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Did I Say You Could Go

By: Melanie Gideon
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies, Vivienne Leheny, Patti Murin, Vyvy Nguyen
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A suspenseful, gripping novel about families and friendships torn apart at the seams by obsession, secrets, and betrayal with relentless twists and turns that hurtle forward to a shocking confrontation.

When Ruth, a wealthy divorcé​e, offers to host the Hillside Academy kindergarten meet-and-greet, she hopes this will be a fresh start for her and her introverted daughter, Marley. Finally, they’ll be accepted into a tribe. Marley will make friends and Ruth will be welcomed by the mothers. Instead, the parents are turned off by Ruth’s ostentatious wealth and before kindergarten even begins, Ruth and Marley are outcasts.

The last guest to arrive at the meet-and-greet is Gemma, a widow and a single mother to her daughter, Bee. Ruth sets her sights on the mother-daughter duo, and soon the two families are inseparable. Ruth takes Gemma and Bee on Aspen vacations, offers VIP passes to Cirque du Soleil, and pays for dinners at Michelin-starred restaurants. For Gemma, who lives paycheck to paycheck, Ruth’s largesse is seductive, but as the years go by, she can’t shake the feeling that she’s accruing an increasingly unpayable debt. When Ruth’s affair with a married Hillside dad is exposed, and she’s publicly shunned, Gemma uses it to sever ties with Ruth.

Six years later, when Gemma finds herself embroiled in a scandal of her own—Ruth comes to her defense. Their renewed friendship rehabilitates their reputations, but once again, Gemma starts to feel trapped as Ruth grows more and more obsessed with their relationship.

A relentless page-turner, Did I Say You Could Go is the story of friendships steeped in lies and duplicity. It’s about two families who, when pushed to extremes, cross the line with devastating results. Family Life Domestic Thrillers Suspense Exciting Fiction Thriller & Suspense Genre Fiction Women's Fiction
Unexpected Twists • Engaging Mystery • Excellent Narration • Entertaining Storyline • Multiple Perspectives

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This book hit my spot almost immediately! I devoured it in 2 days and I found myself wishing it would not end more than once throughout the story.

The end absolutely knocked my socks off! I thought one thing, then thought I was wrong and thought it again and I was wrong AGAIN!

Sooooo in the top 5 books I've "read" in the 3 years I've been a member! I'll be looking for more from Melanie Gideon!

Wow, wow, wow!

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Perverted story of manipulation in families and friendship. I didn’t like most of the characters and wish I had not wasted a credit on this. The narrator was annoying as well.

Waste of a credit

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Well done. Didn’t see the big twists coming. I will definitely read more from this author. There were slow parts but stick with it!!

Dynamic storytelling, you did that!

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Wanted more on the ending , more detail for the ending . But besides that it was awesome!

Great book

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This did its job by entertaining me until it got really dumb at the end. It was very, very obvious and I feel like it was very unhealthy for Gemma to have handled Bee the way she did. These characters became very silly toward the end but the narration was really great! I don’t think it was a waste of time at all but I did find myself rolling my eyes a lot. Lol.

Entertaining until it began to end

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