Jessica is falling for Ken Matthews. Everything is wonderful, until Jess reads Liz's diary. Jess learns that Liz once had a fling with Ken and that Liz still has feelings for him!
I was annoyed with Liz for pining after Ken. It's considered such a betrayal that Liz had a brief relationship with Ken during the months that Todd lived in Vermont. Um, what about Jeffrey French? Liz had quite a lengthy relationship with him, and these later books ignore that Jeffrey ever existed.
Also, the fling with Ken occurred pretty far back in the series, and Todd has been back from Vermont for ages. And Liz is just now feeling guilty?In Sweet Valley High #113, The Pom-Pom Wars, Jessica starts a new cheerleading squad since she can't get along with Heather. She blackmails Liz into joining her new squad. Either Liz becomes a cheerleader, or Jessica tells everyone about her fling with Ken. Both Jessica's squad and Heather's squad hope to compete in regionals, but the squads are forced to merge since the school can only send one squad.
This book is quite boring until Jessica blackmails Liz into becoming a cheerleader. Oh, yeah!
In Sweet Valley High #114, "V" for Victory, the Sweet Valley High cheerleaders compete in the national competition. Heather's old squad tries to sabotage the SVH squad. Todd, Ken, and Winston try to crash the event so that Todd and Ken can mend their relationships with Liz and Jess. The event does not allow any boys, so the three boys dress up as cheerleaders so that they can get in the gate.
I found it really hard to believe that no boys are allowed at the event, since many schools have coed cheerleaders. Furthermore, I found it impossible to believe that the audience could not contain boys. Last, it's ridiculous that three large boys could wander around the event dressed as cheerleaders and have others believe them to be girls. Right.
Some parts of this trilogy are interesting, but I was mostly bored.
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