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.”
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books i would sell my soul to read again for the first time:
the way i used to be - amber smith
the seven husbands of evelyn hugo - taylor jenkins reid
house of salt and sorrows - erin a craig
if he had been with me - laura nowlin
these violent delights - chloe gong
dance of thieves - mary e. pearson
the silent patient - alex michaelides
caraval - stephanie garber
all the light we cannot see - anthony doerr
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Remember, love that doesn't include honesty doesn't deserve to be called love.
The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides
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🍁 Books To Read This Fall
If you love books with a dark academia vibe, here are my recommendations for this fall!
🟣 The Secret History - Richard grew up in a lower class family. His life changes when he attends a prestigious university and befriends an exclusive academic group of rich students led by an elusive and mysterious professor. The group of college friends end up killing one of their own friends. The story details how they got to that point, how they covered up the murder, and how they all personally suffered after the event.
🟣 Ninth House - a girl who is a dropout and delinquent has the ability to see the supernatural. She gets recruited by Yale University to join their secret Ninth House alongside two other students. The trio is then responsible for keeping check of Yale's 8 secret societies who frequently dabble in dark magic. When a girl ends up dead on campus, the trio set out to figure out which secret society was behind the incident.
🟣 The Atlas Six - a group of 6 magicians, considered to be the best in the world, are recruited by Atlas Blakely. Atlas is the caretaker of the mysterious Library of Alexandria, the magical library said to hold all the knowledge in the world. The 6 will compete for a year by researching complex topics such as wormholes, dreams, dimensions, the subconscious, time manipulation, and so forth. Only 5 will be allowed to join this secret society. 1 will be eliminated. All 6 contestants are witty, hungry, and manipulative. Alliances change, betrayals take place, and no one is to be trusted.
🟣 The Silent Patient - a psychotherapist takes on a case of a famous painter who killed her husband and never uttered a word after. He goes down a spiral of uncovering clues and solving the mystery of what drove the woman to kill her husband.
🟣 The Ecliptic - a famous painter who has lost her creative touch agrees to stay at a seceret island in Turkey, that is a rehab for broken down artists. She spends years in this isolated facility, disconnected from the outside world, amongst other artists, trying to create a new masterpiece, and rekindle her flame.
🌸 All of these books are my faves!
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The chokehold stand alone books have on me for months after I finished them is unreal.
It’s been a month since 5 survive and I am yet to recover
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what the fuck what the fuck what in the actual fuck did i read (my heart is racing rn)
If ur wondering wht is happening to me, i just finished Part 4 of The Silent Patient
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*the silent patient*
Author: Alex Michaelides
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 4.5 ⭐
From the very beginning of this book, I was hooked. I found myself so wrapped up in the story, invested in unraveling the mystery behind why Alicia murdered her husband.
Michaelides does an excellent job in creating a story filled with things and characters that are meant to keep you guessing.
Written in five parts with very short chapters, this made for one fast read that was hard to put down. It's so easy to burn through a lot of pages when you think,
"Well this chapter has 3 pages, I can keep going." And the twist? That twist? I found myself continuously changing my theories as more and more details surfaced, and I truly didn't see that twist coming until it was right under my nose.
Favorite dialogue:
*“Choosing a lover is a lot like choosing a therapist. We need to ask ourselves, is this someone who will be honest with me, listen to criticism, admit making mistakes, and not promise the impossible?”*
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The Silent Patient, Alex Michealides
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— The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
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“You know, Theo, 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.”
Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient
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Ever had a fictional character gaslight you?
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