sex with her ex boyfriend. He stalks off in self-righteous indignation, since his sexual double standards mean Pamela is a whore he can’t bring home to mom. Lila confesses that her rape accusation was a mistake, and then stops washing her hair, which leads her father to realize that his daughter is really, really messed up. Instead of trying to deal with it himself, he sends for the mother Lila never knew. Olivia Davidson is suddenly best friends with Nicholas Morrow, and they make a pact to each help the other find love. Olivia doesn’t need Nicholas’s help because she’s kind of awesome (although her new boyfriend is CREEEEEEEPY), but Nicholas is hopeless. And I’ve saved the best for last: everyone’s favorite psychopathic doppelganger, Margo the sixteen year old schizophrenic serial killer, starts her trip west. There wasn’t an A or B plot as such; each character had his or her own storyline. I’m going to try to organize the recap that way too, to keep things clear. Sweet Valley High #95: The Morning After The End To be continued in my next recap, #96: The Arrest. Except Liz was already arrested in this book. How lazy were these ghostwriters? |
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