I enjoyed reading "Follow Me" by Kathleen Barber. It was a pretty fast paced read. The character development was really well done. I feel like she wrote certain characters in certain ways to make you like them, only to have that ripped away from you as the book progressed. That being said, I found Audrey to be rather annoying for quite a bit of the book. Regardless, this was a fun read and I'm excited to see what Barber writes next.

Thanks to NetGalley, I read this ARC. The plot was fresh, centering on the recent phenomenon of social media “influencers” who post practically their entire lives online and are often given free products to post (push) on their feeds. This young woman, Audrey, moved from NYC to Washington DC to take a prestigious museum job and use her social media expertise to encourage attendance. Oddly, the exhibit she was “influencing” was a series of dioramas showing the true story of a woman who was stalked and killed. She only knew a couple of people and they became embroiled in a stalking case of her own. So many details seemed highly improbable to me. It was a good start, but I’d like to see this genre explored more intelligently.

I loved this one. So there, right off the bat you know this is going to be a gratuitously positive review. When we first meet Audrey, she’s just the perfect girl. Perfect in the way that she has some faults – like a slight snaggle tooth. But it seems like she has just the perfect amount of faults to make her even more relatable and adorable to her thousands of followers – and one totally psycho stalker.
She’s an influencer. And it’s isn’t even her job, although I’m sure she must do pretty well from it. But she is also a social media manager for the Smithsonian. So she spends every waking hour on social media, whether its for her career or for sport (or her ego!)
Audrey is one of those adorable people who you either completely love, or completely loathe. But lucky for her, most people love her. It’s just the people closest to her who may harbor those negative feelings. And as she has just moved to D.C., the town where her stalker lives, everyone is a suspect.
Barber does a great job creating characters who are all just a little bit sketchy so it’s really hard to figure out which of the people in her life is her stalker. But isn’t the reality – we’re all a little bit sketchy in our own ways. And Audrey is one of those people who is so adorably clueless, she doesn’t even see how vapid and surface her own life really is.
That last paragraph sounded a little negative though. And I’m not trying to be. This book was amazing. But just goes to show you don’t have to love a main character to love the book. Huge thank you to Netgalley and Gallery Pocket Books for an advanced e-galley in exchange for my honest review. My review will be publisher on my blog, Women in Trouble Book Blog on January 29, 2019.

What a rollercoaster ride! I could not put this book down from the beginning. This book is told from multiple perspectives and I found each perspective to be interesting which doesn't always happen when a book is told that way. This is the story of a young woman who shares her entire life on social media and ends up with a stalker. I found this book to be so creepy and I don't even share that much on social media! I did not see the ending coming at all. I am so glad I had the opportunity to read this book. I can't wait to read more from this author. This one is going on my top reads for the year list!
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. It was very different from most psychological thrillers you read today and also very relevant. It explores the life of an instagram influencer and how she gains a stalker from over sharing. It’s a great read for young adults who tend to overshare on social media, but also a good entertaining read for all. I do feel like some of the minor characters lacked development and I didn’t ever really see a purpose for some of them, but overall this was an excellent read!

Now that is some seriously twisted people! We have an obsessively oversharing person as the main character. And we all have friends and family that actually do overshare on social media. So Audrey is totally believable. She has a strange assortment of friends that make you question what a friend is for today's younger set. Audrey does seem to make the most out of her public adoration until she realizes she is not safe in her own home. Thus we start down the rabbit hole of does she have a stalker or is she just forgetful and paranoid?

The characters in the book pull you in and make you question your own online presence. It makes you pause and question if your friends are truly friends you can count on. When you go to work will you look at your co-workers with fresh eyes? The book is interesting, timely and terrifying. Could it happen to you?

It takes excellent writing skills to create this type of book. The ending twist was a surprise. The last few pages makes me wonder if more is to come.

Excellent cautionary tale of over sharing on the internet. Audrey is a smart, college educated, beautiful young woman who is also an Instagram influencer. What Audrey doesn’t know is that she has an internet stalker who has followed her every movement online for several years. When Audrey accepts her dream job in a new town, she has no idea that she is actually moving to the same town as the man who is stalking her. This book is super creepy as it tells the point of view of the stalker and Audrey, and it shows how close he is to her without her knowledge. Without knowing it Audrey makes finding and tracking her every move incredibly easy because of her chronic posting of all the details of her life online. Excellent psychological thriller that will make you never want to get online again. Highly recommend.

This topic was very timely as we had a similar situation at my library. Less than a week after finishing this novel, I became aware of events involving a coworker and a customer who was stalking her. He would wait in the parking lot just to greet her or would peer into where the service desk was located to see if she was working. He would look for her in the stacks. He was approached by administration after they because aware of his behaviors and he was totally shocked the employee was not totally into him, even though she had told him she was happily married and repeatedly requested all conversations be library related. She had to take out a restraining order when he showed up at her residence very unexpectedly. This novel helped me to somewhat understand what his mental state was and why he might act like Max. My PR department helped me understand what filters were and how this would be a money maker for Audrey.

I really loved this book! A stalker story told in multiple POVs with several great twists? Sign me up!

