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Alice, a journalist, gets a horrifying call on a Wednesday at her office that changes her life. Someone is stalking her and terrorising her on Wednesday of every week. Matthew, a freelance detective, who once was a cop, is hired by Alice's boyfriend, Tom, to be her private bodyguard on the dreadful days. DI Melanie Sanders is heading her case and is trying her best to ensure Alice's safety which is threatened. Alice has to face all her demons and her mother who is in her death bed. The story revolves around the characters facing their pasts which takes the influence of each turn they take.

I was told it was a lengthy read a couple of days before I picked it up. I didn't like the idea because I was not in the mood for a lengthy read. Anyways, I picked it up because the more I read the description, the more I wanted to indulge myself in this book. As a compelling, vivid, chilling and a hell of a suspenseful read, the book lived up to the hype. You know the book rocks when the story begins on the very first sentence! Before I realise, I'm on page 150 and soon, I have reached the end. Whatever the length the book turns out to be if it is interesting and well put. you'll find yourself lost between time and pages.

As an absolute fast-paced page-turner, every page comes with unpredictable twists and keeps you guessing till the very last. Alice's chapters are truly frightening because it makes the reader as afraid as Alice, on what to expect next. I was deeply empathetic for Him chapters. To know the insight of the antagonist is one of the best aspects of psychological thrillers but unlike all others, even in the end, after everything he had done, I just couldn't bring myself to not have empathy for him. I do not think anyone will. Every character, how small their part might've been, are well and fairly constructed. There were a few aspects which I felt, should've been addressed more but as a fellow reader told me, those aspects are left for the reader's imagination. I loved the sense of straightforwardness in Teresa's writing and the vividness it provided! Looking forward to reading more of her works!

In the end, it is an intense read and to know it based on an experience of the author just makes it more creepy and scary! Nevertheless, this turned out to be a good read.

Recommended: Absolutely!

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Thanks NetGalley & Amazon Publishing for the ARC of I Will Make You Pay.

Great psychological thriller.
Well written shocker. Page turner that keeps you guessing.
You will stay interested until the very end.
Great read!!!

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* I was provided an arc by NetGalley in exchange for a review*

A solid 4.5 stars because this book is what thrillers are made of. I would love to see this made into a movie. It kept me on the edge of my seat, guessing and fearing for Alice, a journalist with her very own stalker.

It was so well done, and I actually enjoyed the time jump chapters allowing us a glimpse into the life of the child who became her worst nightmare. Those were a whole other set of emotions. And I think that’s what this author did best, she provoked such different intense emotions that I’m drained. I also didn’t put the book down. I couldn’t. I had to know who it was that was tormenting Alice.

All I can say is good job, I look forward to reading more by this author.

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3-4 stars. This book had the type of writing that really kept me intrigued trying to know what was really going on. Full of twists and turns, chills, and thrills, but just a tad too slow paced for me. Overall I recommend to those who enjoy those books that screw with your mind and heart a bit!
Will make sure to buzz this book up!

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A great mystery has the suspense buried "between the lines"-with twists and turns where you least expect it. I Will Make You Pay is a good-but not great thriller-you don't have to dig far to guess who is stalking Alice. The "why" is another matter-it takes most of the novel to uncover a motive-especially the significance of Wednesday as it relates to Alice's tormentor. Alice is a reporter at a small newspaper, but even with her investigative skills at first she does not recognize the threatening phone calls and letters always arrive in the middle of the week. But the devil is in the details, and Alice's stalker knows so much about her it significantly narrows the suspects. Despite this, I Will Make You Pay moves at a crisp pace-mostly because of a skillful use of a "past and present" dual narrative. This is a good thing for Alice, as each week her attacker becomes more personal and brazen. There are several subplots in I Will Make You Pay-the first directly involves Alice and gives the story much needed intrigue, the other is so haunting and heartbreaking it becomes the most compelling part of the story. I Will Make You Pay is a decent and interesting four star mystery. Sometimes "good" is good enough, and having to read between the lines is more of a burden than a plus. That's definitely the case with I Will Make You Pay.

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Alice is a journalist who starts getting threats from an anonymous Pearson. Hire boyfrieNd ,, Tom, heiress a PI, MAtthew to find out who the threats are coming from. Every week, the threats worsen.

Matthew finds out that Alice's ex fiance was released from prison early. A hunt begins to find him immediately. Alice decides to movies her, mom to a new nursing home just in case the threats may start to include her also.

