This book had potential to be a great thriller, however it did not live up to that acclaim. It had all the necessary landmarks but the author throws in to many cliches. I wish she could have given us more background on Max . It certainly was a cautionary tale on how our lives are on full display for anyone to stalk us on social media. If you loved the book You this is a pale comparison.

Definitely a page turner, and it kept me guessing! I liked the Washington D.C. setting and the entertainingly awful characters..

I loved the opening of Follow Me. "Everyone on the internet is a liar. Every last one of us. The difference is the magnitude of our lies." I knew I was in for an interesting read right then. Social media is everywhere. I know I enjoy seeing pictures and videos of my loved ones who are far away. But what happens if a creeper develops an unhealthy obsession with someone who overshares? We have no control over what they might think of or do with these photos. Kathleen Barber wrote an interesting introduction about what hackers can do with your computer without you even knowing.

The story is told from three viewpoints.. Audrey is the social butterfly. She pretty much lives for her followers. She has over a million. Cat was her college roommate. She is a lawyer with a good firm and socially awkward. The third person is HIM. We don't know who he is but there are plenty of suspects. I had no idea who he was and changed my mind several times about who it could be. The final reveal is good. You can look for this book late February 2020.

I received an Advanced Reader's Copy from Simon & Schuster through NetGalley. The opinions expressed are entirely my own.
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I liked but wasn’t tot sally crazy about this book. It kept me interested but could also be kind of predictable too. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy in exchange for review.

I would like to thank Gallery books for emailing me this arc and Netgalley for the opportunity to read for an honest review.

This was a fast paced story of a social media infkuencer, Audrey, who moves to Washington DC for a new job. She moves into a kind of creepy basement apartment and that’s when the trouble starts and she begins to feel like she’s being watched and stalked.

I was hoping for a quick read and this was a solid 3.5 for me. It doesn’t rate higher because it just wasn’t a super compelling story for me. It didn’t scare me or keep me turning the pages like crazy.

Another gripping thriller by Barber! The story moves very quickly, which was just what I was hoping for and I did not expect most of the twists and turns, eagerly reading until the end. Recommended!

Riveting story, wonderful writing, and great characters. If you enjoy mysteries with suspense on every page, you will love this one, I highly recommend it! I would like to thank Netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with an advance reader copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion of this book.

This book will have you thinking long and hard about how much of yourself you share on line. And if it doesn’t? Well, I warned you!💁🏻‍♀️

Audrey is a social influencer. With over a million followers on Instagram she posts anything and everything about her life on line. She’s literally made her life an open book, available for all her followers. And yes, for her Stalker!

A job opportunity of a lifetime takes her from her beloved New York City to Washington DC. But that’s OK! She considers it a small price to pay. After all, her former sorority sister from college lives there! Not to mention her college boyfriend that she still has unfinished business with.
The looming question is, will this move keep her safe and away from her stalker? Oh come on! Not a chance!

Wow! This book kept me pondering and pointing my judgmental, accusatory finger at who I thought surely was the stalker all the way up to the big reveal! Even with that...there were some extra juicy twists sprinkled in!

There were a few parts where my believability had me rolling my eyes! But overall a fabulous thriller that I think will be an explosive hit for 2020.

A fabulous thrilling buddy read with Susanne!

Thank you to Bianca Salvant at Gallery Pocket Books via Netgalley and Kathleen Barber for an ARC to read and review.

Do you ever wonder who is on the receiving end of your post? Ever consider if the person viewing your Instagram account is mentally stable? Or if your followers could use little tidbits from your posts to gain personal insight into your life? Probably not. It isn’t necessarily a thought that courses through many of our minds when uploading pictures, videos and comments. It seems innocent. But maybe we should be more aware. I bet Audrey wishes she had thought twice.

Follow Me has an enticing premise. We all know a girl like Aubrey, we may even follow one or two. But we never give much thought to their followers. Those who are lurking behind their screen into the details of your life which you have volunteered. Most lurkers seem innocent but a few of those trolls are down right sinister. Like damn that sounds fun as hell. But for me, it was average as hell.

First, I would like to compliment the author. One of my biggest complaints with thrillers, there are often not enough characters to keep the reader from having a good idea of who the culprit might be. I actually found myself going back and forth between a few suspects which I really enjoyed. While I had my suspicions, I couldn’t definitively say since there were a few shady characters. I actually really appreciated that.

I also thought there were a few problems. I found the story initially intriguing but by the end of the story, I felt as if not a lot had happened. Don’t get me wrong the end picked up, but I specifically wrote a note about having one hundred pages left and feeling as if not too much has happened. I can be a bit tough to please when it comes to events. But I really felt like small little things happened but not anything big or memorable until the end. I also had some sort of problem with the Cat – Emily situation. Unfortunately, I read this book a month ago and the details have vanished from my memory.

Overall, I think the premise is kick ass. It has great potential for many to be a fun and awesome read. But for me it really turned out to be an average read. Which might be more of, “It is me and not you thing”. But upon release we will see.

Thank you NetGalley and Gallery Books for a copy of this read.

Wow. Wow. Awesome book.

I'm super freaked out, so I'm going to shut off my computer now and hide it in a box in the closet under a blanket.

Great book.

