The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✰

Alicia Berenson appears to be happily married until she comes home one night and kills her husband and then either refuses, or is unable to speak. The story is narrated largely by Theo Faber, her psychotherapist but we also get some glimpses into Alicia's mindset from her diary.

I love psychological thrillers but have a hard time with anything too gory or disturbing and this one fit the bill perfectly. It was perfectly paced so I was sucked in from page one, thoroughly engaged throughout and by the end I couldn't put it down.

Unputdownable-ness: HighLOL: LowUgly Cry Potential: LowSteaminess: LowCharacter Development: HighOriginality: Medium-HighQuality of Writing: HighIntellectual Depth: MediumLight Read: Medium