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99: SOAP STAR

03 Mar 2022

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When Jessica sees that her fave soap opera is looking for identical twins to appear in the show for a week, she's determined that she and Elizabeth wi...

98: THE STOLEN DIARY

17 Feb 2022

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Elizabeth is devastated when Todd tells her he wants to take a break - and then immediately starts dating dimwitted Peggy. So when moody artist Kris L...

97: STEVEN'S BRIDE

03 Feb 2022

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We're back! And we've gathered here today to witness the nuptials of Steven and his child bride Cara. Cara and her mom are going to live in London, an...

96: THE WAKEFIELD LEGACY

16 Dec 2021

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It's Christmas! And that means we're breaking out the jingle bells for one last trip down memory lane, as we finally delve in to the Wakefield Legacy:...

PI BETA ALPHA: A VERY SPECIAL SWEET VALLEY INTERVIEW

09 Dec 2021

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You know and love them as Enid and Winston on the Sweet Valley High TV series, and now Amy Danles and Michael Perl join us for a very special intervie...

95: KIDNAPPED BY THE CULT

02 Dec 2021

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When she's grounded for a few weeks, Jessica feels like the world has turned against her - and then she meets a group called the Good Friends. They ma...

94: ROSA'S LIE

18 Nov 2021

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When the Pi Beta Alphas invite new girl Rose Jameson to join the sorority, Rose is ecstatic - but she's also scared that this WASP's nest will discove...

93: THE GIRL THEY BOTH LOVED

04 Nov 2021

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Michael Harris was already in the Sweet Valley Bad Boyfriend Hall of Fame, and he's staying there for the foreseeable future after his appalling carry...

HALLOWEEN SURPRISE: THE CURSE OF LAURENCE MANSON

30 Oct 2021

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Happy Halloween, listeners! To celebrate, we're sharing a very special spooky episode of our Headstuff+ bonus series Pi Beta Alpha - and if you like w...

92: MURDER ON THE LINE

21 Oct 2021

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It's Halloween! Well, almost. And as promised, we're reading a Super Thriller  chosen by our listeners! You told us to read Murder on the Line, and w...

91: THE LONG LOST BROTHER

07 Oct 2021

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Sometimes we are pleasantly surprised by a Sweet Valley book. This was not one of those times! Yes, The Long Lost Brother is a snooze-fest featuring a...

90: THE DATING GAME

23 Sep 2021

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Yet again, two Sweet Valley girls are competing for the same guy - but this time there's a twist! Jean West is thrilled when she receives a love lette...

89: CHEATING TO WIN

09 Sep 2021

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We had low expectations for yet another sports-centric book, but that was before we discovered that it featured what we can only describe as an OTG wr...

MERCH ANNOUNCEMENT

02 Sep 2021

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Karyn and Anna have a special announcement about Double Love merch! Check out the beautiful Double Love swag over at the Headstuff shop. Learn more a...

88: MISS TEEN SWEET VALLEY

26 Aug 2021

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What sort of town's Chamber of Commerce thinks it's a good idea to hold a teenage beauty pageant at a public school? Sweet Valley, of course! Jessica ...

87: LILA'S STORY

12 Aug 2021

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There's only one place we want to celebrate our fourth birthday, and that's at Fowler Crest! Our flat-faced queen finally takes centre stage in an alm...

86: DOUBLE LOVE: ASK US ANYTHING BIRTHDAY SPECIAL

10 Aug 2021

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It's our birthday! And what better way to celebrate than to answer the excellent questions sent in by you, our beloved listeners? Join us to find out ...

85: AMY'S TRUE LOVE

29 Jul 2021

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At last, Sweet Valley has a canonically queer character - and to mark this momentous development, we're joined by two very special guests, the brillia...

THE PERFECT GIRL

15 Jul 2021

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Brace yourself, listeners, this is another grim book, as Francine and Co attempt to make amends for over 70 books worth of fatphobia, with unsurprisin...

