"Suze is a mediator -- a liaison between the living and the dead. In other words, she sees dead people. And they won't leave her alone until she helps them resolve their unfinished business with the living. But Jesse, the hot ghost haunting her bedroom, doesn't seem to need her help. Which is a relief, because Suze has just moved to sunny California and plans to start fresh, with trips to the mall instead of the cemetery, and surfing instead of spectral visitations.But the very first day at her new school, Suze realizes it's not that easy. There's a ghost with revenge on her mind ... and Suze happens to be in the way."
Publisher: Avon (An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)
Pages: 304
Genres: Science Fiction, Horror, Adventure, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult
It is a cool plot, a teenage mediator who
helps ghosts move on to the afterlife.
This actually reminds me of the Buffy show. I also really like that some
Spanish Conquest history has been thrown in.
Sussannah is the protagonist of this story and a 16 year old teenager. I am going to call her Suze because I’m not
her mother. Suze is witty, snarky and sarcastic and it is wonderful. Suze is one of those people that always has a comeback. Unlike me who’s like if someone says I’m gonna smack you my reply will be you try that. And then later I think I should’ve said you try that and I’ll smack you into next week and it’s only Monday! I also
really like that Suze's propensity for violence; she can and does get physical with ghosts.
Jesse is a Spanish guy/ghost dead 150 years. He hadn’t
talked to anyone in awhile but he was still pretty snarky. I loved learning
about his backstory and interested to learn more about it because we seem to
know most of it but it also seems like there is more to the story. And the interaction between Jesse and
Suze was great. They seem to compliment each other
really well and push each other out of their comfort zones. And the banter between them makes the book.
Meg Cabot really seems to have gotten into
the mind of a teenage girl and she has so many great one liners and they
especially hit a chord with me because they are things I thought of back when I
was a teenager…… back with the dinosaurs.
I didn’t quite understand how the
title fits in- is it because Suze works in the shadows or is it where the
ghosts go when they pass? But my main dislike in the book was
that in the end to get rid of Heather, Suze had to do an exorcism. As Father
Dominic points out that is not what they do as mediators. But I do understand
that Heather was a threat that needed to be taken care of. But it still kind of
feels like she failed. At least Suze has 5 more books to try again since there
are 5 more books in the series!
- My favourite part of the book was Doc/Dave
figuring out what Suze is and what she can do. At least Suze will have some family support whether she wants
it or not.
There are 6 books in the Mediator series: 1. Shadowland, 2. The Ninth Key, 3. Reunion, 4. Darkest Hour, 5. Haunted, 6. Twilight. So I give this book 4 out of 5 stars I
recommend you read it! I plan to go find and buy the rest of the series now…. So
catch you all later!
To watch my book review on my youtube channel click the link below:
Booktube Shadowland Review
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