Unfortunately this book was not for me, it was a bit slower than I would like and it just didn't hold my attention. I am sure other people will love it!

Unfortunately this book just wasn’t for me. The writing was good, and I can see why other people will like this book, but it just wasn’t for me.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book. Unfortunately it’s not the book for me. DNF @ 15%.

3.75/5 stars

This book follows the story of a well-known defense attorney as he meets his friends again after 18 years. They will be spending the weekend together in the camp that have been a part of their summer for 3 years back when they were in High School. But then the fun reunion became disturbing as Neil, the protagonist, starts seeing a hallucination.

The plot is engaging, it would leave you wondering if what's happening is indeed a hallucination, a haunting or a prank. The story was so simple, and I know that this plot has been played out in different genre, but I still like the author's take on this issue. I could feel the emotions that the main character is experiencing. I really feel sorry for the Neil because I found myself in his shoes. It leaves me wondering what I would feel if I was trapped in his situation and it's not everyday that I read a book and unconsciously imagined myself in the position of the character. However, the story is quite predictable. You could tell which is really which is which.

Diving in the book, I only expected it to be a psychological mystery thriller but I did not expect it to deal with a heavy topic. This book talks about suicide although it focused on another aspect of it. The biggest question is "will the bully be responsible for the death of the person that they bullied when they committed suicide?". I feel like this is a very heavy topic and one that leaves me thinking about it up until now. This book makes me realized things and I wish those who bullied others would one day wonder how their actions affected others.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5

Reading Follow You Down by Michael Bradley was quite the experience and even though it fell a bit short for me, I don't regret reading it.

Neil Brewster is one of the most pompous and aggravating characters I have read in a long time, and I'm glad that his viewpoint gets broken up with a woman named Sammy who was decidedly the complete opposite of him. I feel like the synopsis of this book is a bit misleading, Follow You Down is about all the horrible things Neil and his friends did to another counselor at the camp they worked at when they were in high school. That is interspersed with his present and when he meets up with those friends for a reunion at the camp that has since then closed down. There is some mystery, but I think this is mostly meant to be a thriller.

The pacing of Follow You Down felt very fast, and due to pretty simplistic writing (which I like) I was able to speed through it. It also flowed extremely well which is something I quite enjoyed. I didn't find myself getting attached to any of the characters, but I was definitely disgusted by Neil and what he did to that poor kid at camp. Definitely don't read this book if you are looking for likable characters, but rather characters you love to hate.

Song/s the book brought to mind: Trampoline by SHAED

Final Thought: I'm also not completely sure how I felt about the ending of Follow You Down, but for some it will probably feel satisfying. There were also a couple of surprises that I wasn't expecting, but that was a good thing! I think this is one of those books you have to read to find out for yourself, but I am definitely more than willing to read another book by this author!

Thank you to the publisher for my advanced review copy via NetGalley. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

I don't always mind when I can figure out the ending of a thriller; they can still be enjoyable. But this book wasn't enjoyable at all. I'm a fan of fast-paced narration and when it comes to thrillers, the pace must be fast or it becomes too difficult for me to be excited about anything that the story has to offer. However, this one was quite slow and definitely pushed me away frequently. The main character was a bully when he was young and I always find limelight on a bully to be a grave mistake because it's tricky to actually showcase the change in a character and make them good enough to care about despite their pathetic actions all those years ago. But I disliked the MC for almost everything he did. Frustration due to the slow pacing and annoyance at the main character eventually led me to utter disappointment.

I enjoy reading books that keep me guessing, and this book definitely did that. I was not sure what would happen and at times it was all a bit unbelievable but not so unbelievable that I gave up reading it. A very easy read. Neil is a lawyer climbing the ladder, who as a boy was a bit of a jerk. And as an adult, this will come back to haunt him. A friend from his past invites him back to the summer camp he worked as a counselor and made life miserable for another counselor. Neil agrees to go, and this is a mistake that causes him to realise things about himself and his friends that he had managed to bury away. This book has its likable and not so likable characters, plot twists throughout and overall an easy read.

I enjoyed this revenge drama / thriller.

A rich, arrogant New York defines lawyer is invited along to a reunion. It's only when he arrives at the cabin in the woods that strange things occur. The chapters switch between present day and the past, when he and his friends were counsellors at the summer camp where a tragedy occurred.

