Remembrance

Remembrance  by Meg Cabot is a new Mediator novel.

All Susannah Simon wants is to make a good impression at her first job since graduating from college (and since becoming engaged to to Dr. Jesse de Silva).  But when she's hired as a guidance counselor at her alma mater, she stumbles across a decade-old murder, and soon ancient history isn't all that's coming back to haunt her.  Old ghosts as well as new ones are coming out of the woodwork, some to test her, some to vex her, and it isn't only because she's a mediator, gifted with second sight.

From a sophomore haunted by the murderous specter of a child to ghosts of a very different kind- including Paul Slater, Suxe's ex, who shows up to make a bargain Suze is certain must have come from the Devil himself- Suze isn't sire she'll make it through the semester, let alone to her wedding night.  Suze is used to striking first and asking questions later.  But happens when ghosts from her past- including one she found nearly impossible to resist- strike first?

The Breakdown:
1. I love the Mediator series, and I was super excited to read this newest one.  I love that Cabot came back to this series, and showed what has been going on in all my favorite characters lives.  She keeps the same adventure themes as in the beginning of the series, but there are distinct more adult overtones since Suze is all grown up now.

2. Suze is one of my all time favorite characters, and I love her even more as an adult.  She is confident, loyal, and caring.  Plus, I honestly love that she has a foul mouth, since I can have quite the foul mouth myself at times.  Despite having some very unique gifts, she feels like a normal girl with mostly normal problems.

3. I love Suze and Jesse relationship, in that is is not always perfect, they have fights and issues, but they are always there for each other, and do their best to protect the other.  At times, they are so perfectly intuned to each other that it makes them all the cuter of couple.

4.  It was fun to catch up with other characters and seeing what they are up to now including CeeCee, Gina, Suze's stepbrothers, and not in the least Paul Slater.  Interesting to watch Slater try to worm his way back into Suze's life, and how she takes care of the problems he presents.

5.  I really enjoyed this book.  The story was great, and the characters are wonderful.  I hope that Cabot does a few more books in this series.

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