The Curse of the Golden Heart (Sweet Valley Twins & Friends Super Chillers - Book 6) [Paperback]

Francine Pascal (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

While taking a scuba-diving course, Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield stumble upon the wreck of an old pirate ship and half of a golden heart, but their delight soon turns to terror when they begin to receive ominous chain letters.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Sweet Valley (May 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 055356403X
• ISBN-13: 978-0553564037
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,275,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, November 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Curse of the Golden Heart (Sweet Valley Twins & Friends Super Chillers - Book 6) (Paperback)

It is spring break, and identical twins elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are taking a scuba diving course at Pirates Cove. On their first dive they discover the remains of an old pirate ship, and half a golden heart buried in the sand. Soon the twins receive spooky chain letters demanding what was taken from the sea returned. Jessica continues the letter; Elizabeth doesn't. Suddenly terrible things start happening to Elizabeth. she finds threatening notes in her room and a live scorpion in her lunch bag. Can Elizabeth discover the secret of the golden heart before the curse destroys her?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK IS TO EXITING TO MISS!, October 19, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: The Curse of the Golden Heart (Sweet Valley Twins & Friends Super Chillers - Book 6) (Paperback)

I ADMIT I WAS TERRIFIED WHEN THE MYSTERY NOTE WAS SENT TO THE WAKEFEILD TWINS BUT ALSO EXITED.SWEET VALLEY HAS ANOTHER MYSTERY TO SOLVE AND THE TWINS WILL MAKE SHURE TO SOLVE IT!BUT BEWARE THIS BOOK IS SURE TO GIVE YOU A SCARE AND SOME EXITEMENT TO GO ALONG WITH IT!

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but I found the climax confusing, September 13, 2009

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Raj "raj_thatsme" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Curse of the Golden Heart (Sweet Valley Twins & Friends Super Chillers - Book 6) (Paperback)

Synopsis: It's Spring Break and the Wakefield Twins (with their friends) are at the beach, having a good time. Jessica and Elizabeth decide to go snorkeling at Pirate's Cove, an area in the corner of the beach hardly anyone ever goes to. Deep underwater, Elizabeth starts collecting knickknacks, including (unknown to her) a piece of a golden heart ornament (covered with rust and barnacles). As soon as they reach the surface, a strange looking man watches them from a distance.

A few days later, Jessica and Elizabeth decide to take scuba diving lessons, and Elizabeth is surprised to see the same man who was watching them as their instructor. He introduces himself as Joshua Farrell and keeps a close eye on Elizabeth.

Later, Elizabeth and Jessica receive chain letters about the "Curse of Carlotta", warning them to pass it to 6 other people to avoid the curse. Elizabeth doesn't take the chain letter seriously, and strange things start happening to her. A scorpion ends up in her sandwich. She starts dreaming about being in a shipwreck with Carlotta and her lover, Red Beard. Afterward, a man named John Filber shows up at her doorstep asking about the chain letters. Can Elizabeth solve the mystery of the curse before she is cursed?

Review: This is the first SVT Super Chiller book I read. Unfortunately, it's not as suspenseful as I thought it would be. First of all, the story doesn't stick to the facts. In Joshua Farrell's story, he mentions that Red Beard had buried his treasure and had already made a map for it before he met Carlotta and the Governor. It was the Governor who gave Red Beard the locket when Red Beard proposed his love for Carlotta. So how could there be a map behind the locket when Elizabeth found it? This did not make any sense to me!

Furthermore, the ending to this story was really confusing. I still don't get if John Filber was a descendant of Joshua Farrell or not. If he was, and assuming he heard everything the twins had discovered (which meant that he knew about the family curse, since he saw the chain letters) what made him think he could get the treasure in the end without being cursed?

Nevertheless, this wasn't a bad story overall. It had its eerie moments, like when Elizabeth sees a wetsuit walking by itself, or when a scorpion lands in her sandwich.