I loved this book and just ordered another by this author. A GREAT plot, which will keep you literally in the edge of your seat. Riveting story, wonderful writing, and great characters. If you enjoy mysteries with suspense on every page, you will LOVE this one, highly recommend!

Kathleen Barber’s new thriller Follow Me does a fabulous job of capturing the shallow self-absorption of the average “social media influencer.” Audrey cares only about her latest insta and her followers. Her new apartment is a mess – but in one corner is a perfectly staged table that looked amazing in a photo enhanced by one of Audrey’s special filters.

I was intrigued from page 1 – and I loved the use of the familiar magnifying glass “search” symbol luring me on from page to page. Follow Me is sharper than Barber’s first book – which I also enjoyed – and the title is a perfect fit.

Not since Gone Girl have I so disliked every single major character in a book. For this reason I did not find Follow Me “unputdownable.” I just could not stand to spend that much time with those people. But the narrative is well written - it flows smoothly from section to section. It’s a good read, with nice touches like a morbid art exhibit that mirrors Audrey’s life. It’s clear the author is familiar with the New York and Washington D.C. settings.

You do have to set aside a certain amount of skepticism with psychological thrillers, but a few of the plot twists strained my credulity. I found Follow Me a little slow toward the end, like something else needed to happen before the big climax.

What Barber does best is capture the self-focused narcissism of those who want to be social media stars and who think everyone in the world is interested in every little thing they do. I believed in Audrey as a real person 100%. Some of the other characters felt a little flat.

Recommended for fans of psychological thrillers and mysteries. I read an advance reader copy of Follow Me, which comes out on February 25, 2020. It will be available at the Galesburg Public Library in print and as an ebook.

The Galesburg Public Library is planning to host the author sometime around the date the book comes out. Watch our Facebook page or newsletter for details!

Right off the bat, I need to say Kathleen Barber writes epic thrillers! I was blown away by her debut novel Are You Sleeping, so I jumped at the chance to read her second book Follow Me!

The basis for Follow Me hits close to home for everyone in this digital/information age we live in! Most people who have any sort of social media account have contemplated a little of what Follow Me touches on, but Kathleen Barber takes that thought/fear and creates a fascinating and petrifying storyline! I really enjoy thrillers that tell you just enough information at the absolute perfect moments and Kathleen Barber is a master at that! Follow Me is a 5+++ star read that I can’t recommend enough—this book is not only my 2020 favorites list, but I guarantee it will be in my top 3 thrillers for the entire year!

I really enjoyed this novel! It kept up the mystery with several options for who Audrey’s stalker would turn out to be. The answer wasn’t shocking, but the journey there kept me guessing. I actually had a pet theory throughout the book about who it would be, and I was wrong. I like when I’m wrong! The ending also went in a direction I didn’t expect, which is always a welcome thing; I’m hard to satisfy when it comes to endings!

The story moves quickly is the novel as a whole is well-written. Audrey was an odd character-I liked her in the chapters she narrated, but as soon as the POV switched to a different character, I hated everything about her-even the POV of the stalker who was so obsessed with her just made her seem like a shallow, self-absorbed bitch. I also kept wanting to smack Cat and tell her to grow a pair and stop enabling her needy, narcissistic non-friend. Cat, Audrey treats you like shit...she is NOT your best friend. And you are certainly not hers.

I also would have loved to have Nick’s POV chapters too...but that’s only because he cracked me up and wanted more of him. It wouldn’t add anything to the story, it would just amuse me personally.

I’d like to read more by this author; I had fun with this one!

A brilliant use of characters! Audrey's 1 million VLOG readers are perhaps coming to haunt her.

After procuring a job in Washington, D.C., Audrey lives alone in a basement and is scared. She works in a museum and is working on a special project - "Rosalind". Audrey invites an old flame, Nick over (probably so she does not have to be alone). Cath, her other friend, is a lawyer and is very serious about her career. (And a co-worker, Connor)

As the story develops we meet HIM - someone obsessed with Audrey to a point where the reader (and Audrey) is frightened about and what his obsession will lead to...

As I devoured this book I realized that there were 7 people that could fit the picture of HIM. Of course twists in the story kept me wavering about who this person was. A totally engaging mystery/suspense thriller that I recommend to any and all!

I loved every second of this heart-pounding psychological thriller. The plot is absorbing, the characters are compelling, and the twists are fantastic. I’m going to shove this in the hands of every mystery lover I know.