Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for the chance to review this book in exchange for an honest review!

The story follows Molly, a social media influencer, and her daughter, shortly after moving in with her new husband and his daughter as they navigate a life of privacy vs. publicity. When Molly shares a photo online, secrets begin to unravel and lives become threatened.

The Followers is a good book, I got through it quickly, I wanted to know what happened, but I didn’t love it, you know? The characters were likable enough, but some of the plot seemed unrealistic. One thing I did like about it, though, is how the author incorporated comments on the influencer, showing how divided the internet can be on those who put their whole life out in the open, and the dangers of doing so.


And the ending….too convenient. There were some plot holes for me. Like why it was so hard to track Molly down once the anonymous POV is finally reviewed.

An emotional, mystery/suspense read.
When you are an online influencer, anyone, anywhere can see what you are doing and where. A nine year old murder mystery and the sister trying to find the answers. Put this together and you get the followers.
Highly recommend!
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

This book was brilliant. I absolutely loved the story and every single character was a joy to read. A brilliant story with so many twists. It has captured a truly terrifying image of the crazy and real world of social media 😳 xx

I really enjoyed this one. I love peeking into the "perfect lives" of influencers and find it fascinating to read about what it actually takes to curate that facade. Now it did take me a minute to get into, but once I did, I couldn't put it down! Great tale about an influencer married to a private guy. She posts a pic with him in it and someone from his past sees it and tracks him down. Mayhem ensues. This one had it all. Action, suspense, murder and a great twist! The author also does a great job of keeping a tightly strung atmosphere throughout. Look forward to more from Bradeigh Godfrey!

Thank you to #NetGalley, Bradeigh Godfrey and Blackstone Publishing for this ARC.

I am posting my review to Amazon, Instagram and other retail and social media sites upon publication.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC! Oh, man. I don’t even really know where to begin with this one right here, YALL.

Have you ever read a book that felt so real, so tangible, and so intense that you just didn’t want to finish? I’ve read a couple like that and I’m so jazzed that I get to add this to that list. Olivia’s sister is unfortunately no longer on this Earth and it sucks without her— however, the reason for that (ahem, a guy) is missing in action with her niece and she wants to get down to a) why and b) where they went. When a social media influencer’s post online piques Olivia’s interest and gives a potential clue as to where she can find the answers to the questions that have plagued her mind for years, she doesn’t hesitate to set off to exactly where that influencer lives.


Will her snooping pay off? Or will all of it come tumbling down in the name of livestreams and double-tap likes? Guess you’ll have to read and see!

I enjoyed this book even more than I expected to. There are a lot of books featuring social media influencers but the way the author used this in the plot and characterization of the character Molly REALLY worked for me.

This is a story about two women - Liv & Molly. The book starts with Liv seeing her big sister's ex-boyfriend/father of her child, Sam, late at night at their grandma's door asking where the sister is and saying he wants to see his daughter, Gabriella. The next morning, her sister has been murdered and her baby niece is missing.

We then cut to the present and meet Molly, a social media influencer with millions of followers and her navigating her life with her daughter and her new husband, Scott & his daughter, Ella. Liv sees a picture of Molly and her new husband - and immediately questions - Is Scott really Sam? Is Ella really Gabriella? Did Sam kill her sister?

This is at its surface a thriller about a woman trying to find answers and justice for her sister. But it's really a story about friendship, love and also the lengths a parent will go to protect their child. Liv strikes up a friendship with Molly and I was 100% invested in this friendship and what was going to happen to these two women and the men and children in their lives.

The author really made me love these characters and all their flaws and struggles and I just wanted to keep turning the pages to see what would happen. Ultimately the conclusion of the "thriller" portion of this novel was fine but a little lackluster with the explanation of what actually happened - and the small chapters narrated by the "killer" kind of felt disjointed and unnecessary. But overall, I loved Liv, Molly (as well as the men they loved) and the kiddos in this story and was rooting for them the whole time. I was pleasantly surprised with this one and definitely want to check out this author's previous novel as well.

Thank you to NetGalley & Blackstone Publishing for this advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Momfluencer, The Invincible Molly Sullivan has had her share of ups and downs. After her first husband leaves her, she must figure out how to survive on her own with her new daughter. She starts an instagram page detailing her daily life and struggles and soon becomes extremely popular. After a few years, she meets her new Husband Scott and mistakenly posts a picture of him on her page. He becomes upset and tells her to take it down. Unfortunately for him, someone else has recognized him prior to it's removal.

Liv Barrett has been looking for Scott for ten years. When she was a teenager, her older half-sister was brutally murdered and her baby niece disappeared without a trace. Her niece's Father also disappeared and that can't be a coincidence. Now all she has to do is find him and convince the lead detective of his whereabouts. Conveniently for her, Molly shares her life online so it's not hard to find out where she lives. Liv moves across the country and befriends Molly Sullivan. Although she plans to fake a friendship, she can't help actually caring for Molly and her daughters. Soon Molly begins finding discrepancies in her new Husband's past. From here chaos ensues.

I really enjoyed this story and feel it deserves 4.5 stars. The influencer plot line is becoming a bit saturated in the market recently but it really made sense for this story rather than just thrown in. I loved the twists and my heart really wrenched for Liv in the loss of her sister and Molly in what she must decide about her husband. You can tell the author really did a bit of research in what it means to be an influencer these days and the constant pressure for new content or follower loss. Thank you Blackstone Publishing for the advanced eARC in exchange for my honest review!