Audrey Miller is an Instagram sensation. Every day her million followers click onto her feed to see her latest post.  But when she moves from New York  to Washington D.C. to take on her dream job at the Smithsonian, she suddenly and unknowingly falls right into the hands of someone very dangerous.  He has been tracking Audrey's every post since she first started out, and now he's no longer content to follow from a distance.  Audrey's growing sense of unease slowly morphs into fear as she realizes she's not just being paranoid- someone really is stalking her, watching her, making one move and then another. When will the next threat come?  What will he do next?  One thing is certain:  to make her his, he will follow her to the ends of this earth...and nothing is out of bounds.⁣
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Thank you Netgalley for this ARC!  As an Instagrammer myself, I read this book with a little trepidation (eek!) and a lot of wicked delight. Told in multiple perspectives, it often felt like a cat and mouse game, which worked splendidly with this storyline. I did feel it was a bit predictable and that the ending was a little too "Lifetime movie dramatic", but all in all this was a fun ⭐⭐⭐💫 read.  I look forward to reading more Kathleen Barber books in the future. 
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Deliciously terrifying! It was so fun to get a peek inside the glamorous world of instagram influencers (not to mention the art museum social media director). The twists were really well done. Loved it.

This book is perfect if you use social media a lot. I enjoyed the back and forth that went on with Audrey and her millions of admirers but something has to give. It was an enjoyable read and now I can understand how people get hooked to social media.

Two Friends who knew each other since college. One if overly trusting of the internet and is a well known social influenster, the other is not so trusting. Audrey finds out why its not always a good idea to share every detail of her life online as it tends to attract the wrong people.

In a day and age where social media is the It Thing, this story brings the dark side of social media to light. The side which no one wants to talk about and that is when your posts attract the wrong attention.

What I enjoyed about this book was that you also get the POV of the "stalker" and you get a look at how easy it actually is to find out information about someone simply based on social media. It's also not all together creepy through out the whole book, there's some entertainment thrown in as well. I enjoyed this book!

A creepy novel about two shallow, self-absorbed friends and the stalker who's obsessed with one and attacks the other. None of the characters provoked this reader's interest in empathy - in the vulnerable woman in distress genre, this is the kind of entertainment you can find on Lifetime TV.

Quick and easy fun read. As someone using more and more of social media it really made me think of what I’m getting into. This was my first book by this author, want to go back and read her first book now! Really enjoyed this one!

With this author it's probably pretty good. This one is. There are too many helpful reviews already so I'll just it there. Thriller fans will probably eat this one up.

I really appreciate the advanced review copy!!

3.5 stars

A guy becomes obsessed with a girl. He stalks her online and takes extraordinary measures and extra creepy steps to learn everything about her. He will do whatever it takes to insert himself in her life and make her his own. Sound familiar?

While Follow Me is quite similar to You, it is not a copy cat. There are enough differences that make it interesting to read.

Someone is stalking Audrey, a social media influencer who posts EVERY element of her life online. The reader doesn’t know who her creepy stalker is, turning this into a bit of a mystery. Is it her new handsy co-worker? Her crazy best-friend? Her ex-boyfriend? Her new boyfriend? The creepy guy who has gained access to her workplace? A random fan who follows her online? I wasn’t sure how things were going to play out, and boy do they take an interesting turn.

Follow Me is split between the POV’s of Audrey, “Him,” and Cat (Audrey’s best friend).

Audrey is maybe a slightly more likable version of Beck. She is self-involved and annoying, but there are moments when I felt bad for her. They didn’t last long, though.

“Him” ain’t no Joe. He lacks Joe’s charisma and sinister charm.

Cat is Audrey’s best friend. Cat, well, she changes everything! She has the most interesting voice of the three characters, IMHO.

Is Follow Me better than You? HELL NO! However, it’s a thoroughly entertaining and twisty read that kept me guessing. The ending is all kinds of crazy and over the top fun. Barber adds an interesting twist by playing off the vulnerability of those who feel the need to live their lives on Social Media.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

A wild ride from START to FINISH. This book read almost as a podcast would. The story is told from varying viewpoints - Audrey, who is an influencer; Cat, who is Audrey's friend; and Audrey's stalker/obsessor. The story is very well written in that you do not find out who the obsessor is until the very last moments and it is a good tale along the way as well. The character development and knowledge of how people's minds works is very good to help illustrate exactly what is going on in the story.
The story follows Audrey as she moves from NYC to DC for a job and reconnects with old friend Cat. She is an instagram influencer so it is a very timely story for this day and age and I think it really resonated with me as someone who pays attention to social media for various things - design information, fashion, makeup.
I found myself very drawn in and actually finished it in record time. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a creepy winter tale. Well done.

This ebook was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

3.75 Stars

Attention. Some people thrive on it and sometimes it might just get you into trouble.

Just ask Audrey Miller. She’s hooked on Instagram and has more than hundreds of thousands of followers.

Her Insta account is how she got a job at the Smithsonian as a Social Media manager. One of the problems with Audrey is that she loves her followers and of course, they love her. Some, in fact, are obsessed with her. Too bad Audrey doesn’t take it seriously. That however is a problem that will be remedied, quickly I might add.

Do you feel the need to look over your shoulder? Close down your social media accounts? Perhaps you should do both. Just a friendly warning from a concerned citizen.

“Follow Me” is a terrifying look at social media and how it can impact a young woman’s life in this day and age. While some parts of this novel were a bit far-fetched in my opinion, this was a compelling, intense read that both scared and entertained me.

Another buddy read with Kaceey!

Thank you to Bianca Salvant at Gallery Books, NetGalley and Kathleen Barber for the arc.

Published on Goodreads and Netgalley on 12.1.19.