Book Review #88: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
This book has been on my TBR for a really long time, always in the middle of the pile. Not something I was rushing to read, but also not something I was dreading. But eventually the premise hooked me in enough to move it to the top of the list. Alicia Berenson has a seemingly perfect life - until the day she shoots her husband in the face five times. Since that day, she hasn't spoken a word. But why did Alicia kill her husband? And can anyone make her talk? I'm not sure how I feel about this book as a whole. I liked the overall concept, and I liked the twist that came with the ending, but I didn't love the book while I was actually reading it. For a start, I really struggled with the main character, Theo. Because while this is Alicia's story, it is told by psychotherapist Theo Faber, who is trying to get her to speak. I couldn't work out how I felt about him, or what his intentions were. It was not enjoyable being in his head. And now that I have had some time awa...