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A review by jessica_reading_writing
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
5.0
Alicia shot her husband 5 times in the head and hasn't spoken since it happened six years ago. Theo is determined to be the therapist to help her speak again. Why hasn't she spoken ... and what made her shoot her husband?
Okay so this is one of those "bookstagram made me buy it" books. I've seen it everywhere and as soon as I read the blurb I knew I had to buy it. It is a psychological thriller after all (my fav genre). It certainly lived up to the hype for me! As I was reading I kept trying to guess the ending, but I didn't even come close to the right answer. I literally breathed in every page. I loved it. I've heard and read a lot of negative points about this book, but I can only imagine it's from people who maybe don't enjoy psychological thrillers....they don't always make sense!
I enjoyed the character of Theo And reading about his background and issues he was dealing with himself. There were flashbacks to Alicia writing in a diary, which I found interesting. I never really knew whether to believe what she was saying or not. The ending....blew my mind. And I was a little annoyed at myself for having not seen it coming, but then I guess that's the point of a shocking twist ending.
The only slight issue I had was that nothing much really happened in the first half of the book. It was a slow build up, but I think it was needed in order for the surprise ending.
Okay so this is one of those "bookstagram made me buy it" books. I've seen it everywhere and as soon as I read the blurb I knew I had to buy it. It is a psychological thriller after all (my fav genre). It certainly lived up to the hype for me! As I was reading I kept trying to guess the ending, but I didn't even come close to the right answer. I literally breathed in every page. I loved it. I've heard and read a lot of negative points about this book, but I can only imagine it's from people who maybe don't enjoy psychological thrillers....they don't always make sense!
I enjoyed the character of Theo And reading about his background and issues he was dealing with himself. There were flashbacks to Alicia writing in a diary, which I found interesting. I never really knew whether to believe what she was saying or not. The ending....blew my mind. And I was a little annoyed at myself for having not seen it coming, but then I guess that's the point of a shocking twist ending.
The only slight issue I had was that nothing much really happened in the first half of the book. It was a slow build up, but I think it was needed in order for the surprise ending.