Boy Meets Girl

Following the events in "Your Basic Nightmare" (#6), "Boy Meets Girl" (#7) makes some interesting changes in the main character's lives. For starters, Jeremy Aames finally asks Jessica Wakefield out on a few dates after their first kiss in the previous book. However, their dates never seem to go as planned, and they both begin to have their doubts about whether or not they should continue seeing each other. Plus, there's that added tension with Will Simmons showing up on one of their nights out. His appearance would seem harmless (after all, Jess swears she's over him), but if you read on, you'll see why it's not.Next up is Melissa Fox, who is hospitalized after trying to kill herself in book #6, right after Will Simmons broke up with her. Most everybody feels guilty about this incident, especially Jess and Will, yet that's not stopping either one of them from thinking about each other. Could there still be some possible chemistry between these two? (I hope not. Jess seems happy enough with Jeremy, without Will ruining things.)And lastly: Maria Slater had caught Elizabeth Wakefield and Conner McDermott kissing, and now she's not speaking to either one of them, mostly Liz though. And not surprisingly, Conner is now avoiding Liz, too, so she can "work things out" with Maria. More like so he can leave the "relationship" quietly.There were some really good lists, journal entries, and assignments in "Boy Meets Girl", in particular Liz's freestyle writing assignment about the meaning of love and Maria's "Why Books Are Better Than People" list (my favorite). This is probably one of the better books I've read so far in this series. Jessica is finally back to her old self, worrying about boys and appearances, plus being more assertive, which was the biggest character trait missing in the previous six SVHSY books. "Boy Meets Girl" is worth reading if you finally want to see Melissa get her comeuppance and Jessica land on her two feet again. For readers age 12+

I liked almost all of the stories going on in this book. Jeremy is an awesome guy! He DESERVES Jessica--I REALLY REALLY hope she never goes back to Will, but I bet she will 'cause that is the idiotic route the author usually takes. Anyway, the genuine friendship starting up b/w Maria and Ken is really cool--it would be neat if they would become a couple in the future, because it would have started as friends not just raging hormones. The most optimistic and worthwhile book so far, except I don't like Conner and think THAT whole part of the book should be dramatized a LOT less!

ok, now the book itself was good, but what i want to know is why Jessica can even think about Will after the way he treated her. also, i hope she and Jeremy have a strong relationship, but i know that it won't last, and neither will Liz and Conner. How? because in the first book of the SVU series, Liz and Todd are a couple, anxious to start college together, and Jessica and Lila are friends again, and Jessica is single. That's the problem i have with the whole sweet valley thing. there is a lower school series, a bunch of middle school ones, and a now retired junior year, senior year, and college. it's almost too much. they are each pretty good, but reading them all at once makes it confusing. that's why i refuse to support Liz and Connor, or Jessica and Jeremy. i hope that for now, each relationship is strong and healthy, but since i know it won't last, i can't really get all that excited. oh, but i am glad that Melissa was dumped. do any of the students at SVH know what a slut is? Jessica kissed Will before she found out about his girlfriend, and then he and Melissa spread that rumor about more happening, and then all of a sudden, Jessica was the school slut. first of all, a slut is someone who sleeps with every guy she goes out with, and Jessica simply went on dates, nothing more. also, even if she was dumb enough to sleep with Will (thank god she's smarter than that!), that still doesn't make her one, all that does is tell people that the new guy pretended he was single to get a girl into bed. that would put HIM at fault, not Jessica. she would have had some blame, but not enough to be a slut. those people really need to realize what they're talking about before they start saying it.

This was a GREAT book! Everyone got something. Elizabeth got the truth about Conner (although it may turn out for the worst.) Conner got emotional, although that turned on us. Jessica finally got into a happy relationship. Melissa got a reality check. Will got a backbone. And, Melissa's friends got defeated. This was a very good book. In fact, the whole series is great! I love it and can't wait for Maria Who? to come out! If you read just the first chapter of Can't Stay Away, you will be hooked, I promise!

wow, this was a good book. it was totally different though from the others. holy, melissa's crazier than i thought, she actually attacked will?????? and conner totally freaked out at liz but then i do sypathize with him, he's hurting, bad. i was almost disapointed at first when the book ended cause i didn't want it to end like that but i guess the authors have to do something to keep it interesting otherwise it would just be liz and conner 4-ever, jess and jeremy 4-ever and maria and will would be all alone-the end. i think they should have a book featuring ken, he's cool, maria is just annoying, she better let liz explain. kay i'm going to stop now cause you that haven't read this book don't know what i'm talking about, it was a good book though, 5* all the way!