Bad guy is still here - I really don't like him and can't quite figure out why Suze would have anything to do with him - good looks and all. Less mediating mystery and more character development in this installment, which I always enjoy. ( )

The Mediator Series by Meg Cabot is about a girl that can see ghosts. This becomes a little tricky when she moves from New York to California only to find a gorgeous ghost is already living in her bedroom. Not only does Suze have to deal with Jesse there is another ghost trying to kill people at her school. I loved these books, Suze was so down to earth and Jesse was so crushable. ( )

Book kept my excitement the whole while reading it. Very fun and fast book! I can't wait to read the next in the series! ( )

I think this whole series is great ! If you haven't read them, then you should! ( )

This book is really good if you are into the supernatural, romance novels. This is a book that i recomend, if you are interested. I havent finished it yet but so far it is very, very interesting!

Suze is being haunted, but by more than ghosts. It is a recurring nightmare of that place and what had almost happened there, all thanks to the devil incarnate, Paul Slater. So, imagine Suze's surprise when her personal demon shows up as the new student at Juipero Serra Mission Academy. And, just when she thinks things can't get worse, Paul makes his intensions for his new matriculation known, which has little to do with mediating ghosts and everything to do with Suze.

I will say that there wasn't a clear and vivid plot point much beyond Paul Slater's less than honorable intentions towards Suze in this story, but it was still an extremely engrossing tale. I particularly loved Suze's fashion failure in choosing to wear Jimmy Chos to school and becoming the walking wounded because of it. Just goes to show you looks aren't everything. I love the interaction between Jesse and Suze and the inevitable confrontation between Jesse and Paul. Granted, even though this one is rather a bridge story between books 4 and 6, and not something that could stand on its own, as part of this series it is a wonderful installment in a fantastic teen-ghost-romance tale. ( )

Young Adult book, very interesting story line. Had to read all of the books one after another. Young girl that has the ability to see ghosts. She actually shares her room with one. This story follows this relationship along a rollercoaster of emotions and problems. Only to find that love with prevail. ( )

Despite some contrived plot twists and plodding dialogue, this is an inventive tale about a high-schooler's coming to grips with her supernatural gift--helping the dead reach their afterlife. ( )

Suze Simon is a mediator, which means she can communicate with ghosts, and it is her job to fix what they left behind, and get them to wherever they are supposed to be. ( )

The idea of differing grades of mediator (mediator and shifter) was interesting, I guess. But I still have trouble with the continuing relationship between Jess and and Susannah. ( )

I really didn't like this, which is surprising for Meg Cabot - some of hers may be crappy but they're still enjoyable. I tried the next one in the series but I still hated it so I stopped reading. I think it was the fact that she was dating this really old ghost (who was kind of like a boring, spanish Angel), but still kind of carrying on with this guy she hated and who was evil. And supposedly she was doing this only to get information from him / he was blackmailing her. Blllergh.

One of the best installments in this series! ( )

I swear, this series just get better and better. In this installment of Suze’s life in Carmel, California, the delectably dangerous Paul Slater reenters her life just when she thinks she will never see him again. Paul is the Devil in a hot bod—or so Suze believes as she recalls the past summer when Paul tried to kill her and make her ghostly sweetheart, Jesse, disappear forever.

Paul claims to know what, exactly, they are, why they communicate with ghosts and what else they can do. But Suze doesn’t know why he’s so intent on teaching her about their similar powers. Unless he’s lonely…? Is that why he so creepily continues to talk to her even after her many rejections of him? Is that why he kisses her the day he invites her over to his place under the pretense of learning more about mediators?

Meanwhile, Suze’s relationship with the hot ghost who haunts her room, Jesse, has been awkward and littered with silences. It seems to have been this way ever since they kissed several weeks ago. Despite the strain in their friendship as a result, Suze can’t help but fall more in love with Jesse every day, even though she knows that loving a guy who’s been already dead for 150 years won’t bode well for her future. To make matters worse, once Jesse finds out that Paul has recently transferred to Suze’s school, there could be the blowout of a lifetime, as two hot, headstrong forces collide with one another in a battle for, much to her surprise, Suze’s heart.

HAUNTED is full of fun and romance with a paranormal twist. I am a hearty proponent of the impossible romance between Suze and Jesse, but Paul definitely makes this series all the more interesting. Gotta love Meg Cabot and her wonderful characters. ( )

This book suffered for a couple of reasons. First, there's not really as clearly defined plot as in previous books. Paul Slater is skulking around Suze's school, being creepy, but there's no mystery, nothing for Suze to solve or fix. The new ghost she's supposed to help is pretty tangential to the main story, and the closest thing to a story arc is Suze and Jesse working out their feelings for each other. The second thing that made this book less-than-great was this weird, nasty undertone of sexual harrassment throughout the book that wasn't dealt with very well. There's a scene where the sexual harrassment feels almost like it's approaching rape, and while Suze does fight back and get out of there, the whole time she's thinking "well, but kissing him was nice. Maybe it's my fault for letting him kiss me in the first place," etc., etc. It seems like an extremely irresponsible way to handle the issue of sex and boundaries in a book primarily geared towards teen girls, and it left a bad taste in my mouth that I couldn't shake. Had that issue been handled better, it would have been a much better book, but it's enough to overshadow the rest of the book for me and knock its rating way down. ( )