Character Study: Maria Slater

Maria Slater.
Maria is the main character Elizabeth's best friend. She and Elizabeth don't start out uber tight. Maria hooks up with a guy she can't tell Elizabeth likes, is devastated when he dumps her, and even more so when he falls for Liz. Maria is also kinda jealous of Tia. Maria later hooks up with Ken Matthews and they fall in love tho they have a bumpy road.

What I Love About Her. She helps out Ken a lot. I love how it drew out that they got together and even drew out some their first breakup.

What I Hate. She stops calling Liz out on her shit when she gets with Ken. She also doesn't have a backbone about anything. Never speaks up. If she ever said how she felt things wouldn't be so hard on her.

Overall. Maria doesn't add a lot to the series. Sometimes she gets her own storyline and others she's more like a backdrop. I like her character, but she needs to grow some balls. Lol.

Next up is Tia Ramirez, a good friend of both Elizabeth and Jessica. I will follow it up with Tia's good friend who's also friends with the twins, Andy Marsden. After that I'm doing an interview with a friend of mine so keep an eye out for that. This is subject to be juggled around a bit :)

Interview With Karina Kantas

I sent some questions to writer Karina Kantas and she answered them promptly. Here is a look at that.

Karina Kantas is the author of exciting MC fiction. Thrillers involving outlaw motorcycle clubs.. She also writes short stories and when her imagination is working over time, thought provoking, dark flash fiction.

Karina writes in the genres of fantasy, romance, sci-fi, horror, and thrillers, just to name a few.

You can find her on Facebook and Twitter, where she loves hanging out with her readers.

How old were you when you started writing?
 I was writing stories in my junior school. I started taking it more seriously when I was 13 and began working on my first novel , In Times of Violence which was originally a short story.

Tell me a little bit about the latest thing you're working on.
I'm working on book one of a fantasy series called Illusional Reality. I'm hoping  to have this published in the new year.

What's your favorite book you've written?
 In Times of  Violence holds a  special place in my heart as it is biographical, the same with Stone Cold. It's hard to pick a favorite as they are all my babies.

What's your favorite book someone else has written?
The series Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick is a book I will never forget. It's a YA Paranormal romance an easy read, with unforgettable characters. I think there is a plan to make a movie based on the book. As you can imagine I'm ecstatic.

Why did you start writing?
 I had so many stories and plots in my head and characters that wouldn't let me sleep. I was up early hours of the morning jotting down ideas and typing up scenes.

What genre do you write?
I specialize in MC thrillers. Novels about outlaw bikers.  Romance mixed with violence. Drugs mixed with brotherhood. They are about wanting respect. To feeling like you belong somewhere, to be free and not care about consequence. I also write short and flash fiction in the genres of horror, comedy, thrillers, romance, sci fi and fantasy. I have two collections of flash and short stories Heads & Tales and Undressed.

Do any of the characters in your books in any way resemble people in your life?
Yes, many of my characters are people I have met or have influenced my life. There is always a part of Karina in my books, whether it's experiences or a story someone has told me.

e-books can be bought direct from the author at low low cost.

Karina's Undressed is free if you like her facebook page here. https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=31754864225 You also need to comment on a post.

Here are some more titles of Karina's. Along with a picture. 

Thanks for taking the time to read and thanks for letting me interview you, Karina =]

Character Study: Evan Plummer

Evan Plummer. He really likes Liz when they meet in Book 4. I don't think she realizes it though. Then in like book 15 he and Jess have like one date. She later acts like they dated for so long. & then while Conner's in rehab, he and Liz dance and kiss. When Conner finds out he chooses Alanna even though she sucks. Evan later dates Jade and they're on/off til the end of the series.

Things I Love About Him. He's a swimmer. He's really into causes. He's not super impressed about Jessica but he doesn't act unimpressed either.

Things I Hate. He goes from Elizabeth who's the total opposite of Jessica to Jade who is more like Jess but still different from both. He's kind of whiny. They're always saying he's one of Conner's best friends but he and Conner rarely hangout compared to how much time Conner spends with other people. Evan isn't a regular member of Tia's crowd either til he starts going out with Jade it seems like. He does hang out with Andy but doesn't everybody?

Overall: I like Evan but he's not in my top five favorites.

Next up will be the interview. Then I will be doing Maria Slater followed by Tia Ramirez.

Character Study: Jeffrey French

Jeffrey French was Elizabeth's boyfriend in the Sweet Valley series. They get back together in the 38th book and break up on prom night in like the 46th book. Jeff was on the newspaper staff and sort of like goody goody and studious in the original series. In this one he's cooler, into music and some sports.

Things I Love About Him: He's more real than Todd. He loves Liz. He acts different in this series.

Things I Hate: Elizabeth acts all moony over him even though she admits she's never been in love with him in book 47. I'm not really recalling a lot about him right now. He doesn't contribute much to the series I don't feel.

Next up tomorrow is Evan Plummer and then I'm interviewing someone, so keep an idea out for those. Thanks for reading =]

Character: Jeremy Aames

Okay so Jeremy Aames really enters in book four of SVH: Senior Year. He's mentioned a couple of times in previous books. He preceeds to fall in love with Jessica even though last year's Jessica would have never caught his eye. He's a totally sweet guy. He barely knows her and he doesn't believe any lies about her. He breaks up with Jessica after they date from book seven to like book ten because he thinks she likes Will. In like book 18 or 19 he meets and starts liking Jade. He denies it to himself but he still likes Jess too. After awhile Jade sets it up so Jess and Jeremy will get back together. They remain so minus one breakup over his best friend kinda liking her til the end of the series. He's a really good guy and people just stomp all over him. He has a few moments tho. This series Jessica is almost good enough for him. Last series would have never been. He might have fallen for her anyway but it would have been a stretch. That almost makes me like him even more.

Next up tomorrow or later today I will do a character thing about Elizabeth's other boyfriend in the series Jeffrey French followed by one of someone the twins were both interested in Evan Plummer. Then we'll see where we are. Thanks for reading =]

First Character Study. Conner McDermott.

I've decided that I'm going to do a review of the Sweet Valley senior year series. Starting with how I feel about characters, plots, and things like that. Then I might review just the books themselves.

First of my list.
Conner McDermott. Bad boy. Alcoholic/former alcoholic. Is in a serious relationship with one of the main characters Elizabeth Wakefield before having one with Alanna Feldman before realizing he still cares about Liz but they can't be together.

Things I love about him. He's into music. He's a bad boy. He really cares about his sister. He falls for Elizabeth.

Things I hate: He downright hated Elizabeth in the first four books. He was attracted to her but he hated her. In the fifth he got more friendly. In the sixth he acted like they were full on dating while Elizabeth pushed him away. In the seventh he pushed her away. Wtf? Then he sulks about it for four books instead of manning up. Only talks to her because he feels obligated. Then he falls in love and is all romantic til like three books later when he cheats on her. & Liz still believes he loves her. Like she realizes he loves her because he cheats. How fucked up is that? & then right after that he starts drinking and pushes her away some more. Real mature Conner. & he is with someone else in rehab but it's not okay for Liz to lean on someone else. Hypocrite. I just don't get it.

Overall: When I was younger, I loved Elizabeth and Conner. At times I remember why. At times I question it.

Next time I will do Jeremy Aames. I'll probably do it later today or tomorrow. Tell me what you think.