The Silent Patient was good. It wasn’t terrible and it had some really great twists that I was honestly not expecting. I mean that ending, whoa! However, based on all the hype I heard around this book I thought for sure it would be completely captivating for me. And it was definitely captivating. I just felt that it didn’t warrant the amount of hype it received. I will say that I have read tons of psychologicalthrillers and they’re one of my favorite genres, so maybe my view of the book is tainted a little.
If you don’t read psychological thrillers as much you’ll really like this one. It has everything you might be looking for a thrilleresque novel. It was well written. It was engaging. It had a slow but not turtle slow buildup. And once again, that ending!
All in all though I give it 4 stars. It was no Women in the Window or Girl on a Train for me, but it did surprise me to a certain level. It is also Alex Michaelides’ debut novel, and if this is his first novel I cannot wait to see what else he comes up with. I promise you won’t see the end coming!
If you don’t read psychological thrillers as much you’ll really like this one. It has everything you might be looking for a thrilleresque novel. It was well written. It was engaging. It had a slow but not turtle slow buildup. And once again, that ending!
All in all though I give it 4 stars. It was no Women in the Window or Girl on a Train for me, but it did surprise me to a certain level. It is also Alex Michaelides’ debut novel, and if this is his first novel I cannot wait to see what else he comes up with. I promise you won’t see the end coming!