84: A TASTE OF PI BETA ALPHA: PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE

08 Jul 2021

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Pi Beta Alpha is our special bonus series for Headstuff Plus members - and this week we're sharing our new episode with you all, because, in a delight...

83: REGINA'S LEGACY

01 Jul 2021

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Don't get your hopes up, listeners - this book's connection to the saintly Regina (RIP) is tenuous at best. Skye Morrow gives Liz a camera that belong...

82: ROCK STAR'S GIRL

17 Jun 2021

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There's a new girl in Sweet Valley High, and Enid and Liz are her new best friends. Yes, Andrea Slade has left boring old New York City for exciting S...

81: STARRING JESSICA

03 Jun 2021

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Brace yourselves, everyone: this book contains one of the best scenes in Sweet Valley History and maybe even one of the best scenes in the history of ...

80: MS QUARTERBACK

20 May 2021

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Breathe a sigh of relief, listeners - we don't have to put Ken Matthews in the bin after all! SVH needs a new quarterback, and Ken, who has mostly rec...

79: FRIEND AGAINST FRIEND

06 May 2021

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Take a deep breath folks, this isn’t the usual ridiculous fare - it’s so serious there aren’t even any outfits. Yes, Sweet Valley is tackling ra...

78: THE LOVE BET

22 Apr 2021

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Our beloved Dana Larson is fed up with love, and she's written a song to prove it! When Liz realises that soccer star Aaron Dallas has also given up o...

77: SPRING BREAK

08 Apr 2021

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Bonjour les amies! We may be stuck in Ireland but Jessica and Elizabeth are off to France on a spring break student exchange, where they stay with the...

76: THE PARENT PLOT

25 Mar 2021

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It's election season in Sweet Valley, but the real battle is taking place between Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield. Liz wants her parents to get back t...

75: WHO'S TO BLAME

11 Mar 2021

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Surprise surprise, it's still mostly Ned! But poor old Liz is convinced that she's responsible for the fall of the Casa del Wakefield, and the guilt h...

74: TROUBLE AT HOME

25 Feb 2021

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Ugh, Ned Wakefield. He's having a midlife crisis and he's taking it out on poor old Alice, who is under pressure at work -  her firm are hoping to ge...

73: THE GHOST OF TRICIA MARTIN

11 Feb 2021

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This may be one of the most entertainingly ridiculous Sweet Valley storylines yet - and you know we don't say that lightly. Steven becomes obsessed wi...

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

02 Feb 2021

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Hold the front page of the Oracle - we've got exciting news! If you'd like to support our Sweet Valley shenanigans AND get exclusive access to our new...

72: THE NEW ELIZABETH

28 Jan 2021

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Watch out Sweet Valley! There's a new Liz Wakefield in town  - and she's got a surfboard. Yes, not content with her daring new non-permanent perm, Li...

71: DOUBLE LOVE 71: DEADLY SUMMER

24 Dec 2020

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It's Christmas! And because time has no meaning in 2020, we're celebrating with the super thriller Deadly Summer - and we were NOT prepared for how dr...

70: WHO'S WHO?

10 Dec 2020

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We've been waiting a long time for this glorious day and we weren't disappointed. At last, it's time to meet Daniella Fromage and Magenta Galaxy! Yes,...

69: BOY TROUBLE

26 Nov 2020

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Patty Gilbert's looking forward to seeing her boyfriend Jim for the first time in weeks - but when Patty's sister Jana returns home with the news that...

68: THAT FATAL NIGHT

12 Nov 2020

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It's Karyn's worst nightmare - Amy Sutton has set her sights on everyone's favourite himbo, Ken Matthews! But when Ken is involved in a car accident t...

67: IN LOVE AGAIN

29 Oct 2020

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Reunited and it feels so good! Or does it? Todd and Elizabeth are back together, but it looks like Todd's swanky new lifestyle will come between them ...

66: BROKENHEARTED

15 Oct 2020

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Guess who's back, back again? Todd is back! Tell your friends! Elizabeth is in turmoil at the news, though not as much as poor Jeffrey (two words we s...

