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Like, Follow, Kill

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I have mixed feelings about this book.

I didn't really like any of the characters and the story was a bit weird.

On the other hand, I wanted to know what happened next. I wanted to know how the main character coped with leaving home. I wanted to know more.

On the other hand, I wasn't really engrossed and lost in the book. I kept getting distracted and tempted to skim.

On the other hand, I DIDN'T skim because I was afraid to miss anything.

Well, you get the idea. I do want to thank the publisher and net galley for an advance copy, which did not affect my review.

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I thought this book was great. First time I read this author but it won't be the last.

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for allowing me to read this book.

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Sorry but this just wasn't for me, couldn't get into the story line and didn't like the characters. I ended up doing a lot of skim reading just to get to the end.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Impulse Killer Reads for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

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What in the whacked out, body odor having, internet stalking, Paducah visiting heck did I just read???

This book is nuts and I loved it.

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This book was an absolute disaster. I have no idea how some of the books I have been reading lately even get published! The storyline and characters were so unlikeable and the story was as if a child wrote it. I skimmed the entire book!

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Oh wow! This book had the perfect amount of suspense and thriller! From page one i was intrigued to be on this journey with Milly. I was very surprised with the twists and turns. Did not see the ending coming at all and gave me the shivers in a good way.

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I read this in a sitting, only breaking for lunch! Spine-tingling, edge-of-your-seat stuff. I couldn't stop reading until I found out what was happening!

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I love Carissa Ann Lynch’s writing style. She pulls you in and you have to keep reading because she isn’t going to let you go until the story is complete.

This story is a great indication of why you should be extremely careful of what you post, who you follow, and who follows you on social media.

This day and age, we all want followers, want to follow our favorite people and have them interface with us as if they know us, making us think we know them. What happens when the person you’re following is actually someone you did know at one point?

Grab Like, Follow, Kill and be very weary of you trust from the beginning.

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A haunting and seeping look into the world of digital and real world voyeurism and what one would do if they were just a spectator into another's toxic voyeurism turned deadly.
'Like, Follow, Kill' is a not so subtle commentary on today's anti-social, social media obsessive culture. It looks at what one might do, if something stopped being on the screen of our computer and into our real life view. Would be help or just watch it happen and play out?
I really enjoyed reading this book as it played in my head as if I was watching a movie on my TV screen. The narrative is entertaining and thought provoking.
A must read for the Fall season.

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This book started very slow for me, but i held on because I loved one of her past books. The suspense wasn't terrific until closer to the end. Parts of this book were very predictable to me, but I did not see the end coming.

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If you are looking for a quick (I easily read it in a day) psychological thriller read with a twisting plot then this is certainly worth a try. Obsession and the ever facile world of social media are explored to a chilling degree as we follow the journey that Camilla Brown must take both emotionally and physically as she tries to come to terms with both the present and the past.

The story is told via a first person narration by Camilla who we learn sits isolated in her home after a car accident in which her husband was killed and she became horribly disfigured. Now she lives her life through social media and is particularly fixated on the seemingly perfect life of an old school friend, Valerie Hutchens. She becomes obsessed with all of Valerie’s posts and films which show Valarie leading the perfect existence. However when Valerie's communications stop after a man is seen looking through her hotel window in her latest post Camilla takes it upon herself to find out what has happened and come to Valerie's rescue.

This was a suspenseful read and had quite a few chilling moments. The ending certainly had a lot of twists which perhaps stretched the credibility factor just a little. Overall though this was a fair enough thriller and certainly had this reader engaged throughout.

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Aside from the absolutely ridiculous ending, the entire novel reads like a five year old Stephen King. A heroine you want to smash in the face for being so u likable and a plot that leaves you wondering how this book ever made it into print. A disaster if a story.

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After reading the summary it sounded like a good mystery/thriller but wow was this not good at all. There were only a couple reviews to look through before starting so I din't know what to expect. This had the potential to be a good book but just fell way short. It felt like a debut novel that just scratched the service and I was waiting for something to happen but it was dull and didn't expand on anything. Half way through the book I guess correctly how the book would end minus a couple things.
I would describe this book as a young women overcoming her scars both physically and emotionally while also obsessing over a self absorbed social media star she went to high school with.

