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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I have to say, after reading the first book, I was hooked to the series. These books raise the questions of what if? Are there really ghosts? Well, in these books there are, and it's Suze Simon's job to help them to the other side. Or if "helping" doesn't work, she uses her fists. I recommend these books too all teens looking for a relaxing read. Their funny, and suspenseful. This one cracked me up at certain parts. The characters as well are vibrant and realistic. Jesse, the 170 year old, not too mention hot, ghost hanging out in her bedroom (which it is implied that he may like her a bit more than a friend), Adam, who's hormones and car take up most of his time, CeeCee, not the looker of the school, but smart and witty, her stepbrothers, who can be annoying, but Doc is pretty sweet, and Suze herself, who is very belivable and funny, with a sassy attitude. It's a great book, and the whole series is a must read!
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Summary: Just an observation...
Review: I love Jenny Carroll (aka Meg Cabot), and this second book in her Mediator series was just as entertaining for me as the first one. Our tough but beloved lead character Suze Simon continues her paranormal adventures, but winds up kicking human, rather than ghost, butt in this installment. Oh, there are still ghosts in NINTH KEY all right (they're what this series is all about after all), but some twists end up pitting Suze against a particularly mean real LIVE human this time around.There was just something I noticed in this little volume that made me wonder about inconsistencies in series such as this. If we take a close look at the name of one of the characters in SHADOWLAND, we see that it's spelled Bryce M-A-R-T-I-N-S-O-N. In NINTH KEY that same character's name is spelled M-A-R-T-I-N-S-E-N, almost as if someone else wrote it. It's just a minor detail, and we shouldn't let it detract our attention from the enjoyable tale in this book's pages. I just couldn't help but wonder about it, especially since there are other inconsistencies in books three and four. Still, this second Mediator book is definitely a fun read. Check it out if you enjoyed the first one.
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Summary: better than the first
Review: In "Ninth Key" - the second of the Mediator books - Suze Simon is back, and funnier than ever. She wakes up one night to a woman screaming bloody murder, and the woman says "Tell Red he didn't kill me." So, Suze is looking all over for Red, and finds one...Red Beaumont, businessman. When she goes to tell him the message, she finds him totally strange - he keeps looking at her neck, doesn't like sunlight, and has no red hair...so why is he called Red? When Suze tells Father Dom all about this, he comes to the stratling conclusion that Red Beaumont is a vampire. Suze doesn't believe in vampires, but is a little afraid of Red. She goes back there, and ultimately gets into much deeper trouble than she could ever have imagined. Will Suze get into more trouble than she can handle with the possible vampire? This book's really good, I'd say better than the first...from the first line (which I believe is "Nobody told me about the poison oak") to the last, this book is absolutely hilarious. You won't be able to put it down, I highly reccommend this. Overall grade: A+
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Summary: Predictable But Still Funny and Interesting
Review: In the second book of The Mediator series, the ghost of a woman asks Suze to find "Red" and tell him her death wasn't his fault. Suze has her work cut out for her when she discovers that "Red" is really eccentric millionaire Thaddeus Beaumont, and all signs point to his being a murder. Suze also has a new love interest, Tad, who just happens to be Mr. Beaumont's son. This book was pretty good but a few things did get on my nerves. Suze's constant complaining that Tad was the only boy to ever ask her out was really annoying because two boys asked her out in the first book. Also, in the beginning, the book kept skipping around in time which was really awkward. Other than those minor complaints I really enjoyed the second book in the series, but not quite as much as the first.
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Summary: The Second Of A Wonderful Series
Review: Jenny Carroll (a pseudonym--this author is really Meg Cabot) is such a unique author which is the first thing that makes her books interesting. She has a way of writing in first person so that when a chapter ends, the character is planning on doing something, and when the next chapter begins, it is as if the character already did it. It makes it almost like a journal, which I imagine is a skill she picked up writing The Princess Diaries. She also has a habit of using colorful phrases that make it quite humorous. Now, the entire concept of this series: Teenage girl with a gift of helping ghosts falls in love with a ghost. It seems like such a classic concept that surely someone would have thought of it before, but no one has. In this particular book in the series, Suze ends up looking for a man called Red who happen to be a vampire. She got so worked up in the issue with this man that it is slightly ironic at the end to find out that the Red the ghost was referring to was her own stepbrother. The ghost was her stepbrothers' mother who had been killed in an accident beforehand. The irony makes an interesting twist. I think this series is wonderful for anyone. I read it when I was 16 and my mother also read it and found it just as wonderful. Its a good one for people of all ages.
