The Mediator Series - Books 2 through 4

MEDIATOR BOOKS 2-4

By:  Meg Cabot

 NINTH KEY

Book 2

FIRST SENTENCE

“Nobody told me about the poison oak.”

SUMMARY
from 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.

REUNION

Book 3

FIRST SENTENCE

“Now this,” Gina said, “is the life.”

SUMMARY
from 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.

DARKEST HOUR

Book 4

FIRST SENTENCE

“Summer:  Season of long, slow days and short, hot nights.”

SUMMARY
from goodreads

When the nineteenth--century ghost of Maria de Silva wakes her up in the middle of the night, Suze knows this is no ordinary visitation -- and not just from the knife at her throat, either. In life, Maria was the fiancé of Jesse -- the same Jesse who was murdered a hundred and fifty years before. The same Jesse Suze is in love with.

Maria threatens Suze: The backyard construction must cease. Suze has a pretty good idea what -- or rather, who -- Maria doesn't want found. But in solving Jesse's murder, will Suze end up losing him forever?

REVIEW

A triple decker review.  This is what you end up with when a series is so good that you read the books one right after the other. 

In Ninth Key, Suze spends a good part of her time trying to figure out if Tad Beaumont (aka Red) is responsible for a murder.  While the interactions between Suze and Tad were nice, I was much more drawn to the scenes with Suze and Jesse.  Remember Jesse, he’s the ghost who lives in Suze’s room.  Less Red and more Jesse!  There are some completely unexpected twists to the plot and I LOVED the way Meg Cabot worked them in.  She is a genius at writing a mystery.  GENIUS.

Reunion is my favorite Mediator book of the series so far.  In this book, Suze is caught between the ghosts of four teens who died in a car accident (the RLS Angels) and Michael, the boy from her school who the ghosts are blaming for their deaths.  It’s an all-out war as the ghosts are trying to get revenge on Michael.  There is no shortage of action and I liked that the car accident plot was so realistic.  Even with ghosts being involved, the plot felt very REAL.

In Darkest Hour, Suze comes face-to-face with Maria, the ghost who was engaged to her beloved Jesse.  Since I am so into the relationship between Suze and Jesse, I was really excited to read about Jesse’s former fiancé.  The most romantic of the series so far, Darkest Hour will tug at your heart.  Be prepared for a little side-plot action with the little boy Suze is babysitting – his name is Jack and he’s an eight-year-old mediator.  I really enjoy how Meg Cabot put awesome little gems like this into her stories. 

It’s easy to see that I love the Mediator series.  I can’t wait to read Haunted (book 5) and Twilight (book 6).   

RATING

5        Plot

4        Characters

5        Attention Grabbing

5        Girlie Meter

4        Ending

23      TOTAL

5        STARS