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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
5.0

I have been dipping my toe into the mystery/thriller genre for the past six months or so, and I’ve gotta say, this book has got to be one of my favorites so far.

I was not anticipating the ending AT. ALL. When it all came together I actually had to put the book down and remind myself to take a breath. I had chills from head to toe. I’m not sure I’ve ever had a reaction quite that intense to a book.

I could not put this book down. It is incredibly readable. It did take a few chapters to get into the structure and POV, but after that I didn’t want to put it down. I just needed to know the truth.

It’s not a perfect book, by any means. I thought some of the passages talking about psychology were a little overblown and almost felt like I was reading a lecture, but it wasn’t anything that took me out of the story.

I found this utterly compelling. The way the author was able to craft this story is just...wow. I could absolutely see this as a movie. It didn’t surprise me at all to read that the author has screenwriting experience.

I kind of want to go back and reread the book now that I know all the answers.

Wow. I’ll be thinking about this one for awhile.

P.S. Apparently there are a million readers whose thriller IQ is much higher than mine who guessed the ending far earlier than I did. That’s totally fine. I still thought it was incredibly well-crafted and addictive.