In the fourth book of the Mediator series, Suze Simon has to deal with her stepfather and stepbrothers, who are digging up something from the backyard. The same night, Suze gets a visitor. The ghost of Maria Da Silva. The girlfriend from her bedroom ghost Jesse back when they where alive in the 1800's.
Maria holds a knife pressed to Suze's throat and threatens her. The digging in the backyard has to stop, or else.. Suze discovers that the body of Jesse is buried in the backyard. Suze has a summer job as children's sitter at a local hotel resort. There she meets Jack, a little boy from whealthy parents who she discovers, can see ghosts too. Suze is a great help and support for Jack, who didn't know what to do with his 'special gift'. Maria visits Jack too, and accidentally Jack exorcizes Jesse. Suze tries to get Jesse back, with help from her school principal and priest Father Dominic. Suze wants to do everything to get Jesse back, even if this means she has to exorcize herself..
Darkest Hour is by far the most exciting and best book in the Mediator I have read so far (still have to read book and 6). The plot is so stunning and fun! wow! It really surprised me how fabulous it was! Meg Cabot created a teen masterpiece with this. Meg Cabot fans, and just everyone else: pick this one! Warning:addictive read, keeps you page turning at the darkest hours in the middle of the night!
