Hi friends, happy Monday! I hope you’re all doing well. Today I’m going to be posting my review of the second book in Sara Shepard’s Amateurs trilogy – Follow Me.

Read my review of book one: The Amateurs

Follow Me by: Sara Shepard: When a young woman, Chelsea Dawson, who fits the same description of Aerin’s sister and Seneca’s mom, goes missing the team get back together to try and find her before her kidnapper can kill her. They already know who is behind everything, but can they get enough evidence to take him down? This novel did not disappoint. The reader was really worried that this novel would be a letdown after the first installment was, surprisingly, really good. This novel took the characters to new places and plots to new highs. Each chapter left the reader feeling suspended like anything could happen at any moment. The fact that the reader, and the characters, knew who the killer was, but couldn’t find him through all his disguises and hacking abilities really threw the story for a loop. This was highly suspenseful and full of tension, but the reader couldn’t get enough. The minor romantic side plots the reader could do without, but they didn’t take the reader out of the story and it flowed pretty well to not be distracting. The characters were really well developed. The killer made the reader so angry in the way he could psychologically play with the reader’s mind and the way he dictated how the other characters chose their next move, maddening. It was also good to see the other main characters try to solve this case and use their experiences to watch them grow and work through their insecurities. Shepard is really good at creating very detailed characters, especially in such a short amount of time, as this novel is just shy of 300 pages. The way this novel ended leaves the reader in full uncertainty about where the third book is going to go and what the killer’s plans and motives are. Overall, this was a fast-paced and well executed addition to an already additive trilogy.