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Oh my! A cryptic, fast thriller! I started and finished this book in the same day because I just had to know what was real and what was obsession. So fun!
Thank you to NetGalley, Carissa Ann Lynch and One More Chapter for the opportunity to read this before publication in exchange for an honest review.
From the prologue until the very last page, Carissa Ann Lynch kept me glued to the pages. Her writing style, imagery, and original flow of words was utterly captivating. The narrative is unique and full of that eerie, understated motive books of this genre need. Absolutely one of the top reads of 2019. 5 stars!!
Thank you to #NetGalley for this ARC of #LikeFollowKill, which was read and reviewed voluntarily. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
So the thing about this book is that as you get toward the end of it, you begin to feel like you have it all figured out. You kinda do, but then all of a sudden you are blindsided by some unexpected twists and then it happens again! This book was very enjoyable and lures you into a false sense that you have it all figured out... until you realize you don’t!
Extremely fast paced dark look at social media addiction and the consequences. Camilla was in a horrific car accident which left her disfigured and her husband dead. Not wanting to leave the house Camilla becomes obsessed with a young woman she knew in middle school who now has a large online presence. Willing to stop at nothing to help her online friend, whom she believes is in danger, Camilla begins an road trip that may have serious consequences. Crazy ending to a crazy book (in the best way possible) with an ending that left me floored. Fast paced, addictive thriller.
Sadly its a no from me. I don't mind unreliable narrators, or novels and stalkers, as long as they're well written and well structured. This, to me, wasn't. It was flat, and dull, and just really bizarre. Especially the ending - what a let down!
I personally wouldn't recommend it. There are far better thrillers out there - don't waste your time.
I did enjoy this book. The main character, Camilla, was in a car accident with her husband. He dies. She lives and has had 10 surgeries and still has scars - some facial, at that. Camilla had been drunk driving at the time and feels awful and raw about losing her husband. She has become a bit of a hermit - except for visits from her sister, Hannah, and doctor visits.
Camille is so lonely that she has become obsessed with a high school friend's (Valerie's) ongoing internet pics and stories. Actually, the two were never really close friends. I have the feeling that not only was Camille envious of Valerie - she wanted to BE Valerie.
Valerie goes missing and that is where the "fun" begins.
An interesting story about a lonely, scarred woman who had not felt able to go out much. Yet, she is plummeted into what could be a downward spiral...
Many thanks to Harper Impulse & Killer Reads and also NetGalley for a very good read!
2.5 stars
Thank you to #netgalley, #carissaannlynch for #likefollowkill
This book grabbed me right away- i love books with unreliable narrators. This reminded me of Woman in the window- a woman who struggles with addiction and trauma from an earlier accident, working to rebuild her life after her husband passed away in a car accident. A car accident that occurred when she was driving.
Camilla, the man character is trying to get her life together and deal with the trauma of losing her husband. His family hates her, her family only consists of a sister, and she is depressed and home bound. She keeps herself busy by following an old associate from high school's Instagram and lives vicariously through her posts.
Then, in the last post by Valerie, Camilla sees someone in the room behind Valerie's live video. She reached out to Valerie and Valerie sends her cryptic messages begging Camilla to help save her from a dangerous man. Camilla sets out on a road trip to save Valerie.
I read this in one day- it had me hooked early on. But the ending killed it for me. I thought it was well written and a fun read until the last 10 pages or so. Started out as a 4, ended at 2.5.
This wasn't my favourite book by Carissa but it is worth a read if you like a mystery book. The book unfortunately is a little disjointed in places and drags in others, there isn't really much of a plot and nothing makes much sense why the character does or doesn't do certain things but i suppose that is what keeps you reading, to try and work out what is going on and see if there is a reason behind everything. It was readable but didn't wow. 3.5 stars.
I must admit that when i first started reading this book, i had my doubts as to whether i was going to enjoy. Mainly because i don't normally like stories that are told in the first person. Turned out to be a very enjoyable read, with plenty of twists and turns. I hope to read more books by this author.
My thanks to Netgalley and the Publishers for my copy.
Truthfully, couldn't get into this book. I thought the premise was very modern-day and was really into this idea of a stalker. I felt like I was reading it just to review it at this point and not like I was reading it because I wanted to know what happened. I felt like this story could've been about the two girls and leave Chris out of it. I didn't feel connected to that story line nearly as much as I could've. A story more about becoming overly obsessed with checking's someones socials isn't unheard of yet we rarely see it written. Wish this could've been that book.
"Claustrophobic and riveting".
#LikeFollowKill by #CarissaAnnLynch is an amazing story about two girls. One is like celebrity while one is normal. One has everything while other has nothing to lose. One is obsessive about social media and the other is obsessive about her. You think you read this kind of story before, you will be wrong.
Camilla's and Valerie's characters are awesome.
Although at sometimes the pacing of the book is slow but it will keep you on the edge of your seats.
A good read for the fans of psychological thrillers.
This was a fun, crazy good thriller with an unexpected ending! Well worth the read! I look forward to more books by this author.
I have mixed feelings about this book.
I didn't really like any of the characters and the story was a bit weird.
On the other hand, I wanted to know what happened next. I wanted to know how the main character coped with leaving home. I wanted to know more.
On the other hand, I wasn't really engrossed and lost in the book. I kept getting distracted and tempted to skim.
On the other hand, I DIDN'T skim because I was afraid to miss anything.
Well, you get the idea. I do want to thank the publisher and net galley for an advance copy, which did not affect my review.
I thought this book was great. First time I read this author but it won't be the last.
Thank you Netgalley and publisher for allowing me to read this book.
Sorry but this just wasn't for me, couldn't get into the story line and didn't like the characters. I ended up doing a lot of skim reading just to get to the end.
Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Impulse Killer Reads for giving me the opportunity to read this book.
What in the whacked out, body odor having, internet stalking, Paducah visiting heck did I just read???
This book is nuts and I loved it.
This book was an absolute disaster. I have no idea how some of the books I have been reading lately even get published! The storyline and characters were so unlikeable and the story was as if a child wrote it. I skimmed the entire book!
I read this in a sitting, only breaking for lunch! Spine-tingling, edge-of-your-seat stuff. I couldn't stop reading until I found out what was happening!
I love Carissa Ann Lynch’s writing style. She pulls you in and you have to keep reading because she isn’t going to let you go until the story is complete.
This story is a great indication of why you should be extremely careful of what you post, who you follow, and who follows you on social media.
This day and age, we all want followers, want to follow our favorite people and have them interface with us as if they know us, making us think we know them. What happens when the person you’re following is actually someone you did know at one point?
Grab Like, Follow, Kill and be very weary of you trust from the beginning.
This book started very slow for me, but i held on because I loved one of her past books. The suspense wasn't terrific until closer to the end. Parts of this book were very predictable to me, but I did not see the end coming.