65: TEACHER CRUSH

01 Oct 2020

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First of all, don't worry - this book isn't as dodgy as we feared it would be. Yes, Olivia Davidson, who seems to have had a personality transplant, i...

64: LOST AT SEA

17 Sep 2020

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When the SVH gang set off on a science field trip to a remote island, Lila sneers at the non-luxurious boat taking them there - and our flat-faced que...

63: PERFECT SHOT

03 Sep 2020

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We had low hopes for this one given that it's another sports story but we were very pleasantly surprised!  We meet basketball star Shelley Novak and...

62: TWO BOY WEEKEND

20 Aug 2020

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Oh no, A.J. is leaving town for four whole days! Of course Jessica can't be expected to keep it in her pants for that long, so she picks up a random b...

61: SECOND CHANCE

06 Aug 2020

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It's been a long time since we last discussed the strange and terrifying world of SVH, but we're BACK! With an extra kidney, a special post-lockdown t...

60: THE PATMANS OF SWEET VALLEY

26 Dec 2019

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 It's Christmas, and you know what that means - it's time to go back in time to meet the ancestors of everyone's favourite douchebag, 1BRUCE1 himself...

59: WINTER CARNIVAL - LIVE!

12 Dec 2019

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Roll up, roll up, it's our very first live show - and we're joined by a very special guest for the first time! Bestselling author Louise O'Neill is he...

58: WHITE LIES

28 Nov 2019

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Forget gambling and Liz's boarding school dreams - THIS has to be the most boring book in Sweet Valley history. And not just because it's all about Jo...

57: AGAINST THE ODDS

15 Nov 2019

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Anna has previously claimed that this, along with the Liz in Switzerland book, is the most boring Sweet Valley title of all time, but we were pleasant...

56: MURDER IN PARADISE

31 Oct 2019

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It's Halloween! And that means a book that's special in more ways than one. Yes, you asked for it and we have delivered - it's super thriller Murder i...

55: OUT OF REACH

17 Oct 2019

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It's a first for Sweet Valley as a person of colour takes centre stage (literally). So of course the book has to be all about "Being Chinese-American"...

54: PLAYING FOR KEEPS

04 Oct 2019

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Watch out Jessica - you've got a rival for AJ's affections and, in keeping with the Sweet Valley motto, she won't take no for an answer! But Jessica c...

53: SLAM BOOK FEVER

19 Sep 2019

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It's a first for the podcast - a Sweet Valley book neither of us have read before now! And it was worth the wait, as we find out what happens when the...

52: TROUBLEMAKER

05 Sep 2019

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We are outraged by the cover of this week's book, in which the depiction of Bruce is not the pouting John Barrowman we know and love to hate! Who is t...

51: DECISIONS

22 Aug 2019

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It's decision time for Robin Wilson as she has to choose between going early to college amid the bright lights of New York City or staying in Sweet Va...

50: FAMILY SECRETS

08 Aug 2019

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What's better than two perfect blonde sixteen year olds with blue green eyes? If Sweet Valley High is to be believed the answer is "three of them". Ye...

49: MALIBU SUMMER

25 Jul 2019

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It's summer time! And where better to spend it than on a Californian beach? Not the sands of Sweet Valley, though, because Lila, Jess and Liz are head...

48: PRETENSES

11 Jul 2019

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"Mystery, Cara! Mystery!" It's Jessica's new mantra, but the biggest mystery in this episode is how Abbie Richardson managed to be completely invisib...

47: HARD CHOICES

28 Jun 2019

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It's what we've all been waiting for - a book about Enid Rollins and her grandma! And it's just as thrilling as that sounds, ie not at all. Join us as...

46: CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE

13 Jun 2019

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You wouldn't think you could write a whole book about racism without ever using the word "racism" but "Kate William" proves us wrong in this tale of f...

45: OUTCAST

30 May 2019

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How does Sweet Valley deal with the tragic death of saintly Regina Morrow? Why, by turning on the girl whose party she died at and making her life a l...

