louetta's review against another edition
5.0
Thanks to NetGalley , the author and Lake Union Publishing for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I love Steena Holmes and have read everything she's written, but The Patient is different from her other books. And for me, in a good way.
A therapist, with a love for all things Alice In Wonderland...and a possible serial killer for a patient are the subjects of this dark twisted mystery/thriller. I have to confess, I thought I had it figured out early, but it didn't take away from the thrill of the read for me.
The plot and the writing were Steena Holmes perfection but where this story differed from her others were the characters. They were dark, damaged, weird..sometimes borderline sociopathic which I loved! And that ending....BANG!!!! It blew me away! I love that she tried different and for me successfully!
4 stars!!
I love Steena Holmes and have read everything she's written, but The Patient is different from her other books. And for me, in a good way.
A therapist, with a love for all things Alice In Wonderland...and a possible serial killer for a patient are the subjects of this dark twisted mystery/thriller. I have to confess, I thought I had it figured out early, but it didn't take away from the thrill of the read for me.
The plot and the writing were Steena Holmes perfection but where this story differed from her others were the characters. They were dark, damaged, weird..sometimes borderline sociopathic which I loved! And that ending....BANG!!!! It blew me away! I love that she tried different and for me successfully!
4 stars!!
kerrylonsdale's review against another edition
5.0
An addictive page-turner with an original plot spin. I was totally entertained.
menniemenace's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the ending so much, to the point I'll welcome a second book.
From early on the author sprinkles the story with little details that screams "UNRELIABLE NARRATOR!" but stays fuzzy on the details. While your mind knows something is being omitted by each characters you're not sure what that's supposed to mean. I reached the conclusion having a dozen of working theories but not the right one. It was fun trying to guess though. Some people say they easily got the plot twist from the start but I still think the writing in the last 4 chapters can make up of not being surprised.
This could have been amazing if each character had chapters written in first person rather than just Danielle. The flashbacks and murderer's POVs were close but not as good as having the entire cast speaking for themselves.
Spoiler
I kinda guessed the story, I thought the characters were part of a family, just not that type of family.From early on the author sprinkles the story with little details that screams "UNRELIABLE NARRATOR!" but stays fuzzy on the details. While your mind knows something is being omitted by each characters you're not sure what that's supposed to mean. I reached the conclusion having a dozen of working theories but not the right one. It was fun trying to guess though. Some people say they easily got the plot twist from the start but I still think the writing in the last 4 chapters can make up of not being surprised.
This could have been amazing if each character had chapters written in first person rather than just Danielle. The flashbacks and murderer's POVs were close but not as good as having the entire cast speaking for themselves.
mademille12's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.75
13eyond's review against another edition
3.0
Some aspects of this book were so absurd I was literally facepalming while reading it. It was a decent story with semi-poor execution.
left_unsupervised's review
5.0
So many twists and turns! I was guessing one thing, then onto another, then back, etc. I do believe the book started out different since each chapter was in a different perspective to introduce the characters.
I've already recommended this book to others and I'm looking up other books by this author.
I've already recommended this book to others and I'm looking up other books by this author.
alilovesbooks4170's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
ladydrini's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
While I love how this story wrapped up and came together, I saw the “twist” coming about halfway through the book and stared to get frustrated that it wasn’t yet happening. There was also some significant repetition and writing that was just okay - and a very strange, intense focus on Alice in Wonderland - that made me rate this significantly less than I otherwise might have. I still love anything having to do with psychology, and this was ALL about it.
hlmeegan's review against another edition
1.0
Saw this one coming from a mile away. Knew by chapter 2.
mayarelmahdy's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the ending so much, to the point I'll welcome a second book.
From early on the author sprinkles the story with little details that screams "UNRELIABLE NARRATOR!" but stays fuzzy on the details. While your mind knows something is being omitted by each characters you're not sure what that's supposed to mean. I reached the conclusion having a dozen of working theories but not the right one. It was fun trying to guess though. Some people say they easily got the plot twist from the start but I still think the writing in the last 4 chapters can make up of not being surprised.
This could have been amazing if each character had chapters written in first person rather than just Danielle. The flashbacks and murderer's POVs were close but not as good as having the entire cast speaking for themselves.
Spoiler
I kinda guessed the story, I thought the characters were part of a family, just not that type of family.From early on the author sprinkles the story with little details that screams "UNRELIABLE NARRATOR!" but stays fuzzy on the details. While your mind knows something is being omitted by each characters you're not sure what that's supposed to mean. I reached the conclusion having a dozen of working theories but not the right one. It was fun trying to guess though. Some people say they easily got the plot twist from the start but I still think the writing in the last 4 chapters can make up of not being surprised.
This could have been amazing if each character had chapters written in first person rather than just Danielle. The flashbacks and murderer's POVs were close but not as good as having the entire cast speaking for themselves.