Throwback Thursday: Undead and spirits and ghosts, oh my
This week's Throwback Thursday post is all about the undead, the spirits, the ghosts and ghouls … oh, and YA romance, of course! Happy Early Halloween!
Shadowland (Mediator book one) by Meg Cabot
This is a favorite at my house. My mother, my sister and I love Meg Cabot, and her YA Mediator series is both hilarious and romantic. The basic plot is that Suze is a mediator dealing with the living and the dead, and they can be annoying as heck … except, of course, for Jesse, the superhot ghost haunting her. Each book in the series involves Suze solving/creating problems of both the high school and ghostly variety. It's the best series if you are looking for some light fun, no love triangles (not really) and a seriously awesome HEA.
The series:
Shadowland
Ninth Key
Reunion
Darkest Hour
Haunted
Twilight
There's also a ton of (confirmed) rumors that there will be a seventh Mediator book. No release date yet!
Shade (book one) by Jeri Smith-Ready
This book starts with a wham … one of the main characters dies. Aura is having the best birthday ever until her boyfriend dies. The problem (or not) is that everyone born after the Shift (think major Earth event) can see ghosts, so this means that Aura can see Logan. Jeri decides to throw her love triangle for a loop by adding not just a dead guy but also a sweet, understanding boy named Zachary. This whole series is so interesting because while Aura (and Logan's family) is dealing with grief, it's a twisted kind of healing since she can still hear and talk with Logan. The whole series is fresh and intense.
The series:
Shade
Shift
Shine
There are also short stories from different points of view and more detailed scenes set between the published books.
The Ghost and the Goth (book one) by Stacey Kade
I thought this book would be a bit stereotypical, with a ghost cheerleader only able to be seen by the Goth loner … but it's really interesting, and I enjoyed the entire series. Alona Dare is a senior in high school and has the perfect life, perfect social status, and perfect boyfriend … then she's dead and the only one who can see her is Will. Stacey adds more plot to the story by evolving Alona, even though she's dead. There's also no instant love, and I adored watching/reading the two of them discover not just themselves but each other. The series gets even better as it goes along.
The series:
The Ghost and the Goth
Queen of the Dead
Body & Soul
Jessie Potts, also known as Book Taster, adores books in all forms. She also does reviews for Bitten by Books and RT Book Reviews Magazine and is an intern at a publishing company. You can follow her on Twitter (@BookTaster).