Today, it’s my turn to host the blog tour for The Good Patient by Alex Stone. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Boldwood Books for the ARC to write my honest thoughts on the blog.
Appearances can be deceptive…
I was taught that life is pain. That love is pain. It was unavoidable. Acceptable. I never had anything, or anyone I could count on. Not really. Not even myself.
Until I met Dr Menon…
To the outside world Lauren Taylor’s relationship with her boyfriend Josh is perfect. He is supportive and loving and has been there for Lauren during her darkest moments. But behind closed doors, secrets and lies can be hidden…
And when Lauren wakes up in a hospital bed and is told Josh is missing, those secrets come bubbling up to the surface.
Because the police think Lauren knows exactly what’s happened to Josh; that she could even be capable of his murder…
The only person who believes in Lauren’s innocence is Dr Menon, who has cared for Lauren as his patient for the last few weeks. He can’t believe she’s capable of murder. He knows just how good she really is.
Isn’t she?
Another book from Alex Stone and another book I just had to read! I have read all of her books, you can find the reviews on my blog. They are all great reads, and I wondered if she would be able to keep the quality as high as everything else she has written.
The Good Patient introduces us to Lauren, a woman who has endured so much in her childhood. FII is the new term for Munchausen by proxy now, and we learn everything of her childhood in flashback. After her mother dies, she moves in with Josh. A relationship that is seemingly good until you look behind the carefully constructed facade. A woman who has been used and abused constantly has no idea what a healthy relationship is..does she?
She breaks up with Josh and disappears,
never to be seen again. Has Lauren had enough and killed him? The police are treating her like the maIn suspect anyway.
Did Lauren do it? Maybe the doctor that’s treating her, Abilash, may be able to unearth the truth. Especially as Lauren seems to have taken a shine to him.
Alex Stone creates the most unique, complex, and multi-layered characters. Lauren’s life is unravelled in flashback. This allows us to get to know her and try to understand her decisions in life. My heart went out to her from the start. As everything unfolded, I was addicted to this book.
A psychological thriller that has you glued to the pages as it sucks you in right from the prologue. Alex Stone skilfully sends the reader down blind alleys, and I will say I was wrong in my guesses as I read. It is an intense,emotional read.one that deals with the sensitive subject of mental health and relationships. How those relationships help mould the person you are today. It’s a thriller that should be put on everyone’s to be read list.
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Author Bio
Alex Stone, originally an accountant from the West Midlands, is now a psychological suspense writer based in Dorset. This beautiful and dramatic coastline is the inspiration and setting for her novels. She was awarded the Katie Fforde Bursary in 2019 and her debut thriller The Perfect Daughter was published by Boldwood in October 2021.
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