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Follow Me Back

(Follow Me Back #1)

A.V. Geiger (Goodreads Author)

3.83 · Rating details · 5,496 ratings · 1,280 reviews

Tessa Hart’s world feels very small. Confined to her bedroom with agoraphobia, her one escape is the online fandom for pop sensation Eric Thorn. When he tweets to his fans, it’s like his speaking directly to her…

Eric Thorn is frightened by his obsessive fans. They take their devotion way too far. It doesn’t help that his PR team keeps posting to encourage their fantasies.

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Jul 11, 2017 Deanna rated it really liked it

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When I requested this novel, I had no idea it was the first book in a series. So when I finished the book......at first I was REALLY mad. THAT ending! Then I realized it said book #1 after the title (I have no idea how I missed that). So after seeing that there is another book coming, I was feeling a whole lot better. Wow! I just wasn't expecting it to end the way it did.

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Feb 18, 2017 Aneta Bak rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc, netgalley

All Eric wants to do is release some stress and backlash on some of his fans. What he doesn't expect is a lonely fan named Tessa to understand the struggle he’s going through. The last thing Eric wanted to do was fall in love with her.
Tessa’s only way of coping with her agoraphobia (fear of leaving her room) is by listening to her favourite artist, Eric Thorn. When talking to people in real life becomes too difficult, Tessa turns to social media where she can be completely anonymous and express All Eric wants to do is release some stress and backlash on some of his fans. What he doesn't expect is a lonely fan named Tessa to understand the struggle he’s going through. The last thing Eric wanted to do was fall in love with her.
Tessa’s only way of coping with her agoraphobia (fear of leaving her room) is by listening to her favourite artist, Eric Thorn. When talking to people in real life becomes too difficult, Tessa turns to social media where she can be completely anonymous and express her love for the artist, what she doesn't expect is to befriend the one person who harasses her online.

This story is absolutely adorable. I haven't read a book that was remotely similar to this one. I just thought the idea behind the story, the characters and the uniqueness was all just so well thought out and it blended together into such a beautiful story. I seriously loved this book so much, it is definitely going on my favourites shelf.

Tessa was such a relatable character. She was so kind, and intelligent. I definitely loved reading from her point of view. Initially I thought that her part of the story will be boring due to her agoraphobia, but the author did an amazing job with keeping her story interesting, even though she spent most of the book in her room. What was most important to me, was getting to know the reason why she developed her fear in the first place, and when you do find out why (unfortunately thats near the end of the book), you can totally understand why she developed the fear, and if I was in her place I probably would have done something similar (maybe not that intense, but similar).

I also loved reading in Eric’s point of view. You really do get to see the other side to being a celebrity, the ugly and fearful side that no one really thinks about. The side to Eric that you see off stage is completely different than what you see on camera. He’s not outgoing, he doesn't enjoy being half naked and acting like a player, its not who he really is, but unfortunately he has to do what his publicist says. The part of the story when he finally stars opening up to Tessa really had me rooting for the couple. It was really sweet, and it made me see Eric as such a genuine character.

My absolute favourite thing about this story was the plot twists. I assumed this was going to be the cliche type of story, how most contemporaries are, but the author did such an amazing job eliminating cliches and making the story so interesting I could not put it down. After getting about 40% into the story, I just had to finish the book in one sitting. It was that good!

I will warn you, the ending had me dying. You get this super cute ending, where everything works out perfectly (just the type of ending you thought was going to happen), then BAM! You read the last (very short) chapter and the whole story just gets flipped. Honestly a part of me wishes I didn't read this book so early, because now I’m dying to read the next book. I seriously need it, like right now.

I cannot wait to continue this series, I will highly recommend this book to all YA fans. Even if you’re not a huge fan of contemporary, like I am, still give this one a try, I’m sure you will love it.

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Feb 20, 2017 Laura rated it it was ok

Shelves: read-in-2017, contemporary, crime-mystery-thriller, young-adult

I picked up Follow Me Back on a whim, not sure what to expect. A story where an agoraphobic fangirl has no clue the troll she started talking to on twitter is actually the object of her obsession. I always tend to enjoy books told through different formats (police transcripts, DMs, and tweets) as it speeds the plot along. So why not?

