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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Wow. Wow. Wow.
I NEED the next chapter NOW.
Follow Me Back is like a cute little contemporary of boy meets girl
If the boy was a rock star named Eric Thorn,
And they met after the girl writes a fanfiction that goes viral..
And if the girl didn't know that she was communicating with a guy, let alone the Eric Thorn.
And if there was a stalker who was so in love with Eric that they couldn't discern reality from fanfiction.
And if the girl had her own problems...
Follow Me Back is a truly addicting novel that will keep you up late at night wondering what will happen next.
**I received this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions above are my own.
***If you would like to read a more in-depth review, please check out my blog: http://heathertooreal.blogspot.com/ on 6/1 at 12:00 PM EST.
I NEED the next chapter NOW.
Follow Me Back is like a cute little contemporary of boy meets girl
If the boy was a rock star named Eric Thorn,
And they met after the girl writes a fanfiction that goes viral..
And if the girl didn't know that she was communicating with a guy, let alone the Eric Thorn.
And if there was a stalker who was so in love with Eric that they couldn't discern reality from fanfiction.
And if the girl had her own problems...
Follow Me Back is a truly addicting novel that will keep you up late at night wondering what will happen next.
**I received this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions above are my own.
***If you would like to read a more in-depth review, please check out my blog: http://heathertooreal.blogspot.com/ on 6/1 at 12:00 PM EST.
I was going to give this book three stars. I have to give the author props because I was totally expecting to to go one way, and it did something very different. Overall, I enjoyed it....until I got to the last chapter. To me, that was not a good twist. Yes, a good twist is unexpected, but it also needs a foundation. Thinking back to everything I had read, there was absolutely no indication that the ended would happen. I may read the sequel just so I can find out the justification of the ending. Overall, besides the last chapter I did enjoy the story.
Wowza. This book was cray. The writing was less than top-notch, but it had that conversational, comfortable tone to it that was just really easy to read, which I appreciate. Sometimes you have a cold and are sneezing and coughing all day and your head is like whoooaa and you feel like you have lost half your brain cells, so it's just really nice to sit down in those instances with a book that isn't pretending to be anything it's not. (Yes, I have a cold this week.)
I was not expecting that ending. As one reviewer noted, it is 100 percent out of nowhere. However, that didn't bother me. You have to suspend a certain degree of disbelief to get through this whole book, so by the time the ending came, I was just like "what.... but how is that... well... I mean... I guess?!"
Anyway, I'm about the most technologically incompetent millennial you'll ever meet and barely know how to compose a Tweet, but even though this book was alllll about the social media and fanfic, I loved it, so don't let that stuff stop you if you are also living in the Dark Ages.
I was not expecting that ending. As one reviewer noted, it is 100 percent out of nowhere. However, that didn't bother me. You have to suspend a certain degree of disbelief to get through this whole book, so by the time the ending came, I was just like "what.... but how is that... well... I mean... I guess?!"
Anyway, I'm about the most technologically incompetent millennial you'll ever meet and barely know how to compose a Tweet, but even though this book was alllll about the social media and fanfic, I loved it, so don't let that stuff stop you if you are also living in the Dark Ages.
This was a three star book until the end, when it was revealed that this was the first of a duology. The last interview transcript had no business existing, and this should have been a stand-alone.
This reads like very underdeveloped, sophomoroic, wish-fulfillment fanfiction by a very, very young person.
If you need a high calorie/no nutrient snack, this book is your bag of greasy potato chips. Quickly consumed, promptly forgotten.
Longer review coming closer to date of publication here at and http://leveledupreading.wordpress.com
If you need a high calorie/no nutrient snack, this book is your bag of greasy potato chips. Quickly consumed, promptly forgotten.
Longer review coming closer to date of publication here at and http://leveledupreading.wordpress.com
my first reaction to when I finished reading this book..
WAIT WHAT WHAT HAPPENED!!! NO NO DON'T END THIS HEREE!! I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED!!! DANG YOU A.V.!!!
Now that I got that out of my way.. I have to say I couldn't put this book down!! I was so drawn to the Tessa and Eric!! the relationship was a up and down thing!! from a hater (eric) to friends to broken friend to friend again and to a romantic relationship!! I LOVEEEDD EVERYY single second!!
pls that ending.. Bosh had me SHOOK!!!
cuz lets be honest if this ever happened in real life (maybe it has?) I would diee!!
pick this book up on a kindle or read book!! you don't wanna miss out on this story!! I can't wait for the 2nd book!!
WAIT WHAT WHAT HAPPENED!!! NO NO DON'T END THIS HEREE!! I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED!!! DANG YOU A.V.!!!
Now that I got that out of my way.. I have to say I couldn't put this book down!! I was so drawn to the Tessa and Eric!! the relationship was a up and down thing!! from a hater (eric) to friends to broken friend to friend again and to a romantic relationship!! I LOVEEEDD EVERYY single second!!
pls that ending.. Bosh had me SHOOK!!!
cuz lets be honest if this ever happened in real life (maybe it has?) I would diee!!
pick this book up on a kindle or read book!! you don't wanna miss out on this story!! I can't wait for the 2nd book!!
The only thing my mind can come up with right now is what the fuck.
{5/5}
Oh my god... this book was lol, just lol. I have to do a proper review once I read the published version
Oh my god... this book was lol, just lol. I have to do a proper review once I read the published version
Be careful what you wish for. That is the motto of this story.
