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1classena's review against another edition
3.0
This book started off good but the ending to me was obvious. Audrey is a social media star who moves to a new city to start a new career. She thinks she has a stalker and slowly realizes someone has been in her apartment and doesn’t know who she can trust.. but can she trust anyone?
brooke_review's review against another edition
4.0
Audrey Miller lives her life online. With over one million followers on Instagram, Audrey is what you would call an "influencer" - someone who has such a following on social media that they are able to sway the purchasing decisions of the masses who adore them. Although being an influencer is great, Audrey has just landed her dream job - a position as the Social Media Manager for one of the Smithsonian museums. However, accepting her dream job means moving from New York to Washington D.C. into a basement apartment with a faulty lock. The broken lock isn't the only creepy thing about her new place though - she swears she keeps hearing noises in her apartment. There is also the alley level window in her bedroom, and there have even been some sinister comments popping up on her Instagram. With over a million people following her on social media, Audrey is bound to have fans, but what about stalkers?
Kathleen Barber's Follow Me is a novel for the times. So many people put their entire lives online without giving a second thought as to who is perusing their photos and following their every movement. Social media is not all harmless fun and games, as Follow Me explicitly demonstrates. Giving complete strangers access to your personal, private life can have insidious consequences, as Audrey Miller soon finds out.
Follow Me will allure readers with a tale of the dangers of social media, but it will keep them hooked with the way it is written. Audrey has several questionable people in her life, and Barber lets you believe that any one of them is capable of being her stalker. This writing tactic makes this story irresistible - readers will feel exactly like Audrey, whipping her head around wondering just who she can trust. With a sinister aura and hair-raising incidences of genuine creepiness, Follow Me is a fun, yet frightful, dive into one woman's very public private life.
Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Kathleen Barber's Follow Me is a novel for the times. So many people put their entire lives online without giving a second thought as to who is perusing their photos and following their every movement. Social media is not all harmless fun and games, as Follow Me explicitly demonstrates. Giving complete strangers access to your personal, private life can have insidious consequences, as Audrey Miller soon finds out.
Follow Me will allure readers with a tale of the dangers of social media, but it will keep them hooked with the way it is written. Audrey has several questionable people in her life, and Barber lets you believe that any one of them is capable of being her stalker. This writing tactic makes this story irresistible - readers will feel exactly like Audrey, whipping her head around wondering just who she can trust. With a sinister aura and hair-raising incidences of genuine creepiness, Follow Me is a fun, yet frightful, dive into one woman's very public private life.
Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
horrendousreads's review
5.0
4.5 rounded up
A modern thriller/horror made creepier by the author's initial note about the true thread that inspired her to write this book.
Audrey has a modern loneliness that she combats with a meticulously curated online presence. Despite being suspect of many of the people around her, she has a stalker who has been emboldened by her move to DC. Barber is equally meticulous in her curated sharing of Audrey; Audrey's friend, Cat; and Audrey's stalkers perspective throughout the book.
While I was able to guess the stalker quickly, Barber provided enough red herrings and questionable characters that I was not entirely confident in my choice. The issues offered in this book are very real (cover your web cameras NOW) and I wish the exhibit Audrey was promoting was real. I think I struggled the most with Cat's character -- something seemed missing there to make it a whole character -- so it was tough to see her friendship with Audrey. I will also throw out there that if you need to like any of the characters you're reading, this is not the book for you.
Even amongst the horror I've read this year, this is the creepiest book I've read in a minute. Definitely moving Are You Sleeping to the top of my TBR.
A modern thriller/horror made creepier by the author's initial note about the true thread that inspired her to write this book.
Audrey has a modern loneliness that she combats with a meticulously curated online presence. Despite being suspect of many of the people around her, she has a stalker who has been emboldened by her move to DC. Barber is equally meticulous in her curated sharing of Audrey; Audrey's friend, Cat; and Audrey's stalkers perspective throughout the book.
While I was able to guess the stalker quickly, Barber provided enough red herrings and questionable characters that I was not entirely confident in my choice. The issues offered in this book are very real (cover your web cameras NOW) and I wish the exhibit Audrey was promoting was real. I think I struggled the most with Cat's character -- something seemed missing there to make it a whole character -- so it was tough to see her friendship with Audrey. I will also throw out there that if you need to like any of the characters you're reading, this is not the book for you.
Even amongst the horror I've read this year, this is the creepiest book I've read in a minute. Definitely moving Are You Sleeping to the top of my TBR.
shellysbookcorner's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fast paced predictable read. The characters were very one dimensional and it makes it hard to care for any of them. I did like the multiple points of views.
mhoffrob's review against another edition
4.0
Having enjoyed "Are you Sleeping" I was eager to read Kathleen Barber's follow up novel "Follow Me". The suspenseful read follow Instagram-star Audrey as she relocates from New York to DC for her dream job at an art museum - as director of Social Media. Told in alternating voices of Audrey, her college friend Cat and "Him", Audrey's online stalker who steps up his game when she arrives in her city, the reader tries to discern who is Audrey's real threat. An interesting study of social media and modern 'fame', this novel is a true page turner.
jayfr's review against another edition
2.0
This is similar to You but nowhere near as good.
I hated Audrey, I found her so shallow and irritating, but maybe that was the point.
A cautionary tale on the dangers of posting too much to social media.
I knocked off a star as I worked out who the stalker was early on.
I hated Audrey, I found her so shallow and irritating, but maybe that was the point.
A cautionary tale on the dangers of posting too much to social media.
I knocked off a star as I worked out who the stalker was early on.
meganlee007's review
4.0
Enjoyable stalker book with enough suspense to keep you engaged until the end.
leel154's review against another edition
3.0
A decent popcorn thriller. I won’t remember anything a week from now, but it was fun, although predictable
thebookconfessions's review against another edition
3.0
3.5⭐
This book since the start gave me ''You'' vibes. It's similar to that book but not to the point where you keep comparing constantly the two books to each other.
It was a fun read in that creepy thriller way. It's has great twists and it kept me reading. I finished it in two sittings.
It's offers a scary insight in the effect social media can have on people that offer every detail of their life online with their followers. There were moments in this book that made me want to delete my social media accounts and throw my laptop in the garbage.
The multiple POVs were interesting to follow and the main characters weren't that likeable but felt real enough. HIM, the stalker wasn't nothing like Joe from You. Joe made me like him and question my sanity cause of it but this guy lacked that creepy charm.
I did guess who the stalker was when he was introduced to the story but I didn't expect that twist toward the end. It definitely was a great twist.
Overall, it was a good thriller and I'm definitely interested in reading more by this author.
This book since the start gave me ''You'' vibes. It's similar to that book but not to the point where you keep comparing constantly the two books to each other.
It was a fun read in that creepy thriller way. It's has great twists and it kept me reading. I finished it in two sittings.
It's offers a scary insight in the effect social media can have on people that offer every detail of their life online with their followers. There were moments in this book that made me want to delete my social media accounts and throw my laptop in the garbage.
The multiple POVs were interesting to follow and the main characters weren't that likeable but felt real enough. HIM, the stalker wasn't nothing like Joe from You. Joe made me like him and question my sanity cause of it but this guy lacked that creepy charm.
I did guess who the stalker was when he was introduced to the story but I didn't expect that twist toward the end. It definitely was a great twist.
Overall, it was a good thriller and I'm definitely interested in reading more by this author.