Really interesting read. This book delves into the complex world of social media and how the perception of an online persona can actually be so far from the truth that it’s like what you see couldn’t be further from the truth in a world where every moment is documented and posted how real is someone’s obsession? It all comes to light when Violet disappears from social media. But her online life was not at all fitting to the reality of this woman looking to escape the scrutiny of her obsessive fan base. I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review. Very interesting plot and storyline.

Good writing, strong characters, funny, with a fast paced plot and a satisfying ending. Lots of plausible suspects in this mystery, and it kept me interested and reading quickly! That's all you can really ask for in this "domestic thriller" genre that has gotten a bit bogged down with shallow, predictable books (usually with the word "girl" in the title).

Initially when I first started this book I worried it was going to be a little cliche - just a little light thriller read, but I was very pleasantly surprised.

A dark, cautious commentary on the current influencer trend, this turned out to be a layered novel with lots of twists - that kept me guessing over and over.

The characters were deep and believable, the subject matter handled well and very topical - the #metoo movement highlighted, and the warnings of looking at the snapshots posted on social media as the true image of someone's life.

I would highly recommend and would read more by this author.

Thank you for the chance to read and review this ARC. I enjoyed the book and the suspense kept me going throughout but it ended so abruptly. I thought it was a rush to tie up all the loose ends and it left Lily's story unfinished. I would love to see a sequel.

Violet starts a YouTube channel in an effort to recover from post natal depression. As time goes on, she does recover, but her goals for the channel have shifted to include raking in the loot from sponsors and adoration from fans. Oh, yeah, there's also the vitriol from the haters. Through her followers, readers learn more about Violet's real life with her perfect husband. Compelling.

Thanks to #netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. This book follows a group of vlogger followers who become very concerned when their favourite vlogger disappears from all of her social medias. Rumours abound amongst them as they set about trying to uncover if she is still alive or if something is being covered up. During their investigations they discover that all is not real in the perfect mummy vlogger life she portrayed through her social medias. Her husband is also spotted acting suspiciously....has he had something to do with her disappearance?! A great suspenseful read #unfollowme #Charlotteduckworth #netgalley #tea_sipping_bookworm #goodreads #litsy #bookstagram #amazon#kindle #bookqueen

This was a good book, but it felt a bit dragged out in some parts. It was overall an enjoyable read. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy in exchange for review.

*thank you to Netgalley, Charlotte Duckworth and Crooked Lane Books for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*


2 stars.

This was just OK. Barley. I struggled to get through it because I was just bored and so not interested by the time I got to the half way mark. Based on the sypnosis, this sounded like I would absolutely LOVE it. It sounded like the perfect book for me but unfortunately it wasn't. I found it to be creepy and not in a good way. It just reminded me how much people do actually stalk other online and how so much of what use to be considered as our 'private lives' isn't as such any more. It makes me want to be even more of an introvert and to delete what little of me is on social media. Is book wasn't entertaining and I found it a bit too dull. Not much seemed to happen and I didn't feel a connection the characters. But, it wasn't a bad story. It wasn't awful. It just wasn't for me.

Unfollow Me was very interesting from
a social media perspective. I just wanted a bit more twists. Too predictable. Fun, entertaining quick read.

I really liked the plot for this book - it grabbed my attention right away by giving me questions I needed answers to. It also felt relevant to the online influencing culture that we are constantly surrounded by, and gave the reader a glimpse into what that choice and lifestyle is like.

The fact that it was narrated by multiple characters kept me wondering what their ties were throughout the book, and I liked that as well. I was a bit confused in the end about their connection and felt that one of the characters wasn’t really necessary.

There were good surprises, twists and turns but in the end it didn’t surprise me that much which is why I am giving this one a 4/5.

This book is certainly up to date with the times we currently live in, whilst social media definitely has its good points, it certainly also has some bad points. But then I guess that depends how much of yourself you put out there. Just writing a book review is something that wasn’t done as I grew up, not even sure how it would have been done then, I guess word of mouth. I only know of some of the Vlogs and “influencers” through my daughter, who whilst pregnant and after having her son, has followed other mums.

Violet Young is an “influencer” with a huge following on social media, her very popular mummy vlog, Violet is Blue, which she began to help other mums deal with, or even recognise postpartum depression, some women don’t always realise they have until months after having had a child. The problem with having a huge amount of followers, is that it can also come with a lot of haters, who make nasty comments, each and everyday, if you are struggling with any type of depression at the same time some of these comments can be hard to overlook.

It appears a follower knows more about Violet than she would like, her personal email address where she is being harassed more, the person states if Violet puts all the information out there, then she is asking for someone to follow the trail, and find her, seems whoever knows all about her.

People like 40 year old Yvonne who desperately wanted to have children with her younger husband Simon, but it’s not meant to be, as Simon is infertile, Yvonne turns to Violet is Blue as well as other websites and chat rooms.

Then Violets #1 fan is Lily a young widow, with a 3 year old son, since losing her husband she has struggled with depression, before losing her husband and having a child, Lily had friends, and hope, but now she has no one and nothing, so has turned to watching Violet to fill the void, she believes that Violet knows her, understands her and what she is going through. But does she really?

The story is told through three points of view, Lily, Yvonne and Henry, Violet’s shady husband. With alternating chapters from these characters, the story begins to unfold, with dark secrets, are these three connected? If so in what way?

