10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!, September 4, 2000
This review is from: The It Guy (Sweet Valley High Senior Year No. 21) (Mass Market Paperback)
I think it's awesome how FINALLY the series is following another storyline besides Conner and Liz. I mean, I am a total Conner-and-Liz freak, but the whole thing was getting old, ya know? Anyways, this was a great book where Ken is finally REALLY back on the team and he's kind of taking advantage of Maria, and Maria is the only one who sees it. I sympathize with her SO much, because if it wasn't for her, Ken wouldn't have even been on the bench to take over Will's position as quarterback of the team. So he better shape up! =)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Book #21 in SVH Senior Year Series, October 29, 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: The It Guy (Sweet Valley High Senior Year No. 21) (Mass Market Paperback)
Ken Matthews is "The It Guy" after Will Simmons loses his spot as SVH's quarterback due to a leg injury (which happened in the previous book, "Nothing Is Forever")--and now Ken gets that position back. This whole book felt like Ken had suddenly slipped into Will's shoes--he takes his position, could possibly win his football scholarship, and even sneaks a "consoling" hug with his girlfriend (Melissa Fox). This latter incident has Maria Slater (Ken's girlfriend) feeling extremely insecure, and why not? The reader can feel something brewing between Ken and Melissa, which might develop into more in the next book: "So Not Me" (especially after how this book ends)--not that I think they'd work out; I just like the drama, which makes this series so good.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth Wakefield, Tia Ramirez, Andy Marsden, Maria, Evan Plummer, Megan, and Mrs. McDermott plan an intervention concerning Conner's drinking problem. (Big cliffhanger there.) And Jessica Wakefield and Jade Wu are still fighting over Jeremy Aames--the score still being in Jade's favor.
"The It Guy" was a good SVHSY book, particularly if you're a Ken fan, since he's more in the spotlight. The two short children's stories by Elizabeth (p 74-8) and Conner (p 140-5) were a nice touch as well, illustrating how each feels their relationship is going, though how they react to their problems is not surprising at all: Liz being the comforter, and Conner being the loner. It'd be nice to see some kind of resolve between these two--good or bad, I don't care; just as long as it's soon.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
not bad, July 22, 2001
This review is from: The It Guy (Sweet Valley High Senior Year No. 21) (Mass Market Paperback)
I am not a big fan of Maria but I do think it was wrong that Ken dumped her. Either way the series has gotten more exciting.
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