I think this is one those book so hyped that you cannot help thinking that it must be the sort of story that will keep turning pages as a maniac and loving every moment of it.
The books I had in mind when I started this book were "Gaudy Night" and "Magpie Lane". Two books set in the university world, Gaudy Night written by Dorothy Sayers and the author says this is a homage to the Queens of Golden Age.
Let's say that Gaudy Night is a psychological thriller ante-litteram, a book set in Oxford and game of mind games.
These were my expectations as I didn't read The Silent Patient.
It's good thriller, fast paced and it kept me reading even if I hated all the characters. Sometimes I would have kicked Mariana or any other character.
I must admit that an author should be talented to keep you reading if you are hating the characters.
The plot flows, there are some plot hole ihmo but I read there's going to be a third book and maybe some of my questions will be solved.
It's entertaining, i liked the mythological theme but somehow it missed the WOW factor I expected given the hype and what I read about the Silent Patient.
I recommend it because I think that the positive aspects are more than the negative.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine