tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247299972163313175.post112863327669992869..comments2024-02-26T04:40:26.033-05:00Comments on Reading Lark: Book Review: Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years LaterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247299972163313175.post-67715749105328156942011-04-15T05:38:28.093-04:002011-04-15T05:38:28.093-04:00I have to agree with the reviews and comments so f...I have to agree with the reviews and comments so far. I was very disappointed with this book, as a loyal SV reader who grew up with these books, I have to question the authors sanity at some points! <br /><br />Firstly I couldn't get over the amount of people who were cheating, mainly in Sweet Valley, what is in the water out there. Also I hated the way many of the characters were the complete opposite of how they were, for example Winston!<br /><br />However once Alice Wakefield dropped the F-bomb, I actually put the book down in disgust for a while. Whilst I have no problem with Jessica swearing, or Steven or even Liz, I don't believe good, wholesome Alice would stoop so low! <br /><br />I also found the sex scenes awkward and clumsy, especially the one between Bruce and Liz which caused me to almost vomit. The description of Bruce seeing Liz's nipples in particular.<br /><br />Overall I was very disappointed by the novel, whilst I wasn't expecting it to be a literary classic, it was so far removed from the original SV series. I waited many years for this novel and just felt deflated after reading it, but at least I see I wasn't alone!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06527838749288509928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247299972163313175.post-16014663954273682112011-04-13T20:57:36.331-04:002011-04-13T20:57:36.331-04:00Thank you so much for the honest review, Andrea. I...Thank you so much for the honest review, Andrea. I loved the Sweet Valley books so much when growing up, and this..."novel" just sounds like Pascal wasn't even really trying. :( It's always disappointing when an author seems to lose touch with their characters, like Pascal did and like Robert Aspirin when he tried to get back into his MYTH series. I think it's best just to let it be as it was when you stopped writing about them if nothing else than for the series fans.DJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251635323616566191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247299972163313175.post-32693413917633217212011-04-12T23:19:02.543-04:002011-04-12T23:19:02.543-04:00@Jael - Thanks for stopping by and checking out th...@Jael - Thanks for stopping by and checking out the review. It's nice to know there are others out there who loved the series. I just didn't want anyone to have to walk blind into this one thinking it was going to be happily ever after.Lark Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227594042705073825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247299972163313175.post-68205704724096655252011-04-12T21:03:06.868-04:002011-04-12T21:03:06.868-04:00Oh, this makes me so sad, and I'm sorry you ha...Oh, this makes me so sad, and I'm sorry you had to suffer through it, but thanks (from a fellow childhood fan of the series) for warning me off having to do so myself. Sigh...Jaelhttp://simmerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247299972163313175.post-62118991927855771572011-04-12T21:00:37.839-04:002011-04-12T21:00:37.839-04:00LOL - And this boys and girls is why I love Michel...LOL - And this boys and girls is why I love Michelle. She holds nothing back. Tell it sister!Tevyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409140528710971177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247299972163313175.post-2248010761168934032011-04-12T20:53:21.973-04:002011-04-12T20:53:21.973-04:00LOL @ Michelle. Rant away. I just feel horribly le...LOL @ Michelle. Rant away. I just feel horribly let down. I'm not saying these books were ever works of great literature, but I just felt that the loyal fans deserved so much better than what we got.Lark Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227594042705073825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247299972163313175.post-31128522438781831482011-04-12T20:48:22.852-04:002011-04-12T20:48:22.852-04:00God, it was driving me mad! And I do mean MAD. I ...God, it was driving me mad! And I do mean MAD. I am furious with FP and I swear she owes us all an apology. Tripe, I say, utter tripe!!! I was literally heartbroken with this sham of farce of a disgrace of a book.<br /><br />Sorry, Andrea! You said you wouldn't rant any more. I made no such promises. ;)Michelle (Reading Lark)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11172746006425407834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247299972163313175.post-15535956760906935722011-04-12T20:46:50.576-04:002011-04-12T20:46:50.576-04:00@Tevya - I wish I had done that. Michelle tried to...@Tevya - I wish I had done that. Michelle tried to warn me, but I am stubborn. I also could have continued to write about this for pages, but I tried to reign myself in.Lark Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227594042705073825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247299972163313175.post-79904667526146662202011-04-12T20:45:52.308-04:002011-04-12T20:45:52.308-04:00Wow - I'm so glad you and Michelle read this o...Wow - I'm so glad you and Michelle read this one before I did. I'm going to stay away. I want to remember SVH the way we knew it growing up.Tevyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409140528710971177noreply@blogger.com