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Review Summaries
"Suze is having a great time hanging out with Gina, her best friend from New York, who was able to come out and visit her. They have been hanging out at the beach every chance available and catching up on old times. Until Suze sees four ghosts trying to steal beer from a convenience store.
Suze quickly discovers that the four, dubbed the "RLS Angels" by all who knew them, were killed in a freak car accident on the treacherous cliff roads in Carmel-by-the-Sea. The four, two boys and two girls, were some of the most beautiful and popular people at a very exclusive rich kids school.
Unfortunately, they seem to be determined to punish Michael Meducci, the geeky kid who hit their car and forced them off the cliffside. Suze doesn't really want to be seen around Michael (talk about loss of popularity!), but she knows that that is the only way she'll be close enough to keep him alive. After saving Michael's life twice, Michael develops a huge crush on Suze and tries to hang out with her all the time. Suze is convinced that it is all just a big mistake and that she can get the ghosts to leave them alone through some of her kick-butt ghost busting techniques, but Father Dominic, her fellow mediator, talks her into trying to talk them out of it.
After talking to the RLS Ghosts, Suze doesn't really like them any more than she did before, but she starts to suspect that Michael may not just be having a run of bad luck. I mean, his sister is in a coma from passing out at a pool party and he accidentally killed 4 people in a couple weeks, how can that be a coincidence? As Suze tries to piece everything together and find out who she should be protecting, she has to make some tough decisions about who to punish and how...
This is the third book in the Mediator series and it is every bit as good as the first two! I just think Suze is hilarious, but she is also very tough and you don't want to mess around with her. It was fun to meet Gina, Suze's friend from New York, and I always get a kick out of hearing about Suze's opinions of her stepbrothers (nicknamed Sleepy, Dopey & Doc by Suze).
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Debbie, Resident Jenny Carroll Scholar
"This time there are four teenage ghosts for Suze to contend with and all of them are out for revenge against the person who killed them. Still unsure if this was an accident, she investigates a quiet boy. When she saves his life he starts hanging around her, giving her the perfect chance to investigate further."
Rachael, Resident Jenny Carroll Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 30% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 25% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 25% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy story on current Earth
Coming of age
Yes
Youngster becomes
- a powerful magician
Romance
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Kid's book (ages 7-14)
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story?
Yes
Horror plotlets
- the ghost chased me!
Family relations
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- magical being
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- super strength
- Invisibility
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Genius (really!)
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
Earth setting:
- current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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