The Sweet Life

Is it sad that I’m ( a grown-up for crying out loud) sad that The Sweet Life by Francine Pascal is over? At least for now?

Growing up with the twins, Elizabeth and Jessica, were some of my favorite book characters. I thought they were so cool, California girls with blond hair and blue eyes- they were quite the role model for the dark haired, dark eyed me.

Reading The Sweet Life– pure, soapy fun. A blast from the past. A wave of nostalgia. Anxiously awaiting each Sunday so I could read the latest in the Wakefield twins lives.

I sincerely hope that there is a plan to continue with the series since it left us with a cliff-hanger!

Last thought: I read that Barnes and Noble will be re-releasing the Sweet Valley High books on Nook- Amazon and Kindle- you need to plan the same. Releasing them for a 1.99 (just like Nook) would be great. A bit of nostalgia at my fingertips anytime I wanted to read adventures of the Wakefield’s- sign me up!

Like many young girls, I read the stories of Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield during my younger years. I was a big fan of the SVT books, but missed out on the SVH books. I, later, started reading Sweet Valley University.

When I saw that Sweet Valley Confidential was being released, I was excited- UNTIL I read the terrible reviews. But, SVC was on sale for 2.99 for Kindle a few weeks ago, and I read it. I didn’t hate it, either. I theorize that because I missed out on the Sweet Valley High books, I wasn’t subjected to as much re-writing of history as the fans of SVH were. Sure, sure, there were things that happened in SVU that were either dismissed or changed completely for Sweet Valley Confidential; but it was not that bad.

While reading SVC, I found out that The Sweet Life would be released soon- Elizabeth and Jessica are 30 and dealing with tons of things. I’m reading them as fast as I can get my hands on them. Part soap-opera, part nostalgia- these stories are great. The drama the twins face (and make!), Lila just owning the role of spoiled and shallow rich girl, the Bruce Patman story-line- it’s all got me hooked and reminding me that no matter how old I am, the Wakefield twins still provide entertainment.

What childhood books would you like to see with the characters grown-up? Do you think you would still love them? Or, as you age, do your tastes change in books?