MARGO RISING, a snarky Sweet Valley High blog, was first introduced as SVH Bitchin’ in April 2008 before switching to a new format and address (and more polite title) in February 2009. Finally, it found a more permanent home on the HappiMess Media site in August 2015. The revised blog title pays homage to one of the more notoriously asinine plot lines in the series involving Margo and her noble but sadly thwarted mission [1] [2].
The purpose of MARGO RISING was to recap every book in the Sweet Valley High series in a delightfully bratty and inappropriate way by Jan. 1, 2010, even if it meant slogging through yet another far-fetched magna edition featuring murdered teenagers and a Liz-and-Todd fight. This blog also recapped the beyond-awkward TV show and other memorabilia, and promoted art and ideas—both humorous and thought-provoking—in relation to Sweet Valley High, all with liberal amounts of slang and Grease references.
On the bittersweet day of Nov. 3, 2009, I finished the last of the Sweet Valley High books. I thank the following for helping me achieve this Pyrrhic victory: eBay for getting my collection started, the library’s inter-library loan system, Bookmooch, book fairs, the Salvation Army, and Francine Pascal for coming up with such a ridonculous premise in the first place.
Thanks especially to everyone who read/s this blog. Feel free to keep coming back for a dose of bratty, slang-heavy Sweet Valley snark!
“That is the stupidest story I’ve ever heard, and I’ve read the entire Sweet Valley High series.”
Now I can say that with authority!