Author: Dove

I am Dove (she/her). I am: Team Jessica (Sweet Valley); Team Bad Guy (Point Horror); Team Geiger (Making Out); Team Nina/Lucas (Making Out); and I am the voice of a claymation cow named Daisy, and I was in an advert for Fairy Liquid in the 80s.

Jessica vs Elizabeth (The Hunger Games) by Dove

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapter 16

Posted on 15 November 201715 November 2017 by Dove

Dove continues to NaNo. Earthquakes, deaths, hockey sticks, fat shaming and more hockey sticks.

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapter 15

Posted on 14 November 201714 November 2017 by Dove

Dove continues to NaNo. She resolves one cliffhanger and creates a new one. #Stine

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapter 14

Posted on 13 November 201712 November 2017 by Dove

Dove continues to NaNo. Dove attempts to write action scenes. People die. Enjoy.

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapter 13

Posted on 11 November 201711 November 2017 by Dove

Dove continues to NaNo. The tributes receive sponsorship gifts.

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapter 12

Posted on 10 November 20179 November 2017 by Dove

Dove continues to NaNo. The tributes separate in an attempt to save themselves.

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapter 10 & 11

Posted on 9 November 20179 November 2017 by Dove

Dove continues to NaNo. The Hunger Games start. There are deaths.

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapter 9

Posted on 8 November 20177 November 2017 by Dove

Dove continues to NaNo, this time with a really long chapter of pre-Hunger Games interviews, hosted by Beau Dillon and Johnny Buck!

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapter 8

Posted on 7 November 20177 November 2017 by Dove

Dove continues to NaNoWriMo. The tributes get made over before their live interviews. And there’s fisticuffs.

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapter 7

Posted on 6 November 20175 November 2017 by Dove

Chapter 7 of #JessicaVsElizabeth, Dove’s #NaNoWriMo effort. Elizabeth continues to be terrifying. And everyone else continues to be terrified.

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapter 6

Posted on 5 November 20175 November 2017 by Dove

Dove continues to NaNo. The tributes go to a training day, cunning plans are suggested and ignored.

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapter 5

Posted on 4 November 20174 November 2017 by Dove

Dove continues to #NaNoWriMo. The tributes have been picked. How is everyone dealing with this? You might guess “not well” is the answer. You’d be right.

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapters 3 & 4

Posted on 3 November 20172 November 2017 by Dove

Dove continues to word vomit for NaNoWriMo. The Hunger Games tributes are announced. Who will be on there? Do they have a hope in hell against Jessica? (No, they don’t. They need your sponsorship. Sponsorship = leave a comment, not money.)

NaNoWriMo2017: Jessica vs Elizabeth – Chapters 1 & 2

Posted on 2 November 20174 November 2017 by Dove

Dove desperately tries to complete NaNoWriMo. The twins will be entering into The Hunger Games. Who will survive? Will you sponsor a tribute? (Yes, you will. I need you to. Comments are the only currency required.)

Sweet Valley Twins #31: Jessica’s Bad Idea

Posted on 30 October 20176 February 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps Sweet Valley Twins 31: Jessica’s Bad Idea, in which the most loathesome creature on the planet goes toe-to-toe with… Jessica? Yes. There is someone *worse* than Jess in Sweet Valley.

Sweet Valley Twins #30: Princess Elizabeth

Posted on 16 October 201728 June 2018 by Dove

Dove recaps Sweet Valley Twins 30: Princess Elizabeth, in which we learn that the Santa Doran monarchy have incredibly lax security, and that… DOVE LOATHES THE CONCEPT OF MONARCHY.

The Katherine Applegate/Michael Grant Books of Sweet Valley Twins

Posted on 11 September 201722 May 2020 by Dove

Dove gushes over the best Jamie Suzanne(s) ever: Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant.

Sweet Valley Twins #26: Taking Charge

Posted on 11 September 201723 April 2023 by Dove

Dove recaps Sweet Valley Twins 26: Taking Charge, in which the b-plot is the most compelling thing, because it doesn’t require an iron grip on the idiot ball.

Episode 9: Belinda Billie Bllcks

Posted on 4 September 20176 October 2017 by Dove

Wing, Raven and Dove talk about Sweet Valley Twins 24: Jumping to Conclusions; Super Edition 2: Holiday Mischief; and 25: Standing Out. They also discuss Bleak Valley and how these books tie into this theory.

Sweet Valley Twins #25: Standing Out

Posted on 28 August 201723 April 2023 by Dove

Dove recaps Sweet Valley Twins 25: Standing Out, in which Billie Layton has to deal with getting her period, liking boys, and having her shitbag parents steal her name and give it to their new child.

Episode 8: Also, there’s a horse.

Posted on 7 August 201712 August 2017 by Dove

Wing, Raven and Dove talk about Sweet Valley Twins 21: Left Behind; 22: Out of Place; and 23: Claim to Fame. They also discuss Bleak Valley and how these books tie into this theory.