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Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gore, Self harm, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder
Minor: Sexual assault
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Rape
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Stalking
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder
Psychotherapist Mariana rushes to Cambridge to comfort her niece, Zoe, after her friend is murdered. Mariana feels the police have the wrong person, and decides to investigate. She becomes fixated on one of Zoe’s professors as the likely suspect.
I’ll get my unpopular opinion out of the way: I felt The Silent Patient was just ok. I enjoyed it, but didn’t think it was as good as many others thought. So, I approached this one with that in mind. I was blown away with this one! It’s set against a backdrop of Greek tragedies, of which I have very limited knowledge. From that aspect, I learned a great deal. It’s also set in the context of grief and trauma and explores the way we process our experiences, and the long term impact they have on us. Of course, being a thriller, there was “the twist”, and I didn’t see it coming. Initially, it bothered me that there were few (if any) “clues”, but I think that was the intent-for the reader to be just as surprised as Mariana was. I will give just a touch of criticism about the treatment Mariana gave one of her patients-in my opinion (I’m also a psychotherapist), it was completely incorrect. I won’t say much more to avoid spoilers. Overall though, this one sucked me in completely! The narration of this book was very well done, and totally hooked me. The male narrator, in particular, lent a particularly creepy vibe to this production. The audiobook was so good, I chose The Maidens as my BOTM pick!
Thank you @netgalley and @macmillan.audiofor an advanced audio copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use