A review by jennaraetions
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Conflicted on this one. I really liked it, read it in one day, but I can't quite identify why? I partially saw the twist coming (slightly misjudged it but wasn't far off), though other parts of the ending did get me, to be fair. It felt very slow paced... The entire book was a slow lead up to what's supposed to be the giant climax at the end that wasn't as big of a shock to me. I liked it, I couldn't put it down, but now I'm not sure why. Well written, clearly. Worth the read.