It's predictable at times, but, still an enjoyable, well put together read.

Thanks to NetGalley and AmberJack Publishing for the opportunity to preview this book in exchange for my honest review.

I really wasn't that into the plot / story. It was hard for me to keep reading.
Just wasnt for me.

The story was great in the beginning but as the story went on it was just too predictable. The plot was unique but needed more backstory

I enjoyed the writing in this story, but the predictableness of it left me feeling a little mediocre in the rating. I would look into other books by the author, this one just wasn't for me.

Neil Brewster is a successful defence attorney. He is also is also egotistical and self-centered with a harsh view of the homeless. Being engaged to a woman whose father can advance his career will give him everything he hasnt got.

Neil receives a reunion invitation from childhood mates to be held at a camping area full of memories from the past. A last minute decision to join them will be something he never forgets. The friends he never kept in touch with over the years, the girl who lost her virginity to him at 16 and the death attributed to his actions will all come back to seek punishment on him.

The start of this book reveals Neil as a clever person who enjoys being sadistically cruel and ends with him doubting his own mind and his soul on trial. He will be his own judge and jury with his heart the prosecutor and his mind the defendant.

The mysterious finale left me with a big question. Can people really change AND stay changed for the better?

Great mystery thriller, which had me, searching for clues to who was orchestrating events. My suspicions were only halfway to the answer. I loved how the author played with Neil’s head and mine!. Also I still cant make up my mind if Neil got what he deserved.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a digital copy of this book in return for an honest review.

DNF at 20%. The main character is a pig and pretty much every scene in the first fifth of the book details at least one woman’s body. Then the author wastes a whole page on what each character is wearing and what kind of beer is in their hands. And on top of that, the characters and plot are just flat. I’m not interested in reading chapter on chapter about a horrible man doing horrible things to people, with the goal being to maybe feel satisfaction about horrible things happening to him later on in the book? I’m assuming the rest of the book is going to be just as bad as what I’ve already read. Moving on.

Thank you to the publisher for a free digital galley of this book in exchange for an honest review. Sorry I didn’t like it.

Follow You Down is a book centered around bullying and revenge.
Neil is an attorney that seemingly has everything going form him, although he is unlikeable and an egomaniac. He is invited on a camping trip with former high school friends an learns that a student he bullied in the past has committed suicide. He is haunted by voices and guilt that make him feel like he is losing his grip on reality.
I disliked Neil from the start. The other characters were OK but not very memorable. It was pretty predictable and slow paced for my liking. Although not a "bad" read by any means, it's a book that will not stay with me as a great one.
Thank you to Michael Bradley, Amberjack Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC of this book.

The author creates a main character who, although hugely successful in his professional life, is a very self-centred person you find yourself willingly disliking. This dislike for Neil intensifies as you learn about the intense emotional pain he has caused through his past actions and you're quite relieved to learn there are those who want their revenge upon him.. However, at first, the form of revenge being wreaked upon him seems almost childlike and somehow I just couldn't accept certain elements such as the voices. But later explanations provide clarity, revealing just how deep-seated the desire for revenge is, and this becomes quite gripping reading.

I found the whole storyline to be rather ridiculous. Alternating chapters of five bullies bullying someone at a summer camp followed by a chapter of four of the bullies bullying the one other bully as adults. And then that storyline just repeats one alternating chapter after another. Throw in a flat ending and that is the book.

Rating: 2.0/5.0

Sometimes predictable stories are good too for a reason or another. Unfortunately, Follow You Down was not just predictable only but also very boring. This was supposed to be a thriller but it is a very slow one. Very very slow. So slow that you might lose interest fast.

The protagonist of the story Neil Brewster has been a bully all his life. He finally is taught a lesson when his friends invite him to a camping reunion during the weekend after 18 years.
The characters are very forgettable. The main character is irritating. The writing is nothing special, just OK.

I have chosen to read this book when it was available on NetGalley and this is my honest unbiased review.

Written 4/18/18

I am giving this book three stars. I'm honestly torn on this one -- the writing was superb, but the author did a REALLY good job of making Neil extremely unlikeable. The other characters were fine (and, quite honestly, they are the only reason I even finished this book); well written and easy to distinguish (I have that thing where minor characters blend together if not written well). Sammy's motivation was great, but unfortunately I did see that twist coming. The ending was nice, all things considered, but I kind of feel like I was watching a play being read on a podcast - you know SOMETHING BIG is happening, but you have no idea what it is because you can't see any of the action. At the last second Mr. Bradley tied the blindfold on us and only told us what happened instead of letting us see for ourselves. All in all a great effort, if not one I enjoyed quite the way he wanted me to.

