I just finished this ARC and while it definitely was a murder mystery, I think it was too "cozy" for my taste. It felt somewhere between a rom-com and a true crime novel and it just didn't mesh well for me.

The MC has me deeply worried for a while. Being a full time influencer and getting swept up in a crime, I really thought she would be a problem for the investigation and just be a problematic character, but she wasn't too terrible.

Maybe I'm just used to reading longer novels, but this also seemed so short and rushed in some places.

Overall, 3.25 stars. Thank you to NetGalley and Sarah E. Burr for the opportunity to read and review this book ahead of publishing!

This was a quick, easy and fun read that intertwined a murder mystery with social media which was very relatable in the times that we live in. I really enjoyed it.

Coco Cline is a social media influencer. It was intriguing at first however wasn’t that interesting. The mystery was okay and the characters are fun. She goes into to many details about her job. I felt like it took away from the mystery. She is hired to help out at a grand opening of a store and discovers a body. Overall I would like to learn less about her social media and more on her.
#FollowMeforMurder #NetGalley

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishing team for sharing this ARC with me!

This is my first read for this author and I was entertained. It follows influencer and celebrity blogger Coco Cline as she navigates a murder mystery in her small town. The story was easy to follow and easy to get into though Coco wasn't the most likable MC. Her success is great but it did get very tiresome to keep reading about all the things she did on a daily basis and what she accomplished. I think the writing style did too much telling vs showing; there were too many lengthy monologues and it made Coco really annoying, real fast.

The romance drama felt pointless? In fact, I didn't see a point in her having a boyfriend at all. I thought it would add to the plot later on but it didn't. Four years and he still has his own apartment across town he won't let go? Babes, pls. If he wasn't going to give it up and propose to her by the end, which is something she clearly wanted and he "loved" her, what was the point of Hudson? Sure, he was supportive but idk, I found him fishy but I'm unsure if that will be elaborated on in future books.

I liked the idea behind the story. I think with social media being the way it is and weaving it in with a murder mystery is fun but I thought it would go differently. I wasn't too disappointed as the mystery kept me going but I find that I will likely not continue with the series. The characters didn't leave too lasting of an impression on me.'

Overall, fun and easy read but won't be continuing with the series.

I really loved this book. It was so fun and quick. Who doesn’t love a murder mystery? I loved the characters and their chemistry; it made the book even more fun to read. I was rooting for Coco and her friends the whole time!

100% worth the read!

This book has the staples of chick lit meets funny crime novel. A richer version of Evanovich's Stephanie Plum. Using her skills to dig into the murder of a client's shop assistant, Coco Cline adds a new layer to what it means to be an "influencer".

The story was well thought out, and although i had guessed the perp early on, it was still an interesting read to see how Coco got there herself. One thing i would mention is that the book is very brand heavy, which can make the main character a little bit unlikeable (maybe unrelatable?) at times, but overall it was a great read to see how skills from one job can transfer to another.

Hopefully these styles of novels can become some sort of series from the author!

After starting up her new company, Center of Attention Consulting Services, celebrity blogger Coco Cline’s new clients are about to launch the opening of their consignment shop when their store clerk Stacy turns up dead. Who killed and her and why?
An interesting cozy mystery. Would recommend

Thank you to Sarah E. Burr, NetGalley, and Level Best Books for the arc of this book.

A quick and easy read! Coco Cline is a famous influencer turned consultant in her small beach town in Delaware. When the couple she is helping to open their Antique consignment shop, it gets her thrown into the middle of a murder investigation. As she arrives at the shop one morning she stumbles upon their worker Stacy dead in a puddle of blood. She works behind the scenes to piece together everything she can find out about Stacy’s secretive life. While also trying to navigate a successful opening for her clients new shop. Will she be able to solve this murder in time for the shop to open?

What a great cozy mystery. Sarah Burr has given us a great book with a fun storyline and great well-crafted characters.

