Wow! This book packed a punch. I love when I'm so immersed into a story that I find myself wanting to skip doing the things I need to get done, in order to find out what's going to happen next.

Great book. So very exciting. A fast, fun, and slightly creepy read. Loved it. .

I have had this on my shelf for a while - and just kept picking something else over it, but wow - what a great read!
Similar to many other books out there of this genre - this sets the bar a little higher by being extremely graphic and by the recognition that Michael Durst is actually bat shit crazy!
There were a few bits that were a bit over the top, but mainly it was a rollercoaster of shock, abuse, revenge, evil amazingness that it was pretty hard to put down!
Perfect holiday read!

I don’t want to say much about this book but You Need To Read It! I guarantee you won’t figure it out!
Lots of twists and turns! #Netgalley

The Third Mrs. Durst was a dark thriller revolving around a girl who came from nothing and does whatever it takes to make sure she gets everything she wants. But becoming a rich man's wife has more consequences than she ever expected. This abusive, controlling, evil husband wants nothing more than to take his 3rd wife down, but not if she gets him first. While this book is indeed a page turner, it was a bit too violent and graphic for my taste. I found it just disturbing and it's not the type of story I typically go for. But for those who are not bothered by it, its a fantastic thriller! Thank you NetGalley, the author and publisher for an ARC of this book.

Marlena catches the eye if the rich and powerful Mr. michael First, becoming his third wife( the first two deceased). Its everything she has wanted at first until she starts to see his narcissistic, abusive side. Soon she finds herself in a cat and mouse game with no rules...a game that might be played to the death. Although this was a fast pace thriller, there were few trusts and turns and I found the plot similar to other thriller I have read recently. It became boring that every plan Marlena set in action worked out in her favor. I just found the overall story lacking.

I loved this! Go Ann Aguirre! I felt this book in that way that while reading it I was yes girl handle it! Then looking around to see other people looking at me. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Then got them wanting to read it from my outburst. Anyways a book that makes you actually exclaim out loud is a good book.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Oh and the cover art is super stylish and gives intrigue like ooh what’s this about.

Thank you to NetGalley and Ann Aguirre for allowing me to read and review The Third Mrs. Durst. I really enjoyed this novel. It kept my attention and was an all-around enjoyable read! I'll be recommending it.

Great book! I think this is one of the best books I've read this year.It has so many twists and turns and very believable characters. The story is unique and the ending is so unpredictable.. It is so refreshing to read a novel that is not like so many others. I highly recommend this for anyone who enjoys this genre.

I am rather torn over my exact feelings on this novel after finishing it. I devoured it within about 3 hours and it is definitely action-packed in the second half of the book. The story is engaging: beautiful young woman marries wealthy and powerful man who is a serious control freak with ties to the Russian underworld. One would wonder why any thinking woman would willingly walk into a toxic marriage but through little hints from the author, we learn that she has her own motives for doing so. It's an interesting and suspenseful premise but I honestly had trouble really relating to any of the characters enough to care what happened to them. The controlling husband is fairly two-dimensional and completely ridiculous at times. I expected him to be a little more resourceful and really just smarter, but time and again he overlooked things that should have set alarm bells tuning for anyone sneaky enough to be working with shady criminals (and making a ton of money doing so). I felt like the book started out at 4 stars for the first half and then 3 stars for the second. Maybe I'm just bothered by sex being used as a weapon but this book just felt empty and downright mean at times.

Super crazy rollercoaster ride of a book! There were moments that I wish were explained a bit more, because they just felt kind of thrown out there without any backstory explaining how it occured or hinting that would lend it credibility, but otherwise a great, thrilling read that blew my mind!

I wish I could say I loved this book, but honestly I found it really hard to connect with and get into. It made
The beginning pages had me very intrigued and I was excited for what was going to happen, thinking it was going to be a mystery/thriller.
I was really disappointed and after DNF'ed it several times. It felt too forced and just to out there with the controlling and ever so powerful husband with Russian Mob connections. I stuck with it hoping the ending would at least be worth it, but it fell flat and was confusing, but not in a good way.
I cannot recommend this book and I put it at a 2/2.5.
Thank you #Netgalley, the author and the publisher for my free ARC in exchange for my honest review. I wish you success with this book.