Thanks to Michael Bradley and NetGalley for giving me a copy to review

I know a lot of people give different grades to this novel, but anyway I will be very honest with the reviews I've made this. There are many bad things raised in this story such as torture, sexual harassment, suicide, death, killing and all the other bad things. In fact, I also stopped reading this story, but I feel tempted by Michael Bradley's narrative. The story is like giving flashes, keys and then startled at the end. That's why I believe if there are many readers who try to find the end. But believe me, you will not end up reading the last page.
So what's wrong with Neil Brewster? The lawyer is successful and has a beautiful fiancee. He is famous for his exaggerated attitude in court. Neil Brewster's character as a bully has been owned since he was little, and he is not as successful as he is now. He is imprisoned by mistakes, cruel acts on his friends and He is not an open person. Torture and bullying on his little friends are not uncommon. Now he must be compelled to see the story. He does not have many friends and does not have confidence in himself. And the reunion with his friends has become a new thing and will open a long story for Neil. Then did Neil feel that what happened now was the result of past sin. He always looks down on others and feels most righteous and valuable.
Does Neil have to confess his bad deeds and gain sympathy? I can’t answer it because it is very interesting. I tried to find out since the first chapter and it was really an intrigue. I was impressed with how this storyline was made by Michael Bradley. But some of the less interesting things of this story are too predictable. I feel a bit disappointed because I feel fewer challenges. The key answers are at the beginning of the story so that in the next chapter I feel finding the answers already stored in my heart. But I think it does not matter with the background of this story.
Although this is mystery & thrillers story, I will share the message for you. Not everyone is pure, not everyone is clean but we also do not deserve to behave like Neil. Sometimes we have mistakes in the past, but it's better to admit it than to be late! So back to the storyline. In fact, this novel is very entertaining and not too difficult to understand. Some surprises remain in this novel, and there are some that are hard to guess. I highly recommend this novel and it is worth reading.

The Bottom Line:

Follow You Down makes for a mediocre read, with just enough (highly predictable but entertaining enough) thrills to keep you turning the pages while unfortunately not making a mark of any sort.

My review:

Thanks to NetGalley and Amberjack Publishing for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

There are quite a few reviews for Michael Bradley's Follow You Down that greatly contradict each other. Some people absolutely hate Neil Brewster and are glad to see the horrifying things that happen to him. Others feel bad for what he goes through.

To be honest, though, the book (to me) didn't seem compelling enough to actually warrant any kind of strong feeling. Yes, you do feel a slight twang of sadness for the victim of Neil's bullying and a bit of dislike towards Neil. But those feelings don't really run very deep. The emotion you feel throughout is more along the lines of, "Okay, this is a bad, mean dude who's facing a few bad things." And that's it. It's more just acceptance of these linear events, than an inclination to feel strongly about them or the characters they involve.

And that's the way the entire book goes.

One positive thing about the book is that it is written quite well. The narrative is good, flow is good, and quality of writing is really good. There are also some scenes that are actually thrilling enough to send a chill up your spine.

But these positives aren't completely flawless. While the writing was great for the most part, the dialog was poor altogether too often. It seems too scripted, breaking the flow that the rest of the book has the potential to create. As for the thrilling scenes, yes they are good, but they are also too predictable.

The story itself is nothing unique. Maybe the basic concept isn't the most common. But the way it unfolds is too done and done. I wouldn't say the end was surprising or unpredictable. I mean if you've read enough thrillers, you would have seen that end coming a mile away. Plus, there is a point in the book where a very random, sudden shift occurs. I think it is meant to be a 'you-didn't-see-that-coming-kind-of-shock'. But it's just abrupt and confusing, and (when you do wrap your head around it after a few sentences) highly predictable.

All in all, Follow You Down is a book that was just okay. It isn't something I'd actively pick up or recommend. It's just one of those books that, had it not been written, wouldn't have really affected anyone too much. It doesn't really make you associate with any of the characters and you tend to just not care. I'd recommend passing up this book for any other thriller. I won't really bother reading anything else from Michael Bradley unless it came very highly rated/recommended.