Sweet Valley Confidential - 10 Years Later - Review and Giveaway

I just finished hanging out with the Wakefield Twins!!!
Yes!!!!
You read that right!

Growing up, I was an avid reader...
and I - LOVED- SWEET - VALLEY - HIGH!
Just the thought...
California.
Sweet Valley, to be exact!

I had not thought about them in years.
Not meaning forever and ever, just not recently!
There are times that I think back to the books I used to love to read, and Sweet Valley is one that tops the list.
I never in a million years thought that they would enter my life this soon!
I figured I would share my love of Jessica and Elizabeth if I ever had a daughter...
I never thought that Francine Pascal would bring the Sweet Valley Characters back to life.
A little bit ago, I got an email asking if I remembered Sweet Valley High!
Ha ha!
Like I could forget!
Francine Pascal just released "Sweet Valley Confidential, 10 Years Later"
I was so happy to read and relate to my teen years...
Then, I was a teenager reading of the teen Wakefield twins...
I was now an adult reading of what had happened and the directions their lives headed as they entered into their adulthood!
The ONLY drawback...
I felt as though the word "LIKE" was used WAY more often than I remembered...
Other than that, it felt like I slipped back into the drama filled days of high school!

It was wonderful!
I started reading it and I just could not stop!
All 293 pages seemed to fly by so fast!!!
I wanted to know what had happened...
Wow! So much had changed, yet at the same time, so many things had stayed the same...
Mainly --- Jessica!
Up to being, well... Jessica!
Yes, we read about Jessica and Elizabeth...
But, we also learn what happened to the rest of the characters we loved so much!

So, if you were a Sweet Valley fan...
or if you just want to read a great book...
Sweet Valley Confidential is a must!!!!

SYNOPSIS:

About Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later

Ten years after graduating from Sweet Valley High, the Wakefield twins have had a falling out of epic proportions. When Jessica commits what can only considered a complete and utter betrayal, Elizabeth flees to New York to escape the pain and immerse herself in her lifelong dream of becoming a serious reporter. Things seem to be going well: new job, new friends, new romances, but still there’s a burning anger inside that won’t die.

Jessica remains in California, dealing with the fallout of her heart-wrenching choices and holding onto what semblance of normalcy she can. She has a career she loves and friends she’s known forever, but she misses her sister, her oldest and best friend. Sweet Valley remains the beautiful California home of her youth, but passions are beginning to arise that will likely cause earthquakes in this otherwise peaceful town.
Despite the distance between them, the sisters are never far from each other’s thoughts. Jessica longs for forgiveness, but Elizabeth can’t forget her twin’s duplicity.
Uncharacteristically, she decides the only way to heal her broken heart is to get revenge. Always the “good” twin, the one getting her headstrong sister out of trouble, Elizabeth is now about to turn the tables..

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  1. Diana DMay 31, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    No I do nor but I believe my daughter does. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway


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  4. ~ Crystal ~May 31, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    I loved all the Sweet Valley Books! I had the entire (to that date) collection when I was a teen. I hope that at least one of my kids will enjoy reading as much as I did and will want to read them. It is so hard to pick one favorite character. I always liked Elizabeth and Jessica (and now that I'm a mom to twins, I am living the whole different personality of twins thing). I also liked Lila, I think more out of feeling bad for her.

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  6. WeeMasonMan's MomMay 31, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    I loved the Sweet Valley books! Started with the Twins, felt so old when I started reading the High part of the series! Elizabeth was my favorite character, being bookish myself, I felt like I could really relate to her!

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  9. AileenMay 31, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    I've never read Sweet Valley, but I heard it was pretty good. arobimom at gmail dot com

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  17. AnonymousJune 3, 2011 at 6:28 AM

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  24. degoodJune 3, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    I loved SVH books when I was younger. I read the SVT books also. I always liked Elizabeth the best.

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  27. MaryJune 8, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    Elizabeth was always my favorite.

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  29. slb3334June 8, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    I have never read them.

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  30. NrdyGmrGrlJune 8, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    I grew up on SVH books, so it would be great to win this. Very nostalgic.

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  31. MOMFOREVERANDEVERJune 9, 2011 at 12:31 AM

    read long ago

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  32. AnonymousJune 9, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    yes i read them but it was so long ago i dont remember anything about them crystletellerday@yahoo.com

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  33. Nicole C.June 9, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Yes, I read them all and loved them!!! My favorite character was Elizabeth!

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  36. MelissaJune 9, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    I loved the Sweet Valley books...I related most to Elizabeth.

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  37. saturdaynightfeverJune 12, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    I did not read them; this would be for my nieces!

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  38. UnknownJune 12, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    I've always liked Jessica the best. I think i read everyone of the books as a teen. I used to check them out from the library and read them over and over.

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  40. Miranda WardJune 13, 2011 at 2:36 AM

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  41. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    Wow. Memory lane. I read almost all of the books. hanovertomato at yahoo dot com

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  42. haydensmommy05June 13, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    I did read the books but I dont remember them much just that I loved them and would get them from the library!
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  47. Debbie KennedyJune 13, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    I didn't read them but I remember my cousins reading them all the time. I think my daughter would enjoy them.
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  48. Melanie MontgomeryJune 13, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    I did! I related more toward Elizabeth than Jessica. clarkmurdock@yahoo.com

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