Review: A Must Read for Parents and Teens before Using Social Media
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 28, 2014
tracyriva.comBook Review, and Publishing-Editing ServicesBlog Tour – Book Review – Cyberstalker by Jens HildebrandFebruary 24, 2014 By Tracy Riva 1 Comment (Edit)1004 Front CoverA gripping YA novel for the Facebook generation.“I love you.”Lilly’s heart misses a beat when these words appear on her screen. Okay, she’d love to have a boyfriend, and when Ian sends her a friendship request, she eagerly accepts. He just looks so gorgeous in the pictures. But when she’s about to meet him in person, things take a dramatic turn. Who is Ian really? And how far will he go to get what he wants?3 Rules Against Cyberstalking:1. Don’t accept friendship requests from people you’ve never met.2. Don’t look at their photos.3. Don’t fall in love.PRAISE for “Cyberstalker”:“Gripping and insidiously convincing, CYBERSTALKER will simultaneously thrill and appal readers, who may start to wonder who might really be on the other end of every Internet conversation.” MG Harris, international best-selling author of “The Joshua Files”Read Chapter One hereWatch the trailerThe Review:Okay, as both a parent, and a Facebook user myself Cyberstalker really scared me. I think it should be a must-read for all junior high (middle school) kids, as they are at the age when people usually first start getting on social media. I think they should be aware of the risks out there.After reading Cyberstalker I did a search on myself. I am very careful with what I have on my Facebook profile, but by searching I was able to find my picture, my address, and even my phone number from other professional social media sites I use. I was appalled, because I thought I had been so careful. If I as an adult can unknowingly leave all that information accessible, how much more would a teenager, who isn’t aware of the dangers of the internet leave out there?This novel is scary. You don’t know til the end who the predator really is and all along Lilly identifies with him in different ways, even after she is scared of him and wants him to leave her alone. It makes you aware of just how vulnerable a teen can be, wanting the magic of that first love, that first kiss, that person they think will really care about them and understand them in way their parents and other friends don’t. I highly recommend this book for parents and for teenagers and pre-teens who are using, or considering using social media.* I received a copy of this book in return for my honest and frank review *