freyaob 's review for:

Asylum by Patrick McGrath
3.5
emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I saw that ending coming for a mile off. I just wish the author had gone a different route with it. 

It was interesting to read about a doctors wife absconding with a patient. It dragged for the first half of the book, and then picked up again in the last two chapters. That’s why it’s only 3 stars. 

Max was irritating in my opinion, he was a professional psychiatrist yet couldn’t see what was wrong with Stella. This annoyed me a lot.