The story is a great who done it. Although I didn't particularly think there was, a great twist, it did keep my interest. It goes between Alice's present story and here stalkers child hooks story slowly revEaling why Alice must pay.

Thank you Netgalley for giVing new an FaRC in exchange for my honest opinion.

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I quite liked this book. I enjoyed the pace and the plethora of suspects, all of which seemed valid. I don't want to spoil the book for anyone, so I'll just say that if you like a thrilling mystery, this is for you.

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Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book. Alice finds herself the victim of a stalker. She must determine why she is being targeted and continue to keep those around her safe.

Overall the book was good. However, I felt that this book had some story lines that were not as fully developed as they could have been. Because of this, it felt like there were loose ends that there never really were clear answers to as to why they were part of the story.

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*3.5 stars*
This was my first book by this author and it was definitely a page turner! The book immediately opens up with journalist, Alice, answering her work phone to someone on a voice changer saying “I am going to use a cheese wire on you.” It’s a Wednesday, and what follows is more Wednesdays filled with a stalker trying to scare Alice. Alice is rightfully terrified and is trying to find out who this could possibly be. Her boyfriend, Tom, involves a PI named Matthew. There are alternating chapters from Alice’s POV, Matthew’s and then Him, which we assume is the stalker, and paints the picture of his reasons for doing this. I thought the writing was great, pace was good and characters were average. You could guess the stalker pretty easily, but there were definitely some twists thrown in there. It was entertaining and a quick read, so I would recommend it.

* ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

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Creepy psychological thriller. Told from several points of view and smoothly woven into a single resolution.

The stalker is smart and skillful, the stalker's backstory is sadly common in today's internet news.

The victim is simply doing her job while keeping her own secrets.

It's an interesting story of how a single action causes ripples in lives days, months and years later.

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I Will Make You Pay by Teresa Driscoll covers everyone's worst nightmare: a stalker who takes it too far. It starts with a strange phone call, followed by increasingly escalated attacks, both physical and emotional, until Alice becomes terrified of Wednesdays. Driscoll's novel is a fresh take on the thriller genre with lots of twists and turns you don't see coming! If you want a new book for Spooktober, pick this up!

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This is an especially satisfying thriller from start to finish. Written from the POV of Alice, the journalist who receives threats and is stalked, "Him before", the stalker as a child living with his Gram and Matthew, the PI hired by Alice's husband Tom to help protect Alice and solve the mystery. I found the writing succinct and very well paced, the plot is dark and exciting and the tension as it raced to the climax, palpable. The different POV's lend themselves to wonderful character development and insights into their motivations and what makes them tick. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and highly recommend this twisty thriller. I look forward to reading some of the authors other work.

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A fun thriller by Teresa Driscoll. The novel had me stumped as to who the stalker was and I found the reveal to be a bit anti climatic. Still a fun and quick read. Goes to show you never really know anyone.

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Wow what an incredible gripping page turner. Jennifer becomes Alice and the Wednesday’s become a fearful day every week...who is the stalker, and why? Twisted until the last page. Great read.

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I Will Make You Pay is a great psychological suspense thriller! Very intense! It’s chilling and scary! As the story unfolds, there are many unexpected situations that make this an entertaining read. It is an intricate drama with multiple characters and an extremely clever and highly entertaining plot. My thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for an advance copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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Really well written book. Scary and realistic, I felt like I was experiencing the fear that Alice was feeling as she was being stalked. And I never guessed who the stalker was till the author told me at the end of the book! Definitely a page turner but I would have liked some lighter bits in the story... it was quite dark and a little sad. Highly recommended reading in any case.

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Journalist Alice Henderson receives a threatening phone call one Wednesday afternoon. She believes it to e a random phone call that's not meant for her. But each Wednesday she gets another phone call with a threat from her stalker. The police are unable to give Alice the protection she requires so her boyfriend hires a private Investigator. At first she thought that the threats might be against the newspaper she works for but she ow realises that they are more personal. She also worries that her loved ones might also be in danger.

