Rowena’s review of Reunion (Mediator #3) by Meg Cabot.

Main Character: Susannah Simon
Love Interest: ??
Series: Mediators, Book 3
Author: Facebook|Twitter|Goodreads

The RLS Angels are out for blood, and only Suze can stop them—since she’s the only one who can see them. The four ghostly teenagers died in a terrible car accident, for which they blame Suze’s classmate Michael… and they’ll stop at nothing until he’s joined them in the realm of the dead.

As Suze desperately fends off each attempt on Michael’s life, she finds she can relate to the Angels’ fury. Because their deaths turn out not to have been accidental at all. And their killer is only too willing to strike again.

This is my favorite book of the series so far.

I’ve been reading non stop when I started reading this series. I just keep right on gobbling these books up.

The third book in the mediator series is another adventure that Father Junipero Serra Mission Academy Sophomore Susannah Simon has to fight her way through.

You see, there are 4 teenagers who were killed in a car accident and are pissed to high heaven that they’re not reading or willing to move over to the other side until they avenge their own deaths by killing the other person driving the car that caused their own car to fly over the cliff near their make out spot.

So Susannah finds out about all of this and tries to save Michael from the numerous attempts on his life. He takes all of this protection from Suze as interest in him and it all goes straight to his head.

But seeing Suze work her way through this mystery and then solving it and going after the person involved in putting the people she loves in danger had me rootin’ her on and cheering when she gets in her serious Buffy the Ghost Slayer frame of mind. She is a wonder and so kick ass, I’m sometimes jealous that I can’t be that great, haha.

What I liked most in this book was how close Jesse and Suze are getting. They have come a long way from the first book and in the third book, you can see just how much they care for each other, even though they can’t ever be together with him being a ghost and her being alive and all. I’m longing for them to be together, for them to find a way to be together that I’m seriously biting at the bit to hurry up with this review so that I can get to the fourth book already.

And dude, I just read the back of the fourth book and HOLY HELL it can only get better. Because, seriously???? Maria de Silva? HOLY WOW, you just know it’s gonna be good stuff.

In any book that I read, if the family connection is strong, I’m gonna like it and this book is no different. Suze’s family may be an after the fact family, a ready made family, one that wasn’t born together but they definitely stay together. I love how Jake has dropped the step in front of sister where Suze is concerned and I totally love how he calls Suze’s Mom, Mom. I think it’s so frickin’ the bomb that he’s protective of his step sister even though she does some really hoey things, like going out with the guy that her Mother distinctly told her to stay away from.

It’s great.

I even like how protective Suze continues to be over David. And then her relationship with Brad? It’s just all good good stuff and I totally dig it.

It’s part of why I am so absorbed in this series, it’s just good, wholesome fun and adventures and Suze never ceases to make me crack the hell up. She’s one funny chick.

This was another winner and I totally loved it!

Read this series and you can even pimp this series to your teenage kids, sisters, nieces, cousins, whatever..the whole family can enjoy this series, seriously!

..and that’s your scoop!

Rowena’s review of Ninth Key (Mediator #2) by Meg Cabot.

Main Character: Susannah Simon
Love Interest: ??
Series: Mediator, Book 2
Author: Facebook|Twitter|Goodreads

Everything is going great for Suze. Her new life in California is a whirlwind of parties and excellent hair days. Tad Beaumont, the hottest boy in town, has even asked Suze out on her very first date. Suze is so excited that she’s willing to ignore her misgivings about Tad… particularly the fact that he’s not Jesse, whose ghostly status—not to mention apparent disinterest in her—make him unattainable.

What Suze can’t ignore, however, is the ghost of a murdered woman whose death seems directly connected to dark secrets hidden in none other than Tad Beaumont’s past.

This was a great addition to the series, it’s got me hoping and wishing that in the next book, Reunion, that we’ll be reunited with the boys that just up and disappeared from the first book. I want to see Bryce Martinson again, I want to see if him and Suze will hit it off like Tad Beaumont did in this book, even though Suze didn’t really like him the same way that most girls like boys in school, I mean she only liked making out with him. But whatever, I want to see Bryce and Suze before I find another hottie guy for her to like.

I’m really excited to see Suze’s reunion with her best friend, Gina from New York. I think that will be such an awesome story. I’ve been anxious to see what Gina would be like from all the talk that Suze does about her in the previous books.

But back to this book, it was good. I liked Shadowland better but I still enjoyed this story as well.

I enjoyed the whole “vampire” thing going on and I hecka enjoyed reading Suze’s reaction to all of that. She’s seriously the bomb.

I fell a little more in love with Jesse and dude, what is up with him and Suze? Can she really have relations with a ghost?

I WANT THAT FOR HER!

Nobody that Meg has introduced us to has come close to being perfect for Suze as Jesse has but I want her to get some experience before she goes on her merry way with Jesse, however that will be possible.

That’s why I want her to have a thing with Bryce.

Well that and because he’s such a cutie, even if he is a whiny baby. HA!

What I really enjoyed about this story was how the dynamics for Suze at home have changed and she DOES have a family with her step brothers and with Adam….and how her life in Northern California is started to grow on her and is becoming…HOME to her.

I loved the change in her relationship with her younger step brother, David. I have a soft spot for David and his nerdy geeky facts but I really love that he’s in on Suze’s little secret and understands. I just love this little guy a whole bunch!

Brad cracks me up, him and Suze’s relationship is so funny to witness. Brad thinks he’s all rough and tough and I totally think that Suze can kick his ass!

HA!

Jake, goodness, I want that boy to hurry up and get his Camaro so that he can get back to having a life. He’s a handsome boy, he needs to start living it before a ghost comes and gets him and there goes his life. I really like him though, he’s funny and he’s good to Suze.

The parents are cool and it was cool to see Andy get all pissed off at Suze and yell and hollar at her the same way he’d yell and hollar at the boys.

They’re a family, YAY!

I liked getting to know Tad and his crazy family and his Uncle? Holy wow, I wonder if he’ll make an appearance later on in the series…hey, it could happen.

Anyway, this story was really good, I enjoyed the storyline, the interactions with all of the characters and it’s made me look forward to a whole lot more from these guys. I’m really enjoying this reading experience and can’t wait to start on the next book…tonight.

Great read for sure!

..and that’s your scoop!