Henry and Violet seem to have the perfect life to anyone looking in, Henry is successful, Violet is popular on her online sites, they have 3 children. But is everything that is shown online as good as it seems, after all people show what they want people to see, no one really knows what goes on offline or behind closed doors, only what you want them to know.

One day Violet is there, online, then she disappears, as does all her social media presence, everything is deleted. With no explanation, what has happened to Violet? This is the question fans discuss on forums, where things can be twisted, how fickle are fans, they go from liking someone until a little doubt turns them. Without knowing the truth.

This is a well written, clever twisty story, with some nice and not so nice characters, a great fast pace, the pages fly by as you get so engrossed in the story, this is the authors second book, I for one will be watching out for her next read.

I would like to thank #netgalley and #Crookedlanebooks for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest, fair and unbiased review.

A million subscribers tune in to watch the YouTube channel :

VIOLET IS BLUE

Violet, a Mummy influencer, with three children who has battled Post Partum depression and come out on the other side, now offers a daily glimpse into her life and words of encouragement to all of her fans...

Her followers count on seeing her every day.
But one day:

VIOLET IS GONE


Did the woman trolling her, finally force her to delete ALL of her accounts overnight? Or has something far more sinister happened to Violet?

Two of her most devoted followers, Lily and Yvonne are keen to find out, and the story mostly unfolds through their alternating perspectives.

This is an enjoyable, though not particularly dark tale of oversharing on social media, and I was drawn in as soon as I gazed at that FANTASTIC new cover, right till the last page when all was revealed.

I was a bit of an outlier when I read the author’s debut novel, The Rival” which was just an okay read for me, but found this book, her sophomore effort, to be quite a bit more entertaining!

If you enjoy the FUN thrillers, like I do, you can pick this one up in the US on March 10, 2020! Available now, abroad!

Thank You to Netgalley, Crooked Lane Books and Charlotte Duckworth for the digital ARC I received in exchange for a candid review!

A rollercoaster ride of a thriller. The complex storyline draws you in, the characters keep you guessing and so artfully set in todays world of social media. When have you shared TOO much of your life on social media?

Thank you to #netgalley and Quercus Books for an advanced copy of Unfollow Me.

Unfollow me is certainly a relevant thriller these days. It centers on the sudden disappearance of an "Influencer" - Violet Young, the Youtube sensation Mommy-blogger extraordinaire has gone radio silent! Her followers are growing concerned and start discussing what may have happened in some Mommy forums.

The book is told from 3 perspectives, Lilly - a single mom and intense, shall we say, Violet fan. Yvonne, who is trying to conceive and has a shared past with Violet. And finally Henry, Violet's husband.

I enjoyed this book. I felt bad for Lily, most of the time. I liked Yvonne, most of the time and Henry wasn't so bad afterall, or was he?

A great, quick easy read that I would definitely recommend to my friends.

Unfollow Me takes a deep dive into the troubling world of social media. In today's society, everyone puts everything on social media -- which can be especially problematic.

We meet Violet, a "mummy vlogger" who has amassed a large YouTube following based on her confession of suffering from postpartum depression. She turned to YouTube and now documents her entire life (and the lives of her children) through YouTube and her blog. But suddenly, Violet goes "off the grid." And all of the mothers religiously following her blog are concerned for her well-being. What happened to Violet?

Unfollow Me is primarily told through the point of view of two of Violet's loyal followers. With a fast-past, twisting plot, Charlotte Duckworth had me hooked up until the very last page. What a great read!

The book is written from the point of view of some “followers” of Violet. Very different from what I expected in advance. Many aspects are deliberately kept vague and during the story you find out who all the characters are and how their lives are connected. This was done in an interesting way, but unfortunately a lot of aspects were very predictable.

Unfortunately, this way of writing made the story feel a bit inconsistent for me. It was kind of all over the place and at times there were even some contradictions. Facts that were suddenly different and where very little effort was put into explaining why. It was just like that and the reader has to deal with it.

The book is certainly not bad. The writing style is very pleasant and the writer really knows how to tie the readers to the story. It soon feels like you know these people and you sympathize with them. Yet it was far from the great book I had hoped it would be.

To quickly read in between (it is not a very thick book) when you love thrillers and a nice mysterious aspect, this book is highly recommended. But don’t expect a high quality story.

A compelling story that uses multiple character perspectives to explore our relationship with social media and why we feel the need to follow people online, especially people we may not know personally. Duckworth managed to hook me in reading this book in one sitting with her unique plot and her ability to weave mystery with social commentary and biting humor. This was my first book by Duckworth but I’ve already ordered a copy of The Rival to read more from her.

Thanks to Netgalley and Crooked Lane Books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

When mommy blogger Violet’s YouTube channel and all of her other social media suddenly get deleted, avid followers Yvonne and Lily wonder what happened to her and start to investigate. The story is told from their perspectives as well as Violet’s husband, Henry.

When I started this one I really didn’t know where t would go, but I found it to be a pretty easy read that held my interest so I stuck with it. It had some good twists and turns that kept me guessing and I enjoyed it.

Excellent cautionary tale of over sharing online. Violet is a super successful vlogger with tons of followers. When one day Violets social media accounts disappear without a trace the rumors start flying. Has something bad happened to Violet or did she simply get tired of sharing all the details of her life online? Told from many points of view, including some of her faithful followers, how well can you really know someone you haven’t met and how safe is it to share so many details of your life with strangers. Well written, suspenseful, highly recommend.

Unfollow Me is a fantastic thriller that keeps you engrossed in the story. It is well written and has great characters.