In this book, we find influencer Coco Cline working on her recent social media consulting firm. Things get tricky when she comes across a dead body. The owners of the store where their clerk Stacy is found are worried the launch of their new store will be hampered with bad reviews. So, they ask Coco to help find the killer. Now the fun begins!

This is a must-read!

OH, my goodness this is not what I expected. The main character is a social media influencer but then things worked out pretty good and things wrapped up well in the end. #FollowMe for Murder is a refreshing take on the cozy mystery genre and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Her friends reminded me on how much my friends are always up to help me out. Although I did feel some annoyance towards the characters judging her romantic life. I did not see the big reveal coming Extra points for not ending the book in the boringly predictable way that I feared it would

I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did…and I can’t wait for the next one!

*Thank you to Netgalley for the book in exchange for an honest review*

#follow Me for Murder written by Sarah E Burr tells the story of social media influencer Coco Cline, a social media influencer as well as a PR agent, who finds herself in middle of murder investigation of her Client's assistant, just days before their store launch. The book shows the investigation done by Coco along with her best friends regarding the murder.

Here are my opinion regarding the book :

The good

Incorporation of modern technology
I have read quite a few thrillers and unfortunately I haven't seen any which balances the use of modern technology along with old school deduction in a thriller book. The author had had incorporated the use of social media as a relevant part of the plot

The pace
I love a good reading a fast paced thriller book. It keeps me at the edge of my seat and motivates me to read the book in one sitting and that's what I did. I started the book in mid-morning and by early evening I was done reading the book.

The Reveal
I'm glad that the baddie in the book wasn't someone obvious. While reading I had my suspicions regarding some characters and I was positively suprised when I read who the murderer was, even though that person was in plain sight also there were some red flags about them, now to think about it, I didn't even guess that person was the one who killed Stacy

The underwhelming aspects
Relationship problems
According to me The commitment issues of Coco's boyfriend Hudson wasn't relevant for the plot. A brief information about the issue like it being addressed once would have sufficed but the number of times Coco thought about it felt unnecessary.

Beginning
I found the beginning to be quite dull and boring. Reading the long passages had me bored at times and I definately skimmed through some paragraph in the beginning but luckily the book caught up to it soon.

The fillers
There were certain plots that didn't add anything to the book, but just acted as fillers. They just increased the length of the book and lead to some awkward communication between the character's.

Overall if you are looking for a cozy, fast paced thriller i would suggest you read this book. And thank you Net Galley for providing the arc.

Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC of #FollowMe for Murder by Sarah E. Burr. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole book and can't wait for more. Sarah E. Burr has a good perspective of the modern tech world and incorporating it into a mystery. Coco Cline, a social media influencer and PR consultant, finds the body of her clients' assistant, Stacy, on the floor right before a meeting with them. at their store. While the police department doesn't have any leads to go on, Coco is on a mission to do some detective work to uncover more info on Stacy. She enlists her friends to help her and they end up digging up more than Coco could have imagined.

Sarah E. Burr is a new author to me. The cover is cute and the blurb sounded interesting. I had a difficult time getting into this story particularly the first couple of chapters.

This was a very light mystery that I woudn't really call a thriller.
It's fast paced and a fun ride trying to find out along with the main character who the killer is.

Some things that didn't work for me tho:
The main character is a social media consultant which sounds interesting and fresh at first but she goes on to have these lengthy internal monologues about every little technical aspect of her job + combined with the fact she's always using or thinking about using social media, turns out it's just not very interesting to read about. To me at least.
I also didn't enjoy the pointless relationship problems.
In the beginning I thought they might have been crucial to the plot but they weren't so I don't get why they're brought up so often.
They're a lot of characters introduced where we have to read about awkward small talk that doesn't add anything to the plot and reads like they're just fillers.

It will certainly be interesting to see how this series and each character develops moving forward.

Thank you NetGalley & Level Best Books for the digital ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of #FollowMe for Murder by Sarah E. Burr. This light-hearted mystery follows a social media influencer who inadvertently gets wrapped up in a murder investigation. Coco arrives at work early one morning to find the body of her client's young assistant on the floor. The police can't seem to find any realistic suspects so Coco enlists the help of her best friends Jasper and Charlotte to investigate. Fast-paced and laugh-out-loud funny, I finished this in one sitting and can't wait for the next one in this series.