The book starts intriguingly with a police interview transcript, so we know eventually something sinister happens. We just don't know what. The story is told from t I picked up Follow Me Back on a whim, not sure what to expect. A story where an agoraphobic fangirl has no clue the troll she started talking to on twitter is actually the object of her obsession. I always tend to enjoy books told through different formats (police transcripts, DMs, and tweets) as it speeds the plot along. So why not?

The book starts intriguingly with a police interview transcript, so we know eventually something sinister happens. We just don't know what. The story is told from the alternating perspectives of both Tessa and Eric. Tessa is an agoraphobic teenager after having gone through a traumatic event. Eric is a pop star a la Justin Bieber. He is so famous but has no control of his own career or body or really anything for that matter. He feels trapped. What doesn't help matters is the recent murder of a fellow pop star by a crazed fan. He lives in fear of his own fans, but has to hide it. Management pressures him to tweet, which he fears only feeds the crazies.

Tessa all of a sudden ends up with a viral post about her favorite pop star Eric Thorn. Her followers skyrocket. Eric is annoyed by all means. And his team? They want him to encourage it! Go on a follow spree and definitely give that Tessa girl a follow. Well, it's time for Eric to take matters into his own hands and discourage this nonsense... Time to create a second fake twitter and troll his own fans.

Now if things had continued to go that way..dark, sinister, super messed up..this would have been a much more entertaining novel. Instead, it ventures down the romance territory and honestly, it gets pretty annoying. I didn't go into this with romance remotely in mind. Now romance shows up under the genre list, so don't make the same mistake as me! The writing feels a bit on the fan-fiction side. I see now that this was originally a watt-pad story. I will say that the twist at the end was definitely interesting, but also feels 100% out of nowhere. I'm not sure if I'll pick up the sequel or not. ...more

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Jan 13, 2017 Madi ~☆TheBookNerdDiaries☆~ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-owned, netgalley-arc-s

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOLY. FREAKIN'. CRAP. I. CANNOT. EVEN. WHAT. WAS. THAT. ENDING. EVEN. I. JUST. CANNOT. EVEN. THIS BOOK WAS SO FREAKIN' GOOD AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

OKay... I have calmed myself down a little... jUST KIDDING THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING.

Okay, seriously. I'm calm now.

I first saw this one on NetGalley and was drawn to it because of the cover. And then I read the blurb. If you've been following my reviews for a while, you probably know that I love books with romance ...more

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Apr 30, 2017 Sarah Elizabeth rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley-edelweiss, read-2017, romance, r2r-read, contemporary, young-adult, mystery

(I received an advance copy of this book for free. Thanks to SOURCEBOOKS Fire and NetGalley.)

“Eric Thorn (@EricThorn) followed you”

This was a YA contemporary romance story about a girl with agoraphobia, and a pop star, who fell in love over twitter.

I felt really sorry for Tessa in this story, her agoraphobia seemed really bad, and it was totally ruining her life. I really liked Eric though, even if he was catfishing her.

The storyline in this was about Tessa being a fangirl for Eric T ...more

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May 19, 2017 Jasmine from How Useful It Is rated it it was amazing

Shelves: netgalley, thrillers, young-adult

About: Follow Me Back is a young adult mystery written by A.V. Geiger. It will be published on 6/6/17 by Sourcebooks Fire, imprint of Sourcebooks, 368 pages. The genres are young adult, contemporary, and mystery. This is the author’s debut novel.

My Experience: I started reading Follow Me Back on 5/17/17 and finished it on 5/19/17. This book is suspenseful! Normally a book with too long of a suspense will lose my interest, but this book has other things going on that kept me turning the pages. Th About: Follow Me Back is a young adult mystery written by A.V. Geiger. It will be published on 6/6/17 by Sourcebooks Fire, imprint of Sourcebooks, 368 pages. The genres are young adult, contemporary, and mystery. This is the author’s debut novel.

My Experience: I started reading Follow Me Back on 5/17/17 and finished it on 5/19/17. This book is suspenseful! Normally a book with too long of a suspense will lose my interest, but this book has other things going on that kept me turning the pages. The plot & characters are interesting to read. I haven’t read a book involving social media, music, and fangirling in awhile and this book offers a fresh and enjoyable read.

