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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Such an interesting idea for a novel. The ending had me go crazy! I can't wait for the sequel in June 2018 (I'm pretty sure)
Kay, so I've been stressing over this review or a couple of days. First of all, it was easy to fall into this book, but I felt like I was reading a fanfiction (the book was found on wattpad, so yea...). I absolutely HATED Eric. He's selfish, and I couldn't stand him.
He hates being a 'star', then why try so hard to become one? I don't know, he was just too arrogant for me.
I wasn't expecting the plot twist, and honestly I felt like the book dragged on forever.
Also Blair? Who is a boy and named Blair?
Whatever. Anyway, no gifs for YA --> I don't have the willpower.
FINAL COUNTDOWN YA STYLE
cover: 3s
naughty language: 0s
fuckable characters: -9999999999999s
romance: 2s
plot twist: 5s
final 2.5s
bye babes
He hates being a 'star', then why try so hard to become one? I don't know, he was just too arrogant for me.
I wasn't expecting the plot twist, and honestly I felt like the book dragged on forever.
Also Blair? Who is a boy and named Blair?
Whatever. Anyway, no gifs for YA --> I don't have the willpower.
FINAL COUNTDOWN YA STYLE
cover: 3s
naughty language: 0s
fuckable characters: -9999999999999s
romance: 2s
plot twist: 5s
final 2.5s
bye babes
Eric Thorn, penyanyi pop yang sedang naik daun, merasa ketakutan dengan penggemarnya yang obsesif. Hal ini mulai dirasakannya sejak berita tentang Dorian Cromwell, yang juga seorang penyanyi ditemukan tewas dibunuh oleh penggemarnya sendiri. Sementara dengan popularitas Eric yang sedang melejit, tim publisis dan manajernya menginginkan dia untuk lebih sering menyapa penggemarnya lewat akun twitter miliknya. Belum lagi dia dilanda kejenuhan akibat jadwal tour dan syuting yang sangat menguras tenaga.
Tessa Hart, gadis biasa yang selalu mengurung diri di dalam kamar akibat trauma masa lalu yang dialaminya. Sejak menjadi agorafobhia, dia tidak pernah meninggalkan kamarnya. Satu-satunya pelariannya adalah terjun ke dunia fandom seorang penyanyi bernama Eric Thorn. Dia bahkan membuat cerita tentang Eric dengan judul Terobsesi, dan memulai tagar #TerobsesiEricThorn di twitter. Siapa sangka cuitannya itu membuatnya menuai ribuan follower dan tagar yang dibuatnya menjadi trending topic.
Eric tentu saja tidak suka dengan tagar #TerobsesiEricThorn yang semakin melejitkan namanya,. Dia harus menghentikannya. Dia mulai membuat akun baru di twitter untuk menyerang Tessa. Namun yang terjadi kemudian keduanya menjadi akrab. Tessa mungkin satu-satunya orang yang memahami perasaan ketakutannya, sementara Eric a.k.a Taylor menjadi teman curhat Tessa. Hanya saja Eric tidak mungkin harus berbohong selamanya jika dia mulai menaruh rasa pada sosok di balik akun @TessaHeartsEric.
Pertama-tama, saya mau memberikan bintang pada cover bukunya. Cakep maksimal deh. Salah satu alasan mengapa saya ingin membaca buku ini. Gambaran kesepian dan kesendirian Tessa terlihat jelas pada gambar sampul. Namun saat saya mulai membaca isi bukunya, saya beberapa kali berhenti dan "selingkuh" dengan buku-buku lain. Alurnya yang relatif lambat, kemajuan terapi Tessa yang lambat (yang lebih karena Tessa kurang berusaha), dan ketakutan Eric pada penggemarnya membuat saya tersendat-sendat membacanya. Tetapi semakin ke belakang, ketika muncul konflik selain hubungan Eric-Tessa, saya tidak bisa melepas buku ini sampai selesai.
