Wakefields of Sweet Valley

Rating:
Summary: Great
Review: "The Wakefields of Sweet Valley" is better than its counterpart, "The Wakefield Legacy : The Untold Story." It chronicles the adventures of the maternal lineage of Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield's family tree, from Alice Larson, the twins' great-great-great-grandmother, to another Alice--Alice Robertson, who is the twins' mother. Some of the sections of this book are much too premeditated and predictable, such as when the twins' great-great-great-grandfather, Theodore Wakefield, rescued the twins' great-great-great-grandmother, Alice Larson, from drowning in the sea in 1866. One hundred years later, Ned Wakefield, the twins' father, rescues their mother, Alice Robertson, from drowning. The dialogue and thoughts of these two sections of the book are exactly the same, which I find redundant. And I still find it uncanny that the maternal side of the Wakefield family has been having romantic liaisions with the paternal side of the Wakefield family for five generations without one marriage prior to Ned's and Alice's. However, I commend Francine Pascal on her accurate historical backdrops for this story, written in typical Sweet Valley style (too dramatic, too much romance, etc.). This one, along with its counterpart (and the rest of the series), is an entertaining airplane read, but nothing more.

Rating:
Summary: The Wakefields of Sweet Valley
Review: "The Wakefields of Sweet Valley" is better than its counterpart, "The Wakefield Legacy : The Untold Story." It chronicles the adventures of the maternal lineage of Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield's family tree, from Alice Larson, the twins' great-great-great-grandmother, to another Alice--Alice Robertson, who is the twins' mother. Some of the sections of this book are much too premeditated and predictable, such as when the twins' great-great-great-grandfather, Theodore Wakefield, rescued the twins' great-great-great-grandmother, Alice Larson, from drowning in the sea in 1866. One hundred years later, Ned Wakefield, the twins' father, rescues their mother, Alice Robertson, from drowning. The dialogue and thoughts of these two sections of the book are exactly the same, which I find redundant. And I still find it uncanny that the maternal side of the Wakefield family has been having romantic liaisions with the paternal side of the Wakefield family for five generations without one marriage prior to Ned's and Alice's. However, I commend Francine Pascal on her accurate historical backdrops for this story, written in typical Sweet Valley style (too dramatic, too much romance, etc.). This one, along with its counterpart (and the rest of the series), is an entertaining airplane read, but nothing more.

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Summary: A Tantalizing Saga about the ancestors of the WakefieldTwins
Review: I can't even begin to describe how good this book is. It's a sweeping saga of love, heartbreak and courage. Even after 7 or so years ago when I bought it I still remember it fondly. This book involves the women on Alice Robertson's side of the family. It shows these beautiful women's courage and strength as it follows them from a boat heading for America where Alice meets the true love of her heart, Theodore Wakefield, to Sweet Valley California. Along the way you experience the heroic spirit of each of the women and their loves and losses. This is no drippy love novel but a novel that is filled with both bright and dark moments as each character faces challenges and love lost and found.
If you like this novel I suggest for Adult readers To Deep for Tears and for the younger reader The Wakefield Legacy: The Untold Story.

Rating:
Summary: A Beautiful Story
Review: I first read this book 10 years ago, and for some reason even though I have gotten older I still read it every summer. It is that captivating!! This is a must read for any Sweet Valley Fan. The characters and story (though sometimes a bit trite from an older standpoint) are very real and full of real emotionds. Once you read it you will never forget it!!

Rating:
Summary: Great, but simply not as good as the Fowler saga
Review: I like this book a lot and would definitely reccomend it to other Sweet Valley fans (and people who are not familiar with Sweet Valley). It was really dramatic and it's hard to say nothing about this book. However, "The Fowlers of Sweet Valley" is still the best book I have ever read. I highly reccomend that you read it.

Rating:
Summary: Great book!
Review: I loved this saga and I cried when Elisabeth, part of the first pair of twins died while riding Jessamyn's horse. Even if you don't read the Sweet Valley series, I recommend this book to anyone who likes reading about historical times!

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Summary: Sniffly, fluffy brain candy
Review: I read this once when I was in sixth grade and loved it. Now I found it in a secondhand bookshop and bought it, and it's lost a little sparkle since I'm now 19 and in college, but this is still a great, wonderful book. I gritted my teeth at the fact that Alice Larson (same first name of Liz & Jess' mom) has a firstborn named Steven and twins named Elisabeth and Jessamyn, who are dead ringers for the current day twins. Also that Elisabeth's honey is named TOM Wilkens....come on!!
Other than that, this story is a wonderful read and background on the twins. If I was Amanda Watson I would've killed Samantha for lying to Ted Wakefield like that!!
Recommended: if you get this book, read it first and then read The Wakefield Legacy: The Untold Story. It gives you the other side of the maternal/paternal Wakefield ancestry.

Rating:
Summary: good read
Review: I read this once when I was in sixth grade and loved it. Now I found it in a secondhand bookshop and bought it, and it's lost a little sparkle since I'm now 19 and in college, but this is still a great, wonderful book. I gritted my teeth at the fact that Alice Larson (same first name of Liz & Jess' mom) has a firstborn named Steven and twins named Elisabeth and Jessamyn, who are dead ringers for the current day twins. Also that Elisabeth's honey is named TOM Wilkens....come on!!
Other than that, this story is a wonderful read and background on the twins. If I was Amanda Watson I would've killed Samantha for lying to Ted Wakefield like that!!
Recommended: if you get this book, read it first and then read The Wakefield Legacy: The Untold Story. It gives you the other side of the maternal/paternal Wakefield ancestry.

Rating:
Summary: Great
Review: I really liked this saga. I especially loved the names Jessamyn and Elisabeth (sound familiar) I liked that all sets of twins were close like Elizabeth and Jessica. Also, you can see Elizabeth and Jessica's personalities are much like that of their ancestors. It was strange to me that whoever the girls fell in love with first was not the man they married. Something always came up. Overall, this was a great book.

Rating:
Summary: great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: i thought it was the BEST book i have ever read! they have a very good family tree.and it was a cool book!it was from the 1880s to the 1960s.over 120 years of their family.everyone should read it!