My Thoughts:
Friend Me had me hooked from the first page. It was unbelievably suspenseful and that deliciously eerie feeling didn't let go for one second. Here's the scenario... Imagine if you could create a virtual online friend. An imaginary confidante you could share your secrets with, discuss personal matters without judgement or perhaps just a makes you feel less alone. Innocent enough, right? But what happens if that "virtual" friend is... real? And they want to become more than friends. Perhaps they even want to become YOU...
Scott and Rachel are a young married couple with typical marriage issues. As a way of escaping their problems they create virtual friends. In the beginning, these "friends" are quite helpful. They're always available, ultra supportive and excellent listeners. But then something happens. A "real" person gets involved. Someone who takes over for the virtual friends and decides she wants to play a role in Scott and Rachel's marriage. A very dark and sinister twist to the story, indeed...
I loved this book. Suspense is my favorite genre and John Faubion delivers! The storyline was refreshingly unique, the characters were realistic (could be your next door neighbors) and electric suspense was evident on every page! The chilling villain, Melissa, was masterfully created and I thoroughly enjoyed watching her weave her web. She reminded me of Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. Beautiful, intelligent, but undeniably insane. I appreciated how the author kept a focus on God throughout the story, too. I highly recommend Friend Me. It's a wild ride- Buckle up and enjoy the adrenalin rush.
More About Friend Me:
Scott and Rachel’s marriage is on the brink of disaster. Scott, a businessman with a high-pressure job, just wants Rachel to understand him and accept his flaws. Rachel is a lonely housewife, desperate for attention and friendship. So she decides to create a virtual friend online, unaware that Scott is doing the exact same thing. As Rachel desperately tries to re-create a friendship with a friend who has passed, Scott becomes unfaithful and is torn between the love for his wife and the perfection of his cyber-girlfriend. But neither realizes that there’s a much larger problem looming…
Behind both of their online creations is Melissa, a woman who is brilliant—and totally insane. Masquerading as both friend and lover, Melissa programmed a search parameter into the virtual friend software to find her perfect man, but along the way she forgot to specify his marriage status. And Scott is her ideal match. Now Melissa is determined to have it all—Scott, his family, and Rachel’s life.
As Melissa grows bolder and her online manipulations transition into the real world, Scott and Rachel figure out they are being played. Now it’s a race against time as Scott and Rachel fight to save their marriage, and their lives, before it’s too late.
In today’s digital age, the Internet presents all kinds of opportunities to test our personal boundaries, and this exciting and suspenseful story raises important questions about the ethics of virtual relationships. Friend Me will open your eyes to a new—and terrifying—moral dimensions and how they play out in the real world.
John Faubion is celebrating his debut novel, Friend Me, with a Kindle HDX giveaway!
One winner will receive:- A brand new Kindle Fire HDX
- Friend Me by John Faubion
Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on February 22nd. Winner will be announced February 24th on John Faubion's blog.
Don't miss a moment of the fun; enter today and be sure to stop by John's blog on the 24th to see if you won.
Don't miss a moment of the fun; enter today and be sure to stop by John's blog on the 24th to see if you won.
John Faubion is celebrating his debut novel, Friend Me, with a Kindle HDX giveaway!
One winner will receive:- A brand new Kindle Fire HDX
- Friend Me by John Faubion
Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on February 22nd. Winner will be announced February 24th on John Faubion's blog.
Don't miss a moment of the fun; enter today and be sure to stop by John's blog on the 24th to see if you won.
Don't miss a moment of the fun; enter today and be sure to stop by John's blog on the 24th to see if you won.
*I was given a copy of this book from Litfuse in exchange for my honest opinion. No other compensation was received.
1 comment:
I enjoyed this review. Right now I am re-reading (for probably the third or fourth time!) Mark Helprin's novel Winter's Tale. It's been made into a movie - haven't seen it yet and may be disappointed that it's not enough like the book!
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