Book review: After I've Gone by Linda Green. A chilling psychological thriller set in Yorkshire!

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When you are barely holding things together and, just about getting on with life, only just going through the motions and living your life, things are hard. However for Jess Mount things are even harder. She has suffered trauma, stress and anxiety but she's getting there.  Then, her Facebook starts playing up.  Strange messages leak onto her timeline from ... the future!  What's happening? Jess, already vulnerable, tries to make sense of these strange notifications whilst simultaneously falling in love and trying to keep her sanity.



Green, through flashbacks and future Facebook posts, narrates a chilling story of vulnerability, love , consequences and what if's.  Bit by bit, I was drawn into the narrative and, bit by bit, I kept thinking what if this was real? The premise of Facebook and all the complexities of social media opens up an entire new world in which to frame a damn good story.

Linda Green has lifted something we all take for granted and turned it on its head.  Rather than the harmless, playground of social interactions most of us experience, in Green's hands Facebook becomes a dangerous, sullen and insidious world where death is waiting, just round the corner to catch us. Dealing with human emotion and frailty, Green explores mental health, our reliance on social media and societies expectations of us as individuals.  An enjoyable read from start to finish!