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A review by ihateprozac
Follow Me by Sara Shepard
4.0
Put simply, this was equal parts fun and filler. While it’s a fun mystery in and of itself, it didn’t quite pack the punch of the first novel and felt like a stepping stone on the way to Brett’s big showdown.
Follow Me picks up after the events of The Amateurs, with our titular gang still on the hunt for Brett. The disappearance of an Instagram-famous girl from a seaside holiday town sparks their interest, and the Amateurs roll into town to see if Brett might be responsible for the disappearance of the girl who looks remaaaaarkably similar to Helena and Seneca’s mother.
If you enjoyed the television show Revenge (in its first season, at least) you’ll enjoy this. It’s a fun, trashy teen thriller and a solid effort for Sara Shepard - though don’t expect any crazy big showdown and climax. It’s clearly a stepping stone on the way to a big showdown with Brett, but provides enough enjoyment as a mystery in and of itself.
Shepard’s writing style goes down like butter as per usual, and you’ll fly through this in the better part of three hours (I just happen to look like I spent weeks reading it due to an epic reading slump!) The seaside town setting was delightful, and a much needed change from Shepard's usual setting of small-idyllic-upper-class-town-somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Connecticut.
I'm enjoying this series and the mystery has me hooked enough to keep reading - so long as we don't get strung along for 8 books!
Follow Me picks up after the events of The Amateurs, with our titular gang still on the hunt for Brett. The disappearance of an Instagram-famous girl from a seaside holiday town sparks their interest, and the Amateurs roll into town to see if Brett might be responsible for the disappearance of the girl who looks remaaaaarkably similar to Helena and Seneca’s mother.
If you enjoyed the television show Revenge (in its first season, at least) you’ll enjoy this. It’s a fun, trashy teen thriller and a solid effort for Sara Shepard - though don’t expect any crazy big showdown and climax. It’s clearly a stepping stone on the way to a big showdown with Brett, but provides enough enjoyment as a mystery in and of itself.
Shepard’s writing style goes down like butter as per usual, and you’ll fly through this in the better part of three hours (I just happen to look like I spent weeks reading it due to an epic reading slump!) The seaside town setting was delightful, and a much needed change from Shepard's usual setting of small-idyllic-upper-class-town-somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Connecticut.
I'm enjoying this series and the mystery has me hooked enough to keep reading - so long as we don't get strung along for 8 books!