In this book, readers will follow Tessa Hart, an eighteen year old who stays all day and night in her room with the windows closed because she has severe anxiety called agoraphobia. This past summer, she attended a summer writing program in New Orleans but abruptly came back and couldn’t tell anyone what happened, even with her therapist Dr. Regan. Her only activity in her room is fangirling over Eric Thorne, a famous singer same age as her over Twitter. Her account @TessaHeartsEric has 30.1k follower is where she fangirl over the singer. Eric Thorne, on the other hand, is having issues of his own. He’s shaken up by the recent tragedy with another famous singer and an obsessed fangirl. He’s unhappy with where is career is going because the fans seems to love him with his shirt off instead. He feels suffocated by the fangirls. Eric couldn’t lash out at them with his twitter handle because it would ruin his career, so he created a fake account to vent. I love the ending. It sums up the two main character’s problem nicely.

This book starts out with investigation interviews, which reminds me of Illuminae. I enjoy reading how people met on Twitter and through this book, I finally know the meaning of DM! It’s interesting to follow Eric Thorne’s mind set about being a famous singer and how he deals with his fans. I like the concept of stalking, it’s uncomfortable to the extreme, yet, being a follower to a twitter, blogger, and instagramer is funnily enough that we are stalking someone’s interests for books. It’s also interesting to follow Tessa’s train of thoughts and learn how a fangirl truly is. I haven’t been a fan of anyone that obsessively yet. I really like Tessa in the end. She handles the situation really well. I recommend everyone to read this book if you are looking for an interesting mystery to read!

Pro: suspense, mystery, social media, fangirl, anxiety, page turner, fast paced, some humor, some romance

Con: none

I rate it 5 stars!

***Disclaimer: Many thanks to the author A.V. Geiger, publisher Sourcebooks, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review. Please assured that my opinions are honest.

xoxo,
Jasmine at www.howusefulitis.wordpress.com for a detailed review ...more

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Jan 12, 2017 Laurie Flynn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2017-debuts, ya-contemporary, ya-thriller

Wow! I just finished reading this last night, so my brain is still grappling with all the twists and turns and processing the events of this story. And when I say twists and turns, I really mean it. This one was jaw-droppingly twisty and continually surprising, two qualities I love and admire in a book.

One of my favorite things about FOLLOW ME BACK is A.V. Geiger's ability to create and sustain suspense and heighten the stakes in a complex, nuanced way. The story is told from two perspectives-- ...more

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Jan 06, 2021 Claude's Bookzone rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, mental-health, young-adult-book, catfishing, love-stalker, thriller

CW: (view spoiler)

Well that was a nice surprise!

This isn't a complex story but there is enough suspense and mystery to make it enjoyable for its target audience. The author did a good job of building a sense of underlying menace as the story progressed. I liked both the main characters and thought their voices were quite believable. I don't know if this is a good portrayal of agoraphobia but I think Eric's anxiety ...more

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Mar 22, 2020 ☠Kayla☠ rated it liked it

This book honestly was good considering I picked it up at my local Dollar Store for a dollar. But I must admit I'm very confused and a little lost by the ending. I'm sure after I sit on it for a while and think more about it I'll understand it more though. Over all I would say this book was good and it did keep me interested enough to keep going but I don't ever see me wanting to read it again. I was a good one time read. I will say though that it might be a good book to teach teens about intern ...more

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Jan 26, 2017 Kira's NetGalley Book Blog rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya, contemporary, romance, best-of-the-best

Why you should read it: HOLY CRAP! Such an awesome plot!

The ending?

Mind = Blown

I literally cannot right now. What a crazy twist!

