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One of my current listens to get in a spooky mood for Halloween.

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I actually finished this one a couple of days ago, but I wasn‘t sure how I wanted to rate it. After some deliberation, I‘ve decided that this was a 3 ⭐️ read. “The Silent Patient” is a solid book with an intriguing premise, but I didn‘t enjoy it as much as I thought I would, and I found that it lacked a “wow” factor. The plot twist at the end was certainly interesting, but for some reason I felt like I needed something more from this book.

This is a slow burn🔥 There were a few times where I felt the book was about to reveal itself but it would pivot and keep its secrets just out of reach. When the twists finally came, I was 😲
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An interesting read with a great plot twist at then end. Michaelides wrote the book from two primary perspectives and shifted easily between the male and female voices. Although the end was a great surprise, the beginning of the book was slow and there were points where the dialogue didn‘t ring true. The story would probably be better executed as a movie (can‘t believe those words just came out of my mouth!)

I could not put this one down!

“You know, Theo, one of the hardest things to admit is that we weren‘t loved when we needed it most. It‘s a terrible feeling, the pain of not being loved.”

I enjoyed this book although pretty generic suspense novel it was still really fun and the ending was not exactly what I thought it would be.

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I started a new book tonight. Poor Hank the Book Sniffer has been a bit under the weather the last couple of days. Wee boy seems to have a bit of a cold with a cough, so he gets to snuggle as long as he likes. 🙁 #Hankthebulldog

I‘m really liking Sadie and looking forward to starting The Silent Patient.

5/5 🌟

BRILLIANT. Absolutely brilliant.

Never, never would I ever guess the ending. One of the best psychological book I have ever read.
Everything was perfectly written and it felt so real. Everything made sense at the end. To the diagnosis, the characters past and present, all wrapped up in a perfectly tied bow.

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Starting my long weekend reading The Silent Patient. I want to finish House of Salt and Sorrows ans Serpent and Dove. Which I both love.

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I was number 4 on the waiting list for this book at my library and started reading it the second I picked it up!

Fast and very pleasant read with an original twist at the end

This is how I study for a test on pediatric hypertension, cholesterol control and diabetes....

This book was just what I needed to break out of a reading slump. Quick, interesting, and just enough twists and turns. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Only issue for me was that the story seemed familiar. Like I had read something very similar before. The ending surprised me though, which is always good.🙂

I heard that you shouldn‘t start this unless you could sit and read until you finished it. I wouldn‘t say it was quite that good but it had a really great twist that kept this interesting.

Totally lived up to the hype. So good, a great pic for a creepy October book. I did not see the ending coming.

Another amazing thriller that I couldn't put down. Counts as a psychological thriller for #bookishbingo
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It's going to be another long night. 🌜
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I really wasn‘t expecting the twist in the end; however because of my field of work I knew some things weren‘t adding up with the narrator. A very good read. 🙂

I got big plans tonight! Books and puppies! #dogsoflitsy
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Highly disappointed in this book. ☹️ I thought it started out with such promise, I was intrigued and wanted to know what was going to happen. But I‘m afraid the twist just didn‘t do it for me. It felt weak and not thought out. Meh.

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I have seen these books so many times on goodreads and litsy. I really want to read The Silent Patien, Emma in the Night and The Turn of the Key. 😁🙈🙊

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I wasn't planning to read it, but my best friend was reading it and really wanted me to buddy read with her. I'm glad I did - it is gripping. It was never ever dull and the twist was excellent. Definitely recommend.

So now it makes sense! (See my precious blurb)

Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It engaged me from the beginning and was very very good :) Ha, can‘t think of words right now. I like that I didn‘t really know where it was going till it got there :)

No pausing. Finish one book; start the next. 😉🙂

I am really liking it so far. But I feel the part that makes me get out of the story is the whole psychotherapist using a lot of personal time to investigate her history of a patient.

I work in psych facilities. So, maybe I‘m just a bit too critical.

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I really enjoyed The Silent Patient. It was an easy read finishing it in a day. There is a good storyline with a satisfying
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My hold for this book came in! So I‘m about to see what all the hype is about :)

Forgot to mention that I finished this. This was surprisingly good, I picked this one for our first book club pick and I finished it rather quickly. Suspenful, although there were some parts that were a little lagging. The ending was a little jumbled and a bit confusing, but I wasn't expecting the outcome.

Really enjoy this triller, couldn't put it down and loved the ending. Definitely a good read for people who enjoy this genre

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Twisty twisty with classic red herrings...the two narrators enhance the plot in a clever and interesting way...he is a screenwriter and you will see that in a good way here...fun.

Well, that was a letdown. I found the premise promising and was enticed by the snippets of Greek drama and mythology in the beginning, but I just didn‘t like it. Nothing was shocking, thrilling, or suspenseful. Interesting in places but overall just meh.

I think I might be done trying thrillers.

Ok, I‘m 2/3 through and am struggling to keep going. Thrillers aren‘t usually my cup of tea, but I‘m just not finding this particularly thrilling. Does it really pick up at the end? I‘m going to finish it, but I dob‘t have high hopes.

The Silent Patient is a clever and compelling read. The author masterfully pieces together a mystery with a slow burning build that keeps the reader intrigued without revealing too much to soon. Lining up well developed character after character, each with their own sort of crazy, this one grabbed my attention from the start and kept me guessing right up to the explosive ending. This psychological thriller will really speak to you

I just barely started this one last night, so I‘m working on it now while the kiddo does her history reading (the Knights of the Round Table! I truly love homeschooling and sharing fun stuff like this).

I had a steroid shot this morning to help with the awful virus I‘m fighting (and losing), but the good news is it‘s NOT strep throat.

Now to see if Diomedes is the hero of the Trojan War or the wicked king of Heracles‘ labors.

4🌟 entirely because of the mind blown plot twist! 🤯 This is a psychological thriller about a psychotherapist and his patient who refuse to talk after she killed her husband. He is trying to know why she did it. Knocked off 1 star because it was hard to get into for the first few chapters. Have you read this? What are your thoughts? 💭

This really isn‘t the kind of thing I‘d usually read but it was am enjoyable little mystery.

New read for the train 📖😍

5 ⭐️‘s! This book was so good! I could not put it down, especially towards the end. I can honestly say I did not see that ending coming. Definitely recommend this book if you love psychological thrillers.

I just discovered Bookly yesterday and used it for the first time today. It's a pretty cool app. I'm definitely going to continue using the free version to see if it's something I want to keep using and upgrade to the Pro version. Anyone else using Bookly?

The Silent Patient was a very well-written book. The story was interesting and definitely kept you engaged. It's the kind of story you can read in one sitting as I did today.

About fireworks?
About love. About how often we mistake love for fireworks - for drama and dysfunction. But real love is very quiet, very still. It's boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Love is deep and calm-and constant. I imagine you do give Kathy love-in the true sense of the word. Whether or not she is capable of giving it back to you is another question.

It's hard to imagine two women more different than Kathy and Alicia. Kathy makes me think of light, warmth, color, and laughter. When I think of Alicia, I think only of depth, of darkness, of sadness. Of silence.