Eric Thorn is the latest teen celebrity crush. He once dreamt of his fame when he was younger, posting videos of song covers on YouTube until someone finally took notice of him. Then his career skyrocketed and he was signed with a record company and producing albums. Now he has millions of followers on Twitter who are obsessed with him, always announcing their undying love and retweeting his pictures.
Tessa is an agoraphobic. An incident happened when she was at a creative writing workshop in New Orleans over the summer that left her terrified and so she refuses to leave her room. She can’t even go much further than the doorframe without triggering a panic attack. Her only contact with the outside world is her psychologist (whom visits her) and her Twitter profile dedicated to Eric Thorn and her fan fictions of him. She wishes for a normal life and someone to connect to.
Both wishes are granted. Despite the rising fame, Eric is tired of his stardom. He is paranoid of being attacked and killed by a crazy fan, since it happened to another singer and he’s sick of all the attention of Twitterverse. His fans only care about his looks and not about his music which irritates him. Meanwhile in Texas, Tessa finds that person to connect to—a secret account that Eric makes to initially take out his frustrations—and they soon develop a friendship. All the while, Tessa thinks she is talking with a girl named Taylor when it’s really her celebrity crush.
This story hooked my attention at the beginning, but as it dragged in I lost motivation to finish it. Tessa’s boyfriend, her mom, and psychologist are poorly constructed and possess unbelievable characteristics imitating those of a teenager. Both Tessa and Eric make stupid decisions throughout the story which later come back to haunt them. They also react rashly to certain things. For instance, once Eric explains he is a guy named Taylor—shocked since he thought Tessa knew he was male—Tessa shuts down and blocks him for what reason exactly? It was a simple misunderstanding and she blew it out of proportion and effectively had a tantrum like a child who doesn’t want to hear specific things.
There was also the factor of instant attraction/love. Eric falls in love with Tessa without knowing what she looks like or meeting her in person. Tessa feels something towards Taylor (Eric), but it was an obsession. They messaged each other every single night and talked for hours, telling one other about their problems and gathering support—mostly Eric is the one consoling Tessa. She relied on him to make her happy and bring brightness to her dreary days of staying locked in her room. Of course, Eric invents a persona and plays along with it, knowing that he must tell Tessa his identity soon. This repeats until the end of the novel with him expecting Tessa is scream like a fangirl over the reveal and jump into his waiting arms.
A lot of telling instead of showing made up the story. Like in a movie when a montage plays with pretty music to speed up time, this book shifted months in advance after a few chapters to increase the timeline. On second its August and suddenly its December and we’re told that Tessa and Eric have been chatting every single night and are now dependent on one another.
This novel had a lot of potential, but it didn’t suit my taste.
I was provided an ARC of Follow Me Back by NetGalley in exchange for a review.
Eric Thorn is the latest teen celebrity crush. He once dreamt of his fame when he was younger, posting videos of song covers on YouTube until someone finally took notice of him. Then his career skyrocketed and he was signed with a record company and producing albums. Now he has millions of followers on Twitter who are obsessed with him, always announcing their undying love and retweeting his pictures.
Tessa is an agoraphobic. An incident happened when she was at a creative writing workshop in New Orleans over the summer that left her terrified and so she refuses to leave her room. She can’t even go much further than the doorframe without triggering a panic attack. Her only contact with the outside world is her psychologist (whom visits her) and her Twitter profile dedicated to Eric Thorn and her fan fictions of him. She wishes for a normal life and someone to connect to.
Both wishes are granted. Despite the rising fame, Eric is tired of his stardom. He is paranoid of being attacked and killed by a crazy fan, since it happened to another singer and he’s sick of all the attention of Twitterverse. His fans only care about his looks and not about his music which irritates him. Meanwhile in Texas, Tessa finds that person to connect to—a secret account that Eric makes to initially take out his frustrations—and they soon develop a friendship. All the while, Tessa thinks she is talking with a girl named Taylor when it’s really her celebrity crush.
This story hooked my attention at the beginning, but as it dragged in I lost motivation to finish it. Tessa’s boyfriend, her mom, and psychologist are poorly constructed and possess unbelievable characteristics imitating those of a teenager. Both Tessa and Eric make stupid decisions throughout the story which later come back to haunt them. They also react rashly to certain things. For instance, once Eric explains he is a guy named Taylor—shocked since he thought Tessa knew he was male—Tessa shuts down and blocks him for what reason exactly? It was a simple misunderstanding and she blew it out of proportion and effectively had a tantrum like a child who doesn’t want to hear specific things.
There was also the factor of instant attraction/love. Eric falls in love with Tessa without knowing what she looks like or meeting her in person. Tessa feels something towards Taylor (Eric), but it was an obsession. They messaged each other every single night and talked for hours, telling one other about their problems and gathering support—mostly Eric is the one consoling Tessa. She relied on him to make her happy and bring brightness to her dreary days of staying locked in her room. Of course, Eric invents a persona and plays along with it, knowing that he must tell Tessa his identity soon. This repeats until the end of the novel with him expecting Tessa is scream like a fangirl over the reveal and jump into his waiting arms.
A lot of telling instead of showing made up the story. Like in a movie when a montage plays with pretty music to speed up time, this book shifted months in advance after a few chapters to increase the timeline. On second its August and suddenly its December and we’re told that Tessa and Eric have been chatting every single night and are now dependent on one another.
This novel had a lot of potential, but it didn’t suit my taste.
I was provided an ARC of Follow Me Back by NetGalley in exchange for a review.