Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

464 reviews

nicoleanthony's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Infidelity, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Grief, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Death of parent

ambermariebee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Infidelity

bbrewer14's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A psychological thriller with an unexpected twist, I never saw the path coming that the author veered down. Theo Faber is a psychoanalyst working at a secure mental hospital for violent offenders. His focus is on Alicia Berenson, a famous artist turned murderer who is locked in the secure ward. She has not spoken a word since the day she killed her husband. Theo’s goal is admirable and insane. He wants to get Alicia to talk despite her years of silence. He wants to know the truth of what happened the night Alicia killed her husband. This book is one that I didn’t want to put down. Some of the language and side stories supporting the behavior and reasoning of the main characters were graphic, but they are easily skimmed over to avoid the gratuitous language and pictures the author builds in your head. Ultimately I forgave the author on these little indiscretions when the plot twisted so completely that my jaw dropped. An excellent read and a great introduction to this author. I will be looking for more of his books. Highly recommend if you like mysteries, plot twists, and psychological thrillers. Great novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Body shaming, Violence, Confinement, Drug use, and Child abuse

yananhai's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

holy shit this was soooo good, i swear i had no idea how this was gonna go and it was executed so well
i read this in ONE DAY, i have never read this fast before. it's absolutely amazing 10/10 would recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Suicide, Alcohol, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Kidnapping, Car accident, Stalking, Self harm, Blood, and Toxic relationship

fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Self harm and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual assault

noladawnreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Stalking, Self harm, and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

kaitkitch's review

dark

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Murder, Stalking, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Self harm

stacyjoco's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm, Murder, Death of parent, Car accident, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Alcohol, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Drug use

monloesco's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Liked the book overall,

Spoiler

the plot twist was good and the fact that the narrator was unreliable was really fun for me

Read the last 100 pages in a day 'cause I couldn't put the book down. Some things were kinda rushed imo,

Spoiler

I would've loved a confrontation with Kathy and Gabriel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child abuse, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Infidelity, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault

book_lover3103's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My jaw DROPPED at the end, it’s a must read and you won’t regret it 10/10 recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug abuse