Reading this was like coming home. Though it was the PJO series that got me into reading, it was The Mediator series that was my first taste of YA. I loveeee Suze so much (albeit she's a bit of a Mary Sue-z) and it was just awesome coming back into her butt-kicking, foul-mouthed life. Seeing alive!Jesse made me so happy, even if he was slightly controlling ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Hot damn, I was not expecting all the ~*~sExUaL tEnSiOn~*~, but I'm sure as hell not complaining *winkwink* (would I be weird if I wanted to date Jesse? God the way he speaks in Spanish! I get all... emocionado (that was an awkward spanish lesson lolol))

I have to say, I'm glad that Paul was reintroduced in this (hopefully not the last!) installment – in fact, he's basically first page! I have to say, I adored him when I was younger #dontjudgeme, but here he was a real creep (_ _。) (learn social etiquette, bruh!). I am ashamed to say that I forgot who a lot of the characters are – in fact, I wish we saw more of the secondary characters like her step-brothers (DOC YOU ARE TOO CUTE) and CeeCee and Adam (OT3) – but oh well, all the more reason to reread all 7 books!

The story was so typical Suze, but the mystery was a lot darker and more adult than touched upon in previous books. My only, and biggest qualm, is that Suze