Di sela-sela kisah Eric dan Tessa, ada semacam transkrip interogasi Kepolisian untuk Tessa dan Eric yang meyakinkan saya bahwa ada sesuatu yang besar menanti di bagian akhir cerita. Sesuatu yang membuat keduanya harus berurusan dengan polisi penyidik. Tapi kemudian transkrip ini pula yang membuat pembaca "digantung" karena kisah Eric dan Tessa akan berlanjut di buku kedua. Well...saya berharap Penerbit Spring akan segera menerjemahkan Tell Me No Lies, buku kedua dari duologi Follow Me Back.
Tessa Hart, gadis biasa yang selalu mengurung diri di dalam kamar akibat trauma masa lalu yang dialaminya. Sejak menjadi agorafobhia, dia tidak pernah meninggalkan kamarnya. Satu-satunya pelariannya adalah terjun ke dunia fandom seorang penyanyi bernama Eric Thorn. Dia bahkan membuat cerita tentang Eric dengan judul Terobsesi, dan memulai tagar #TerobsesiEricThorn di twitter. Siapa sangka cuitannya itu membuatnya menuai ribuan follower dan tagar yang dibuatnya menjadi trending topic.
Eric tentu saja tidak suka dengan tagar #TerobsesiEricThorn yang semakin melejitkan namanya,. Dia harus menghentikannya. Dia mulai membuat akun baru di twitter untuk menyerang Tessa. Namun yang terjadi kemudian keduanya menjadi akrab. Tessa mungkin satu-satunya orang yang memahami perasaan ketakutannya, sementara Eric a.k.a Taylor menjadi teman curhat Tessa. Hanya saja Eric tidak mungkin harus berbohong selamanya jika dia mulai menaruh rasa pada sosok di balik akun @TessaHeartsEric.
Pertama-tama, saya mau memberikan bintang pada cover bukunya. Cakep maksimal deh. Salah satu alasan mengapa saya ingin membaca buku ini. Gambaran kesepian dan kesendirian Tessa terlihat jelas pada gambar sampul. Namun saat saya mulai membaca isi bukunya, saya beberapa kali berhenti dan "selingkuh" dengan buku-buku lain. Alurnya yang relatif lambat, kemajuan terapi Tessa yang lambat (yang lebih karena Tessa kurang berusaha), dan ketakutan Eric pada penggemarnya membuat saya tersendat-sendat membacanya. Tetapi semakin ke belakang, ketika muncul konflik selain hubungan Eric-Tessa, saya tidak bisa melepas buku ini sampai selesai.
Di sela-sela kisah Eric dan Tessa, ada semacam transkrip interogasi Kepolisian untuk Tessa dan Eric yang meyakinkan saya bahwa ada sesuatu yang besar menanti di bagian akhir cerita. Sesuatu yang membuat keduanya harus berurusan dengan polisi penyidik. Tapi kemudian transkrip ini pula yang membuat pembaca "digantung" karena kisah Eric dan Tessa akan berlanjut di buku kedua. Well...saya berharap Penerbit Spring akan segera menerjemahkan Tell Me No Lies, buku kedua dari duologi Follow Me Back.
I’m really torn about this book. I was totally into it and so happy with the heartwarming outcome and then BAM a twist that made me so angry! Must read book two immediately!
4.5 Stars
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
Adaline and Kason gravitated to one another like planets do to the sun, their worlds simply meant to collide, brought together by fate. Florida is like nothing Ady knows and being the new girl her senior year is sure to be a disaster. Her terrible fate is changed though, when a group of handsome, popular men take her under their wing, bringing with them Kason, a brooding boy she wants to know more about. They come from opposite worlds, it's more than money that divides them, but in one another they find friendship, trust, and love. Kason would do anything for her, he'd stop everything for her, and he tried, but the craving only gets worse. As it takes over his world, Kason may find that not even love can kill a craving.
"But the more she gives, the more I crave."
