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Teresa Driscoll's "I will make you pay" is an edge of your seat story. I thought the characters were believable and I even found myself feeling empathy for the stalker. It was well written and kept me guessing until the very end. Thank you Teresa, Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for giving me the opportunity to give my unbiased feedback on such a good psychological thriller.
Fear is a terrible thing to live with. The main character is living in fear on one day a week. As I was reading this book, I felt that I was reading two different novels. I was waiting for the two to converge and when they finally did-Wow! Not what I expected at all. As you are reading this novel, you are constantly trying to determine who the stalker is and why they are stalking the main character. Easy to empathize with the main character and hope that in the end she is free of her fear. Interesting mystery that kept me reading.
I received this from Netgalley. All opinions and thoughts are my own.
I had seen good reviews on this book, but I didn't really care for it. It had an interesting premise. Plus the story was well-written. So what was the problem? It seems to me that almost all authors are having Multiple POV's in their books, which isn't bad. It just seems that they are all writing this most predictably books now. This was no different. She gives you a couple of red herrings and then wham, predictable ending. I love a book that keeps me guessing and surprises me at the end. This one not so much.
I read Teresa Driscoll's last book, I Am Watching You and I absolutely was captivated by it so I knew that I had to read I Will Make You Pay. Teresa has a way of grabbing the reader in the first several pages and never letting them go. Once I get started in one of her books I have to keep reading until I finish.
Wednesdays have turned into nightmares for Alice. She has become the victim of a stalker who only plans his attacks for Wednesday. As you read the story flips from Alice, her private investigator that she has hired, and an unknown male. These three guide you through the hunt as to who is ding this to Alice. You may think you have it figured out but I feel certain you will not guess what is coming. This one will throw you for several loops so hold on tight! This was a great and quick read that I would highly recommend.
Journalist Alice Henderson has a stalker. And she is scared. No wonder, he is making some serious threats - but only on a Wednesday. We get flashbacks to the life of a young boy in a high rise flat living with his grandmother. What happens to the young boy on a Wednesday night while his gran is at work? And what is the connection to Alice in the present day? Who is he? How does he fit with the story? I alternated between thinking he was one of two men in the story, I worked out why Alice was targeted, but not by whom! Alice is clearly a trusting, naive person when we learn all that has gone on in her past, and very loving as we see her relationship with her mother and sister. Private Investigator Matthew Hill, is clearly missing life in the Police Force and has a great working relationship with former DI colleague Melanie who is racing to solve the crime before her maternity leave. His stories of life with a 2 year old adds reality and light relief.
Received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a honest review. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own
It’s an entertaining book told from multiple POV and jumps between past and present.
Kept my attention at least
I loved this book. A fairly quick read, it had a number of unexpected twists that kept me reading long past my bedtime. And a great final twist at the end that definitely caught me off-guard. Well done Ms. Driscoll, well done.
I love a good thriller and this was that for sure. Phone calls that lead to fear that lead to danger. No one seems to be able to help or even find the culprit.
I enjoyed this book so much and look forward to many more by this author. It kept me turning the pages and guessing. Great characters and the plot was unbelievable. It’s told so well and is just an all around good book from start to finish.
Another great thriller.
Thank you #NetGalley for this book. This is my own honest review.
A give it 5 stars and highly recommend it to anyone who loves a good thriller.
I just LOVE Teresa Driscoll's books and having read several of them, I was not disappointed by "I Will Make You Pay." A twisty, pacy plot, with great characters that interweave. The book follows Alice, a Journalist who is receiving threatening messages, realises as they begin to gather momentum, that they are coming every Wednesday. What is significant about Wednesday? Matthew, a former Police DI, now working as a Private Detective is hired by Alice's partner to investigate and keep her safe. His instincts are good, but it seems Alice needs more protection than anyone anticipated. Alice's past seems to be coming back to haunt her.
Highly, recommended, I couldn't put it down!
