“Before there was Gossip Girl, there was Sweet Valley High…Sweet Valley Confidential makes a compelling enough companion that we actually missed two subway stops because we were caught up in its frothy fun.”—Wall Street Journal
“Fans who grew up on SVH will delight in Pascal's return to sunny California. Seeing everyone all grown up—and stumbling through their 20s — is a huge treat.”—Romantic Times
“We catch up on what’s been going on with Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield in the just-released Sweet Valley Confidential. It’s a perfect storm of decades past, and we are LOVING it.” —MTV Buzzworthy Blog
“I can’t remember the last time I ignored my cell phone, my DVR backlog and my emails (something about a Reese Witherspoon wedding?) to read a book—an actual book!—cover to cover. For one lovely Saturday afternoon in late March, it was a joy to unplug from my life and excitedly catch up with a few old friends. Pure love. Actually, make that double love.” —The Huffington Post
“For the vast canon of works devoted to the modern gal’s sexual escapades and shoe-shopping habits, including Candace Bushnell’s Sex and the City and Cecily von Zigesar’s Gossip Girl, we have Francine Pascal to thank.” —The Daily Beast
“It’s unexpectedly stirring—you can feel it in your heart, this fluttering memory of caring about Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield.” —
The Hairpin.com
