Welcome to Double Hate, where we aim to stick it to the insipid residents Sweet Valley for once and for all.
Sure, we read and loved the Sweet Valley books when we were kids - what pre-pubsecent girl in the 80s and 90s didn't love the Wakefield twins and all their friends? But a few weeks ago, we were reminicing about our pre-teen years (okay, fine, and some actual teen years) that we squandered sitting in our rooms reading about the Wakefield twins, and we decided to find out if the books would stand up to our now-adult and cynical eyes. To our horror and glee (but not surprise), they do not.
Does this mean the books aren't worth our time? No! No, it does not. In fact, after surfing the Net and finding an alarming derth of critical analysis on the Sweet Valley gang, we were moved to start our mission of reading as many of the books as we can stomach -- and then reporting back to what we're sure will be our legions of fans on every sordid detail.
So watch this space for reviews, character analyses, and other Slam Book-inspired bile about everyone's "favorite" annoyingly perfect twins and their friends. Welcome to the Valley, bitches!
