By Kristy Hesom
To say Jamie is active on social media would be an understatement. Not only does she share her every move, thought and location on Facebook and Twitter, she also has a personal blog that contains more than just her personal information.
You see, it is through her blog that she hopes to achieve her dream of becoming a published author. However, while she has quite a substantial following, she hasn’t had any bites from publishers yet.
That is until someone starts stalking her online.
Quite early in the novel, the reader is aware that Jamie has an online stalker. But she treats him as harmless. At least that is what Jamie thinks he is. However, her stalker wants more. Fascinated by Jamie and her real life beauty, the stalker needs to get closer.
His online stalking turns into real-life following, and Jamie soon finds herself nervous and afraid. What starts off as a feeling that someone is watching her, escalates to violent and real-life threats. Her natural instinct is to do what she always does; go straight to social media. She does just that and her readers cannot get enough. Her following is growing, and the readers are captivated.
As her following increases, so does her exposure, and with every incident, Jamie is one step closer to reaching her publishing dream. But is it worth risking her life? And what about the lives of the people closest to her?
Include a love story complicated by a young toddler, a complex mixed-race friendship, and a true crime story that unravels right before Jamie’s readers’ eyes - all in the suburbs of Johannesburg - and
Now Following You has all the ingredients for an enticing novel that we could barely put down long enough to come to work.
Snyckers dives head on into the world of social media, and although this book is fiction, there is truth in the content. In a social media obsessed world, how far are people willing to go for one more like, or one more follower? Snyckers will make you rethink your next check in, your next photo upload or your next Twitter rant.
For more information, connect with Snyckers on Twitter using the #NowFollowingYou hashtag.