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cecewychwood's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
wmmcmanlypants's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
lilia123's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
leahjespersen's review against another edition
Poorly written, cliched non-characters
mlovesbooks's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
bellariddell's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
READ SILENT PATIENT FIRST! People say you don’t need to, but I’d recommend
seashelfs's review against another edition
1.0
(1.75)
I liked the premise for this book. A suspicious Greek tragedy professor, a group of select girls being targeted, university setting, atmospheric writing. Sounds exactly what I wanted to read. Too bad I hated it.
It's so bad it's funny. The pages flew by so fast.
The main character, Mariana, is an idiot. She's a therapist so you would think she makes intelligent decisions but no. Her niece only told her of a suspicious professor on campus and she's made it her life's mission to prove he's the killer. Yes, the professor is a terrible person, but that's a different point.
There's no reason to be involved in the investigation in the first place. Thus we follow Mariana messing up crime scene after crime scene being entirely insufferable. She proceeds to interview a couple of people regarding the murders claiming to be a therapist hired by the dean or the investigation, which can easily fall apart with one brief conversation with the detectives of the case. Everyone's an idiot.
Did I mention Mariana's complete lack of personality? Her whole personality is that her husband is dead. That's it. Did I mention the fact that "I'm so ugly. If I was beautiful it was because my husband made me beautiful." despite the fact that every single male in the book immediately falls obsessively in love upon seeing eyes with her.
Everything in this book is so contrived. You can see the author's hands all over it. There's nothing natural from the plot flow, to the dialogue, and motivations.
There were a few things I liked about this book, like the atmospheric descriptions, the Silent Patient connection, and the emphasis that Zoe was a victim too.
I liked the premise for this book. A suspicious Greek tragedy professor, a group of select girls being targeted, university setting, atmospheric writing. Sounds exactly what I wanted to read. Too bad I hated it.
It's so bad it's funny. The pages flew by so fast.
The main character, Mariana, is an idiot. She's a therapist so you would think she makes intelligent decisions but no. Her niece only told her of a suspicious professor on campus and she's made it her life's mission to prove he's the killer. Yes, the professor is a terrible person, but that's a different point.
There's no reason to be involved in the investigation in the first place. Thus we follow Mariana messing up crime scene after crime scene being entirely insufferable. She proceeds to interview a couple of people regarding the murders claiming to be a therapist hired by the dean or the investigation, which can easily fall apart with one brief conversation with the detectives of the case. Everyone's an idiot.
Did I mention Mariana's complete lack of personality? Her whole personality is that her husband is dead. That's it. Did I mention the fact that "I'm so ugly. If I was beautiful it was because my husband made me beautiful." despite the fact that every single male in the book immediately falls obsessively in love upon seeing eyes with her.
Everything in this book is so contrived. You can see the author's hands all over it. There's nothing natural from the plot flow, to the dialogue, and motivations.
There were a few things I liked about this book, like the atmospheric descriptions, the Silent Patient connection, and the emphasis that Zoe was a victim too.
looking4alexis's review against another edition
4.0
wooooo another shocking plot twist!!! i gotta say, i love alex's writing and how well he explains greek mythology without me feeling like i know nothing. he explains it perfectly to how it's relevant to the story & this one is no different!!
at first the maidens started off a bit slow, and i was constantly checking page numbers to see how far i could get. even though it wasn't as much of a page turner for me in the beginning, it definitely became one 50% of the way through. ✍
at first the maidens started off a bit slow, and i was constantly checking page numbers to see how far i could get. even though it wasn't as much of a page turner for me in the beginning, it definitely became one 50% of the way through. ✍