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Book #2 - Save Me by Lisa Scottoline

This novel is tricky as heck! The shocking event from which the rest of the novel stems made me believe that this would be a story of how Rose McKenna, the main character, overcomes guilt, shame, rage, and a plethora of other strong emotions in the time following the aforementioned event. (I’m trying really hard not to give anything away!). She’s a mother put in an impossible situation with no right answer, and I fully expected to follow her on an emotional roller coaster for the rest of the novel…

Except it didn’t quite go in that direction.

It could have easily become a novel about overcoming hardship, but instead, it veered into the territory of mysteries, suspense novels, and thrillers. This didn’t end with an exploration of how Rose grows from the tragic event; it follows her as she hunts down answers and takes brave leaps into dangerous places. The action towards the end was a pleasant twist to what otherwise could have turned into a boring chick lit novel.