Crave Pt 1 is not only a unique book in E.K. Blair's long line of excellent novels, it's unique in the New Adult Romance genre as well. E.K. Blair's portrayal of young adults is excellent, their young age is obvious through their thoughts and their actions. The situations they face, though we never wish them on anyone, are real and the angst that spills out of this book felt so much like I was truly living the situation as a teen myself. I loved Kason and Adaline, the main characters whose alternating POVs tell the story of high school, friendship, lust, love, addiction, and more. Riddled with twists and turns, the days aren't always easy for Kason and Ady and the scenes that tore them up made my heart ache in my chest. The characters are innocent in many ways, but also exposed to the bad that lurks in the world. It's so easy to turn a blind eye, to pretend that things must be good for everyone if they're going well for you, and Crave doesn't allow you to do that. They face that bad just as you'd expect teens to, with trepidation, anxious of what they might find, they don't go in with all the answers and what they find shocks and changes them. Both Kason and Ady grow increasingly more complex with each twist that they go through. The authenticity of this entire novel was so amazing, the characters and the conflicts really were outstanding, and E.K. Blair brings to life the high school environment.
"When I think about how pure she is, it only reminds me how dirty I am."
If I had known what Crave was about prior to reading, say it had been spoiled for me, I might not have read it. Part of why this book is so stand out is E.K. Blair's ability to write about incredibly difficult situations, they're painful and real for many people, but what I usually consider a trigger for me was not in this case. I didn't feel like I was reading a book that an author set out to write to make money, that she was cashing in on a subject that is controversial, I felt like I was reading a book with an author who knew she was going to face a tough crowd and wanted to give 100 percent to. E.K. Blair writes with detail and complex emotion, making the characters empathetic and in turn making the book a better read. It highlighted the difficulties emotionally and physically and it's obvious E.K. Blair gave it her all to put meaning into the hows and whys.
"I swear I can feel him breathing through the holes of my wounds when he begs, 'Tell me what I can do. Tell me how to fix this, because I can't keep pretending I don't need you.'"
Crave was different than I expected, there's so much more to it than the blurb gives away, and it will keep you glued to the pages no matter what goes on around you. I was captivated by the story of Kason and Ady, I loved that Crave read like a true YA book while dealing with very adult situations. It's just an INCREDIBLE read. This story is unlike anything else out there right now, I promise. Readers, you don't want to miss this one. I already cannot wait for Crave: Part Two, Part One ends in such a dramatic, intense fashion and I already know E.K. Blair is going to give us an end to this story that proves once again what an incredible author she is.
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
Adaline and Kason gravitated to one another like planets do to the sun, their worlds simply meant to collide, brought together by fate. Florida is like nothing Ady knows and being the new girl her senior year is sure to be a disaster. Her terrible fate is changed though, when a group of handsome, popular men take her under their wing, bringing with them Kason, a brooding boy she wants to know more about. They come from opposite worlds, it's more than money that divides them, but in one another they find friendship, trust, and love. Kason would do anything for her, he'd stop everything for her, and he tried, but the craving only gets worse. As it takes over his world, Kason may find that not even love can kill a craving.
"But the more she gives, the more I crave."
Crave Pt 1 is not only a unique book in E.K. Blair's long line of excellent novels, it's unique in the New Adult Romance genre as well. E.K. Blair's portrayal of young adults is excellent, their young age is obvious through their thoughts and their actions. The situations they face, though we never wish them on anyone, are real and the angst that spills out of this book felt so much like I was truly living the situation as a teen myself. I loved Kason and Adaline, the main characters whose alternating POVs tell the story of high school, friendship, lust, love, addiction, and more. Riddled with twists and turns, the days aren't always easy for Kason and Ady and the scenes that tore them up made my heart ache in my chest. The characters are innocent in many ways, but also exposed to the bad that lurks in the world. It's so easy to turn a blind eye, to pretend that things must be good for everyone if they're going well for you, and Crave doesn't allow you to do that. They face that bad just as you'd expect teens to, with trepidation, anxious of what they might find, they don't go in with all the answers and what they find shocks and changes them. Both Kason and Ady grow increasingly more complex with each twist that they go through. The authenticity of this entire novel was so amazing, the characters and the conflicts really were outstanding, and E.K. Blair brings to life the high school environment.
"When I think about how pure she is, it only reminds me how dirty I am."
