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The Other Patient

Daniel Hurst

Domestic Thriller, Psychological Thriller • Jul 20, 2026

She possesses the life I was always meant to live. First, I took her name. Now, I’m taking the rest. I turn my head on the stiff hospital pillow, watching the woman in the bed beside me. Long brown hair. High cheekbones. Dark, vacant eyes. We look so alike it's terrifying—and entirely by design. Every step that brought us to this hospital room was meticulously orchestrated. By me. Freya has it all: boundless wealth, endless freedom, and a life most people would kill for. But she doesn't deserve a second of it. For months, I’ve scrubbed her pristine floors and swallowed her entitled demands, playing the invisible maid. She thought I was a nobody. She didn't realize I was watching, learning, and uncovering the dark, rotting secret she hides from the world. While she lay unconscious, the switch was made. I am Freya now. And she has no idea what kind of nightmare I have planned for her next…

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3.5 / 5

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for an advanced copy of this title.

The Other Patient is built on short chapters, though the pacing runs quite slow. The story alternates between Freya and Iris's perspectives, with Iris quickly emerging as the more dominant narrator. She definitely comes off as suspicious throughout, while her boyfriend Isaac tries to keep her in check. Her edge grounds the book, which helps, since there are long stretches focused on describing the character’s thoughts and movements rather than dialogue and that drags the momentum down.
Despite the slow burn, the payoff salvaged the read. Hurst drops in some good twists just as the domestic details start to feel tedious, and the pacing finally snaps into high gear in the last ten chapters. The ending pulls everything together in a satisfying way, leaving me glad I stuck with it to the final page. It requires some patience to get through the middle, but the conclusion delivers exactly what the story needed. If you love unexpected twists and don’t mind a slow burn this book is for you! #NetGalley #TheOtherPatient

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