Proposal: A Mediator Novella by Meg Cabot (Epub)

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The short story Mediator fans everywhere have been waiting years to read… a fun, fast-paced, never-before-read scene in which Suze Simon agrees to marry her no-longer-dead ghost boyfriend, Jesse de Silva!

The last place Suze Simon expects to find herself during Valentine’s Day is a cemetery. But that’s what happens when you’re a mediator—cursed with the “gift” of communicating with the dead.

That’s how Suze has ended up at the graves of a pair of tragic young lovers. They’re NCDPs—Non-Compliant Deceased Persons—whose drama didn’t end with death. It’s Suze’s job to make sure they move on—for good.

But the NCDPs aren’t the only ones with problems. The reason Suze is spending her Valentine’s Day with the undead instead of her boyfriend, Jesse, is because he’s having so much trouble adjusting to life after death . . . not surprising, considering the fact that he used to be an NCDP himself, and now his girlfriend busts his former kind for a living.

Can Suze use her mediating skills to propose a mutual resolution, and bring all these young lovers together, especially on the night Saint Valentine declared sacred to romance? Or will she end up alone—and possibly undead—herself?

An Avon Romance

User’s Reviews

Review “Meg Cabot is a fabulous author.” — USA Today

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⭐ Ahead of the release of Remembrance (Mediator 7) Meg Cabot has release a novella to let us in on the moment Jesse proposes to Susannah. Revisiting the Mediator world after twelve years was kind of crazy. We get to follow an adult Susannah as she navigates college, mediating, and her love life. She lives in what she refers to as “Virgin Vault” on her community college campus and shares a suite with a group of interesting girls whom she tries to keep her secret from. After a particularly nasty Non-Conpliant Dead-Person she heads home to find none other than Jesse in her dorm room!One thing that is made quite clear from their first interaction is that this is an adult book. There are no overly naughty scenes, but for someone who doesn’t read adult books very often, there’s definitely some discussions in there I am not used to seeing.I loved seeing Susannah and Jesse still together. For so long Meg Cabot said she wouldn’t write another Mediator series because she didn’t want to put the two of them through any more torture. I was a little worried that in the new novel they wouldn’t be together anymore, but I was so happy when the descriptions were announced.In Proposal we get the same witty writing that we always get from Meg Cabot. Susannah’s character hasn’t changed a bit in the twelve years that we last saw her. Cabot was able to effortlessly slide back into character. It feels like we never left these characters and it was a perfect way to build the lead up to Remembrance.

⭐ Proposal is a short novella that is supposed to take place between the last time we saw Suze Simon in Twilight, and as we will see her in the newest novel Remembrance. I haven’t read Remembrance yet, but I will say that I enjoyed this one since it helped me remember what had happened in the last novel. (despite that last year I listened to all the audiobooks to refresh my memory.) I don’t think this story is absolutely necessary to read if you like this series, but I think for me it helped to bridge the gap between the books.The plot itself was a simple “ghost of the week” story where Suze thinks she has everything figured out but she is actually completely wrong about how the ghost died. I think that was what I kind of always liked about Suze, she was a head-strong independent girl but she had her flaws too. Sometimes she really didn’t get the whole mediator thing right, but I always enjoyed the mysteries that came with her stories.One thing that I saw as a huge departure from the YA novels, is that this new chapter in Suze’s life is her adult life. There was a clear distinction that this is an adult novel, which I am completely fine with! I also really love that Cabot wrote about the female gaze and had Suze be the one that is interested in sex. Because women do like sex, not just men. There is a particular line in the novella where Suze mentions how she just wants to bone and she can’t stand that Jesse is stuck in his century’s ways. I laughed pretty hard at this part, mostly because I wasn’t really expected it, but also because it was totally something that Suze would be thinking! It reminded me how much I did love her as a character when I read these novels as a teen. Honestly, I think this series might be my favorite from Cabot.This was a short read, and I think if you want to see the story of how Suze gets engaged then read this. I think it will definitely help bridge the gap for when I finally read the newest novel, but I don’t think readers of this series absolutely need to read this.

