Please see my private note to the publisher which explains my perspective. Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the review copy.

Following You was a unique story about secrets and the concept of never really knowing someone.

The characters were drawn as typical stereotypes: the over the top creepy detective, the beauty queen and the down-home southern girl. These characters stories collided in a way I did not expect. The detective was a bit of a turn off on the novel. He was just SO creepy that it was a bit cartoonish. I suppose that was the point. I think the dialog could have used some editing such as the detective calling breasts "balloons" and Honey's dialog was a bit stereotypical "white trash" that didn't really ring true.

I think it was a unique concept and the pacing was good. It was an interesting storyline.

„Following You“ is set around three main characters, we have Shae, the most successful host of IShop - a shopping channel and Honey, a young woman with a major helper syndrome (she always ends up getting herself in misery). And then there is Lawrence, „a police officer“ who is obsessed with Shae and he couldn‘t probably get any creepier with his gross mannerisms.. Seriously Lawrence, get some help!

Shae had a stalker in her past and she thought he was gone, but now after sometime he is back or is it somebody else entirely?

At first I assumed this was going to be a compelling and tense stalker psychological thriller and I was here for it, only at the end it was not.

I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough while reading the first chapters, I was engrossed by the narrative and I even got some goosebumps, but then the author made a U-turn into Honey’s story and things began to slow down. At that point it seemed like the whole book was inside of Honey’s home and I was a tad bit upset to be honest. However the writing was still very captivating and I wanted to get to the bottom of the story.
The ending was pretty good everything came together and of course nothing was as it seemed.

Thank you NetGalley / Fine Line Publishing for providing me with this free e-arc in an exchange for a honest review.

Thank you to the author for proving me a copy of Following You to read.

Book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️
Cover rating : 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Publication Date : Currently Available

A famous host of a shopping show... a very creepy man who is stalking her ... a down and out young woman who just lost her grandmother and is looking for her lost young friend . And one night of mistakes ....

✔️ whatever you thought was going to happen when you started this book, you were probably wrong !
✔️ no one is who you really think they are in this book
✔️I quite enjoyed the ending

✖️ the ending felt a tiny bit rushed

3,5 ⭐️

When I first read the synopsis of “Following you” I expected your typical stalker story, but was I wrong! This turned out to be quite different from the way it first started. One of the themes of the novel is that nothing and no one are what they seem, and this book is a clear example of that!

The beginning was quite creepy and the presentation of the three main characters was pretty interesting. We have Shae, a famous host of the Ishop channel, receiving disturbing letters from a fan; Lawrence, a weird guy seemingly obsessed with her; and Honey, a young woman trying to find her way in the world after a recent loss. When their lives collide everything you thought you knew about them will be blown to pieces!

I wasn’t sure at first when the story took such a different direction from the initial premise. I had set my mind to read a classic stalker story so the twist felt a bit discombobulating. Honey made a complete 180 in just a matter of chapters. Which one was the real one, the one we first met in the diner or the second one? She was a catalogue of bad decisions and I don’t think some of them were justified enough.

Halfway through there was another twist I didn’t see coming and that had the potential to change the course of the story again, but at the end I don’t think we got all the explanations the twist deserved.

It was clear from the start that there wouldn’t be no happy ending for some of them, question was who would be the one suffering the consequences. I was glad with the one that ended up doing it but there could have been a bit more tension in those last chapters.

Surprising turns and bizarre and wacky characters, and while I enjoyed it for the most part I’m still wondering if I would have liked it better had it been the story I had first imagined in my head. All in all it intrigued me enough to make me wanna read “The memory box”, the author’s debut.

Thank you to NetGalley, Fine Line Publishing and Eva Lesko Natiello for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Deeply creepy, dark, and twisty is the best way I can describe this book. I am a first time reader of this author and I am a rather open, adventurous reader. I caution others considering this book that it is not for everyone. But for those who are open and adventurous, take a chance. Chapter one will test you, but keep going. It’s a good book.

