A young woman lives 10 years of her life with remorse after walking away from an accident that supposedly took someone's life. When good things happen to her, she feels undeserving. And when horrific things happen, is it karma or revenge?

This book will keep you reading into the wee hours, with suspense on every page. There is nothing about this book that I did not enjoy, or that felt 'off', and that is rare indeed!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

"If my father hadn't chased me that day, the trajectory of my life would have been totally different."

Rijks knows just when to serve revenge - and it’s a longer wait than most hostesses would gamble on taking. This one, decades-long in the planning, is good and cold when presented…and so deliciously good.

From the onset, readers know that someone has done something wrong and revenge is in order. It doesn’t take long to figure out who has committed the unforgivable act, but what readers aren’t expecting is the long, windy road to revenge. Rijks has masterfully crafted a multilayered revenge/avenge story that involves retaliation by both the protagonist and antagonist.

The above quote takes on different meanings depending on what side of the line you read it...before or after. We all have 'lines' we draw in our lives that define a before and after. For some it's marriage, for others, it's an equally significant high or low point in their life. For Leonie Wilding, there are multiple 'lines' drawn in her life. Multiple before and afters. You know those sequin-covered pillows that were popular a couple of years ago? The ones where when you pulled your hand down, the pillow looked one colour, but when you pulled it up, it revealed a totally different colour? Yeah, those ones! Leonie Wilding's life is like that. With a sleight of hand, Rijks will mess with your emotions and have you seeing both sides of the story. She's THAT good.

Without giving anything away, know that this is a cathartic read for those of us who fear powerlessness and it’s also an unnerving read as we know that the past can’t stay buried…for long. I loved having my feelings manipulated by a capable author and am still coming to terms with the ending ….

Make Her Pay is one of the best psychological thrillers I’ve read recently!

I was gifted this copy by Inkubator Books and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.

A sixteen year old girl steals her mother's car and causes an accident. Her well to do father drags her away from the scene, a man lying dead in the other car, and tells her never to mention it again.
This plays on Leonie's mind for a decade, she feels as though she doesn't deserve happiness. Until she meets Markus. She falls deeply in love, but there are disturbing occurances as she prepares to marry him.
Her happiness is threatened, and her life becomes a nightmare.

Another fantastic, unputdownable, twisty psychological thriller from Miranda Rijks!!
I did not want to put this book down once I started reading it.
It is dark, gripping, and if one thinks that the past cannot affect the future, you are wrong.
I did feel sorry for Leonie, she seemed to be controlled completely by her father, and all of his decisions about her life.
Her happy ever after was not what she expected.

I definitely recommend this book and I have to award it 5/5 stars.

Thank to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

Great book! This book had a bit of everything! It had suspense, Action, intrigue, mystery, murder, some serious revenge, great plot twist, and some crazy twists and turns! The storyline was very interesting and kept me glued to my Kindle!! I definitely recommend reading this book as it was well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

Leonie has it all. But for the past 10 years, she has not had a single night of good sleep. All because of the choices she made. No, wait. The choices her overbearing father made on her behalf.

After getting the job, the apartment, and the man of her dreams, she can't shake the fear that she doesn't deserve all this. And as she waits for the other shoe to drop, it comes down with a resounding BANG!

Miranda Rijks has once again woven a complex story of suspense, with characters that pop off the page. I got goosebumps when Leonie was in situations where the reader knew what was going on, but she didn't. I was rooting for her all the way, because despite what she did, she was a really likeable character. I tried to take my time reading this, savoring the story, as I didn't want it to end!

An easy 5 stars! Thanks to NetGalley, Inkubator Books, and Booksprout for an advance reader's copy.