OK OK. I wasn’t sure if I was going to enjoy this story toward the beginning because I kept wanting to know what happened to Tessa that made her agoraphobic but as the story progressed, it became less about Tessa’s problem and more about Eric “Taylor” and Tessa sharing their experiences and being able to understand the other person, offering a s ...more

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Apr 16, 2017 Milli (MiracleMilliReads) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-time-favorites, ya-books, mystery-reads

O-M-G

MIND = BLOOOOOWWWWWWWN

Usually, I write a little summary with my opinion, but for this one I can't. This has to be one of my new favorites and I can't lie, I was OVERLY SHOCKED by the ending. At the beginning of the story, I felt like it was boring and a bit recommend, but that ending? SUPER SURPRISE. I hope there is another book that explains the ending or the real truth repetitive those events. I behind this to EVERYONE and it is a big lesson to all the naive people who think meeting peopl ...more

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Jul 17, 2018 Alice (Married To Books) rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2018

T/W- Stalking, Anxiety, Taking Pills, Agoraphobia

Follow Me Back is a novel that was originally published onto Wattpad and read by millions of readers. I had this one on mt bookish radar for some time, so was really excited when I grabbed a free kindle copy to read. The main character Tessa has anxiety and agoraphobia and won't leave her house after a life-changing event from the previous year in New Orleans. The only form of comfort is listening to music by the singer Eric Thorn and running a T ...more

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Apr 03, 2017 Elle (ellexamines) rated it it was ok

Shelves: y-2017releases, x-arcs, z-2017reads, zzzzz-did-not-finish, 2-star, mystery-suspense

Follow Me Back was a bit of disappointment, sadly, even for a hokey suspense story.

In all honesty, the whole thing just reads like the bad kind of fanfiction. It's full of the worst amateurish writing mistake: the characters constantly telling us how they feel rather than us actually seeing it. While this is certainly an addictive book, I felt unengaged in the story due to mediocre writing. This might have been also been due to the overly fast POV changes. Whatever it was, I immediately realize ...more

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Jun 03, 2017 Inge rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, contemporary, mental-health

I'm sad that I can't give Follow You Back a higher score, because the story had all the ingredients for a great rating - epistolary parts, a main character with agoraphobia, and a sense of doom hanging over both protagonists. But there were several things that bothered me.

First of all, the way Tessa's agoraphobia was treated. I mean, I just felt sorry for her. Her boyfriend was a condescending jerk who didn't understand anything; her psychiatrist must have gotten her PhD for free with a jar of N ...more

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Mar 17, 2016 Anna Priemaza rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed

PREPARE FOR A ROLLER COASTER OF THIS:

AND THIS:

AND MORE THIS:

AND LOTS OF THIS:

AND, OH YEAH, MORE THIS:

PREPARE YOUR HEART! GOOD LUCK! ...more

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Aug 30, 2017 Laura Lovely rated it really liked it

SOMEONE HELP IM SO CONFUSED BY THAT LAST CHAPTER SOS LOL

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May 25, 2017 Menia rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, 2015-2017, ya

3,5 - I AM RATING THE WATTPAD VERSION
I trust the book version will be copy-edited ;)
read it on wattpad, nice story, but at times didn't seem quite plausible,
it was funny, had a romance, had suspense and a bit of mystery, no sex scenes.
the wattpad version took me 8hours to finish it
the book version says will have some new extra scenes and a second book following to end the story,
to be honest I think she should end the story in one book, anyway it's only a personal opinion so,
all in all, it is a ...more

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Jun 13, 2019 Elizabeth Sagan rated it really liked it

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Jan 11, 2017 Jordan Lynde rated it it was amazing

All I can say is.... *SCREAMS*

I received an ARC of this book and the day it arrived in the mail, I devoured it. Like from 9:15PM until 1:30AM devoured it. It's kind of like an episode of Catfish... but way better and with way more anticipation. But before I get too excited, let me point out a few details in case you are a reviewer who is unsure about reading this book.

1. READ IT.

At first glance it looks like a cute heart-warming story about an ordinary girl falling in love with a super star over ...more

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Oct 28, 2019 shopping for a moon rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary

THIS BOOK!!! I read most of it in one day, even though I had a full day of uni and now I‘m absolutely flabbergasted! I have to admit, it was extremely dramatic (some might even say it was too much), but I felt entertained the entire time. I can‘t talk about the ending tho, BECAUSE I CAN‘T HANDLE IT OKK!! Can‘t wait to hold book 2 in my hand!

