- In SY, readers were introduced to some great
new characters (i.e. Conner, Tia, Andy, etc.)
- Jess and Liz finally changed in some
way. (i.e. Liz is dating a future alcoholic and Jess is NOT the most
popular girl in school.)
- Same old story line every book, just like a
monthly soap opera, but yet Senior Year has a more believable high
school story line.
- Get to look at hot, real guys on the covers,
but yet we have never seen what Andy looks like.
- The twins seem to have a more realistic
teenage life style, such as having jobs!
- It is just a regular series.
- Get to see what the twins are feeling because
of the diaries, much more of a personal look into their lives and
feelings.
- The books are about a variety of people, with
their own personal, private story line that doesn't always involve
the Wakefields.
- The characters are not perfect!
- New hangouts such as House of Java.
- Cool, real "handwritings" even
though they are just fonts.
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- Many more characters were in the
stories instead of the same characters over and over (i.e. Winston,
Todd, Sandy Bacon, Bruce Patman, Heather Malone, Roger Barrett,
Nicholas Marrow etc.)
- Jess and Liz never really broke out
of their old molds (i.e. Jess was wild and basically your average
blond cheerleader. Liz was the bookish twin who had several little
affairs while dating good old Todd Wilkins
- Different plots every book. Lots of unbelievable
stories such as murders, psycho girls trying to take over the twin's
lives (Margo). Nonetheless, SVH had a lot of variety in the plots.
- The covers were drawn, so they just
seemed more unrealistic really. The twins almost always looked
different in some way on the covers. (Of course, then they switched
over to the real covers, but you get the idea.)
- The twins were leading basically the
perfect life because no matter what the plot was, it always turned
out okay in the end.
- They had special books such as Super
Specials, Thriller Editions, Super Star books, Spring Break, Winter
Break, etc.
- Never had any view of the twins and
their friends except for the third person.
- No matter what the story was about,
the twins were always there to help or criticize or somehow be
involved with the other characters.
- The characters were perfect!
- What ever happened to the Dairy
Burger in the new series?
- Same old ever day fonts with a few
italics thrown in for the heck of it.
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