This week, I dived into The Silent Patient , a psych thriller by Alex Michaelides. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, with all its surprises and major plot twists. It’s about a murderer, Alicia, who killed her own husband. She has been in the psych ward for years since, and has never spoken a word since. A therapist, Theo, is determined to uncover her motive and what really happened.
Lets dive right in!
The Silent Patient is very well written – with the careful, thoughtful musing and pandering from the voice of Theo, it is a complex story. What I particularly enjoyed was the way you slowly uncover more and more information as the novel goes on. You realize slowly, but full of horror, who the real enemy is. I really enjoyed its gothic and dark tones. The premise of the novel was quite fascinating as well.
What I didn’t particularly like was how cliche the plot twist was. If you dare read any reviews online, there’s a chance they can reveal the major spoiler. It’s an overdone reveal that not much detective work would make you find out.
However, in spite of that, even if you did find out the spoiler, I still found it an enjoyable, engrossing, and thrilling read. I would recomend this book to anyone!
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