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Jun 18, 2017 TL rated it really liked it

Recommended to TL by: Inge

There a few things that seemed over-the-top/weird and some things bothered me (Tessa's doctor for one, I wanted to smack and shake her a few times... it seemed she was written that way on purpose, or with not alot of research?... Some of Eric's attitude irritated me too) but all in all, I really enjoyed this.. it kept me interested the whole time and I was thinking about it when I was away from the book... I'd say that's a win :).

A certain someone was definitely not what I expected... let's just ...more

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Jul 15, 2017 Thyago | MrsMargotBlog rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: owned, 2017readings, romance, young-adult, ya, series, mystery, thriller

This book was a great surprise, I wasn't expecting to like it that much.
A very young-adult story, with modern and up-to-date contours and that left me completely hooked, when I started reading the book I had many difficulties in stopping, I wanted to know more and more, I picked up the book several times during the day.
I loved Tessa but even more Eric/Taylor, I think this story is very current, it talks about the world of fame, social networks, catfishing, stalking and anxiety.
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Mar 14, 2017 Olivia Wildenstein rated it it was amazing

Ok... so this was one of those totally addictive reads which I LOVED! But what happened at the very end? What the f@&$ happened??? Seriously, can someone tell me?

Full for review, follow this link: http://www.theyashelf.com/follow-me-b... ...more

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Apr 30, 2017 Danielle (The Blonde Likes Books) rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley-edelweiss-publisher, ya

Teen celebrity Eric Thorn is constantly on edge after another celebrity was murdered by a crazed fan. He's worried the same thing will happen to him, and he feels forced by his producers, manager, and record label into being a teen heartthrob who constantly takes his shirt off. All he wants is to live a normal life.

After a terrifying experience a few months earlier, Tessa Hart has developed severe agoraphobia and won't leave her house. She spends the majority of her time in her room, obsessing o Teen celebrity Eric Thorn is constantly on edge after another celebrity was murdered by a crazed fan. He's worried the same thing will happen to him, and he feels forced by his producers, manager, and record label into being a teen heartthrob who constantly takes his shirt off. All he wants is to live a normal life.

After a terrifying experience a few months earlier, Tessa Hart has developed severe agoraphobia and won't leave her house. She spends the majority of her time in her room, obsessing over Eric Thorn. After she writes a fan fiction story about Eric that goes viral, Tessa is now "internet famous" with Eric's fan base.

When Eric decides to create a fake twitter account under the name of Taylor to troll his fans in hopes that they'll realize he isn't that great and leave him alone, he ends up messaging Tessa and what starts as a harassing message to her ends in a friendship...until feelings start to develop. When Tessa and "Taylor" agree to finally meet, Eric can't wait to reveal to Tessa who he really is. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned, and what should have been an exciting meeting ends up being more dangerous than either of them could have predicted...

Told partly through a series of tweets and police interviews, Follow Me Back is a young adult thriller that will leave you questioning everything by the end.

I have to say, I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would when I first started reading it. In the first third or so of the book, I found Eric incredibly whiny and ungrateful, and it made the chapters in his point of view super hard to read. His thought process seemed to weird to me...creating a fake twitter profile to talk badly about himself? I can't imagine any celebrity doing that in real life, but who knows. While I understand he was concerned for his safety after what happened to a different celebrity, it seemed like he took his reactions to the extreme, and that made him unlikeable...at first.

After I got over the initial disbelief of the fake twitter account thing and kept reading, I grew to like Eric as his relationship with Tessa deepened and we got to see a better side of him. He was able to open up to Tessa in a way he doesn't open up to anyone else, and she brought out the best in him, so instead of constantly whining or complaining about his life, we found him smiling when talking to Tessa, and I liked that.

For the most part, I liked Tessa, but found some of her reactions a little extreme too. The entire time she was talking to "Taylor" she assumed she was talking to a girl, without ever asking or clarifying, and when she found out Taylor was actually a man, she freaked out because she felt misled. Nothing in their message exchanges made an effort to hide or trick her into thinking Taylor was a girl, so her reaction bothered me. Eventually she got over it, but I felt like that was an overreaction on her part.

The book really picked up at the end, and some of the pieces finally came together about what happened in Tessa's past, and the last page left me totally shocked. The book did leave off on a cliffhanger, and the sequel isn't slated to come out until sometime in 2018, and I can't wait! If the sequel had already been out, I would have started reading it immediately. I have so many unanswered questions, and I imagine they'll get answered in book two.

