Thank you St. Martin's press for this ARC. I have heard a few of our patrons asking about it mainly for the description and not to mention I share the same first name as the main character. This book is full of unexpected events on every page. It is easily relateable to a mother's concern that something is wrong with their child but it was shocking to read that a mother's concern and worry could be triggering side effects of a disorder. What if Stephen King, Alfred Hitchcock and Jodi Picoult collaborated on a book? This is totally the end result! Every page was a surprise and we could not put this down!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review! We can not wait to consider this title for our Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars!

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Saving Meghan is an ultimate portrayal of the affliction of the heart. Can you love someone so much that it blinds you?

As many reviewers have already stated, the book does start off slow. I was tempted, as many were, to put it down. However, the story does pick up and reward the reader. Palmer lays out a riveting narrative in which every character has something to hide. The twists that reveal themselves by the conclusion of the book are superlative.

Fifteen-year-old Meghan Gerard, has become chronically ill over the course of the last couple of years. Even though her mother, Becky, has taken her see multiple doctors and she’s had an egregious amount of testing, nobody can find anything wrong with Meghan. When Meghan’s symptoms suddenly become worse, a medical team intervenes and Gerard’s find themselves at the center of an abuse investigation. Nobody seems to believe that Becky has Meghan’s best interest at heart. She sets out to prove that Meghan has a real medical condition with the help of the one physician that believes her. Will this be enough or is there yet another explanation for Meghan’s symptoms?

I feel that this novel being labeled as a “thriller” has lent to some of the unfortunate reviews. The level of expectation going into a book of that genre is that fast-paced, excitement, and anticipation where this is not any of that. This book moves at a slower pace and builds the suspense, the audience needs to keep that in mind when starting out. It is a great read, highly recommended. 4 stars.

I enjoyed Saving Meghan I thought this book was amazing it was so different than other books I have been reading recently and I am definitely going to recommend Saving Megan

Good medical suspense story. Characters were believable and the dialogue was real enough that I felt like reading the entire story. Plot was concerning two parents and what they would go through when their daughter was trying to get a diagnosis for what their doctor believed was a disease that was extremely hard to diagnose. The mother was accused of Munchausen by Proxy for wanting to continue testing until her daughter was well. A few twists toward the end were a little hard to take as being real. A few plot holes at the beginning, for example the mother exiting her flight while on the tarmac and towing her luggage with her. Really? How in the world would she get her luggage if her flight was ready to take off?
Anyways,good book, good story.

I thought I knew how the book would play out by the end of the first chapter. And then I couldn't stop reading. Palmer throws in a lot of twists and turns that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. This is a great GONE GIRL readalike.

Saving Meghan by author D.J. Palmer is a fast paced thriller with an intense plot line and great ending. Overall it was a good book and I would recommend it.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of Saving Meghan in exchange for an honest review.

Meghan has been having health issues for years, with no diagnosis. Her mother, Becky, will stop at nothing to get answers. A new doctor with a sad past thinks he can help. The father doesn’t believe anything is wrong. Everyone has secrets and seems to be hiding something. I can’t say that I connected with any of the characters and the ending seemed a little to tidy and rushed. All in all, it was a good read and kept me turning the pages.

Wow! I love it when a book leaves me completely guessing until the end. Medical mystery, twists, and just all around unknowns from start until the very end.

Thanks NetGalley and St. Martin‘s press for the ARC

Saving Meghan by D.J. Palmer For me, the pace lagged, going into the same details every time a new chapter had a different character POV. The characters were not very likeable, everyone had their own agenda no matter who got hurt in the process. The ending seemed off and rushed. There was more fast paced action in the final chapters than in majority of the book.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

What a rollercoaster ride. Never saw the ending coming. If you like twist and turns then this book won't disappoint.

Thanks to author,publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free,it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.

