A review by kthreads
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i just finished it, it was really good. it really kept me on the edge of my seat especially towards the end. i really liked the narrators, they were very talented.

although i am disappointed in the ending i mean i think the last sentences were awful, it should’ve just ending with the cop reading the diary with like a fade to black situation instead of the snowflakes thing because snowflakes were never alluded to represent anything in the novel and it doesn’t make sense as a metaphor at all. i really enjoyed the guys pov as he descended into madness and his clever criminal mind after the twist and i really liked her pov as well as a flashback.