Published by Warped Tomato Publishing
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My Review
I think I was on edge before I even started reading Cyberstalker. The title says it all.
It’s been plastered all over the news. Countless movies have been made about it. Predators prowl the internet, preying on the innocent, the young. Nothing is private.
But you have to remember this is a young girl, just entering highschool. Didn’t we all think we were invincible, we were going to live forever, nothing bad would happen to us?
That’s what Lilly thinks even though it niggles at the back of her mind when she friends a young guy on MyWorld, a site similar to Facebook. She hesitates but then thinks why not.
Ian’s insidious. His stalking is subtle in the beginning, luring her in. But then it escalates. Lilly feels like she’s being watched, followed, threatened. As much as she wants a boyfriend, she’s beginning to realize she should’ve listened to her inner voice.
This is every parents worse nightmare. You can’t watch what your child is doing every minute of the day. You have to give them room, teach them about the dangers, and trust them.
While this story is fiction, it could and does happen. That’s why I had chills while reading it and was almost afraid to keep going. I was worried about how bad it would get.
I’d recommend this to all ages. Told from Lilly’s point of view, you read her thoughts, understand her vulnerabilities and actions. Younger readers and siblings, along with parents, could learn a lot from this.
4 Stars
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A 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 appall 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”
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About Author Jens Hildebrand
I’ve always read a lot and started writing when I was ten. Reading and writing have always helped me in my life, and I need both the same way that I need air to breathe. During my time at school I wrote a Sherlock Holmes novel, one horror and two adventure novels, and lots of short stories. My inspirations were Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen King and Ray Bradbury – quite a weird mixture, I know. My great mentor was my granddad, who was hilariously funny and inspiring. He read all my stuff and was happy for me, and he also found out that in the early 19th century one of our ancestors, Wilhelm Zahn, produced amazing books about the ancient murals in Pompeii and was friends with Goethe. This provided even more inspiration, as did all those late-night films I watched when I was home alone: mostly old B-monster-movies by Jack Arnold (“Tarantula”, “Creature from the Black Lagoon”), “The Thing from Another World”, and John Carpenter’s “The Fog”. Our old house always creaked and cracked, and that didn’t help. Well, it sure got my imagination going…
Later, while studying at uni I started producing computer software, for example the first language
learning software on CD, and guidebooks for teachers about the new media, like the first didactical treatment of teaching film analysis.
On my way to school one morning I came up with the idea for “Granny Gertrude”, which then led to the stories about Tom and “TEAM 002″. I’ve always been a great fan of James Bond, and it’s kind of funny that there even is a Bond story titled “The Hildebrand-Rarity”, which was used as a source for the Bond film “Licence to kill” (1989). So it’s only logical for Tom, the hero of my secret agent thrillers, to admire James Bond. The idea for “Cyberstalker” came about during my work as leader of our team for crisis intervention. It’s more grounded in reality than you would like to know.
I love England, first and foremost our English friends and Dartmoor, where Sherlock Holmes chased the “Hound of the Baskervilles”. The small village of Postbridge has become our second home, and we love exploring the area and sitting round the fireplace, chatting with friends.
At our school, I currently hold the post of Deputy Headmaster. I also coordinate our crisis & counseling team. We endeavour to help our pupils, mostly to make them resilient against bullying, cyberbullying, cyberstalking etc. What’s most important job is creating a good atmosphere at school. We also work within a great network of partners such as other schools and counseling centres.
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