Save Me

By: Lisa Scottoline

Narrated by: Cynthia Nixon

Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

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 listeners questioning everything they thought they knew about family, Save Me will have listeners 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.

©2011 Lisa Scottoline (P)2011 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“Are you a good mother if you save your child from disaster? What if it means sacrificing another's child? In SAVE ME, Lisa Scottoline walks readers into this charged moral dilemma and then takes them on an intense, breathless ride. You won't be able to put this one down.” —Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of SING YOU HOME and HOUSE RULES

“Heart-pounding! Scottoline provides the perfect combination of explosive action, twisting turns, and genuine emotion in this exciting novel of an ordinary mom going to extraordinary lengths for her daughter. Open up SAVE ME, and save yourself with a great book.” —Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Love You More

“At the quick pace of a thriller, Scottoline masterfully fits every detail into a tight plot chock-full of real characters, real issues, and real thrills. A story anchored by the impenetrable power of a mother's love, it begs the question, just how far would you go to save your child?” —Booklist

Pass

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No. I really wanted to like this author so this is the third book I've listened to that she's written. I've found that all three books (especially this one) have had really bad endings and weird plot twists. In life, not everything always miraculously turns out just perfect in the end.

Has Save Me turned you off from other books in this genre?

No

Which scene was your favorite?

I can't think of any

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Absolutely not

Any additional comments?

Fairy tale endings are irritating

Needs another narrator!

Overall the story was good but I almost had to stop listening when there was a lot of dialogue of the children. The tone of the narrator was quite annoying when speaking in the children's voice.

LOVED IT!

I have ready MANY of Scottoline’s books, and this one was different and amazing. It had me from the beginning and I couldn’t put it down! All moms should read this book.

A Mother solves a mystery.

The delima of a mothers choice to save her daughter or her daughter's bully during a building fire intrigued me to buy the book. The mother goes from a hero to a villian to the outsider to investigater and back to hero. The story reminds me of "Murder She Wrote". Not what I expected from the book's description. The narrator sounds familiar to TV actress.

There should be an option for ZERO stars.

Horrible huge waste of time and money. Narration was so bad and the story went for boring to ridiculous. It's the first time I couldn't finish a listen and was never so happy to hit delete when it was over. Believe the other reviews: Don't Bother!!!

OK

As a woman and as a Mom I have a difficult time reading stories where children are bullied or put in jeopardy. Besides the parents are written as bullies also. So I only listened to half the book. It was not suspenseful.

Save yourself a credit

Don’t waste a credit. The narration is ok except for the daughter and the storyline had a great premise but horrible plot line.

Cringe worthy listen

I made myself listen to this whole book, but with difficulty. Having paid the price, I kept hoping something interesting or even mildly convincing would happen. I found myself shaking my head in amazement at how BAD it was. Insipid, and tiresome characters, laughably silly plot, with a sticky sweet narrator. Don't bother

Cringe worthy

A waste of one credit! I have read just about every book Scottoline has written and enjoyed each one. I could not bring myself to listen to this one anymore. The main character is unlike any other female character Scottoline writes about. This character is spineless, clueless and has no common sense. Back to the drawing board Lisa. Why is there no 1/2 star or minus star option?

Not One of Her Best

Normally I love this author. Maybe the narrator, with the nails on chalkboard voice, swayed my opinion. It was too simple. Not a believable story. The book was about 4 chapters too long.