Having enjoyed "Are you Sleeping" I was eager to read Kathleen Barber's follow up novel "Follow Me". The suspenseful read follow Instagram-star Audrey as she relocates from New York to DC for her dream job at an art museum - as director of Social Media. Told in alternating voices of Audrey, her college friend Cat and "Him", Audrey's online stalker who steps up his game when she arrives in her city, the reader tries to discern who is Audrey's real threat. An interesting study of social media and modern 'fame', this novel is a true page turner.

This is actually some scary story about cyberstalking.

Told from three points of view, we meet Audrey a digital influencer who's up and coming and just moved to Washington where an old friend now lives. Her friend Cat, who's now a lawyer doing he best to become partners at her law firm. And the stalker, who falls in love with Audrey at first sight since she reminds him so much of another girl he once loved. And He could be anyone.

One of the great things about the book is obviously that we don't know who the stalker is, we just know he exists. He does confirm most of his deeds through his chapters, but I wish he wouldn't. How fun would it be not to know if it was really he who did this or that? Also, the thing about he could be anyone is too forced on us, Audrey and Cat suspects everyone, all the time. Of course a girl alone in some unknown city will be suspicious of stuff but I don't think it would have been to that point. I actually found it silly at times. And she was so alert but only found out who it was by accident, instead of while actively investigating—she tried this too with little success.

This is a scary topic per ser and in some parts the book gets it right. But in most of them it fell flat, simply because it was much telling. I know I'm repeating myself but this is a percent of how much the book did this—we didn't need to hear every single page that the character felt as if she were being followed. I'm not even getting to the point of how dumb she was because the gaslighting on Audrey was also there, and for that kudos to the writer for finding a way to make her not go to the authorities.

This book has its perks too, don't worry. The conclusion was mostly unexpected—although too lenient on the stalker, almost forgiving of his behavior—and actually made me think, so I can't say the book is all that forgettable. We had some other twists that I enjoyed; though nothing that big, it got me to keep turning pages. Moreover, it didn't feel like a telltale of how we should protect our privacy, despite being sold as such to make readers more scared (I know I was very freaked out by my webcam while reading).

I think that's a positive point not to blame the victim. This person since the first chapter had been stalking and abusing his victims, the internet only made it so he found someone farther from his social circle but it didn't make him do it.

The characters here aren't likable but it's part of the intention, make you doubt the main characters and everyone altogether. At the same time, they never bothered me beyond what the writer wanted me to feel for them.

This is an average thriller, that could have been more inspired, but you'll probably be second-guessing yourself even if you find out who the culprit is.

This could be THAT FB friend who posts everything, the one you think is crazy for sharing the details of her life. Barber brings this take to life as you sit on the edge of your seat.

This really reminded me of Caroline Knepnes' "You". Very compelling read...I mean stay up way too late on a work night kind of read. Book hangovers are real people! Loved and connected to the characters in a way I found surprising. The writing style really spoke to me. I was so absorbed that when I did close the book I would think about what the characters were doing like it was real. I loved getting so absorbed in a book. Cant rave about this one enough.

Social, Media. Social Influencer. These terms have become part of everyday vocabulary. However, this opens the door for not only more likes, comments and followers, but also for more stalkers. Follow Me by Kathleen Barber shows what can happen when you open your world to everyone else. There is intrigue, suspense and creepiness as we try to figure out who is stalking Audrey. The story is told from the view point of several different people, including the stalker. If you are looking for a book to hold your attention, creep you out and make you think twice about social media and your laptop, this is the book for you. Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the opportunity to review this ARC.

Excellent! This book was very quick st grabbing my attention and made sure it kept it throughout the entire book! Riveting, engrossing, shocking, and unputdownable! One of the top books I read this year, which is no easy accomplishment, because I read a ton of amazing books. This book really was well written and done in a way that had me needing more and more! Highly, highly recommend!!
Will make sure I buzz it up! Must preorder today!!

OBSESSED! Thank you so much for this ARC!

I seriously found myself reading this book every chance I got. This was a great suspense novel and really had me guessing up until the end. What a surprise ending! Really enjoyed reading from different points of view.

Definitely highly recommend this book to all the mystery lovers out there - especially those who are active IG users, really makes you think!

This book had me hanging on all the way until the very end!! I love the realistic aspect of the online presence and the cons of social media. The format of the chapters were perfect with how they flipped between the point of views of the different characters. I was dying to know who the obsessed fan was!!! Great story and extremely suspenseful. I really enjoyed it.

All in all, this one was a wild and crazy ride, although it began to drag quite a bit towards the end. Definitely kept you guessing about who “Him” was. I did enjoy the twist at the end and the way the author built up the suspense by drawing out the characters’ complete train of thought at certain points. Really put the reader in their minds.

WOW! What a wicked and fun ride Follow Me turned out to be! I loved all aspects of this story of Audrey, Cat, and Social Media. Audrey posts every event and even non-event of her life on the internet, and has an unbelievable number of followers. Who could be surprised when she has a mystery follower who has bad intent?

This story unfolds in a back and forth manner, which seems so popular now, between three main characters. It moves quickly, and I was compelled to finish the book in record time. The ending did not disappoint!

Highly recommend Follow Me to all mystery lovers, especially those of us who enjoy our Social Media!

It was hard not to consume this book in great big gulps. There were enough clues to keep you guessing at who was stalking Audrey. This is a cautionary tale about how public the internet is, something worth thinking about.