⭐ As it tends to happen, I picked up this novella that takes place before the upcoming novel, and since I devoured Remembrance last month, I had to enjoy this one after all that! But no matter, because there was no way I could not read yet another Mediator tale!! And The Proposal was sooo worth it! Because who wouldn’t want to see how Jesse and Susannah got engaged? Meg Cabot gives her readers yet another romantic and ghost-bustingly awesome take of our favorite mediator, Susannah Simon.It’s Valentine’s Day and Suze and Jesse have agreed not to celebrate the day, because they don’t need an overly commercialized holiday to let the other know the depths of their feelings for one another. So Susannah is spending the holiday in a graveyard, waiting for a ghost, to tell him to stop ripping apart the flowers on his girlfriend’s grave. It should be a clear cut case, get him to stop, and move on. But Susannah is about to learn that there is more to the deaths of him and his girlfriend than what was reported in the papers.And so, Susannah finds herself dealing with yet another ghost who’s gone postal. This one seeks revenge on the real killer of him and his beloved. Then she learns that this ghost just might be right.It shouldn’t be surprising that Jesse does in fact show up to celebrate this day with Susannah, only to find that she’s working on a case. Especially since he was working on a special surprise for her. The title of the book pretty much lets you know what’s going to happen anyway, so this shouldn’t be a surprise at all! But naturally, Suze isn’t thrilled with the idea of being proposed to on Valentine’s Day because it’s too cliche. But the whole proposing takes a backseat to the story as now Suze and Jesse are off to find themselves a killer.Since it was a short story, we pretty much know the whodunit right away. But there’s still awesome storytelling going on here and if you’re like me and a fan of this series, every moment is precious! This was my most favorite series to read as a teen, in a time when Paranormal YA didn’t exist to the full extent yet–for I have the Mediator series in their Jenny Carroll format! The series will always be dear to me, so I ate up this novella!It takes place a few years after book 6 and a few years still, before Remembrance. And I tend to find it interesting when these series get revitalized that things change. Such as the time period, for Suze is a young adult in the now…not the early-mid 2000s. But it’s such a small thing really, I’ve noticed other “revitalized” series doing this as well.This was a quick read and it was most delightful! Of course, I might be biased as I am a such a fan of this series. This novella is truly for the fans who want to see how Jesse and Susannah got engaged, and of course to see Suze do what she does best!Overall Rating 5/5 stars

⭐ I was ridiculously excited to hear that Ms. Cabot was giving us a prequel novella to tide us over until Suze and Jesse’s new novel, Remembrance comes out next month. Since the semester is still six days away, I dropped everything to read ProposaL ASAP.Proposal did not at all disappoint–Suze and Jesse are back, and they’re just as adorable together as always! Suze hasn’t changed all that much, though she’s gotten older–she’s still a bit too impulsive and quick to jump to conclusions, though I suppose she wouldn’t quite be Suze if she weren’t. Once again, though, it’s getting her into trouble. Jesse’s still not going to let her get away with much, and fortunately, he also still knows when it’s time to step in and help save her butt.Even more fortunately, now he’s corporeal. :)It was fun to catch a quick glimpse into what the rest of Suze’s family is up to–I can’t say that I ever really thought much about what her three stepbrothers would be doing now (okay, maybe David. David was freaking adorable from his first scene to his last), but have to admit that where they all end up makes perfect sense from what I remember of them. I can’t wait to actually “see” them back on the page, along with her mom, stepdad, and Father Dom.Proposal does a great job of setting up Remembrance, giving us a taste of what it’ll be like to be back in Suze and Jesse’s world, and hinting at some of the drama that is to come in the full-length installment. If you haven’t read the first six books in the series yet, no worries–as she did in each of the other series books, Suze gives a quick recap of what her life as a mediator is like; it should allow you to navigate her world without too much confusion.Though you know, the quick fix to that situation is to read the first six books, pronto. You’ve got, oh, just under two weeks to get it done ;)Rating: 4 stars / B+

