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Audrey posts her move from New York to DC on her social media account for her millions of followers to view, like, and comment on. After her move, she notices someone is commenting very specific things on her posts that only someone following her would know. She starts hearing things outside her apartment. Things escalate. Who is following her?
Wait, doesn’t she want followers…?

Chapters alternate between Audrey, Cat, and Him. Audrey has the most chapters in the novel, and was certainly a naive and self-centered main character. Her best friend, Cat, is an attorney in DC and is socially opposite of Audrey. “Him” is the stalker.

Suspense throughout the story involves “Him”. Trying to unearth the identity of the stalker “Him” is the guiding light behind the tension of the novel.

There is a good twist in the end, but the questions and purpose buried beneath the conclusion spotlighted the main objective. It’s in the conclusion that the true essence of the novel is encapsulated, which made me really like it. Measuring accountability regarding social media is a subject of speculation that drives the novel home.

Visit author Kathleen Barber’s website.

Read Publisher’s Weekly review for Follow Me.

Kathleen Barber’s novel, Truth Be Told (formerly titled Are You Sleeping), is an Apple TV crime drama starring starring Octavia Spencer, Lizzy Caplan and Aaron Paul.

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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of Follow Me. Opinions are my own.

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Molly first struggles to become an actress, but then battles more obstacles while navigating her life both outside of films and while on set. She adjusts and develops according to what is needed for her next career advancement, but is it what is best for her relationships and vitality? What will she do to achieve stardom on the big screen?

The novel is broken into three parts “Life”, “Death”, and “Afterlife” following Molly throughout these different stages in her career between the years 1993-2014. Narrated in third person, it is mostly told through the eyes of Molly but sometimes switches to other characters.

The story is disjointed and plot weak which made it was hard to finish. There is little character development and I was not satisfied with the ending. After finishing, I was left scratching my head as to why some chapters and characters were included. The only character I found interesting was Roger who is only detailed for about 22 pages of the entire book. Without Roger, this probably would have been one star. Overall, this was not an interesting nor a compelling book for me.

I received an advanced copy from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions are my own.

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