Do You Follow?: A Thriller

Written by J.C. Bidonde

Narrated by Marnye Young

Alexa lives a sheltered life with her widowed father, feeling stifled by his helicopter parenting. When she secures a marketing job and apartment in New York City—much to her father’s and therapist’s concern—Alexa has high hopes of finally sneaking her way into adulthood. But her newfound freedom is cut short when her estranged twin sister Beth, after a long stint in a psychiatric setting, unexpectedly shows up at the doorstep of her tiny apartment.

Alexa too has spent time at the Weinstein Center. But she's determined to lead a normal life now and soon begins to date a YouTuber client. According to Beth, something isn’t quite right with Curt, but Alexa shrugs her clingy sister’s warnings off. It’s Beth who’s crazy, after all . . . As the sister bond grows strained over Alexa’s relationship and career success, questions mount, and secrets unfold, revealing the wickedly dark shared history of the twin siblings. What exactly happened when the twins were only nine that set this vile trajectory in motion?

Things get more complicated, and one treacherous act threatens everything Alexa has been working toward. It will be on her—and Beth—to claw the way out of this situation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
• Release date: Jan 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9781626349063

Reviews for Do You Follow?

[celticlady53 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was a total surprise to me. The plot twists and turns had me thoroughly engrossed from page one. Not at all what I expected. The mind is a fantastic thing, how it can make a mess of someone's life. Mental illness is not a joke and I think that is what the author was trying to get at. A very suspenseful novel to be sure. Loved it!The tragedies that the twins endured, no wonder their minds were messed up. Even though I had read the book's blurb beforehand, I knew that Beth was a twin to Alexa and that she had died. Alexa kept her alive in her imagination. Everything seemed perfect in Alexa's life, good job, living in NYC, something she always wanted to do, there was just something a bit off about the whole situation.Enter Curt, a man too good to be true for Alexa, then Beth intervenes and no good can come of this.This book was a page-turner! I loved it!

[Jodie Landry · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Completely Abrupt and I liked it! Took me by surprise

[nikkicolee · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Huge thank you to LibraryThing and the publisher for sending me an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review. This book was fantastic, I couldn’t put it down and read it in one day! I love the authors writing style and the characters. Full of suspense, it sucks you in from the first page! Can’t wait to read more by JC Bidonde!

[tonstant.weader · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I am sorry but this book was unreadable. Also, do not write the entire plot on the back cover blurb. Why read it then?

[arlenadean · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Title: Do You Follow?Author: J.C. BidondePublisher: Greenleaf Book GroupReviewed By: Arlena DeanRating: FourReview:"Do You Follow" by J.C.BidodeMy Assessment:'Do You Follow?' was quite a fast-past thriller that will keep you intrigued, turning the pages to see what is coming next for these twins [Alexa & Beth]. The author worked with the readers giving them one interesting twisted read. Be prepared to be led in different directions of thought in this read because if one follows well, one will know many clues to what is going on. When one thinks they are on the right track of what is going on in this story...there it is... the reader may have or may not have missed the final twist of the story. ItAfter all, is said and done, it is worth reading to find out what this story is all about.Thank you to NetGalley and Greenleaf Book Group for the advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

[sunqueen_1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

i enjoy an unreliable narrator as much as anyone, but this book was a bit of a mess.

[standhenry · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A fast-paced psychological thriller with lots of twists and turns. The story opens with Alexa finally moving out of her parents home to her own apartment in NYC. With her first job, she loves the new freedom and independence. Her long-lost problematic sister moves in unexpectedly and Alexa keeps it a secret. There is a backstory that the reader gets tiny snippets of which leaves a lot of questions and intrigue. Who to root for? What really happened in the long ago incident that changed the path of everyone's lives? Do You Follow? is a mind-bending read set in NYC about twin sisters, growing up, independence, coping with tragedy, and love. I look forward to seeing what this new author comes up with next.

[emily_wai_catan · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Alexa is so excited to start her life anew after landing a promising marketing job in New York city where she also met her first boyfriend Curt! She has found her perfect life finally!However, when her twin sister Beth, who has just been discharged from the hospital, knocks at the door of her tiny apartment, Alexa’s newfound flame of enthusiasm is doused, and she starts to spiral down to her traumatic and harrowing past with long-buried dark secrets that she tries so hard to escape from..To make her situation even worse, the boyfriend, Curt, later is found lying in a pool of blood in her apartment, dead – murdered!J.C. Bidonde has masterfully crafted this intriguing and suspenseful DO YOU FOLLOW that had me on the edge of my seat! I truly enjoyed reading this thriller which I received from the publisher Greenleaf Book Group Press in exchange for my honest review.#DOYOUFOLLOW

[katybee_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This debut novel is a quick read that follows a twisted, dark story of identical twins named Alexa and Beth. It's set in current day New York City and even includes a few references to the COVID pandemic. I appreciated the review copy of the book that arrived with a bookmark and sticker. However, I would have liked more depth in the writing. There were a number of clunky, foreshadowing references to a terrible 'incident' from their past but it wasn't that intriguing or surprising when revealed. This might appeal more to young, urban millenials, especially those just starting out their careers or who are interested in sibling drama. (As an old, jaded reader, I just wanted it weirder and more mysterious. Tiny NYC apartment issues and overused twin tropes are not for me but there's plenty of other novels...so on to another.)

[jfe16 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Review of eBookAlexa Martin, tired of the overbearing parenting of her widowed father, interviews for a job and is hired as a marketing assistant at FLLW. She finds a small walk-up apartment in the West Village and happily looks forward to settling into her new home and job . . . and independence.And then her estranged twin sister, Beth, arrives, maneuvering Alexa into letting her stay while she searches for a place of her own. Despite the awkwardness between the sisters, Alexa easily settles into her new job; soon she is dating Curt Kempton, one of FLLW’s clients.And then the unthinkable happens . . . .=========Told alternately by Alexa, Beth, and Doctor Greer, the unfolding story has an unsettling undercurrent nurtured by the tension between the two thoroughly unlikeable sisters and the questions concerning reality and imagination. In keeping with the unlikeable characters, manipulative Curt is just as annoying as the two sisters with their constant squabbling.The concept for the story is intriguing and while it raises some interesting mental health questions, the majority of the story promulgates the “good twin/bad twin” trope when either Alexa or Beth is the focal point of the story being told. Throughout most of the narrative, the two sisters seem to be in a contest of wills, each intent on proving herself as the one in the right. Nevertheless, later in the story, when nothing is as it seemed, the shadow of the "good twin/bad twin" trope remains to dishearten readers.Although the evolving story slowly reveals snippets of the truth, the revelation late in the story may come as quite a surprise for some readers, but it raises the question of why no one intimately involved with the twins for so many years seemed to have an inkling of an idea that this had occurred. Clearly related to the “incident,” its revelation plays out reasonably well. But the "incident” itself requires far too much suspension of disbelief for most readers. In the end, the uniqueness in this story simply isn’t enough to make it anything more than a disappointment.I received a free copy of this eBook from Greenleaf Book Group, Greenleaf Book Group Press and NetGalley#DoYouFollow #NetGalley