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review 2019-03-15 22:20

The Third Mrs Durst

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Title :The Thrid Mrs.Durst

Author: Ann Aguirre

Genre: Thriller

Book synopsis

Some people just need killing.

Marlena Altizer Durst lives in her husband’s shadow. He controls her every move—what she wears, the food she eats, and the friends she’s allowed to make. If she disobeys, there are… consequences. And he has all the power, so nobody would believe her.

Her Cinderella story has been well-documented and it seems that she leads a fairy-tale life. But nobody ever wonders if Cinderella was happy after she married the prince. Marlena has traded freedom and safety for luxurious imprisonment, and most days, that seems like a bad bargain. Death may be the only exit she’s allowed. Just like his first wife. And his second.

Unless she flips the script.

And gets away with murder…

My thoughts:

Rating:5 stars all the way

Would I recommend it? A BIG FAT YES , IN FACT I'm trying to talk one of my friends into reading it right now.

Would I read anything else by her: yes

Are there triggers that might be harmful to others ? Yes ,trigger warnings for rape.

Wow ,just wow , I can't seem to put how I feel about this book into words ,but I'm going to try .First let's talk about the character I hated ,the character that even though he was and is a book character had me thinking and plotting his disappearance / murder . And on that note that was the fault of my good friend Frishawn who wanted me to pick up this book right away since we both had it . And man was she once again right about me liking a book.And the drum roll please for the book character I was plotting to murder was and is the one and only Michael Durst - his a manipulative

narcissistic sociopath- who prays on young girls that come from nothing , and he then lures them into his web like a black widow spider or a carnivores praying mantis ,and when his poor victims are unaware he strikes and shows his truth colors , which is

abusive and sadist in every way ,his Bluebeard in the flesh ( and we all know what type of person he was ), plus he seems to like to try an turn his wives into the Stepford Wives ( and then when his done with them ,they meet their cruel fate ).And that all I'm saying about him ,

Now in to the character that I liked :

And that's Marlena - who reminds me of a striking cobra, fast and deadly but there was times I kept thinking stop playing with your food and get it over with because doing those times she was like a cat who plays with their food before the going in for the kill , but in the end she was the cobra , who is just as deadly as they are beautiful. With that said I want to say thanks Netgalley for letting me read and review it exchange for my honest opinion .

review 2019-02-04 03:59

The Invited

Spooky's Maze of Books

Title : The Invited

Author: Jennifer McMahon

Genre:Adult mystery / thriller

Pages: 384

Netgalley

book synopsis

A chilling ghost story with a twist: the New York Times best-selling author of THE WINTER PEOPLE, returns to the woods of Vermont to tell the story of a husband and wife who don't simply move into a haunted house, they start building one from scratch, without knowing it, until it's too late...

In a quest for a simpler life, Helen and Nate abandon the comforts of suburbia and teaching jobs to take up residence on forty-four acres of rural land where they will begin the ultimate, aspirational do-it-yourself project: building the house of their dreams. When they discover that this charming property has a dark and violent past, Helen, a former history teacher, becomes consumed by the legend of Hattie Breckenridge, a woman who lived and died there a century ago. As Helen starts carefully sourcing decorative building materials for her home - wooden beams, mantles, historic bricks -- she starts to unearth, and literally conjure, the tragic lives of Hattie's descendants, three generations of "Breckenridge women," each of whom died amidst suspicion, and who seem to still be seeking something precious and elusive in the present day

My thoughts

rating: 5

Would I recommend this : yes

Would I read any more by this author : yes

Buddy read it with Frishawn

The genre they have it list as is Adult mystery /thriller , but its more of a mystery then thriller. And its a most read if I do say so myself and I do , its one of those books that once you start reading it , it pulls you into the story and won't let go , you have to keep reading it because you want to know what's happening and why , and you can't stop until the very end. Its a story that has a touch of the paranormal ,but even as your read it , it makes you start to question every thing you know so far, like is there really a ghost , or is it someone dress up as one to scary Helen and Nate off their land and way, what really happened the night to Hattie and to her family , what secrets are going to come out and how is Helen, Hattie and the others connected, and how far will someone or something go to keep those secrets . It tells the story in a way that you get it told in many perspectives that help pull you in to the story , I'm so glad that my friend Frishawn enabled me into getting it to read , because if she hadn't I might have missed out on what turned out to be a great read for me. Now if I can enable my other 2 friends to read it , with that said I want to thank Netgalley and Doubleday Books for letting me read and review what might just become one of my top 12 books of 2019 , exchange for my honest opinion. What more could you ask for : dark secrets , ghostly hauntings , and a mystery all round in one story .

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