Sara: Let me preface this review by saying that scary movies, books, and tv shows no longer have the power to be as terrifying as they used to be, thanks...
Previously: The BSC girls have a fight and Mary Anne makes a new friend, Dawn. Dawn helps her remember that “9-1-1-” is a thing, thus Mary Anne saves the day....
Nugs: The scariest thing about these Goosebumps posts aren’t the actual books, but the way we’re choosing which ones to review. It’s like we’re all sharing each others’ brains, or...
Previously: Fat!Robin ate something in every single scene, just so we were extra aware she was fat (ew). After she failed to make it into the high school sorority of...
Sweeney: The tagline for this blog is “The books that ruined us for life.” As much fun as I’m having picking on the BSC girls, I’m learning that all they...
Previously: Stacey had sad-abetes. Sad. — Sweeney: For those of you who were not personally ruined by the BSC and are merely enjoying our snark and second-hand trauma, let me...
Previously: Meet Robin. She’s fat. She also stole some test answers for Jess on the promise that she’d be nominated for their sorority. Meet Jess, she’s a bitch, last seen...
Previously: Claudia got some creepy phone calls but all’s well that ends well because it led to Kristy having a date. Stalking is romantic. — Nugs: I’d just to like...
Lorraine: There are a lot of emotions that I experience when I read one of these old books. Sweet Valley usually makes me serial-killer-angry. Nancy Drew made me crying-baby-at-a-restaurant-annoyed. This?...
Sweet Valley High #003 “Playing With Fire” – And seven other things more fun than reading this book.
Previously: Jessica was crowned the queen of something in the last book, and is stuck with Winston as her king. Jessica is in love with Bruce Patman, because he’s rich....
Sara: The book opens with Samantha Byrd, our sort of (Lor: Fixed it!) stupid heroine, being tripped by the most popular girl in school, Judith, in front of everyone in...
Previously: Kristy had a great idea and she made damn sure to tell us it was her idea. Also: some other people helped. — Nugs: So it’s my turn now,...
Previously: We were introduced to the Wakefield twins. They kind of suck. — Sara: The beginning scene starts with Jessica bitching about the fact that Elizabeth got her thrown in...
Sweeney: “The Baby-sitters Club, I’m proud to say it, was totally my idea, even though the four of us worked on it together.” Before you even get into the series,...
Lorraine: Hello again! I’m Lorraine. As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ll be helping Sara Nips navigate the vast Sweet Valley High world. This is my first time reading any of the...