Review: Following Me – K. A. Linde

“I knew you were running the first time I saw you…”

Devon didn’t have a game plan when she decided to leave St. Louis on a Chicago-bound train for the summer. Just a reason.

One she couldn’t share with anyone. Not Hadley, her best friend from college, who lets her stay in the guest bedroom; no questions asked. Or Brennan, the bartender at the local restaurant they frequent, who she actively tries to avoid. Or Garrett, Hadley’s boyfriend, who befriends her when she has no one else to turn to.

“I just didn’t know what you were running from….”

Desperate to hide at all costs, Devon plunges into her new life in the city. Everyone around her starts to reveal sides of themselves Devon never expected. And just when she starts to get comfortable, her world flips upside down…

“…but I think all along you were running toward me.”

4 lives.
All connected.
All with secrets that just keep following them.

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Release Date: June 21, 2013
Publisher: K. A. Linde
Source: Inkslinger PR
Reviewer: Shannon
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

This was one of those books that was a total page turner for me.  K.A. Linde did an awesome job weaving the truth behind what drove Devon to Chicago with the lives of the three people Devon’s close to when she gets to Chicago.  This was one that I didn’t want to put down and couldn’t wait to see how it ends.

Devon was one of those characters that you could tell was fighting something powerful, but was determined to do it on her own.  She left St. Louis, telling a different story to her family and her boyfriend, and headed towards her best friend in Chicago.  But when she gets to Chicago, she finds that what she was running from is still following her.

Battling her own demons, Devon finds her best friend, Hadley is also fighting her own, which causes Devon to find herself without her best friend. Her one bright point was Brennan.  He reminded Devon of her worth as a person and a woman, helping her get over some of her emotional scars.

This was a challenging read, dealing with domestic violence and addiction.  K. A. Linde created characters that were wonderfully flawed and connected with the reader, making us hungry from Devon to fight for her happily ever after.  In the end, the journey was worth it and one I encourage other to take.