The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Updated: Oct 13, 2022
Book Review, thriller, mystery, fiction, suspense, crime, adult, psychological thriller
Ratings are on a 5 point scale. 1=bad 5=good. Types of ratings are Overall, Writing, Smut, Story.
Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word.
Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London.
Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....
Overall: 4.2
Writing: 4
Smut: 0
Story: 4.6
I personally loved this book. It was slow burning but definitely worth it! As someone who wants to go into the Psychology field, it was a very interesting read. I loved the way it incorporated the background of Psychology into the book. The ending was definitely a twist and definitely interesting!!!
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