When I think back on the books that really held my attention
as a teenager, the books I just couldn’t put down no matter what was going on,
of course I think back to Harry Potter, Stephanie Meyer, C.S. Lewis…and then
there was Meg Cabot (or Jenny Carroll as her pen-name happened to be at the
time).
Of course if you’ve read my Throwback Book Thursday series,
you’ll see that the very first Throwback Thursday was dedicated to Meg Cabot’s Mediator series. I find that I cannot
sing the praises of this series enough.
Reading through each book is like rediscovering it over and over again
for the first time. It’s one of those
series that really sticks with you no matter what. You’ll remember where you were the first time
you picked up that first book and you’ll carry that memory with you for
life. The Mediator series is definitely
like that for me.
Okay…enough of that.
Now down to the main point to this review! Remembrance!
Holy cow…what a book! To be
honest, I was expecting a good novel.
One that would make me smile and think of the characters in fond
memories. Sure it might not have been in
the tone of how it was when I first started reading the series but…I’m a
devoted fan and of course I was going to run out and pick this book up as soon
as it hit stores.
Oh how wrong I was.
Remembrance is a fantastic addition to the Mediator series. In this book, Suze has really grown up and
developed more of her mediator powers.
In case you aren’t aware, a mediator is someone who mediates ghosts to
their final resting places. You know,
they go around and help do all the unfinished business so that the “NCDP” (or
Non-Compliant Deceased Person as Suze likes to go around calling them), can
finally move on and part from this world.
Of course Susannah is still having to deal with said NCDP’s…and quite
frequently in fact. She’s also now
working for her old high school and striving to be a part of the psychological
medicine field. Which goes hand in hand
with her fiancé’s line of work.
Jesse de Silva…mmm…what a man! Breaking girls hearts since the 1800’s. Well…except Suze’s of course. No he is completely and totally dedicated to
her ever since she technically saved his life way back when. Haven’t read the series yet? Then I can’t tell you the exact details of
what happened! I will tell you though;
Jesse and Suze have literally gone through hell and back to be with one
another. Add to that the fact that Paul
Slater (A.K.A. Suze’s own personal stalker), has been known to try and kill off
Jesse a time or two and you have the makings for a great novel…since Paul is
back and all.
It was nice to see Jesse let loose a little too. Being that he was born in the 1800’s he was
kind of stiff regarding the whole relationship thing and protecting
Suze’s…virtue…but times they are a-changing!
That’s another key fact to mention regarding this book. While the previous novels in the series were
all basically YA, this new installment is definitely not. Meg Cabot took things to a whole other level
with her writing and brought Suze and Jesse to us in the high definition glory
of adult literature. How glorious it
is!! J
All in all I truly loved this novel. I can’t tell you all the inner workings of
it, but I will say that there are some twists and turns that will leave your
head spinning! The thing with Debbie and
Brad???!! Those of you who have read
this book will know exactly what I’m talking about!!
All in all I gave this book a surprising…5 out of 5 stars on
GoodReads and I can only hope that Meg Cabot will grace us with another novel in
the series soon. If not though, I think
I’m content. This series could continue
forever and I would be perfectly happy with that but…if it ends now, my heart
is happy.
Happy Reading! J
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