Overall, I like this particular outing, leaps of brain numbing insanity aside. I like the fact that it concentrates mostly on Liz after Jessica's little interlude with Scott, and the fallout for Liz when she chooses to take responsibility for her twin's actions. I've been the good kid covering for the reckless one. I've had my arse tanned instead of theirs, and it's never fun. You don't get half the good rage you should because you CHOSE to step up for them and give them a way out of a situation they chose for themselves. I like that Liz resents this and knows full well what she's doing is wrong.
I like her fight with Todd and that Todd is big enough to come to her and say, 'hey, I wasn't wrong, but I don't want to dwell on this. I want to be with you and I'll learn to deal with your crazy antics, and yeah, maybe I was a bit harsh.' Because of this, I suspect I had a huge crush on Mr. Wilkins until they totally whipped him later on. As it is, he's still manly enough to seem interesting, but not so much that you wonder if Bruce lightened his hair and wore contacts just to screw with your head.
Again, the early books were not kind to Jessica. Which is okay, because she later becomes fantastic and Liz should look into suing for character assassination. ( )

When Jessica starts dating a College boy, well, more like a man than a boy, she ends up in trouble. Will Jessica be able to work her way out of her problems? Or will her trusty sister, Elizabeth, have to save her again? Find out in "All night long" another great "Sweet Valley High" book!

This is by far my most favorite Sweet Valley High cover ever. College boy Scott is obviously the bad boy (note the porn star mustache and shocking 'All Night Long' title). Sadly, the most exciting thing that happens in this book is Scott tries to remove Jessica's perfect size 6 red bikini top and then Jessica gets lost in the woods. Oh - and Liz ate two servings of pancakes, which may have bumped her up to a heiferish size 8.

I remember being very disappointed in the content of this book when I read it back in the day. To cope with the sadness, I was forced to steal a few Harlequin Temptations from my mom's room. ( )

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