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No Rules (Sweet Valley University(R))

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This book is a great start to a mini-series which is the beginning of some changes for Sweet Valley University. Jessica and Elizabeth are off on a road trip challenge in teams, with the prize a scholarship. They get split into seperate teams. Jessica, as always, spots a boy she likes right away, and spends most of the book trying to make him like her. They become good friends, but he seems unusually shy.. While Elizabeth again falls for a guy who's all wrong for her. It had a good plot which was pretty funny, and I recommend it to all SVU fans. There was just one thing wrong with it. Sam, the guy Elizabeth likes, has a practically indentical character to Conner in Senior Year! Has anyone else noticed this? That got a bit boring after a while. But overall, a good read.

This book was really interesting, showing where all the groups went on their journey. I wish the writer could have put in some scenes where Team Three and Team Four interact. It would have made the book more interesting.

What I disliked about this book was how the story centered on jerks. Sam Burgess is a typical "Don't show your feelings" guy who's whole existence depends on being a pig to everyone he likes. Including Elizabeth, whom he likes. He even cries on her shoulder for some reason or another, and then he goes back to being a swine. It's amazing how the supposedly "brave, strong" men are always weak on the inside, and how sappy men are always the tough ones. It gets a little tiring after a while to see these macho guys display their weaknesses after a while.

Aside from Sam Burgesse's little traumas, and the never ending "Guy Who Stole Elizabeth's Love" feud between Tom and Todd, this book was great.

A good introduction to the next 3-book mini series in the SVU saga. The attention grabber (the contest) makes for an interesting plot as well do the new cast of characters from both teams (1&2).

Following the twins' stories as well as the events and dramas of the teams shows for an interesting storyline. It was pleasing to read about the interactions between Elizabeth and Sam, and the sidestory combination involving the rival feud between Tom and Todd. The two stories together set a new turning point in Elizabeth's life. The character begins to move on, attempting to shed her former persona in order to become a newer and different person hoping to seek out newer challenges--with different people. Jessica's outburst to both Tom and Todd during one of their many arguements about how they were "...both history in Elizabeth's book..." (page 166: John) more than clarifies this new change. Although Elizabeth still portrays her natural concern and selflessness for others (which will never change) she is on her way onto leaving the past where it should remain.

Jessica's storyline threw in a different kind of twist from the usual "girl falls for guy and gets him" routine. This made for some interesting reading since the character of Jessica Wakefield is so self-assured when it comes to the opposite sex. With Neil's confession to her in chapter 15, Jessica is left doubting her "sixth sense" about men as well as her vanity. With the book ending with those two elements hanging on the character, along with the feeling of abandonment (in more ways than one), Jessica is left to find herself much like her sister is doing. Of course, when it comes to Jessica, anything can happen.

Above all, a good book with high points.

This book is a great start to a mini-series which is the beginning of some changes for Sweet Valley University. Jessica and Elizabeth are off on a road trip challenge in teams, with the prize a scholarship. They get split into seperate teams. Jessica, as always, spots a boy she likes right away, and spends most of the book trying to make him like her. They become good friends, but he seems unusually shy.. While Elizabeth again falls for a guy who's all wrong for her. It had a good plot which was pretty funny, and I recommend it to all SVU fans. There was just one thing wrong with it. Sam, the guy Elizabeth likes, has a practically indentical character to Conner in Senior Year! Has anyone else noticed this? That got a bit boring after a while. But overall, a good read.

It is a Intense Sports Cable Channel coast to Coast contest and the winner gets a 5 Million ot 5 Thousand Dollar Scholarship. There are 4 Teams. Team 1 is Jessica,Tom,Todd and lovebirds Pam Cox and Rob Baxter who have been together since junior high,now they are sophomores in college and Neil Team 2 is Elizabeth,Uli,Charlie[Charlotte],Ruby,and Sam Team 3 is Allison Quinn,I forgot who Else. Team 4 is Danny Wyatt and I forgot. Teh first mission is to collect Collection Cups from casinos. Team One Wins.Next,Is White River Rafting on snake River,Team One wins,because Elizabeth had to save Ruby,or Charlie[Who couldn't swim] So,Team Two was Disqualified.

The typical kind of plot-Elizabeth falling for a guy who is the exact opposite and Jessica falling for someone she can't have. What's with the Wakefield twins and their taste in guys? I hope Stranded will be better.

No Rules was a refreshing and much needed break from the SVU campus. I loved it. Even though it's obvious the author is imitating MTV's Road Rules by the cross-country challenge, the storyline poses interesting obstacles. It's cool that new characters are introduced instead of reading about the same old SVU people we've all come to know and love. The Neil situation comes as a surprise in the end-I never saw it coming. Liz and Sam are one big puzzle. There's something brewing between them, but I'm not sure if it's good or bad (I have a pretty good idea, though.) And it's amusing to see Tom pine away for Liz. All in all, this is one book you wouldn't want to miss.

I thought that No Rules was a great book, but I got sick and tired of reading about Tom and Todd always fighting, it got really boring. I hope that Elizabeth and Tom get back together somewhere along this road trip, but that looks doubtful. The Jessica and Neil situation was interesting.

If you love the university adventures, theese three books, are the best!! I loved them i know you will too!