I expected to enjoy this book more than I did. It was a three star all the way till the end when that fourth star came out of nowhere.
Alicia Berenson is a famous painter with a tragic childhood. Both her parents died while she was growing up, and she was forced to live with her aunt. As an adult Alisha Marries Gabriel, a fashion photographer. When Alicia is accused of murdering Gabriel by shooting him in the head five times, She goes silent and is willing to share her side of the story at all. She is soon placed as a patient at The Grove, A psychiatric treatment facility.
Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist. He seeks out Alicia (creepy!) To “help“ her. He wants to be the person that Alicia finally talks to and shares her story with. But he’s got his own problems. He was in treatment as a teenager and that’s actually what motivated him to become a doctor. He tries hard and lands a job at “the grove“ where Alicia is a patient. Will he be able to get her to talk about what happened?
This book has a loose plot, one dimensional characters, is long and drawn out, and is more about the doctor than the actual patient. But the last 3/4 of the book – pure gold!
Alicia Berenson is a famous painter with a tragic childhood. Both her parents died while she was growing up, and she was forced to live with her aunt. As an adult Alisha Marries Gabriel, a fashion photographer. When Alicia is accused of murdering Gabriel by shooting him in the head five times, She goes silent and is willing to share her side of the story at all. She is soon placed as a patient at The Grove, A psychiatric treatment facility.
Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist. He seeks out Alicia (creepy!) To “help“ her. He wants to be the person that Alicia finally talks to and shares her story with. But he’s got his own problems. He was in treatment as a teenager and that’s actually what motivated him to become a doctor. He tries hard and lands a job at “the grove“ where Alicia is a patient. Will he be able to get her to talk about what happened?
This book has a loose plot, one dimensional characters, is long and drawn out, and is more about the doctor than the actual patient. But the last 3/4 of the book – pure gold!