I went into this book blind, not really knowing anything about it except that I really wanted to read it based solely on the title and the cover. I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by it’s cover, but it worked out in this instance because I was sucked in right from the first chapter. I’m a sucker for books about influencers, especially those that show the darker behind the scenes side of the lifestyle. Throw a murder mystery into the mix and I am in Heaven. A solid 4 star read.

This was a thrilling, twisty read! I was sucked in and couldn’t stop reading. I loved all the plot twists - they all took me by surprise! I thought this was a very timely book with the age of social media. The only thing that kept this from getting a 5 star was the writing style - seemed a bit stilted and clunky to me. I wasn’t as pulled into the story as I like to be. Still a great story!

Thank you to the author and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and unbiased.

3.5 stars - pretty cheesy at certain points but overall it held my attention the entire time and I was invested in the outcome. I really liked the idea of the plot though I think there could have been more ominous details added throughout to have me second-guess myself.. I also guessed some things, but it was still a solid read

4.5 stars

The Followers by Bradeigh Godfrey is a suspenseful, timely, engaging psychological thriller that wraps around the reader in a way the reader can’t shake off. It transposes the reader into the story and creates questions about one’s own social media presence and posts while the story unfolds. Bradeigh has a way of writing that is realistic, fun, and has twists that are unexpected even for the best patterner. Well done!

Thank you Blackstone Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Favorite quote:
“We should never regret, loving someone with her whole heart, no matter what happens. Otherwise we are only living life halfway.”

I loved this book! I’m always leery of books with social media as the premise, but this one hooked me from the beginning. Bradeigh Godfrey did a fantastic job of making these characters likable. I was rooting for every single one of them. One of the things that, I think, makes this book different is that you basically start out knowing what happened. But that doesn’t mean it’s without twists and turns. You know what happened, but now how… or why. Who’s telling the truth? Who’s lying? And Who did you never see coming?

Another Bradeigh Godfrey thriller I couldn't put down! I loved the social media influencer storyline and how relevant it was to the times. This book hooked me from the beginning and kept me guessing all the way through.

It's 2023 and I'm still not over behind the scenes influencer as a main character. Is it a ~realistic~ plot? No, of course not. And that's what makes it fun. Read this in a single sitting!

I wasn't expecting to love this half was much as I did. I love reading about influencer culture. One of our protagonists just wants to find her missing niece, one works as an influencer with a new super private husband, and the other might be evil.
Our first gal had a rough childhood and that included losing her sister to a murderer. She is close with her brother and she is mourning her granny. All she wants is to see her niece but maybe also she wants to fall in love.
The second gal made money posting her all her business online so she needs to keep that up while preserving her husband's privacy.
Anyway this was amazing and twisty and I loved the ending. More please.

When influencer Molly shares a photo of her new fiancé on social media, he negatively reacts and she takes it down. But Liv has already seen it, and thinks he’s responsible for murdering her sister and kidnapping her niece 10 years earlier.

I loved the premise of this one as we see an influencer share a lot of her life with strangers on the internet. We see Liv take matters in her own hands and forge a friendship with Molly as she tries to figure out if the fiancé is the same man who harmed her family.

I never quite knew where the story was going and who we could trust as each character seemed to have their secrets. The characters felt authentic and I loved the complicated relationships that developed throughout. We also get some mixed media elements thrown in which added to the storytelling.

I enjoyed it overall and recommend if you like a binge-able thriller.

The Followers was a fun, summer thriller. Perfect for a day by the pool. I enjoyed all the POVs and was entertained by the twists and turns.

THE FOLLOWERS is a story about a social media influencer that is married to a man who is hiding from his past. When she posts one photo of him to her page and someone from his last sees it, things get interesting! I really enjoyed this second thriller by @brwdeighgodfrey (one half of @alibrady if you didn’t know) This story was a good mystery with a solid cast of characters. I loved the social media aspect of the story and how that played into the events of the book. I was intrigued from the start, surprised along the way, and satisfied by the overall story. This was a great follow up to last year’s release by the author, Imposter. I’m already excited for whatever she comes up with next!

If you want to read a thriller which has a social media influencer in it - this is your book. It gives the behind scenes view of someone with a huge following.

Did I think I was smart enough to figure out who the mystery person was in @bradeighgodfrey ‘s newest thriller The Followers? Yes, yes I did and I was so wrong!

Doctor and author, Bradeigh Godfrey has turned out a thrilling book with a hint of romance in her most recent selection which actually happens to be something she was working on prior to her other books and came back to. Social media influencer, Molly has many followers who adore her snippets of life and thoughtful sayings. But when Molly posts a pic of herself and her new fiancé Scott, he tells her to remove the post and not include him or his daughter on her platform. She does so but not before many see it including a person from Scott’s past and a mystery person who has been looking for Scott for nine years.

Readers will find the right balance of tension and story building in this one. As a member of the @bookishladiesclub on Instagram, I have had the opportunity to get to know the author a little and will say she is one of the friendliest members of the group. I really enjoyed Imposter, Bradeigh’s previous thriller and she is also part of the Ali Brady duo who write contemporary romance.

Thank you to @blackstonepublishing and @netgalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinions. I look forward to reading Bradeigh’s next book. This book published last week so you can grab it now!