*Thank you to the publisher for an ARC of this book in return for a fair and honest review.
This one sounded like it would be right up my alley. A "gripping, psychological read". Nope. Not even close. Upon finishing I felt as if I needed a long, hot shower. This book just felt tawdry and dirty and icky to me.
None of the characters are even remotely likable, including the main character. She's a cold, calculating mess. The gore is over the top for my taste. I don't recommend this one.

*5 Stars*

ARC kindly received in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. It was really good, with interesting characters. It kept me interested the whole way through, and had a really good ending.

Would recommend.

A solid revenge story with a strong and clever heroine. The pacing of the plot was slow in parts, but the payoffs were worth the wait. I was not a fan of the way the author teased at parts of Marlena's motive and driving force rather than just coming right out and telling you. It actually led me to get annoyed with Marlena because her actions didn't make any sense. Holding off on some of those reveals didn't heighten the tension or make the story more interesting. I did enjoy watching Marlena's plans come together and seeing all of the pieces fall into place. She was both lucky and smart. This may just be because I'm a big Arya Stark fan, but I would have liked to have seen Michael suffer more. My vengeful side was hoping to have a moment where he knew it was all about to end for him. A little more about his past and rise to money and power would have helped make him a more complete character rather than just a misogynistic psycho. The only hole in the plot is that Michael didn't seem to do much research on Marlena despite his claims that he knew all about her. Jenny and Vin were great supporting characters who helped flesh out Marlena's character and make her a stronger person overall.

An outrageous revenge read! With a poor, abusive background she knew what she wanted and took it. . She became the third wife to live the ‘grass-is-greener’ fantasy. Will be a best seller, for sure!

Stories often surprise me, but The Third Mrs. Durst really surprised me. I love an excellent twist here and there. This is a dark menacing thriller about a young backwoods girl who escapes that life of extreme poverty. Instead, she becomes a model and attracts the attention of an older man, Mr. Durst. She wants the life that will come from being this rich man's wife. At least, that's what she thinks at first. He's not the same behind closed doors. He's every married woman's nightmare, the controlling abusive husband/stellar public citizen and man about town. How will she untie herself from this man? Well, I'm certainly not going to tell you that. This is an excellent read that will steal hours of your life before you realize it. So tense and taught and chilling! Read it! Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

This just isn't for me.

Do I think some people are going to absolutely love this story? Definitely. Did I? No. It was a struggle to get through which is disappointing as the summary sounded amazing! I would pick the book up, put it down, and just forget about it for days. I'd pick it back up and... the writing style was just too simple for me. It felt rushed in the beginning and I just could not connect with the characters or the story. It just didn't feel like anything new or exciting for me.

That was a study in unrealiable narrators, unlikeable characters and misdirection. I slowly plod through the first half - not loving it, but not hating it. There was a lot of telling going on, but you don't know if what you're being told is right, because suddenly some important fact comes out of left field. With that being said, by the last third of this book, I was glued to the pages and I don't think I looked up even once. I was sitting at my kitchen table, and I realized that I felt I was there in the pages with them, and that doesn't happen often. The storyline is a bit farfetched, yet slightly brilliant at the same time...and there were a few things that caused me to heavily eyeroll. All in all, though, I was engaged and taken away, and that's always a good thing!

Wow, wow, wow!

The Third Mrs. Durst starts off with a young, runaway girl named Marlena. We follow her determined climb into success. Her traumatic push from girlhood to womanhood. And, her manipulative path into becoming the perfect wife. The perfect Mrs. Durst.

Micheal believes he has found the ideal candidate for his new wife. Innocent, alone, malleable Marlena. He controls all aspects of her life. He has a role for her to play and any misstep is something she pays dearly for. As the relationship progresses one thing becomes clear. Marlena's life has an end date and it's quickly approaching.

This is an intriguing game of cat and mouse in which you are never quite sure who is the predator and who is the prey.

I've read Aguirre before but it was a YA series of hers and The Third Mrs. Durst is such an exceptional departure from that - I honestly didn't expect this level of...well, extremely messed up. Sure didn't stop me from loving it. I'll say the beginning was a small struggle as it was difficult to build an emotional connection with Marlena. She's quite stark and bland until you hit about the 25% mark. From that point on the pace picks up and it's hard to set this one down.