Sweet Valley University #23.5: The Roommate
by Laurie John
Another Thriller Edition for the gang at Sweet Valley University! And, as usual, Laurie John takes a well-known suspenseful movie and turns it into a teen setting to make it accessible to young readers. If you’ve seen Single White Female, you’ll know The Roommate by heart.
Isabella is in financial straights, and she puts up an advertisement for a roommate to help cut costs. Lisa, the girl she picks, seems great at first: respectful, meek, and insecure. Isabella takes her under her wing and shows her how to dress and introduces her to her friends, but then Lisa’s behavior takes an unexpected turn. . .
Or an expected turn, if you’ve seen the Bridget Fonda movie. It’s pretty close to the movie, but relatively appropriate for teenagers. This might be the scariest Thriller Edition I’ve read, so readers beware. Read this one by candlelight when it’s Halloween time, if you dare!
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Isabella is in financial straights, and she puts up an advertisement for a roommate to help cut costs. Lisa, the girl she picks, seems great at first: respectful, meek, and insecure. Isabella takes her under her wing and shows her how to dress and introduces her to her friends, but then Lisa’s behavior takes an unexpected turn. . .
Or an expected turn, if you’ve seen the Bridget Fonda movie. It’s pretty close to the movie, but relatively appropriate for teenagers. This might be the scariest Thriller Edition I’ve read, so readers beware. Read this one by candlelight when it’s Halloween time, if you dare!
More Sweet Valley University reviews here on Hot Toasty Rag!