4 out of 5 stars
FRIEND ME is an intense thriller. Definitely a page-turner.
Scott and Rachel have fallen into a rut. Scott provides for his family, but keeps long
hours. Rachel takes care of the home,
but wishes Scott was home more. Feeling
lonely, Rachel discovers a new website that creates for her a virtual
friend. When she explains to Scott about
her find, he decides to look into it himself, and creates a friend as
well. A female friend. Someone that understands him and supports him
when Rachel leaves him lacking.
Unbeknownst to neither Rachel or Scott, Melissa, a computer
genius, is using the Virtualfriendme website to seek out the perfect man. Melissa uses manipulation and seduction to
find out all she can about Scott and Rachel’s fragile marriage. Knowing Scott is the perfect man for her,
Melissa sees Rachel as nothing more than a minor obstacle in her plan to claim Scott
as her own.
FRIEND ME might be a work of fiction, but it is so relevant
in today’s computer-dependent society that it’s unnervingly realistic. John Faubion poignantly shows how easily
people who toe the line between right and wrong can allow themselves to trip over
that line into a world of deception and destruction. The characters in FRIEND ME reveal the vulnerability
that lurks in all of us, and how our weaknesses can and will be used against us
in our struggle to keep our hearts and minds pure.
Not wanting to give too much away, all I can say is FRIEND
ME is a must read for those who think the internet is harmless as a social gathering
place. This technology might not be
present today, but I have no doubt it could be in the near future.
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