Character: Ned Wakefield

Law-practicing father of the twins. Not sure what kind of law, he seems to know about adoption, land, wills and corporate. Clearly must be a nightmare to work with. Or he’s still a trainee and is doing a three month seat in each area?

Legal Practice areas: Family (#7 Three’s a Crowd); Corpoate/Copyright/IP (#18 Centre of Attention); and more to come as we cover those books.

Sweet Valley Twins #27: Teamwork

Posted on 18 September 201723 April 2023 by Wing

Wing recaps Sweet Valley Twins #27: Teamwork, in which a dog gets a bad dye job and Ken Matthews doesn’t get paid for his hard work. Oh, and the twins exist.

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.

Sweet Valley Twins #24: Jumping to Conclusions

Posted on 14 August 201723 April 2023 by Raven

Raven recaps Sweet Valley Twins 24: Jumping to Conclusions, wherein Alice might be sleeping around, and the Wakefield kids are going to SORT. THAT. OUT. Cue #BestJess and some wild and zany schemes.

Sweet Valley Twins #23: Claim to Fame

Posted on 31 July 201723 April 2023 by Raven

Raven recaps Sweet Valley Twins 23: Claim to Fame, wherein the school inexplicably celebrates being 25 years old by burying a time capsule containing stuff from 25 years ago.

Sweet Valley Twins #21: Left Behind

Posted on 18 July 201723 April 2023 by Wing

Wing recaps Sweet Valley Twins 21: Left Behind, where Saint Elizabeth solves everything. Again.

Sweet Valley Twins #19: The Bully

Posted on 26 June 201723 April 2023 by Dove

Dove recaps Sweet Valley Twins #19: The Bully, a book which begs the question, “What are the cave’s dimensions?”

Sweet Valley Twins #18: Center of Attention

Posted on 19 June 201723 April 2023 by Wing

Wing recaps Sweet Valley Twins #18: Center of Attention. And she loves it. Massively. We can mock her for this.

Sweet Valley Twins #16: Second Best

Posted on 22 May 201723 April 2023 by Wing

Wing Recaps Sweet Valley Twins 16: Second Best. Where brothers dislike each other, and it’s up to busybody Elizabeth to turn them into BFFs.

Sweet Valley Twins #14: Tug of War

Posted on 1 May 201723 April 2023 by Dove

Dove recaps Sweet Valley Twins #14: Tug of War, the first in the series to reuse a plot – and only two books after the last time this plot was used: student council elections!

Sweet Valley Twins #13: Stretching the Truth

Posted on 24 April 201723 April 2023 by Wing

Wing recaps Sweet Valley Twins #13: Stretching the Truth, wherein Mary is on her second of three surnames and is feeling very out of sorts, and no adult appears to have noticed.

Sweet Valley Twins #12: Keeping Secrets

Posted on 10 April 201723 April 2023 by Raven

Raven recaps Sweet Valley Twins #12: Keeping Secrets, wherein Ned teaches the girls a secret (and tedious) language and IT TEARS THE SCHOOL APART!

Sweet Valley Twins #11: Buried Treasure

Posted on 3 April 201723 April 2023 by Wing

Wing recaps Sweet Valley Twins #11: Buried Treasure wherein Ellen and Jessica find buried treasure at the exact moment the class money goes missing and conclusions are drawn.

Sweet Valley Twins #7: Three’s a Crowd

Posted on 27 February 201723 April 2023 by Wing

Wing recaps Sweet Valley Twins #7: Three’s a Crowd, wherein we find out that Mary looks just like the twins, and her mother looks just like her, so… um, everyone looks like Alice Wakefield?

Sweet Valley Twins #6: The New Girl

Posted on 13 February 201723 April 2023 by Raven

Raven recaps Sweet Valley Twins #6: The New Girl, wherein the twins meet a girl so obnoxious that it creates a triplet named Jennifer. Bullying is fun!

Sweet Valley Twins #5: Sneaking Out

Posted on 6 February 201723 April 2023 by Dove

Dove recaps Sweet Valley Twins #5: Sneaking Out, wherein Jessica nearly kills a dog. And gets rewarded with jewellery.

Sweet Valley Twins #4: Choosing Sides

Posted on 30 January 201723 April 2023 by Wing

Wing recaps Sweet Valley Twins #4: Choosing Sides, wherein Amy wants to twirl a baton, Jessica doesn’t want her to, and Elizabeth feebly stands in the middle, wondering whose side to take.

Sweet Valley Twins #3: The Haunted House

Posted on 16 January 201723 April 2023 by Raven

Raven recaps Sweet Valley Twins #3: The Haunted House, where the entire school mistakes an orphan for a witch, and bullies her accordingly.

Sweet Valley Twins #1: Best Friends

Posted on 2 January 201723 April 2023 by Wing

Wing recaps Sweet Valley Twins #1: Best Friends, wherein we meet the perfect twins… and Wing is displeased