Coco Cline is a blogging guru with a booming online presence and her own social media firm, whose world is rocked when she discovers a dead body in the back room of her clients' shop. It's her job to help the Chens launch their business - no matter the cost - so, in an effort to speed along the investigation, Coco takes it upon herself to solve the mystery of who killed Stacy Lockner, along with the help of her two best friends, Charlotte and Jasper, and her boyfriend, local hotshot news anchor, Hudson. I really liked this mystery, and thought it was a unique premise for the modern age - an influencer turned amateur detective is not exactly a plot you see every day. So looking forward to seeing more of this series in the future!

I am recommending this book for our school library because it brings the classic genre of murder mystery into the 21st century with terms and situations that are relatable and fresh. As an educator coming up on year 3 of this pandemic, this is exactly what I was looking for in a modern, cozy mystery with some romance peppered in but not so much to be fluffy or dumb. The murder happens close to the beginning of the book, so it really felt like an inclusive case where I could try and solve right along with the book characters. I also really how everything wasn't predictable. The mystery itself was compelling and full of twists. I also enjoyed Coco's friend group and the relationship they had. They were funny and a bit overly dramatic- but it was endearing in the same way the show "Search Party" is. I appreciated the ending of the book. There were some moments while reading this that kept me on the edge of my seat. I didn't predict how it would pan out, but thought it was well done and made sense. I highly recommend this as a fun read and one for the Murderinos of the world. I will read this author again for sure and I hope she does another about Coco and her friends!

With #FollowMe for Murder, Sarah Burr takes another buzz-worthy step forward in the cozy mystery world. Protagonist Coco Cline is a popular lifestyle blogger and social media influencer. But when a young woman is murdered at the shop one of Coco's clients owns, she adds detective to her list of job qualifications. With the help of Hudson, her hunky boyfriend, who may or may not have a commitment problem, and her friends Jasper and Charlotte, Coco takes a look behind the curtain on the seemingly peaceful beachfront town of Central Shores, Delaware and finds not all is what it seems.
In ways both bad and good.
Ms. Burr has her finger right on the pulse of the generation who grew up with technology and with the Internet a single click away. Coco uses her phone and tablet hand in hand with her keen intellect and sharp eye for detail to unearth clues and identify suspects. Who knew you could learn so much about people by digging into their social media footprints? Coco sure does, and she uses that skill to find clues, spot liars, bring the murderer to justice.
I thoroughly enjoyed this fast-paced read and lost a lot of sleep because I didn't want to put it down at the end of the day. I can't wait to find out what's next for Coco and her crew. Treat yourself to a visit to Central Shores. Just be careful about what kind of social media trail you leave behind, especially if you’re up to something you’d rather keep under wraps!

Thanks NetGalley for this arc. CoCo Cline has her own successful social media firm. When she is hired to assist with a grand opening of a store she stumbles across a dead woman. Can CoCo help the investigation or will she hinder it? The plot of this story sounded right up my alley and it was. I thought the blogger element was well portrayed as social media is so prevalent now a days. I wasnt sure how I felt about CoCo at first but she grew on me and I enjoyed this modern mystery. My only con is that I thought the writing style was a bit off, some of the grammar choices were weird and it became a little distracting.

#Followme for Murder was a fun cozy murder mystery. At first it was slow and all about Coco Cline and her social media but towards the middle I was hooked. I like how the murder happened in the beginning and not in the middle. Mrs. Chen character annoyed me a little and I had suspicions about the Chens. I thought I knew who it was but then I would be wrong. This book kept me guessing and actually finished the book in one day. I had to know who the murderer was. I love Coco and her friend group. I definitely will recommend this book! First book read by Sarah E. Burr and won’t be the last!
Thank you NetGalley and Level Best Books for the digital ARC.