If I had known what Crave was about prior to reading, say it had been spoiled for me, I might not have read it. Part of why this book is so stand out is E.K. Blair's ability to write about incredibly difficult situations, they're painful and real for many people, but what I usually consider a trigger for me was not in this case. I didn't feel like I was reading a book that an author set out to write to make money, that she was cashing in on a subject that is controversial, I felt like I was reading a book with an author who knew she was going to face a tough crowd and wanted to give 100 percent to. E.K. Blair writes with detail and complex emotion, making the characters empathetic and in turn making the book a better read. It highlighted the difficulties emotionally and physically and it's obvious E.K. Blair gave it her all to put meaning into the hows and whys.
"I swear I can feel him breathing through the holes of my wounds when he begs, 'Tell me what I can do. Tell me how to fix this, because I can't keep pretending I don't need you.'"
Crave was different than I expected, there's so much more to it than the blurb gives away, and it will keep you glued to the pages no matter what goes on around you. I was captivated by the story of Kason and Ady, I loved that Crave read like a true YA book while dealing with very adult situations. It's just an INCREDIBLE read. This story is unlike anything else out there right now, I promise. Readers, you don't want to miss this one. I already cannot wait for Crave: Part Two, Part One ends in such a dramatic, intense fashion and I already know E.K. Blair is going to give us an end to this story that proves once again what an incredible author she is.
I am just disappointed in this book. I was fully engaged, from start to the last 30% and then it just went off the rails. A YA Thriller does not excuse twists that aren't plausible, a cliffhanger that 112% would never work out, and with holes that just continue to grow with each passing page.
Follow Me Back is actually, at first, a great YA Thriller. It has romance, it has a hot guy and what we assume is a hot, but struggling girl, and it has the right sort of twisted thrill to be interesting to a teenager reading it. I liked the switching between DMs, investigative reports, and the two main characters' thoughts. I did not like, however, when all of a sudden everything took a twist into psychological thriller territory with no build up to it. Who the heck is this third individual? Why does everyone switch between he and she to describe them? And HOW the heck do you expect me to believe someone with severe agoraphobia is able to pull off that last page of wack drama? Nah.
So, yes, I loved it initially. I read this one quickly. It's initially written well. Then I was lost and now I'm bummed and no I won't be reading book two.
ARC provided.
Follow Me Back is actually, at first, a great YA Thriller. It has romance, it has a hot guy and what we assume is a hot, but struggling girl, and it has the right sort of twisted thrill to be interesting to a teenager reading it. I liked the switching between DMs, investigative reports, and the two main characters' thoughts. I did not like, however, when all of a sudden everything took a twist into psychological thriller territory with no build up to it. Who the heck is this third individual? Why does everyone switch between he and she to describe them? And HOW the heck do you expect me to believe someone with severe agoraphobia is able to pull off that last page of wack drama? Nah.
So, yes, I loved it initially. I read this one quickly. It's initially written well. Then I was lost and now I'm bummed and no I won't be reading book two.
ARC provided.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Stalking
Moderate: Kidnapping
I found this book one day while wandering through The Dollar Tree. It’s a YA Thriller, and as a mindless read, it was pretty good.
Tessa Hart is obsessed with Eric Thorn, the number 1 pop star sweeping the nation. Eric is hot, talented, and has 14 million followers on Twitter. @TessaHartsEric follows his every move while stuck in her home due to agoraphobia following an incident from the previous year. Eric was getting tired of his fame and lack of privacy, so creates a fake Twitter account by the name of @EricThornSucks. He follows Tessa, starts to talk to her, but never intended to fall in love. What happens when the lines between reality and fantasy cross? And is it what it seems to be on the surface?
This book was fun to read, but it was incredibly mindless for me. It was easy to read with a lot of distractions. I probably won't read the next book in the series.
Tessa Hart is obsessed with Eric Thorn, the number 1 pop star sweeping the nation. Eric is hot, talented, and has 14 million followers on Twitter. @TessaHartsEric follows his every move while stuck in her home due to agoraphobia following an incident from the previous year. Eric was getting tired of his fame and lack of privacy, so creates a fake Twitter account by the name of @EricThornSucks. He follows Tessa, starts to talk to her, but never intended to fall in love. What happens when the lines between reality and fantasy cross? And is it what it seems to be on the surface?
This book was fun to read, but it was incredibly mindless for me. It was easy to read with a lot of distractions. I probably won't read the next book in the series.