This story is told from three peoples point of views, Alice, the private investigator and "Him" who we naturally assume is the perpetrator. "Him" side of the story unfolds slowly as we learn about him from when he was just a child living with his grandmother. Alice's story is told in the present day starting when she recieved the first threatening phone call at work. The timeline goes back and forth from the past to the present day. The pace is well set with lots of twists. I was intrigued to find out who "Him" was and why Alice had been targeted. I was hooked straight away. This is a well written story that you will read quickly as you will ot want to put it down.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Amazon Publishing UK and the author Teresa Driscoll for my ARC in exchange for an honest

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Every Wednesday, like clockwork, journalist Alice Henderson receives an anonymous threat. They are becoming steadily more aggressive and she is beginning to fear for her life. So her boyfriend has hired a private investigator to find the stalker before things turn deadly.
I could not put this book down. The chapters were told in the voices of Alice, the detective, the stalker-present day, and when he was a child growing up. It was impossible not to feel sorry for him as a child, and the way it was told there was no way to tell which of the men in the story he was. It kept me guessing until the very end. I can not recommend this one enough. Definitely a must-read!

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I didn’t realize I had tried this authors debut novel of “I’ll  be Watching You” some time back. I DNF’d it after 25 % in. I stated that I didn’t care for the writing style or execution of the plots and that there were too many of them. 

I’m glad I didn’t know that I’d tried her before or I might have not requested this and I’m very glad I did. Apparently she has much improved since then. 

The subject matter is stalking, but it is much more than that. It is told from two viewpoints, the stalked journalist/reporter, Alice, and “Him” which we assume is the perpetrator. His story unfolds from the time he is a child living with his grandmother and continues through adulthood. Alice’s story is told in present day, as she receives her first threat via a telephone call at work.

This flows very well, migrating the two stories with finesse and keeps the reader interested in who “Him” is as there are several possibilities. Who and why being the key elements of this story.

Apparently author Driscoll has other previous novels featuring the two crime-solvers involved here, but it is not necessary to read them before enjoying this work.

I particularly liked the relationship between main character Alice, her sister Leanne, and their love for their aging mother now in her final days at a nursing home. She raised them as a single mother, and the nurturing love between them balances out the intensity of poor Alice’s situation. As the bold actions from the perpetrator escalate towards Alice, the tensions rise for all trying to protect her, and for us readers as well.

When you think you’ve figured out who the “Him” is, don’t get too smug, because it probably isn’t who you thought. it was. I loved this and highly recommend it . Many thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC to read and review.

Readers get your copy on October 10 at your favorite retailer. subject matter is stalking, but it is much more than that. It is told from two viewpoints, the stalked journalist/reporter, Alice, and “Him” which we assume is the perpetrator. His story unfolds from the time he is a child living with his grandmother and continues through adulthood. Alice’s story is told in present day, as she receives her first threat via a telephone call at work.

This flows very well, migrating the two stories with finesse and keeps the reader interested in who “Him” is as there are several possibilities. Who and why being the key elements of this story.

Apparently author Driscoll has other previous novels featuring the two crime-solvers involved here, but it is not necessary to read them before enjoying this work.

I particularly liked the relationship between main character Alice, her sister Leanne, and their love for their aging mother now in her final days at a nursing home. She raised them as a single mother, and the nurturing love between them balances out the intensity of poor Alice’s situation. As the bold actions from the perpetrator escalate towards Alice, the tensions rise for all trying to protect her, and for us readers as well.

When you think you’ve figured out who the “Him” is, don’t get too smug, because it probably isn’t who you thought. it was. I loved this and highly recommend it . Many thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC to read and review.

Available October 10th at your favorite retailer.

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This thriller is told in alternating perspectives, which I really enjoyed. There were several mysteries taking place at once, and it was fun to switch back and forth between present and past. The author did an amazing job with the setting descriptions and dialog. I have read many books with a UK setting, but this was the first book that as I read, my mind automatically transferred dialog to an English accent.

Usually I save my star rating until the end of my reviews, but I feel like I need to be up front about this so that I can give this a proper review. This was a 3 star read for me.

The mysteries and suspense last throughout the entire book. That itself wasn't the issue. I just could not relate to a single character. Not one seemed "realistic" to me. I like flawed characters, but every single one seemed either to perfect or incomplete.

I also think it all came to a end without closing up loose ends, while other things were explained away as an afterthought. Some relationships between characters felt deep enough that I wanted to know more, but their backstories were never discussed. Other characters in the book were introduced and then never got further "play" and I wondered why they were even brought into the story at all.

I feel like I am so jumbled in trying to explain my feelings about the book. It was a decent thriller, a fast read that I did enjoy. But when all was said and done I didn't feel like I got the complete story and was left wondering or wanting more.

"I Will Make You Pay" is due to be released October 10, 2019 here in the USA. Preorder now so when the cold autumn nights come you have something to curl up on the couch and read!

Thanks so much to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for the eARC to read and give my honest review.

Happy Reading!

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