This one starts with a bang of super creepy!! With a host of questionable character, there wasn’t a dull moment. I felt for Shae, she had a successful show but didn’t seem to have much else. Bad decision after bad decision leads a situation that is spinning out of control. It made it so fast paced I needed see what they all would do next! I slowly was able to piece together one of the twists but other surprised me! This cover is stunning, I can’t get enough of it!
4⭐️

{Thank you @evanatiello for my gifted copy}

This book was twisty, fast-paced and dark. Following You alternates between three different character’s points of view, and it felt a little confusing figuring out what they have in common, it feels like reading three different stories at first. Overall it was a good storie that kept me guessing the whole time.

Thank you Fine Line Publishing, Netgalley and Eva Lesko Natiello for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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It’s New Year’s Eve. Shae Wilmont, the adored celebrity host of IShop—a popular shopping site—is ready to reclaim her life. Her stalker has been caught. But en route to a party, a harrowing encounter lands her in the wrong place at the wrong time. She's forced to make a split-second decision. She trusts her gut—it's a devastating mistake.
The book not is my style, I tried three times but the story don't catch me.

Lawrence’s dialogue was just too gross for me to really be able to get into this book. Billed as women’s fiction, the entire first chapter was about a creepy guy sniffing his phone and referring to breasts as “balloons”. Not for me at all.

Could not get into this book at all. Spent a day attempting to read it and kept putting it down to pick it up again and forget where I was up to. Normally I love a good thriller / psychological drama but the characters in this were just a bit... too weird? The best psychological dramas I think happen to the most ‘normal’ people so that you can relate to what they are going through. Creepy lawrence was just a bit tooooo creepy for me with his latex gloves and sniffing his phone. Put me off in the first chapter!

This was an amazing and really original story. I loved every character, even the creepy ones. Brilliant, well written, and hard to put down. Highly recommended. Can't wait to read more from this author.

Wow, this book really took me by surprise! Thank you for my advanced copy.

Following You started off so creepy and sinister. I thought I had an idea of where it was going and it completely was WRONG!

Shae was an incredibly interesting character to me. I wasn't sure if I admired her, disliked her, felt bad for her, or sympathized with her. Honey was another interesting character and man, she really had a bad few weeks there. I totally understand that the stakes were so high, but I had a hard time reconciling her actions.

I enjoyed the theme of not everything and everyone are what they appear/seem. The writing was good and I really wanted to see how it would play out.

It fell short to me purely based on expectations. With how the book started, I thought it was going to be a creepy, stalker psychological thriller. Instead, it seemed like most of the book was in Honey's house. I was expecting something different, but again, everything isn't how it appears.

Overall, a good read!

Following You wasn't what I expected, but I really enjoyed it. I liked that it was told from three different perspectives, and it was interesting to see how the lives of Shae, Honey, and Lawrence would intersect. Lawrence was one of the creepiest characters I've ever encountered, and some of his scenes really made my skin crawl. Following You is a great read with a lot of surprises...thanks to NetGalley and Fine Line Publishing for the advanced copy! : )

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Following you is a book told from three characters points of view in real time. Meet Lawrence, Shae and Honey - three very different people from three very different walks of life but all with secrets to keep. This book is a great reminder of 'how well do you really know someone?'.
Lawrence is a borderline stalker of the famous Shae who creeped me out so much. He's a paper pusher with very high views on himself and starts the book off with a creepy stomach churning introduction.
Shae is a famous shopping chanel darling with a huge following on social media but who has demons lurking in her closet.
Honey is a waitress at a greasy joint trying to rise from poverty and make something of herself as a dental hygienist and make her Momma proud.
A series of small events unfold that throw all three characters into each others lives in a twisty turney read.

Lawrence, a police officer in a senior position, has an obsession. That obsession is Shea Wilmot, TV hostess for IShop. He hides in closets while at work to watch her show every day, (This, even though he has taped it, as well). He buys her products and caresses his cell phone.when Shea is on TV. Also, Lawrence calls in and emails with (sort of) different e-names.
He still has a girlfriend, Rita, whom he pretends is Shea at every moment..

Shea, has realized that her stalker has returned after a 3 month hiatus. But, Shea's boss and security team for her show found a note in Shea's car. The stalker has returned. Shea is then demoted to another show and is hurt because her career is now in jeopardy.

