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Follow Me Back
by A.V. Geiger
Following the advice of someone on the internet (Yeah, normally not the best idea, but books were involved...) I ended up reading the version that's up on Wattpad. On Wattpad, Follow Me Back is a two part story (two seasons). The soon to be published version seems to only be part one.
I really enjoyed the way that scenes and places were described. I felt that Geiger put enough detail into the scenes to really place us in them. I could picture both Eric and Tessa poring over their phones, desperate for that little notification. I think this really explores how fans become obsessed with their favorite singer, actor, author...anything where you feel like a tweet or a message tweeted from their account is direct to you, even when it's likely constructed by a PR team.
I really enjoyed that Geiger kept us focused on Eric and his fears of being stalked in the forefront, but also repeatedly reminded us that something bad had happened to Tessa. When it was revealed, it wasn't exactly what I had expected it to be. I wish both of their fears had been expanded on because I sometimes felt like their fears were unfounded and came from paranoid thoughts instead of actual instances.
I wanted to see more of WHY they were scared--was the lock on Eric's door jimmied open or something? Was there cigarette smoke lingering around Tessa's doorway?--instead of just having it as "Oh, they're scared for seemingly no reason other than their own paranoia." They both had real things to be afraid of and I wish there had been hints.
The book was pretty strong throughout. I liked reading their interactions that were limited to twitter and how they were both keeping secrets. The one thing I didn't particularly like was that the romance got a little sloppy toward the end. It didn't feel as real as the buildup to the romance, if that makes sense. It felt a little insincere. Since I read the Weattpad version, I'm guessing that a lot of my issues were smoothed over for the final copy.
Ultimately, I actually ended up enjoying this book, which was a surprise. YA suspense books are something that very quickly show their colors--ie, if they're actually going to be suspenseful or just masquerading as something else--and while this one wasn't the most suspenseful thing I've ever read, it was interesting and kept my attention. I may not have gasped out loud the way that I did for Dangerous Girls, but Geiger had some decent foreshadowing going on throughout Follow Me Back.
I think that if the Wattpad version was this readable and interesting to follow, the revised version will be more so.
Follow Me Back will be available on June 6th.
I really enjoyed the way that scenes and places were described. I felt that Geiger put enough detail into the scenes to really place us in them. I could picture both Eric and Tessa poring over their phones, desperate for that little notification. I think this really explores how fans become obsessed with their favorite singer, actor, author...anything where you feel like a tweet or a message tweeted from their account is direct to you, even when it's likely constructed by a PR team.
I really enjoyed that Geiger kept us focused on Eric and his fears of being stalked in the forefront, but also repeatedly reminded us that something bad had happened to Tessa. When it was revealed, it wasn't exactly what I had expected it to be. I wish both of their fears had been expanded on because I sometimes felt like their fears were unfounded and came from paranoid thoughts instead of actual instances.
I wanted to see more of WHY they were scared--was the lock on Eric's door jimmied open or something? Was there cigarette smoke lingering around Tessa's doorway?--instead of just having it as "Oh, they're scared for seemingly no reason other than their own paranoia." They both had real things to be afraid of and I wish there had been hints.
The book was pretty strong throughout. I liked reading their interactions that were limited to twitter and how they were both keeping secrets. The one thing I didn't particularly like was that the romance got a little sloppy toward the end. It didn't feel as real as the buildup to the romance, if that makes sense. It felt a little insincere. Since I read the Weattpad version, I'm guessing that a lot of my issues were smoothed over for the final copy.
Ultimately, I actually ended up enjoying this book, which was a surprise. YA suspense books are something that very quickly show their colors--ie, if they're actually going to be suspenseful or just masquerading as something else--and while this one wasn't the most suspenseful thing I've ever read, it was interesting and kept my attention. I may not have gasped out loud the way that I did for Dangerous Girls, but Geiger had some decent foreshadowing going on throughout Follow Me Back.
I think that if the Wattpad version was this readable and interesting to follow, the revised version will be more so.
Follow Me Back will be available on June 6th.