The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
BOTM copy; all opinions are my own
Why yes, it did take me forever to read this book, but I am so glad I finally did. I actually did a buddy read with some BookTok friends and we all absolutely adored it. I gave this one five stars; it was just so so good.
The basic premise is that Alicia Berenson seems to have a good life, until one night she ties up her husband and shoots him dead. Ever since then, she hasn’t spoken a word. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist, and he feels drawn to Alicia, and he finally gets the chance to work with her, hoping he can find a way to make her speak and tell her story.
The book is Theo’s POV, but a couple times throughout we have Alicia’s thoughts in the form of a diary that she kept before murdering her husband. I was so curious as to what had happened to Alicia. Why would she kill her husband? But beyond that – why not talk about it? Was there no defense she could give for doing it? It’s definitely intriguing!
I read this one pretty quick, and it had some twists and turns that really shocked me. I just love when that happens since I read a lot of mysteries and thrillers. If you haven’t read this yet, GET A COPY NOW!!!
Wonderful review 🥰
I read it quite a while ago and don’t remember much about it.
I enjoyed this book but not I feel like I don’t remember much about it!
Hooray for a 5 star read! My husband read this one a while back and I remember he really enjoyed it.
I have had this book sitting on my shelf for years now. I am thinking that I should actually try to read it soon after reading your review!
This does sound super interesting, and I’ve kind of wanted to try this author. I think The Maidens was the one I looked at.
I liked this story a lot and remember liking the twist at the end.
Sounds interesting. Thanks for the review.
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I’ve seen this one around but never knew what it was about. I’m very interested now. Love a mystery with a good twist, and now I’m wondering why she killed her husband. Great review, Lauren!
I absolutely hated this one, right up until the very end. Then I immediately went back to reread and had a totally different experience! 🙂 Awesome review!
This is one I’ve heard so much buzz about, but I haven’t gotten to it either! I really want to eventually though.
It’s never too late to enjoy something as good as this! It’s such a good read!
I also took far too many years to get around to reading this one, but I sure am glad that I did! It is such a twisty thrill ride. Now I need to find time to read his follow-up novel!
Glad you enjoyed this one. I thought it was a great read as well.