Sweet Valley High #141 A Picture-Perfect Prom?, #142 The Big Night, and #143 Party Weekend!

In Sweet Valley High #141, A Picture-Perfect Prom?, Elizabeth and Jessica's junior year in high school is drawing to a close.  It's time for the prom, although there was that Jungle Prom that we are probably not supposed to remember.  Jessica and Lila create a list of all the boys at SVH and rank them, while listing their negative traits.  Unfortunately, the list gets leaked, and none of the boys will go to the prom with Jessica or Lila!

Liz has dumped both of her boyfriends, but she wants to go to the prom with one of them.  She thinks both want to be just friends, but she waits for a signal from one of them. 

Liz has serious problems.  In the previous book, Liz declared herself independent of men, but now she waits for one of them to choose her.  I hate Liz.  I hate her so much.  I also hate Devon and Todd.

On page 3, Lila states that the store, Lisette's, is "so early eighties."  I guess that's right, since the Sweet Valley series began in the early eighties.

On page 9, Jessica understands how ridiculous Liz and Todd's relationship has become.  "He's forgiven you—and you've forgiven him—so many times it makes me sick."  Same here, Jess.

The first half of the book is completely boring.  I did not enjoy this book.  This needs to end and fast.

In Sweet Valley High #142, The Big Night, Liz somehow ends up with two dates for the prom with both Devon and Todd.  Jessica ends up without a date.  I think we can see where this is going.

Liz goes to the prom with Todd, and Jessica goes to the prom with Devon while pretending to be Liz.  Jessica lets Liz know what she is doing, and Liz is mostly okay with it.  Of course the boys find out, and Liz gets dumped by both of them.  Yay!

I also did not enjoy this book.  I don't like reading about a bunch of losers.

In Sweet Valley High #143, Party Weekend!, ... I am quite dismayed that the stories keep coming.  This terrible story arc should have ended several books back.

Anyway, the prom is over, thank goodness.  Now, the students of Sweet Valley High and surrounding schools celebrate with a weekend of competitions.  This will end up a disaster just like everything else—mainly a disaster for the reader.

Jessica starts seeing Christian Gorman's ghost and even speaks to him.  But she might be dreaming.  The rivalry between the schools gets really bad, and someone could get hurt.

I can't even remember much about the book.  I was so bored.

#143 Party Weekend! is the final numbered volume in the Sweet Valley High series.  But wait, we're not done yet!  Three more books remain.  Can we survive the twins' 17th birthday and the earthquake?  Probably not.