Maria Who?

Following the dramatic Elizabeth-Conner scene in the previous book (#7: "Boy Meets Girl"), Elizabeth Wakefield is back at the Fowler's mansion after discovering Conner McDermott's mother is an alcoholic, and Conner refuses to discuss it with anyone--especially Liz. Not everything is sour for Liz, though, in this book. Maria Slater makes the first bold move of patching things up with her concerning the boy trouble they had over Conner. It's great to finally see these two friends again.And speaking of Maria, she's asked to star in the school play, "Courting Priscilla", alongside Jessica Wakefield and Tia Ramirez. However, Maria's stardom is starting to go to her head, and her two new friends may not have enough patience to put up with it, not that I blame them.There is some added excitement in this eighth book. It looks like Jessica has a secret admirer who's been giving her expensive gifts and poetry--and it's not her boyfriend, Jeremy Aames. (Hint: The mystery man has been interested in Jessica before. But watch out for the red herring.)Another notable mention: Angel Desmond, Tia's longtime older boyfriend, makes his "main character" debut in "Maria Who?". He's recently taken a second job as a bartender at the local hangout (the Riot) to Tia Ramirez's dismay, because not only does it keep him from her, but Angel's boss is extremely strict and won't allow him to converse with any of his friends while he's working. Besides his hectic schedule, the biggest problem I saw was Tia's unnecessary pressure on Angel. I mean, why does she expect him to pay for everything? Why doesn't she get a part-time job and help out with their dates, especially with their big anniversary coming up?Aside from that, "Maria Who?" was pretty good, although it didn't really spotlight the "Nina issue" like the synopsis on the back cover described.Changing the subject: If you like SVH: Senior Year books, then there's another teen romance series you might want to check out: Love Stories. I haven't read any of them yet, but I've heard they're pretty good.

I'm a 14 year old reader and I LOVE SVHSY. It is the best SV series yet. I liked this book, because Now that Connor and Elizabeth aren't together, I pay more attention to everything else. I used to just skim through first and find the Conner and Liz parts, then go back and read it. My favorite part IS anything with Liz or Conner. I hope that Ken and Maria get together, and that Liz and conner get back together. Conner needs to apologize to Liz and Megan.

This book was soo cool. I lucked out...I got the book 3 daysbefore the determined publication date! And it's worth it. I wonderwhat's gonna happen to Liz and Conner...I want him to lighten up! And Jessica's got a problem..hope she can solve it. Can't wait for "The One That Got Away."

Okay, I'm giving this a five star rating only because I like the way it was written if not how the story is going. I'd like Maria to get together with Ken, and it looks like it is going to happen soon enough. I think the whole Jessica/Jeremy/Will thing is going all right too. But the Connor/Elizabeth thing is driving me crazy! Just let them get together for crying out loud! All that has to be done is for their friends, who always interfere, to interfere again. Just set them up somehow. It can be funny, take half the book up, and reach the same conclusion and then everyone who is rooting for them can be happy. Otherwise the series is great so far. I can't wait until I get the new ones when they come out. Anyone else who reads these books and thinks like I do feel free to e-mail me.

I loved Sweet Valley since i picked up my first Sweet valley twins book. i have now been through all the serize and this is the best. me and my best frioend take turns buying them monthly and both reading them. we have gotten each the day they arrive on the books store. as the serise gets larger the books get better!