#the silent patient

[erenfox]

when the plot twist is so gut-wrenching it has you staring at the wall like 👁️👄👁️

[aap-kaisi-ladhki-hain-kammo-ji]

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.”

[aponii1]

The silent patient by Alex Michaelides just finished this book honestly i'm speechless. This book is incredibly well written with the gripping plot and characters was well developed. The plot twist at the end caught me completely off guard it honestly left me staring at the wall for a good 20 minutes, honestly glad I have read it my reading slump is cured. If you like psychological thriller this novel is for you. (5/5)

Favourite quotes:

"Remember, love that doesn't include honesty doesn't deserve to be called love."

"Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive, and will come forth later, in uglier ways. SIGMUND FREUD."

"The aim of therapy is not to correct the past, but to enable the patient to confront his own history; and to grieve over it. ALICE MILLER."

[sadexecutivelove]

Alex Michaelides, The silent patient.

[starrynightsxo]

side blog: @bookgirlfanatic

cr: The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

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Books Read 2025 (in order):

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Legendary by Stephanie Garber (DNF 40%)

The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

Books Read 2024 (in order):

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer

Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes (reread)

Truth or Dare by Sophie McKenzie

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black (reread)

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi

Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

Fracture Me by Tahereh Mafi

Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi

Shadow Me by Tahereh Mafi

Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

Reveal Me by Tahereh Mafi

Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi

Believe Me by Tahereh Mafi

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

Dead Poets Society by Nancy H Kleinbaum

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Hunger Games Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Reckless by Lauren Roberts

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Normal People by Sally Rooney

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffery Eugenides

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

I have reviews to most of these if you check my tags somehow lol.

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[bluryyyblu]

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive, and will come forth later, in uglier ways. 

- Sigmund Freud

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[sleepandblog]

ok i've been listening to the silent patient on audiobook and the narrator is english which obviously makes sense because the book is set in england but theres an american character and when it gets to the parts where she has dialogue his american accent is so funny djhskdjfas

like it's not enough to take me out of the story but it's slightly distracting lmao

[imthebadguyyy]

tagged by the lovely @lewishcmilton to list my top 9 books, thank you darling!! 🫶🏼

(i also did 10 because I couldn't choose and also i have so many more i couldn't fit them all 😭)

tagging @lewisrises (can't wait to see what you pick!!) @enchantelewis @enchantestuff @lostinlewis @lucent-knight and @grandestrategia to do this if you want <3

[crazyf0rraisy]

The chokehold stand alone books have on me for months after I finished them is unreal.

It’s been a month since 5 survive and I am yet to recover

[celectial-rhyme]

— The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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i loved the silent patient not just coz it has amazing plot twist... but coz it made me very sad.. it broke my heart when alicia said - ‘Dad just—killed me.’

the two person whome she loved the most who were supposed to protect her... They both killed her.

and then there was theo who was mocking her.

And the reference of Alcestis. how she loved her husband and how her coward husband sacrficed her without a second thought and how her silence was shown as murderous rage and grief at loss of his love for his husband....

[joesalw]

i just finished reading the silent patient and my brain is not braining anymore

[mccoyquialisms]

This may make me look foolish later but I’m about halfway through The Silent Patient and I just keep thinking Alicia girl get behind me we need to get you away from all these fuckass men

[sillytriumphdragon]

*the silent patient*

Author: Alex Michaelides

Genre: Thriller

Rating: 4.5 ⭐

From the very beginning of this book, I was hooked. I found myself so wrapped up in the story, invested in unraveling the mystery behind why Alicia murdered her husband.

Michaelides does an excellent job in creating a story filled with things and characters that are meant to keep you guessing.

Written in five parts with very short chapters, this made for one fast read that was hard to put down. It's so easy to burn through a lot of pages when you think,

"Well this chapter has 3 pages, I can keep going." And the twist? That twist? I found myself continuously changing my theories as more and more details surfaced, and I truly didn't see that twist coming until it was right under my nose.

Favorite dialogue:

*“Choosing a lover is a lot like choosing a therapist. We need to ask ourselves, is this someone who will be honest with me, listen to criticism, admit making mistakes, and not promise the impossible?”*

[banilikesfictionalpeople]

oh. my. god.

OHMYGOD

the silent patient. the plot twist. no twists.

HOW? WHY? AND WHAT AFTER?

like- hello????