I was given this book by NetGalley for an honest review -
I love Daniel Palmer's book and was so excited to read this one -and once again - another great book!
A daughter with secrets -
A mother who had difficult childhood -
The daughter has numerous health issues and is taken from one doctor to another
Is she really sick?
Does the mother need her sick for attention?
Whats up with the father?
And then to the startling conclusion

Becky loves being Meghan’s mother ,some people think she loves Meghan too much, Are all Meghan’s illnesses real or is the effect of the Munchausen by Proxie syndrome.A wild ride of a thriller a true page turner.Wil keep you guessing till the last pages.

Thank you NetGalley for the free ARC.
Thank You Net Galley for the free ARC.


Usually I love any medical based drama, but had some trouble staying up with the story development in this one, I hated the characters. the basic drama is does the mother have Munchhausen by proxy or is the child really ill. You find out in the end through many twists and turns.

I was not going to give feedback on this book because at only 23% through, I was having a hard time finishing it. For me, the characters, every single one of them, we’re extremely unlikable. I wasn’t connecting to anybody in the book, and the story just seemed repetitive.
I decided to “soldier on” and finish the book anyway. To be honest, I had to skip a lot of parts that we’re very unnecessary. When I got to the end, I was wrong on ‘whodunnit,’ however, everything that came after that was very expected and cheesy.
Unfortunately, I just did not like this book.

Thank you to net galley for providing an ARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 stars. Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advance copy of this compelling medical drama in return for an honest review. It was certainly a 5 star read in suspense as it kept me up reading all night to learn the unexpected ending. I did have a few misgivings because I often did not like any of the characters, thought they all made too many mistakes or acted unsympathetically, and that the conclusion was overly dramatic and not enough clues to predict the outcome. Still it kept me guessing throughout.

Becky is to some a devoted and caring mother of 15 year old Meghan, but many think she is overly obsessed with her daughter’s health. Meghan was once a bright, athletic teenager but her health has seriously declined for several years.

Becky had a lovely home and a good job and thought she was in a good marriage, but had lost a baby boy from SIDS. She is estranged from her dying mother. She grew up in a dilapidated home where she was taught as a child to lie as her mother faked various illnesses to obtain disability checks. She has put everything aside to care for Meghan, taking her to countless doctors and subjecting her to endless medical tests; the results being negative or inconclusive. Meghan is terrified of needles and some of the tests are painful. Becky is determined to find a cause and cure. Becky’s only respite is an online support group giving her comfort and suggestions.

Her husband has become cold and unsympathetic. He has begun to believe the sicknesses are all in Meghan’s head or that the mother’s concern is being transmitted to Meghan causing psychosomatic symptoms in his daughter.

Becky seems self centered and is combative and aggressive in getting the medical interventions she demands for Meghan. She causes scenes where guards or orderlies are needed to restrain her. She is not above using flirtations and manipulation to get doctors on her side. Anyone who watches medical and some police dramas will think Münchausen syndrome and will feel validated when medical personnel and social workers start coming to this conclusion.

I thought the book was well written. Its structure told the story from both Becky’s and Meghan’s viewpoint, the viewpoint from a sympathetic doctor and also some third person chapters. There is also a couple of murders. Suspense was maintained by the way the chapters were organized. Recommended to lovers of mysteries, especially ones with a medical theme.

Saving Meghan is the first book I’ve read by D.J. Palmer. Saving Meghan is carefully crafted, and it will make you question every character and their motives while you read this book as it barrels towards a completely unexpected and breathtaking conclusion. I had a hard time putting down this book once I started reading it, and I kept reading it after a new book I’ve been anxiously waiting to read arrived because I knew I wouldn’t be able to focus reading anything else until all of my questions were answered. Saving Meghan kept me hooked from beginning to end, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book.

It seems obvious immediately. Teenager Meghan has been ill most of her life, visits to doctors and extended hospital stays are commonplace. Doctors soon suspect her mother, Becky of harming her daughter to gain attention for herself. Munchausen syndrome by proxy is the obvious diagnosis for this helicopter mom. Or is it? Just when you think you know what’s going on in this book, you’ll be forced to think again…and again. A clever and twisted tale