44: ON THE EDGE

16 May 2019

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It's finally here. The one you've all been waiting for. The one that put you off cocaine for life (we hope). Yes, we are gathered together today to ce...

43: SECRET ADMIRER

02 May 2019

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Penny Ayala is feeling left out. She's smart and cool but she gets shy around boys and never had a boyfriend, which as you can imagine makes socialisi...

42: LEAVING HOME

18 Apr 2019

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Oh god. It's the one where Elizabeth becomes obsessed with Switzerland. And we mean seriously, unhealthily obsessed - like, she literally talks about ...

41: RUMOURS

04 Apr 2019

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You can go your own way, but do listen to this episode, in which we discuss the best Sweet Valley book to share a name with a classic Fleetwood Mac al...

40: LAST CHANCE

22 Mar 2019

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Move over, Nicholas Morrow and Emily Meyer's dad - there's a new contender for the crown of Worst Man in Sweet Valley! And that man is Peter de Haven,...

39: OUT OF CONTROL

08 Mar 2019

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We thought we knew just how annoying Elizabeth Wakefield was, but it turns out we hadn't seen the true depths of her awfulness until this book, where ...

38: FORBIDDEN LOVE

21 Feb 2019

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OMG you guys, Maria and Michael are engaged! You know, Maria who's just been a background player for the last 37 books and Michael who has never been ...

37: STARTING OVER

07 Feb 2019

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Oh, Dana. Dana, Dana, Dana. We had such high hopes for you in this book, the first to feature our favourite classic-movie-loving, outrageous-fashion-w...

36: THE NEW JESSICA

24 Jan 2019

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You may think you are ready for the outfits in this book, but believe us, you are not. Yes, it's time to meet the New Jessica, or should we say Jessa ...

35: THE FOWLERS OF SWEET VALLEY

28 Dec 2018

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It's finally here - the story of the many flat-faced bitches who made Lila Fowler the glorious diva we know and love! History experts look away now, a...

34: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2018

13 Dec 2018

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It's the most wonderful time of the year in the most wonderful place on earth (at least that's what all the locals think)! But Liz's dreams of a perfe...

33: TAKING SIDES

29 Nov 2018

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It's Wakefield versus Wakefield when the twins become rival matchmakers in a book that turned out to be WAY more entertaining than we expected. Will L...

32: JEALOUS LIES

15 Nov 2018

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Sandy Bacon is jealous of her perfect best friend Jean, and not just because Jean has a name that doesn't sound like a disaster at a beach picnic. Wil...

31: BITTER RIVALS

01 Nov 2018

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The classic sitcom was wrong - three's definitely not company, as poor old Enid finds out when Elizabeth's childhood best friend Amy Sutton moves back...

30: ALONE IN THE CROWD

18 Oct 2018

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It's finally here - the greatest ever title and the best ever cover in the Sweet Valley canon. This books has got Elizabeth at her most patronising. I...

29: LOVESTRUCK

04 Oct 2018

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Will Suzanne succeed in changing Ken? He likes pizza and rock and roll, she likes fancy food and classic music, and according to the rigid rules of Sw...

28: HOSTAGE!

20 Sep 2018

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It's another exclamation mark title! You know what means - drama, excitement and batshit insanity. And Hostage! doesn't disappoint, as Regina is kidna...

27: NOWHERE TO RUN

06 Sep 2018

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Move over Nicholas Morrow - Emily's dad Ron has taken your throne as the Worst Man in Sweet Valley. He's married to Evil Karen (not to be confused wit...

26: MEMORIES

23 Aug 2018

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It's episode 26 but book 24 so prepare for us to get increasingly confused at the beginning of each ep from now on. This week it's all about Steven, w...

25: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!

10 Aug 2018

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Can you believe it's been a whole year since we took to the podcasting airwaves? It's been a wild ride, full of onion dip, outrage and of course lots ...

