I loved the SVH books, as well as most of the SVU books. But since the SVU characters have been in sophomore year, the plots have deteriorated and the new characters, with the exception of Neil, are awful & shallow. Sam's Secret Love Diary is the worst yet, not so much the writing as that the main character is a slacker/moron. Right away, it's guaranteed that the book is going to be terrible, even just for the reason that the narrator is a guy who's only interest in life seems to be getting another can of beer... Plus the plot is extremely weak, about Sam's new career as a filmmaker with Lila Fowler in his documentary. All this was inspired by a documentary about his favorite bar.