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This was a quick read about the social media dopamine addiction crisis (Happiness as defined by the number of 'LIKE's per post). Camilla is stalking Valerie. Valerie is being stalked by Camilla's dead husband's doppelganger. Camilla wants to save Valerie. Valerie wants to be a social media star. What is real, what is not? Dream sequences, flashbacks, plot twists, and angsty monologues abound. Due to the style of narration, I had a difficult time feeling any empathy for Camilla. Written in first person deep-POV, the tone felt manipulative rather than evocative. Although, it wasn't my preferred type of story, this book would definitely be a hit in the YA or New Adult genre.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and Carissa Ann Lynch for an ARC of 'Like, Follow, Kill' in exchange for an honest and voluntary review.

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Like, Follow, Kill is a interesting read that had me gripped from the start! I always think thrillers are grittier when you’ve got a flawed character to follow (pun intended?!), I really enjoyed Camilla and how her brain worked throughout the story.
The suspense builds quickly and I read this in one sitting as I had to know what happened! Always a good sign with a thriller!
Unfortunately the ending felt rushed and left too many plot holes for my likening.

A respectable 3 out of 5.

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Like, Follow, Kill by Carissa Ann Lynch lured me in immediately and did not disappoint. This is a fast-paced read that I devoured in a single sitting. I simply could not put it down. Full of twists and turns, this one delivers in spades.

Camilla Brown has lost her husband in a car accident that has also left her badly disfigured. Holed up in her apartment, and withdrawn from the outside world, Camilla fills her days by following the online presence of an old school friend. When she witnesses something alarming in a video post, Camilla is quick to do all she can to ensure her friend's wellbeing. I will say no more, only that this novel is aptly titled, and will have you reading into the night.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Harper Impulse and Killer Reads, and One More Chapter for this ARC.

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I practically read this book in one sitting and mainly because I just couldn’t put it down, I needed to know just what the hell was real and what wasn’t but mainly I needed to know how it was all going to end as my goodness it was such a weird and twisted story !!
It’s the kind of book that creeps into your head and just won’t let go and very hard to describe and don’t you just love that kind of read. So as I read the last few pages I had a big satisfied smile on my face as yep this was a real good read with a real shock of an ending.
My thanks to NetGalley, Harper Impulse and Killer Reads for giving me the chance to read the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

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Social media is the one place that Camilla Brown make contact with the outside world. The accident that killed her husband has left the widow badly scarred, so she hides herself away with her virtual friends. She’s particularly interested in following her old school buddy, Valerie, the woman who seems to have it all, a woman Camilla loves to hate. But when she sees a picture of a man looking through the window in one of Valerie’s posts, she is stopped in her tracks. After Valerie disappears, will Camilla launch an investigation to find the woman who seems to have everything Camilla lost?

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The two things that annoy me most in books are dumb reasons for not calling the cops, and non-sensical plot twists trying to "out-thrill" the last one. Like, Follow, Kill checks both of these off.

Despite some flaws, the book was acceptable until the last 15% where you discover what really happened to Valerie, and then the author takes us on a plot-twist rollercoaster where things are just getting thrown at you. There's some disconnect with the main part of the book and the ending— instead of letting the book come to its natural conclusion, I feel like multiple, forced plot-twists were added just to shock readers and get that "I couldn't guess what happened next!" reaction. Of course you couldn't guess what happens next— the ending goes against everything we thought we knew about Camilla, and it'd make very little sense in the real-world even with more sinister people.

The writing wasn't for me— not bad by any means, just not my cup of tea— primarily because of all the dreams and flashbacks. I do understand how this was vital in order to show Camilla's mental state, so I'm not docking any points there. It was very readable, and I finished it within a few hours last night.

If you like super twisty novels, this one might be for you! Please don't let my review dissuade you— if you like the synopsis, give it a try. It seems like type of novel other readers will rave over, so I'm expecting to see plenty of good reviews come in.

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I’m glad this book was fairly short since it had me hooked and reading it in one , late night, sitting.
Very different and full of twists I didn’t guess the ending or the twists and turns on the way. The main character, Camilla, injured in a car crash of her own making, sets off to help an old school acquaintance. Is she too late ? Has Valerie been kidnapped by a stalker ? Read it and find out !

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