I definitely enjoyed the premise of this book, it was, from the start, a scary setting and the suspense grew well along with the development of the main characters. There was a sad backstory which led me to having various feelings and emotions as the story developed. I have read Teresa Driscoll novels before and this was no disappointment. I will continue to look out for her work.
The publisher provided me with the opportunity to read this in exchange for providing feedback. (via NetGalley)
This author writes well and it was an engaging read. I had suspicions on who may be the stalker Be towards the end but I still enjoyed the read
I loved this book, when I first started reading I thought it would be easy to guess "who dun it" but it took me right to the end for the shocking revel. This book was very well written the chapters were of a good size and it was easy to follow the characters. The size of the book was just right each chapter told part of the story. I will definitely be picking up another book from this author. Thank you netgalley.
This was a crazy great psychological thriller. Excellent character development with so many dark twists and turns. The suspense built perfectly through the book. Really had me hooked from the first intense chapter.
Very well done. Highly recommend.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a copy of this interesting suspense/thriller. Alice, a newspaper reporter, soon dreads Wednesdays after realizing someone is out to get her, or at least threaten her on a weekly basis. This well-written novel gives you just enough possible male suspects to keep you guessing right up until the last few chapters, along with giving the reader several chapters from the suspect's early years and what makes him tick (and why he hates Wednesdays.)
Enjoyable read!
This story is told from three points of view. Alice, the journalist who is being stalked, Matthew a private investigator employed by Alice's boyfriend to find the stalker and an unknown person "Him" who we assume is the stalker. I thought this was an enjoyable and easy read and didn't guess who "Him" was till near the end of the book. However, looking back there were a few clues early on in the story which I didn't pick up at the time!
This book was just OK it was slow going for me while it did keep my interest there was some thing's I felt could have been left out and made it shorter
Every Wednesday, Alice (a newspaper reporter) receives a threatening phone call from an unknown person. Eventually, bad things start to happen to her, but only on Wednesdays. Her boyfriend hires a private investigator to help the police figure out who is harassing her. Who is this awful person and why do they only act on Wednesdays?
For me, this book was just ok. I’ve read other books by this author and loved them. I did not see the ending coming and it wasn’t easily predictable. It was a good story but I just didn’t care that much about the characters. I didn’t feel like I needed to get back to this book to keep reading. I think other people might really like it, but it was just ok for me.
Thank you #netgalley for an advanced copy of this book.
what an enjoyable thrilling story. didn't figure out what was really going on so i had to keep on reading and reading!
in the end i was blown away!
this is what a real psychological thriller is all about for me!
thank you #netgalley and #teresa driscoll for this arc
This was really enjoyable. It's one of those books where you are reading what's going on, but for some reason you think there might be something else lurking in the background, something that maybe you aren't being told. I really love that feeling. And I like having that feeling whether it comes true or not. Do author's somehow do that on purpose? This was also a very fast read which really helped keep up the thriller vibe. It was also interesting to read the author lived through a similar experience (on a much smaller scale) which told me the emotions and reactions were probably pretty spot on.
Every Wednesday, like clockwork, terror. It seems like an ordinary Wednesday until the phone rings with a threat. Journalist Alice Henderson hangs up and is ready to dismiss it as a hoax clearly spooked but the following Wednesday the stalker makes another move.
As the weeks pass, always a Wednesday ? Alice and her family are in the sights of a stalker she's being targeted - BUT WHY?
Her boyfriend Tom hires a private investigator ex Police officer Matthew Hill to watch over Alice and he discovers a big secret from her past. Is this the reason why she is being stalked? Told by two narratives, Alice and the mystery Stalker this is a fast paced, thriller that you will leave you shocked at the end.
Matthew and DI Melanie Sanders work together the pressure escalating have they arrested the right person? or is the Stalker getting closer? This was my first Teresa Driscoll book, it wont be my last. Aparantely reoccurring characters are included from previous novels but I didn't feel this and it can be read as a standalone.
My favourite kind of book, psychological thriller, fast pace and great believable characters.