24: SAY GOODBYE

26 Jul 2018

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Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone - Todd is leaving Sweet Valley! Liz is a mess (understandably, in fairness), Nicholas is even creepier than...

23: TOO MUCH IN LOVE

14 Jul 2018

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Following the last episode's bombshell revelation that we were feeling sorry for Jessica, we have another shock for you all this week: it took 22 book...

22: RUNAWAY

28 Jun 2018

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Something very peculiar happens in this episode. Something that disturbs us both. We actually - can it be true? - FEEL SORRY FOR JESSICA. Poor old Jes...

21: CRASH LANDING!

15 Jun 2018

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It's been a while since our last episode because we were off, you know, changing Ireland for the better. But now we're back, back, BACK, and we've got...

20: SHOWDOWN

17 May 2018

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If you met a random construction worker who wore deck shoes, would you assume he was secretly a prince? No, you wouldn't, because you don't live in Sw...

19: HEAD OVER HEELS

03 May 2018

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**EPISODE 19: HEAD OVER HEELS** Jump into 1BRUCE1 and fasten your seatbelts because it's going to be a bumpy ride through this bona fide Sweet Valley...

18: LOVE LETTERS

18 Apr 2018

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Why is Caroline pretending that she has a long-distance love? Well, she's basically been driven to it by the SVH wankers, who think anyone without a b...

17: RAGS TO RICHES

05 Apr 2018

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Why do so many of the Sweet Valley shops have such ridiculously generic names (not you, Foxy Mama's, we love you)? That's just one of the many questio...

16: PROMISES

22 Mar 2018

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Welcome to Sweet Valley, where the town "bad girl" dresses like a nun. Literally - she has both the hair and clothes of Anna's old school principal. J...

15: DECEPTIONS

08 Mar 2018

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We hate Nicholas Morrow. No, we really, really hate him. Find out why in our new episode, in which Nicholas is a creepy harasser, Liz is pressurised i...

14: KIDNAPPED!

22 Feb 2018

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There's an exclamation mark right there in the title so you KNOW this one is going to be exciting. And it is! Jessica falls in love at first sight, Ma...

13: WHEN LOVE DIES

08 Feb 2018

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Get your hankies ready, everyone, this is a tearjerker. Well, sort of. Maybe. Join us as we head to the wrong side of the tracks (the roads are uneven...

12: TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

26 Jan 2018

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**TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE** We're back! And there's a lot to talk about as this week Sweet Valley is shaken by the arrival of glamorous Suzanne Devlin. I...

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: THE WAKEFIELDS OF SWEET VALLEY

21 Dec 2017

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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: THE WAKEFIELDS OF SWEET VALLEY It’s Christmas! And we’re celebrating by sampling Jessica Wakefield’s trademark onion soup mix...

WRONG KIND OF GIRL

14 Dec 2017

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WRONG KIND OF GIRL Does Jessica hate “Easy” Annie Whitman because she reminds her of herself? That’s just one of the questions we ponder in our ...

RACING HEARTS

30 Nov 2017

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RACING HEARTS Do you care about the inner workings of the Sweet Valley High track team? Neither do we, but unfortunately there’s a lot about it in t...

HEARTBREAKER

16 Nov 2017

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HEARTBREAKER Jessica is back to her old evil self in episode eight, Heartbreaker, as she plays games with poor old Bill Chase, a big eejit with a tort...

DEAR SISTER

02 Nov 2017

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We tackle one of the greatest entries in the Sweet Valley canon and it doesn’t disappoint. DEAR SISTER Liz goes wild, Jessica gets responsible, Todd...

DANGEROUS LOVE

19 Oct 2017

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Put on your hot pink helmets (ahem) and hold on tight, we’re going on a wild ride in episode six: Dangerous Love! DANGEROUS LOVE Todd’s new Yamaha...

ALL NIGHT LONG

05 Oct 2017

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It’s episode five, and we’re channeling Lionel Richie All Night Long as we discuss a book that doesn’t live up to its truly spectacular cover. ...