𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 5 out of 5 Stars 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Mystery Thriller, Suspense, Contemporary Fiction 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡: 336 pages The Silent Patient took a long time for me to get into it but once I was, I couldn’t put the book down.  It was full of twists and turns, questioning every character you met.  I was so intrigued into Alicia as a human, trying to figure her out as much as Theo was.  This book has you asking yourself “why?” repeatedly as you read.  I also loved Alicia’s POV; it’s spoken through her diary and her art since she refuses to speak, and I feel that it spoke volumes compared to what she would have said if she was talking.  Where the book fell short is that I didn’t feel it fully explained why Alicia was silent and why Theo wanted her to talk – she’s the silent patient, but to me, there was a missed opportunity to explain that part of the story more. With that said, it didn’t stop me from giving The Silent Patient 5 stars. Recommend? ✨ For all the hype this book had on Bookstagram, BookTok, and everywhere else, I’m surprised that I didn’t pick it up sooner but I’m happy I eventually did.  While the first half of the book was slow for me, I couldn’t stop turning the pages and reading.  The twists and turns and omission of information really made the book for me. As someone who regularly reads thrillers, the ending was fresh and not like something I’ve read in other thrillers, which I quite enjoyed. LTKHome LTKFindsUnder50 LTKSeasonal