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Summary: The Second Of A Wonderful Series
Review: Jenny Carroll (a pseudonym--this author is really Meg Cabot) is such a unique author which is the first thing that makes her books interesting. She has a way of writing in first person so that when a chapter ends, the character is planning on doing something, and when the next chapter begins, it is as if the character already did it. It makes it almost like a journal, which I imagine is a skill she picked up writing The Princess Diaries. She also has a habit of using colorful phrases that make it quite humorous. Now, the entire concept of this series: Teenage girl with a gift of helping ghosts falls in love with a ghost. It seems like such a classic concept that surely someone would have thought of it before, but no one has. In this particular book in the series, Suze ends up looking for a man called Red who happen to be a vampire. She got so worked up in the issue with this man that it is slightly ironic at the end to find out that the Red the ghost was referring to was her own stepbrother. The ghost was her stepbrothers' mother who had been killed in an accident beforehand. The irony makes an interesting twist. I think this series is wonderful for anyone. I read it when I was 16 and my mother also read it and found it just as wonderful. Its a good one for people of all ages.
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Summary: Ninth Key
Review: One night Susannah Simon is trying to get at least a couple of hours of sleep when a screaming ghost of a dead woman wakes her up. When she finally speaks, she begs Suze to tell Red that he didn't kill her. Suze finds out that Red is the father of the only boy that has ever asked her out. When she confronts Red Beaumont he seems surprised to know that the ghost didn't accuse him of murder and for some strange reason he keeps on looking at her neck and the cross hanging around it. Father Dominic tells her that Red Beaumont is a vampire and to not mess with him but does Suze listen, of course not. Suze does some investigating to find out there may be more to Red Beaumont's Company than everyone thinks. But someone knows what Suze's up to and will do anything to keep her quiet. This was a great book and I can't wait for Reunion to come out in June.
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Summary: A vampire...or just a psychotic killer?
Review: Susannah Simon is a mediator. She's used to dealing with dead people. But when the ghost of a woman shows up at her bedside screaming, telling Suze to look for "Red" and tell him he didn't kill her, it leads Suze to a man who Father Dom thinks might be a vampire. This man has a sensitivity to sunlight, he keeps staring at Suze's neck, and...well, his nickname is "Red". What more proof do you want? All this wouldn't be so bad if this extremely wealthy man weren't the father of none other than Tad Beaumont, the only boy who has ever asked Susannah out. But when Susannah starts thinking that this vampire might not be the cause of a series of murders, and it really may be someone else behind it all, it leads her into more danger than she's ever been in before. I recommend this book for fans of 1-800-Where-R-You by Jenny Carroll, and the first book in this thrilling new series. They are all very hilarious and thrilling at the same time.
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Summary: Another exciting edition to the series
Review: Suze is not your normal sixteen year old girl. She is a mediator---a person who guards wayward souls(ghost)back to where they should be. Of course being a mediator also causes some social problems for Suze. After moving to California, so far for Suze things have been a fab. Even the hottest guy in town, Tad Beaumont, asked her out! Everything couldn't be better. That is until the ghose of a dead woman shows up in the middle of the night and scream for Suze to find a guy named "Red" and tell him he isn't responsible for her death. Tracking down a murderer is pretty hard but when things lead to "Red" Beaumont, Tad's dad thing get alittle tricker. After not listening to Father Dominick, a fellow Mediator, who also happens to be Suze's principal, Suze goes all by herself to see Red only to find out he might be a vampire. Things get even crazier as Suze digs deeper into the mystery and finds out about coverups, mysterious disappearances, and a web of deceit. Another good edition to the Mediator series. A lot of unexpected twists and turns and I like Jesse and Suze a lot!
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Summary: Ninth Key-Review
Review: The Ninth Key is about Susannah Simon (Suze), a mediator, as well as a high school sophomore who deals with standard teenage problems. She has lived in California for nearly two weeks and she is already having a great time with her new school, friends, and stepbrothers.
When Suze was trying to sleep a ghost of a dead woman woke her up, screaming and begging Suze to tell "Red" that he isn't responsible for her death. As Suze inquired "Red", she realized that he is the father of Tad Beaumont, the cutest and richest boy in school. Suze's father and Jesse both tell her that "Red" is a vampire and to not mess with Red Beaumont, but young Suze does not listen. As she searches for more information about "Red", someone knows what Suze is trying to do.
One of my favorite scenes was the scene when the whole family was having a conversation during dinner about Dopey and his relation with Debbie Mancuso. My favorite character in this book is Doc, Suze's youngest and smartest stepbrother. Doc has an interesting personality; he is a character who is ingenuous, innocent and naive.
This book was very interesting. Although the first book was more interesting, I still enjoyed it.
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