Follow Me Back by A.V. Geiger is a fast paced, twisty, thriller. Pop star, Eric Thorn, is unhappy in his record contract and afraid of the rabid obsession of his fans. Tessa Hart is one of Eric's biggest fans, using the fandom and the fanfiction she writes to cope with Agoraphobia and a traumatic past. When Eric tries to undermine his own public image, he finds himself relating to the one person he never expected.

This novel has a nice smattering of tweets, messages, and police transcripts scattered through the chapters. I would have even enjoyed more!

I enjoyed this novel. It was a quick, exciting read. I liked the themes of fame, trauma, fear, trust, and anonymity. Eric was the most fully fleshed out character, I wished Tessa had been. However, near the end he got kind of arrogant and frustrating. The side characters are pretty two dimensional, in that crime drama extra way. I will say, I thought I had the ending predicted pretty early on, I was wrong, and then I felt silly for not seeing the twist coming, but it was pretty good. I was furious at the ending. I mean...what!?

I found out that the author wrote this book on wattpad and it's still there. You can read it and about halfway through, at the point where this book ends, there is a warning that there will be a sequel coming out. The rough draft is there on Wattpad to read, but the author notes that plot changes were made to the upcoming print edition. I only read far enough to confirm a final prediction I had. I will most likely read the sequel when it comes out. I'm hoping for more epistolary content, a deeper connection with the character of Tessa, and some unexpected plot twists.

Note: As of 2017 I am no longer giving star rating to books. I think the review speaks for itself and it's an arbitrary metric.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for sending me this ebook ARC for honest review.

This one started out strong with an interesting concept, but I had difficulty connecting with both main characters.

Tessa is obsessed with Eric Thorn. Eric Thorn is obsessed with staying safe from his obsessive fan girls. So, what happens when he tries to attack one of them? Of course he finds out he likes her more than he thought he would! He even finds himself falling for her, as he learns more about what drove her into her sever agoraphobia. And she even helps him navigate his anxiety over ending up like another pop star, murdered at the hand of a crazy stalker-fan.

Told in varying POVs, the book gives you a chance to see things from Tess's perspective, Eric's perspective, and even through the police interviews that lead up to the thrilling end.

I wasn't as much of a fan of the back and forth on Twitter, or the police interviews. Not sure if it was the formatting on my Kindle, or what, but it was just a little hard for me to read. I much rather would have had the POVs on their own, even though it did randomly switch to the POV of one of the lesser characters somewhat randomly. That was weird, and interrupted the flow of the story.

Also, what the heck, with the ending?! I'm not sure exactly what happened, to be honest.

Welcome to the YA world of Twitter, fangirls, and celebrity crushes! Told through narratives, tweets, and police transcripts, we see Tessa navigate her agoraphobia as her obsession with rock star, Eric Thorn spirals out of control. I really had no idea where this was going and was surprised up until the very last page! Very readable and exciting, it's not only for YA audiences. I enjoyed it as a perfect thrill ride!