Follow Me Back

Written by A.V. Geiger

Narrated by Soneela Nankani

There's a fine line between fandom and obsession in this debut from Wattpad superstar A.V. Geiger Tessa Hart's agoraphobia means she doesn't interact with many people-except for the online fandom of pop sensation Eric Thorn. She knows it sounds crazy, but he's the only one who seems to understand her, even though they've never met. Held prisoner by his contract and sick of his creepily obsessive fans, Eric creates a fake Twitter account to mess with one of his biggest followers, @TessaHeartsEric. Instead, they form a bond via Twitter that neither could have imagined. But when the two arrange to meet in real life, what should have made for the world's best episode of Catfish turns deadly.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 6, 2017
• ISBN: 9781501956973

A.V. Geiger

A. V. Geiger is a popular online author and member of the elite Wattpad Stars program. Her original teen fiction has received millions of hits on Wattpad, the story-sharing website and was ranked number one in the mystery/thriller genre. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and twin boys. Learn more at avgeiger.com.

Reviews for Follow Me Back

[Kelly · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was an ok listen. I wasn't really feeling the characters though.

[selena · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I was pleasantly surprised ?. . . . . .

[lvstrongpuff · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Okay so the book leaves on a cliffhanger, but I loved it up till then. I hate cliffhanger books, but this one makes me want to read the next book. For a WATTPAD book this was well written and I was quite surprised by it.

[mervilyn-4 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

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I’ve read this book in two days time (that’s because I have to sleep) and I have 6 highlights inside. I don’t normally highlights on ebook but this time I did. That clearly tells that I’ve loved the book a lot! This gem has a second book called Tell Me No Lies whose blog tour post will be posted on June 7.

Let’s start by judging the book cover. Ah-huh, intriguing way of blurring the girl’s face. Tessa actually suffers from agoraphobia, she fears an actual or anticipated situation, such as using public transportation, being in open or enclosed spaces, standing in line, or being in a crowd. That’s according to MayoClinic and the book cover truly depicted Tessas state of mind.

The other main character named Eric Thorn @EricThorn is a celebrity and Tessa Hart is one of his fangirls @TessaHeartsEric. But recent events that includes another celebrity being killed by his fan has made Eric aloof from his fanbase. Then again there’s this whole #EricThornObsessed going around recently that put the biggest spotlight on him. There comes another account to destroy the Eric Thorn Obsessions with the username @EricThornSucks, to turn the spotlight off.

The story is told in three different ways. I know, unique! The first one is like investigation dialogues. It is very formal and truths are told in a manner. The next telling is called twitter conversations such as DMs and tweets. Very techy and millennial? And the last is the usual novel story telling in chapters. JUST Imagine these three ways in one book a.k.a. amazing writing style.

I just hate the fact that the interviews come first before the novel-story-telling so its like these are spoiling me. The book’s a lot of fun, so it’s funny and mysterious, thrilling and also swoon-worthy. If we are talking about a rollercoaster of emotions then this book perfectly fits! I love Eric Thorn and all his mystery.

“Please, just this once. Let me be the guy that takes you home.” -Eric Thorn

So right I am officially part of the #EricThornObsessed craze! I am so recommending this book. It is perfect for a boring day for all its twist and turns. Go read it and have the “I can’t wait to start the second book” like me.

[nibbles_243 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

since I don't have a Twitter account I did not comprehend that Twitter was the basis for this book. with that said I found this book very confusing. lots of back and forth and trying to figure out what is what.

[veeshee-1 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Wow. I wasn't expecting this novel to be ... so ... bad. In the beginning, I was intrigued because the first chapter opens up with a police transcript. Immediately, the reader knows that things get serious. However, as the story continues, it becomes apparent that this is nothing more than just some fanfiction romance. This novel reads like fanfiction. And it's not even GOOD fanfiction! We have a whiny, condescending pop star with an irrational fear of his fans. We have a PR team with no empathy, or conscience whatsoever. And we have an insipid fandom that apparently consists only of shallow girls. Oh, except for our one unique fan, Tessa, our snowflake. This bothered me so much because fandoms are really not like that at all. I'm not very involved with any fandom but I know that there are a lot of fans who take the time to get to know the celebrities they love, who analyze their work, and who really appreciate the celebrity for their art and for their personality. It's not just "about the abs" as Eric depicts it in the book. This novel suggests that it is going to be a thriller but is really just a romance. At the 80% mark, we finally see the thriller that we are promised but it is really badly executed. We have the introduction of a random character with their random plan that was not properly incorporated at any point in the story. It was just such a mess, and it was so confusing to read. And then there is another cringe-worthy romance scene, followed by another twist. And the story ends as a cliffhanger, with the promise of a sequel. It was just too much for me to handle. My concluding thoughts? This is just some really bad fanfiction that is full of cringe-worthy and hard-to-believe romance (seriously, these characters DO NOT understand what love is) and a last minute thriller thrown in as an attempt to satisfy readers. I will not be reading the sequel and I will not be recommending this novel to anyone. 1/5 stars from me.

I received this novel as an advance copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

[lilibrarian · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Tessa hasn't really left her bedroom after what happened to her last summer. Her contacts are limited to her therapist, her mother, and her boyfriend - and that last is fading as her agoraphobia lasts. But she is active in the twitter fandom of a pop star named Eric Thorn, and through that she forms online relationships, including one very close one. When she arranges to meet her online boyfriend, she has no idea who he actually is.

[jenn88-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Tessa Hart suffers from agoraphobia after a traumatic experience during a summer program she was attending. She has even deferred her freshman year of college. She spends all her time in her room obsessing over pop star Eric Thorn on Twitter.

Eric Thorn is worried his fans will attack him. This fear started after another artist had been stalked and murdered by one of his fans. Eric is fed up with all the fangirls and the social media publicity and promoting he's forced to do, so he creates another account to anonymously bash himself and his fangirls. He decides to message one of his top followers, which happens to be Tessa, to tell her her life is meaningless and Eric Thorn will never like her. But what blossoms into a strong friendship may have deadly consequences.

I enjoyed this book. The ending was great! I'm a sucker for books like this - told through Twitter messages and police interrogations. I liked the suspense. It starts off with a police interrogation then we learn about Tessa and Eric and how the police became involved and in between we're given more interrogations. I liked both Tessa and Eric and found their problems real. It's relevant today with almost everyone in the world being connected through the internet. Hopefully this book is a reminder to some that we never know who we're talking to online and that it's better to be safe than sorry.