Review: Make Me Disappear by Jessica Payne (audio)

Publisher: Bookouture Audio

Published: May 16, 2022

Source: ALC via Publisher

 

Summary:

By the time I realized the truth about Daniel it was too late. But the truth about me? He never saw that coming…

Dr Daniel Ashcroft was perfect: handsome, romantic, protective. I thought I was so lucky.

But then I heard the rumors about his previous girlfriend, that she had vanished without a trace. That’s when I found the cameras in my apartment.

I was trapped. Daniel made it clear I couldn’t leave him, not without risking everyone I loved. I had to disappear, so I arranged my own kidnapping.

I should have known Daniel would never let me get away that easily. But he could never have predicted what I’d do next…

 

My thoughts:

Psychological thrillers are my favorite types of reads – there is just something so fun, if you will, about spending time with some sociopaths for a few hours and that was totally the case here. This book was totally a binge-worthy type of read and the fact that I had the audio version made it even better – I was able to put my headphones on and get all my chores done for the day and not even mind!

This book was quite the wild ride…I literally had no idea where it was heading and every time I thought I did, some new twist would pop up to shake everything up. The characters here are not very likeable and yet I could not put the book down. I was rooting for Noelle the entire time, though I will say I did not always agree with her decisions.

This is the type of book where you will probably have to suspend belief a few times, but just go with it. The characters more than make up for it. They are the epitome of diabolical craziness and I love those kinds. Mind games, gaslighting and kidnapping – both planned and unplanned – this book has it all and the twists and turns it takes will make your head spin. This really becomes a game of cat and mouse unlike any other with players you didn’t even know were involved.

For a debut novel, Jessica Payne hit it out of the park with this one and I will definitely be keeping an eye out for whatever comes next from her. If you enjoy twisty, fast-paced, addicting reads, definitely don’t miss this one when it comes out May 16th!

 

Audio thoughts: 

This one was so fun to listen to, partly because of the story and partly because it is narrated by two really good narrators – Josh Wichard and Amelia Sciandra. I loved that there were two narrators for this book, a male narrator and a female narrator as I think this just enhanced the story. And his narration totally gave off some really strong Joe Goldberg from You vibes, which just added to the overall feel of the book.