• Silent Patient, even though revolving around Alicia Berenson & the murder mystery of her husband, Gabriel, delves deep into the layers of silenced trauma that renders our thoughts wordless & our life lifeless. The book goes as far as potraying how bruised family relationships leave a blot on your heart no matter how far you go, & how you’re raised & treated in childhood stays with you all your life. And, how terrible it’s to be unworthy for your parents.
• The introduction begins on one chilling note, however, within first 50 pages, you seem to fill up on many details surrounding the murder mystery. There were some sort of dramatic elements which weren’t new to read. Like me, you may question what relevance these details hold, but as soon you reach the conclusion, the slow pace, those details add up perfectly leaving you feeling thrilled to the bones.

• The author has done justice in weaving the story & at the same time not confining it to just one aspect of murder.

• It would be a good read if you’re prepared to read about unexpressed bruises, & forms of pain that may be inflicted while you deal through life.

“One of the hardest things to admit is that we weren’t loved when we needed it most. It’s a terrible feeling, the pain of not being loved.”

•• This quote quite sums up the psychological stress of feeling unloved, of unexpressed agony brewing within the characters right from their childhood & how it appeared in uglier forms when they couldn’t take enough.