Follow Me Back by A.V. Geiger
Since the release of this book I have seen it all over
bookstagram. That is part of the reason I picked it up, but also because I kept
getting “One of Us is Lying” vibes. And I wanted to give this thriller/YA genre
another try, because I was really expecting to love One of Us is Lying and really
kind of didn’t (my book review here). So, I enjoyed this book immensely, I
loved the social media conversations and insights to the main characters
agoraphobia, but it was lacking in some areas. Like every relationship in the
book other than Eric and Tessa’s. My main problem was with the mom, she was
very impatient with Tessa when her anxiety got in the way. I just don’t see how
a mother could act like it is her child’s fault, and not recognize that she is
the victim. Another thing this book didn’t get thriller-y until the very end,
it wasn’t very well dispersed throughout the book except for her hinting that
something happened in New Orleans. With that said, I loved Taylor and Tessa’s
back and forth banter, and the last little “epilogue” had me like WTF?? That
ending changed everything for me. At first, I thought everything would wrap up
nicely and there would be no need for me to read the next one, because at this
point I was feeling a little “meh” about it. BUT, that ending has me in line to
read the next one. Although I can’t really see how the author will make the
resolution to the last scene stretch into a whole book. I don’t really see the
originality in this book, but I will tell you it was unpredictable in the last
half. Although it can sometimes be tough to follow the climax through both of
Tessa and Eric’s POV’s. I guess the way the information was presented was a
little confusing, but I could connect the dots. I didn’t really connect with Tessa
because, frankly, I found her annoying at times. I guess that comes with the
package of YA hero/main character. This book made my heart happy and yes, I did
go follow both @TessaHeartsEric and @EricThornSucks on twitter. This cover is
really pretty, I am so glad they covered the models face some because I hate
faces on covers. (Post about that coming soon)
Let me know your thoughts on this book, I have my own
theories for the ending 😉 so come talk to me! I want to hear your
thoughts!
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