I got one of those book nook kits for Christmas, too! Haven't had a chance to put mine together yet. I'm with you on The Silent Patient. I LOVED that book, but most other people I know who have read it didn't like it. I'm a sucker for a good unreliable narrator, though, and that one was excellent. A lot of people feel cheated by those.
I really enjoyed The Silent Patient! I do have some favorites that I feel very few people like but, I don’t mind that too much. I’ve been re-reading a bunch of childhood favorites and most of them have held up!!