⭐ Note: This book should probably only be read by those who have already read the previous Mediator books.So, when we last left Suze and Jesse, things were looking up for a happily ever after. Flash forward a few years and…. Suze is the same old Suze. Except now she’s in college, studying psychology in the hopes of helping troubled youth, like she was, and perhaps discovering and helping more mediators.In this short story we get to know grown up Suze and Jesse a bit before book 7 of The Mediator series, Remembrance.This is definitely a book for adults and older teens. Jesse is still the chivalrous 1800’s man he was before, insisting that he and Suze wait until marriage to consummate their love. Suze is still the overly stubborn girl, trying to get in his pants, and keeping secrets to protect him. I’m still waiting for Suze to mature, but some people never do, and I accept her as she is.We get a little glimpse into what’s going on with the rest of the Ackerman clan as well.For someone as obsessed with The Mediator books as me, this novella was just what I needed.#TeamJuze er…. #TeamSesse … I give up. #SuzeAndJesse4Life

⭐ I thought by the official page length it would be a much longer story. There is a lot of puff to it.I have to keep remembering that the original Mediator books were written for, probably, young teens, (they were in the children’s section of my local library here in New Zealand). So, maybe, I shouldn’t have expected this follow-up story to be in-depth writing. it seemed a bit writing-by-numbers.There wasn’t really any warmth to Suze and Jesse. Maybe there wasn’t any in the print books either but I had listened to all the Mediator stories via audio books and at the time had found the bond between the two main characters truly wonderful – maybe this was conveyed by the narrator, not so much the writer? I truly wanted a touch more romance in this story; after all, I’ve waited years for it.But it’s nice to see Suze all grown up and to find Jesse following his dreams. Three stars for the nostalgia factor.

⭐ The story itself is fairly simple–ghost story, murder, revenge–but my GOD, it took forever for Cabot to get to the point. She loves herself clunky exposition, usually in the form of internal monologue between each and every line of dialog, or the world’s most ridiculous statements (paraphrasing):”You mean Brad, my stepbrother who impregnated his high school girlfriend with triplets and got married?”She does this kind of thing all the time. All of her characters do, in every book. It’s the only way she knows to “casually” give information. It makes reading so painful. And on top of everything, in the five years since we’ve seen her, Suze hasn’t grown up. She’s still snarky, sarcastic, and rude. What a disappointment.

⭐ CONTENT WARNING: Contains the (possible) racial slur, “chola.” It’s spelled out, though the N-word later is only implied. Different people use these words, both of them antagonists. Still, two racist characters in one novella – I didn’t expect that.I read the Mediator series back in my teens, and am almost 30 now. Needless to say, in regards to this series my recall is even worse than usual. How did Jesse go from a ghost to a “living” person?Anyhoo, Suze now lives with quirky housemates, whilst trying to convince Jesse to shag her before marriage. She keeps looking at and talking about his crotch. Other readers may brush this off as “sexy banter”, but…no.So the personal stuff is kind of faff, but the case Suze tries to solve is interesting. An interracial couple’s car goes off a cliff. The driver is blamed…but is it really his fault?

⭐ Quick read. I’ve always been a fan of The Mediator series and I was looking forward to this novella. Suze has grown up from being a 16-year-old high school student to a 21-year-old Psych major. She still kicks ass and she has not lost her spunk, but maybe I’ve already outgrown my fanaticism over her. Jesse, now 26, is still charming, and I love that the author stressed his Catholic upbringing, beliefs and principles in this novella. I also love the diversity of the characters, particularly the dead couple (African-American guy and Persian girl). I still love it, but not probably as much as I loved the earlier series.

⭐ I loved these books in high school! And when I discovered Meg Cabot had written two more books in the series, I was stoked! This is a cute little novella, a good read! It’s so weird with Jesse being in the physical form now, and they’re both older, but Suze doesn’t seem to have matured much lol.

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