Julie • bujo.books's Reviews > The Silent Patient

Alicia has a seemingly perfect life, a painter married to a fashion photographer. But one night, she shoots her husband five times in the face - and then she never speaks again. That simple fact turns an every day domestic crime into a case that fascinates the nation. Theo is a psychiatrist, disturbed by his wife's infidelity, and he's determined to get close to Alicia.

Look, I spoiled myself for this book years ago. I thought I had forgotten what the spoiler was when I saw the library had this on audio without a wait. Then, after starting this, I immediately solved it, so I definitley remembered the spoiler. It appeared very obvious to me from the format of the book. I feel like this book entirely hinges upon the twist. I feel like I can't rate this book because of this whole mess.

Things that I can say - I enjoyed the prose. I liked how Alicia's paintings were described. I liked the aspect of not knowing who to trust and how everyone's lying to each other. The audio narration was good and kept me engaged.

Overall, I think this book entirely hinges on the twist, which I was spoiled for. I'm sitting out on rating this one.