

Save Me
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Domestic
3.5
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Lisa Scottoline
From the New York Times bestselling author of Think Twice and Look Again comes an emotionally powerful novel about a split-second choice, agonizing consequences, and the need for justice Rose McKenna volunteers as a lunch mom in her daughter Melly's school in order to keep an eye on Amanda, a mean girl who's been bullying her daughter. Her fears come true when the bullying begins, sending Melly to the bathroom in tears. Just as Rose is about to follow after her daughter, a massive explosion goes off in the kitchen, sending the room into chaos. Rose finds herself faced with the horrifying decision of whether or not to run to the bathroom to rescue her daughter or usher Amanda to safety. She believes she has accomplished both, only to discover that Amanda, for an unknown reason, ran back into the school once out of Rose's sight. In an instance, Rose goes from hero to villain as the small community blames Amanda's injuries on her. In the days that follow, Rose's life starts to fall to pieces, Amanda's mother decides to sue, her marriage is put to the test, and worse, when her daughter returns to school, the bullying only intensifies. Rose must take matters into her own hands and get down to the truth of what really happened that fateful day in order to save herself, her marriage and her family. In the way that Look Again had readers questioning everything they thought they knew about family, Save Me will have readers wondering just how far they would go to save the ones they love. Lisa Scottoline is writing about real issues that resonate with real women, and the results are emotional, heartbreaking and honest.
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More Details:
Author
Lisa Scottoline
Pages
384
Publisher
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Published Date
2011-04-12
ISBN
1429959797 9781429959797
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Possibly my favorite book of all time. I love when books raise the question, “what would I do if I were in that position?” And that’s exactly what this makes you do."
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Dayna James
"Every book ends in a horrible cliffhanger. If you like the feeling of never finishing a storyline -these are for you!<br/><br/>Edit: Embarrassingly enough, I have read these and I do stand by the 1 Star rating. I've read hundreds of novels, and I hate these more than the Divergent series. I left the same review for each "book" because I felt that they were all the same (part of my problem with the series)."
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Amber Griffith
"What did i just read i couldnt even get through the first chapter. I wasnt having high hopes after reading the reviews"
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Cheyenne Fowler
"I enjoyed the story overall, but some things were confusing. I couldn't figure out if some events were supposed to be coincides or intentional. But, like I said, overall it was a compelling mystery. The side story of Rose's past felt...somewhat contrived. Unfortunately I could not stand Cynthia Nixon's narration. Seemed so monotone at times, and at others it seemed like she had the emotions all wrong. It took me nearly half the book to figure out why she kept saying "mommy!" at seemingly random times throughout the narrative. <br/><br/>Also, the blurb had the character's name wrong! Kept calling her Susan. Made me wonder if it was an old draft?! Weird."
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Laura Lamb