To what extent will Lawerence go to feed his obsession?

A fine read! Recommend!

Many Thanks to Fine Line Publishing and NetGalley for a great read!

Winner winner, chicken dinner!

Natiello does it again! I have been anxiously awaiting another thriller from this author since feverishly finishing The Memory Box. No Sophomore slump for this author! I am so glad that I was able to get my hands on this before the very soon approaching publishing date!

Shae is the host of IShop, a fictionalized QVC, and seems to have it all. She is beautiful, popular and has everything that money can buy.

Lawrence is Shae’s most adoring fan and not afraid to let her know.

Honey is a struggling college student helping to care for Momma while she is dying of cancer.

When these three characters’ lives intersect, the reader is taken on a wild ride and forced to question society’s preconceived notions of identity.

“I swear, if I knew you a hundred years, I still wouldn’t know everything about you.”

Before reading this book, I glanced at the author’s note, where she states the meaning behind one of the themes. I’m not sure if I recommend doing this or not. It doesn’t give anything away, but it did force me to read the book through different eyes. In hindsight, it might have been nice to read this simply as an entertaining thriller. Either way, this book is thoroughly enjoyable. It is creepy, twisty, entertaining, and insightful. Most of all, Natiello’s characters are superbly flawed. I especially enjoyed Shae and Lawrence’s chapters. While it does have a soap opera vibe, it deals with real issues and make the characters actions and decisions more meaningful. At first, I felt that it didn’t really work, but the more that I process it, I think that it really does! While there are a few coincidences and inconsistencies (Honey won’t take Shae hospital, yet she goes there herself and both women are looking for Jim), I appreciate the author’s many clever attempts to surprise the reader throughout. This is a very unique and thought provoking read that should not be missed! I can’t wait to see what Natiello comes up with next!

“When do we know someone, exactly? When do we convince ourselves of who they are? Once we know their hopes and desires? Their regrets and failures? Their secrets? What qualifies us to make that conclusion?”

4/5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Fine Line Publishing for the ARC of Following You in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Netgalley for the advance copy. Shae Wilmont is a host on shopping channel IShop. She has a stalker sending anonymous letters and gifts. It is New Years Eve and they are off to a party. Shae ends up at the wrong house at the wrong time. Lawrence works for the local police force and is a avid fan. Honey is a young waitress with a troubled life. A great thriller with great characters and a few twists along the way..

What a sophomore slump has this one turned out to be. I can’t actually think of the word for extreme slump right now…is it collapse? The apple that rolled so far from the tree that has manages to produce a perfectly good Memory Box it may not even be in the same orchard anymore.
I expected more. I can’t possibly explain the other positive reviews on here. This was, as generously as I can put it, completely pedestrian. And less generously…a steaming pile of doodoo. The author had good intentions and good motifs and this was obviously meant to be about how you can’t really ever know a person, especially in this day and age when social media and various technology have enabled people to create and shape their own story and present themselves a certain way. But the message alone wasn’t enough to animate this scenario and the profoundly unlikeable and at times downright repugnant cast didn’t do the trick either. To continue with the animation metaphor…this was the corpse that never got that It’s alive thing going for it and all that emerged from time to time were gasses. At no time did I care about any of the story. The plot twists were tepid, at best, no real surprises, no excitement whatsoever. The writing was bland at best, the pacing dragged. The moralizing at the end did nothing to save it, either.
In fact, the most interesting thing about this production was that somehow it came from the same mind that birthed the Memory Box. Go figure. Pass. Thanks Netgalley.

WoW Eva makes it seem like you are living in the story! That's how detailed this book is!
Shae Wilmont, the adored celebrity host of IShop a popular shopping site—is ready to reclaim her life. Her stalker has been caught. But in route to a party, a harrowing encounter lands her in the wrong place at the wrong time. She panics. And trusts her gut. It's a devastating mistake.

One person knows!!!!!

This crazy page turner will have you.guessing till the very end! These twist and turns are beyond great
I absolved this book.