Overall, if you like YA and you like light thrillers, this may be a good choice for you. It's fast paced, and definitely reads like a YA book. This was a 4 star read for me. Thank you to Netgalley, A.V. Geiger, and Sourcebooks Fire for an advanced copy of the book. It was my pleasure to provide an honest review. Follow Me Back comes out June 6, 2017, so be sure to mark your calendars! ...more

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Oct 05, 2020 Kristy rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2020, sourcebooks, teens, from-pbs, mystery, read-what-you-own, thriller, a-real-book-wow, ya, swapped-back-on-pbs

This is the sixth book in my #atozchallenge! I'm challenging myself to read a book from my shelves that starts with each letter of the alphabet.

Tessa Hart spends most (okay all) of her days in her bedroom. After an incident that causes her intense anxiety and agoraphobia, her one outlet and escape is the online world of pop star Eric Thorn. She can lose herself in his music, as well as the digital chatter of Twitter. For Eric, though, online is a scary place, where he fears his fans' obsessive This is the sixth book in my #atozchallenge! I'm challenging myself to read a book from my shelves that starts with each letter of the alphabet.

Tessa Hart spends most (okay all) of her days in her bedroom. After an incident that causes her intense anxiety and agoraphobia, her one outlet and escape is the online world of pop star Eric Thorn. She can lose herself in his music, as well as the digital chatter of Twitter. For Eric, though, online is a scary place, where he fears his fans' obsessive behavior. He's even more scared in real life, especially after one of his fellow stars is murdered by a crazed fan. But online media is key to his success, according to his PR team. So Eric decides to ruin his image via a trolling Twitter account--of his own making. But his plan derails quickly and he finds himself involved in his deepest and most meaningful relationship to date, albeit a virtual one. But when he and his Twitter friend agree to meet, everything goes wrong.

This is one of those books that you know will probably be incredibly silly and cheesy, and it was definitely both of those things. But I still read it in one day, because, well, sometimes you just need silly and cheesy in your life. I was all for something related to Twitter that didn't involve politics and the world ending.

Honestly, Follow Me Back was quite addictive and easy-to-read, even if I wanted to shake Tessa and Eric sometimes for their bad decisions. Some early honesty would have avoided a lot of angst. It's told via the point-of-view of both characters, along with excerpts from police interrogations. Through the police pieces, we know something bad has happened--then we back up to the events that lead up to it. The book delves into the pressures of stardom, along with anxiety, assault, and mental illness. It's a little all over the place, at times--perhaps trying to throw us off course, but I appreciated that it did try to cover Tessa's issues respectfully. There's Eric and Tessa's relationship, as well as a bit of a mystery element.

Overall, this was just an escapist novel for me, and it did its job fairly well. My only problem was that it ended with a cliffhanger ending, so while I did move this book off my shelf, I am going to have to track down book #2 to see how it all ends. Darn it! Still, 3 stars for a fun and crazy ride.

You can read more about the #atozchallenge here.

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Mar 11, 2017 A.G. rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This book was so much fun!!! It was kind of ridiculous but in a good way. It worked. This is a rare author that actually understands fandom culture and the way kids today actually speak!

The plot twists will leave you shook. Stan twitter—particularly Bieber or One Direction stans—will definitely love this book and relate to the main character.

My only real problem with this book is that I didn't love the way it dealt with agoraphobia. It wasn't portrayed realistically, in my opinion. ...more

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Sep 26, 2020 San rated it really liked it

It was such a enjoyable read but the cliffhanger is killing me! I can't wait to read next book to find out what happened! ...more

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May 27, 2017 Mandy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: contemp, mysterious-mysteries, netgalley

In the words of Eric Thorn,
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa

Was I expecting to really enjoy this? No, not really, but this book made me sit down for a three to four straight hours and just read and read and read until I was done with it. And then I wanted to read some more. I’m not entirely sure what happened, but I’m going to try and talk about it in a somewhat articulate manner here.

