keepingyouonread 's review for:

Sweet Valley Twins: The Haunted House by Francine Pascal, Nicole Andelfinger

4.0

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The Sweet Valley Twins graphic novels are getting better. I wasn’t a big fan of the first few because I felt like Jessica (true to her 90s self) never learned a lesson and the parents had zero clue what she was up to. In The Haunted House, Jessica and the Unicorns are still terrible but at least there are hints that Jessica (and some of her friends) feel bad about how they treat Nora. 

There is a new girl at SWM, Nora Mercandy and the school all thinks the Mercandy are witches and the house is haunted. Elizabeth befriends Nora and tries to insist she isn’t a witch or weird but when Nora beats Lily at tennis, the Unicorns have it out for her. They hatch up an elaborate plan to embarrass her and toilet paper her house for Halloween. 

This one would have been perfect for a Fall read! I loved that it had a little bit of a spooky mystery (what’s really going on with Nora and her family)? 

As an adult, I still think Jess and the Unicorns are horrible and the parents clueless but I liked that Jessica’s sweeter side starts to peek out. You really feel for new girl, Nora and what she’s put through. The reveal is satisfying. 

All in all, the next book is on our reading list.