SVH #92: She's Not What She Seems

[daniellafromage]

I remember when I was younger, this was one of my favourite Sweet Valley books - probably because Jess was the main character and all the Shakespeare stuff. I remember also thinking that the story was really dark - until I watched All About Eve and realised that the entire book was just a big fat plagiarised mess. I still like Jess, but she

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[esc_key]

Isn't she John Pfeifer's ex? If the writers did that intentionally, that is hilariously bad taste.
Sadly, no. Jennifer Mitchell is John Pfeifer's ex. But that would've been awesome.

Liz manages to get a reporter from the LA Times to come and see the play. I don't know if this is common in America, but I do find it surprising. Like, I am so sure that reviewers for real newspapers have nothing better to do than to watch a bunch of high school students massacre Shakespeare in some tiny backwater town.
That would so never happen!

Then Lila pushes Winston in the pool.
OMG YAY! I love it when people get pushed into the pool!

There's also a mention of her being asked out by Tony Alimenti and Lila being all, "lol no," which I think is a nice touch, given how soon this book takes place after Don't Go Home With John.
That is good. I love Lila. She's my favorite.

[daniellafromage]

Darn. I knew she was a Jennifer M!

[kishmish]

"The mall! Can you believe it? This is like Liz passing up an opportunity to reunite a set of estranged family members, or Todd forgetting to be boring."
I love you:D
"This is the only party in the book, by the way - what sort of crazy is this?! - and it's a good one."
hahaha
"Wearing her crappy jeans and sweatshirt, she's all, "Evil Paula, j'accuse!""
I really love the way you tell it:P

"I have to say that for a criminal mastermind, Evil Paula is about as dumb as a bag of hair."
"Enjoy high school with everyone hating you!"
Such great levels of snark:D

"Then Lila pushes Winston in the pool."
My day is complete now.

I always liked the Sam/Jessica relationship too. Wah.

[daniellafromage]

Thanks! :D

I remember I was so angry in the Secret Diary where Liz revealed that she dated Sam first! Like, genuine OUTRAGE on Jessica's behalf!

[kishmish]

I know right! How DARE she! It was weird with Todd and Jessica dating too, the whole bickering thing was meant to be love/hate but it was hard to believe. Although at least it would have been more interesting to read than Liz and Todd's boring relationship.

Where Are the Editors?

[ez_oz]

Ooh, I'd never even heard of this novel, so thank you muchly for recapping it!

Then Lila pushes Winston in the pool.

That would have made an awesome ending there, but we have to stick around for the rest of the book...

Damn you, ghostwriters! You had a good ending, and you SCREWED IT UP! Did these books even have editors?

Have a lovely day! :-)

Re: Where Are the Editors?

[daniellafromage]

Your welcome. And you have one too!

[versipellis]

I'm surprised that Liz buys this melodramatic bullshit

Well, this is Sweet Valley... but yeah, it's still gullible.

Very nice recap *cheers for Jess and Lila*

[daniellafromage]

Heh, I guess I shouldn't have been so surprised, considering all the psychopathic stalkers who look just like the twins lurking around!

And thanks. :)

[kecharakitten]

I forget how Annie fits in here...can someone either recap the key book or point me to a recap that was already done?