Fans of Meg Cabot’s MEDIATOR series thought it was over back in 2005 with Twilight, but in 2016, Cabot published this novella as book “6.5” before publishing another full novel (Remembrance) that year. This review will have some spoilers for the series, so please don’t read further if you intend to read MEDIATOR.
Suze is now in college and Jesse is in med school. Theirs is a long-distance relationship, so Suze is not expecting to see Jesse on Valentine’s Day. Instead, she’s dealing with some young ghosts who want revenge on their killer. So, when Jesse shows up to surprise her, she’s kind of busy.
The earlier stories in this series are better than the later ones. The books are starting to focus more on Suze’s romances (a sort of love triangle) than on the ghost stories. This is probably fine for many of Cabot’s young adult readers, but those who are looking for a solid plot in addition to the romance may be disappointed, especially because the plot of Proposal is not different enough from previous MEDIATOR stories; even some of the plot elements are the same (e.g., teenagers in a car going over a cliff).
Also, Suze, despite being in college now, seems less mature than she did when we first met her. She’s actually becoming obnoxious. I’m upset about this because I really liked her in the first few books.
MEDIATOR fans who, like me, were disappointed in the past couple of books, may want to skip Proposal. Back in 2016 this short work may have been a nice way to get back in to the series after an 11-year gap, but I don’t think it adds much to the story unless you’re particularly interested in the romance.
I listened to Johanna Parker read the audiobook. She’s so good. The audiobook is 2.5 hours long.
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