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This\u00a0book’s<\/a> ending is “mind-blowing,\u201d and it\u2019s topped a list of novels with the most shocking final pages. Readers<\/a> say they recommend it to everyone,<\/span> and its reveal is one of the best. It’s unsurprising that the novel won the Goodreads Choice Award in 2019.<\/p>\n The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a psychological thriller<\/a> which follows a woman\u2019s act of violence against her husband \u2014 and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. One reviewer<\/a> on Goodreads<\/a> said: \u201cThis is the type of Thriller that I really enjoy sinking my teeth into. The use of the diary entries, paired with Theo’s investigations, made for a perfectly-paced reveal in my opinion!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The novel<\/a> takes top spot on a Goodreads<\/a> list titled \u201cShocking Ending Books\u201d, where avid readers have voted for their number one.<\/p>\n Alicia Berenson\u2019s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London\u2019s most desirable areas.<\/p>\n One evening, her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word.<\/p>\n Alicia\u2019s refusal to talk or give any kind of explanation turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery<\/a> that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia.<\/p>\n His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery<\/a> of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations.<\/p>\n Another reader said: \u201cWe finally have a winner. This is truly a page-turner\u2014meticulously developed and smartly written.<\/p>\n \u201cI loved the final twist and the ending<\/a>. Did my instincts pick up on it? Halfway through, I suspected something was off, but it was so well-executed that it fooled me! Shame on me!\u201d<\/p>\n In second place on the list is Verity by Colleen Hoover<\/a> and in third place is Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.<\/p>\n Just making the top five are The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen and The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for your next read, Michaelides\u2019 book could be the perfect exhilarating page-turner<\/a> for you this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n