The Silent Patient: Book review

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides.

A page turner indeed. I didn't stop until I've proven to myself that my hunch was right. Theo, was the mystery man. I loved how the author discussed and addressed childhood trauma, triggers, betrayal and the need to be loved. 

I find it fascinating of what we're capable of doing in order to be loved back. We all feared being abandoned by the people we valued the most. It hurts like hell to be hated by our existence, and it's a slap on all our faces that sometimes we don't get to be loved the way we wanted to. Instead we get what we deserve because we tolerate it. Thinking it's all there is. 

Betrayal is one of the things that made me continue reading this book. Talking on personal experience, I learned my lesson the hard way. They say betrayal never comes from your enemies, it comes from those you trust the most. But I partly disagree, sometimes we feel betrayed because of our expectations. 

We expect too much and yet human as we are, we will always turn a blind eye to ones we love. We pretend. We put the ideal traits on a pedestal, giving them chance to reveal themselves more and hurt us. 

The book made me realize a lot of things. I was in awe with the plot twist but I expected that. I picked up some hints while reading. (I was fond of reading murder mysteries in my teenage years). 

I recommend this book so much that I'm giving it five stars for July's reads. 

Xoxo,

Elaine