Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

155 reviews

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book kept me on my toes! I felt quite bad about the FMC and how she didn't deserve any of this...

I was not surprised by the plot twist but the author did so well inserting numerous leads that had me second guessing the main motive multiple times throughout the book!

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wow

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

At first I thought the reviews on the cover were exaggerating, but then I read the book and found out what they were talking about.

The plot was so complex and interesting that it kept me hooked the entire time. I was constantly thinking about the book, even when I wasn't reading it. The pacing of it was great, which made it such a page-turner that it was practically impossible to put down. When the pieces of the puzzle started to align towards the end, I was actually so shocked that I had to stop to think for a second.

The characters were all so unique and the way they were described had me suspicious about all of them. I felt so scared for Alicia when
the tables were starting to turn and we found out that the actual psychopath was Theo.


Overall, it was a great book and definitely one of my favourite books and thrillers of all time. 

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

slow ride, didn’t see it coming but my mouth was open when I read who it was. Great set up. 

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I will not spoil anything about the book, I will say however that I was shocked of the constant flips of whose side to take on and the ending was not at all what I was expecting… I think this was the first book I genuinely gasped, shook my head in disgust and truly feel uneasy about the ending…I suppose the only spoiler that I will say is this…if you like books where the guy gets the girl and they live happily ever after, this book is not for you.

Was this book good? yes. Was it an enjoyable journey? Yes. Would I recommend it? Eh…depending if someone wants a rollercoaster of emotion then this is a good book but as for me these are the reasons why I rate it a 3.75..


1. Not a happy ending
2. Main character not good but in a twisted way
3. Kills patient
4. Kills wife’s lover but made her 10x worse than she originally was..

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A “just one more chapter” page turner.

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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