First off, A. V. Geiger has a wonderful writing style. I liked how she included texts, DMs, and regular ole writing inside t In the words of Eric Thorn,
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa

Was I expecting to really enjoy this? No, not really, but this book made me sit down for a three to four straight hours and just read and read and read until I was done with it. And then I wanted to read some more. I’m not entirely sure what happened, but I’m going to try and talk about it in a somewhat articulate manner here.

First off, A. V. Geiger has a wonderful writing style. I liked how she included texts, DMs, and regular ole writing inside this novel. It made it so much cooler to see all the different things. Also, she has a very authentic voice. It felt like I knew these characters and were these characters. Truthfully, when I see the words Wattpad author, I get scared. I used to be on Wattpad and have read some of the books that do come from Wattpad authors, and I have not liked ¾ of them. However, I’m not surprised this book was a Wattpad sensation, because Geiger has a talent. I’ll definitely be picking up books again from her in the future.

Also, there was nothing dull about this book. I thought for sure at some point there would be a lull or I could find a good breaking point and be done with it for a minute, but there was never time to breathe properly. I had to find out what was going on; I had to know what was going to happen. The pacing was wonderfully done, and I COULDN’T STOP READING. This was the first book in a long time that made me go, screw the self-appointed time I was supposed to go to sleep; I NEED TO READ.

The characters were fantastic as well. I loved their characterization, and they felt supremely realistic to me. I can’t really comment on the authenticity of Tessa’s agoraphobia, but it felt really realistic to me. AND THE GUY DIDN’T SAVE THE DAY. As many of us know, in a lot of mental illness story, once the heroine meets the cute boy, her mental illness seems to disappear. That is not at all what happened with Tessa, and I thought that was so many A++++’s.

I also really connected and enjoyed Tessa. I understand her fangirlness, but I could see where Eric could hate it as well. You really don’t think about what it is like to be on the receiving end of it, and I loved how his own struggles were portrayed as well. I believe Geiger had to have done a lot of research, and her representations and characterization came off wonderfully done. I’m just so impressed.

The only small issue I had with this book came at the end. The ending was insanity – in a good way. Trust me, every single review will be going WHOA. But my issue came at about…maybe like 90%? Like after most of the action happened and there was this one part where I totally thought that the author was going with, could see the signs, but it never happened. It felt…it just felt off.
(FOR THOSE THAT HAVE READ IT, HERE IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT: DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS IN THE PARATHESES: So, what I’m talking about is the point where Tessa and Eric finally meet. Like, was it just me or did it seem like Eric’s personality shifted? Like, he began a bit stalkery, a bit obsessive? He seemed a bit abrasive, especially when Tessa was like, um, no, I don’t like this. I thought, OMG, this is the insane plot twist. But then they end up togetherish? I think this might be where the second book is going with it, and I really hope so because OMG, that would be amazing and perhaps explain about that crazy, crazy ending. But the ending really messed with my mind and I got a bit mad that it left this hole unresolved here and a bit rushed.)

END OF MY SPOILER THING.

Overall, this story was SUCH a delight. I totally didn’t expect that it was going to make me sit four three hours and devour it whole. I can’t wait for the second book, and I super can’t wait to see what Geiger has up next on her sleeve. She has a talent, and these characters and story were deliciously complex. Five crowns for sure, and a Tiana rating (sadly because of that ending)! ...more

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Aug 01, 2017 Chelsea rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2017, 3-stars

I uh.....I......I don't think I liked that ending. I'm honestly so confused, like is that really how it went?? What???? ...more

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Sep 21, 2017 Zenki the Pixie rated it really liked it

In the end, he wanted the same thing they all did. A like. A reply. Maybe a follow back. Some sign of acknowledgment from an account that probably couldn't hear him. Some tiny gesture that told him the words he craved: "I see you... I notice you... I know that you exist... I love you back... I love you too..." Anything to know that his message had been heard by its recipient and not shouted into an empty void.

The plot was very interesting. It's so wonderful how even the contemporary ...more

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A.V. Geiger writes contemporary young adult fiction. Her YA thrillers FOLLOW ME BACK and sequel TELL ME NO LIES are available now from Sourcebooks Fire. Her next book SCARED LITTLE RABBITS will release in December 2019. An epidemiologist by training, she has always enjoyed a professional life that combines both creativity and logic. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two kids.