The Silence in Her Eyes by Armando Lucas Correa was a great suspenseful thriller.
I thought this story was very different and unique.
I liked the writing and characters.
The storyline and characters were excellent. Kept me up and turning pages way past my bedtime.
The suspense and plot was very well thought out with lots of twists and turns that ensure you won’t put the book down.
My only complaint would be is that it was slow. Other than that I enjoyed this book.

Thank You NetGalley and Atria Books for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

I am a fan of Correa, The German girl, A Daughter's tale and especially The Night Travelers. I fell for Armando Lucas Correa’s writing style in The Night Travelers, an historical fiction. He is very well known for his poignant books in this genre. I was so exciting to see him step outside his usual style and write a psychological thriller.

The character Leah has a syndrome called Akinetopsia, in which she can see but cannot detect movement, which I found quite fascinating. The book is somehow written how I imagine akinetopsia would be to experience, choppy, a little confusing, and disturbing.

This is one of those books that started strong and then fell off. The narrative style was confusing, and it removed me from the story. I was surprised by the twist at the ending, and for that reason I'm rounding up my rating to 3 stars. For a psychological thriller, this left something to be desired; I wanted a bit more suspense and higher stakes. Though if this was treated as a literary fiction title where the main character was navigating the loss of her mother and her disability while gaining independence, then I think there would have been more potential.
But overall, it felt like something was missing.

Thank you, Simon & Schuster and NetGalley, for my ARC of The Silence in Her Eyes.

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced digital copy of The Silence in Her Eyes by Armando Lucas Correa in return for an honest review.

The Silence in Her Eyes was a mixed read for me. A very unique premise became distractedly confusing as the story progressed, but finished strong with an interesting twist. The main character, Leah, suffers with motion blindness and lives an orderly, insulated life, but things change when a new neighbor, Alice, moves in next door. Alice is in the middle of a messy divorce from an abusive husband, and as a result of their friendship Leah is tested like she never has been before. 3.5 stars.

This review contains spoilers.

Armando Lucas Correa has been one of my favorite author’s since reading his first book, The German Girl. The Night Travelers, The Daughter’s Tale and The German Girl were all more than five star reads for me. I was so excited to get an ARC of the Silence In Her Eyes and though I did enjoy it, it is not my favorite by this author. I absolutely love, love the cover, it is perfect for the book. I did enjoy reading this and learning about the neurological condition called akinetopsia, which is motion blindness. Mr. Correa did an excellent job writing what Leah would see while dealing with this condition.

This is a very dark book, filled with tense moments. I couldn’t put it down. I would have liked a happier ending. I thought it was going to be and was surprised at the turn.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

DNF at 50%.

I was really disappointed in this book. The concept sounded so interesting--a suspense novel about a woman who can't perceive movement, and is therefore an unreliable narrator--but the execution was awful. Even halfway through, I felt like nothing had happened. The author never made me care about any of the characters and I had trouble following the plot for most of the book. The narrator's condition makes her unreliable, which is the point, but this was so unreliable as to be unreadable. I felt like the whole thing was a fever dream. The writing was very choppy, uneven, and confusing, and I could not tell what was supposed to be happening and what was possibly in the narrator's head.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The writing is great and kept me turning the pages! This is about Leah and her living with a motion blindness. Leah sees and has a really good sense of smell and hearing. She is friends with her neighbor named Alice. Alice is in the middle of a divorce from an abusive husband. Leah begins to hear stuff late at night in her apartment.

I loved the character of Leah. She is so strong and has lots of courage. The story of her living with this illness is great!
Strength, Courage, and Smart! 3.5 stars!

Thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy! This book is set to release on 1/16/24.

As the result of a head injury when she was eight years old, Leah has akinetopsia or motion blindness. Although doctors felt it may not be permanent, Leah is now 28 and has had no improvement. Leah's mom has recently passed away and she has a quiet life filled with books and a limited number of people she’s mostly known all of her life. She has a long-time housekeeper and two older women who are neighbors in her apartment building. When a young woman moves in next door, Leah hears her arguing with someone and crying. Leah has also woken up in the middle of the night with the sense of someone being in her room leaving a masculine smell of bergamot behind.
I had difficulty following what was happening and knowing what was real and what was dreams. So I was sometimes lost. I can say that the ending took me completely by surprise. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. #netgalley #thesilenceinhereyes

NOTE: THIS IS A 4.5-STAR READ FOR ME.

Holy effin moly, that twist at the end???? Yall know I can hang for a slow burn and trust me yall I was in it for the long game, but that ending?!?! I would have never seen it coming!!!

First, I wanted to thank Atria Books, Netgalley, Simon Audio, and Armando Lucas Correa for granting me advanced digital and audio access to this slow-burn, twisty thriller before it hits shelves on January 16, 2024. It's a short read, but hang in there for that near-the-end plot twist because now I'm rethinking everything I know.

Leah has been living with akinetopsia, or motion blindness, for nearly her entire life, and with the sudden loss of her mother, she's an orphan to the city, stuck to navigate its routes by herself. she has some help, but still what a darkened path. Since she's basically blind, her other senses are accelerated and when she hears a neighbor's call for help one evening, she springs into action.

This woman, Alice, is having some marital issues and Leah takes it upon herself to protect this new potential friend, but bad things tend to follow poor Leah wherever she goes, and it only bites her in the hand, but we'll just say it's called self-defense in this scenario. Yes, that's right, there's murder-afoot, and Leah takes action to prevent it, or does she?

For a blind girl, she sure does have a lot of trust in those she surrounds herself with. Not all of these individuals tend to have her best interest in mind. But the twist yall, the twist. Hang in there for the twist!

I am both confused and terrified. There was too much timeline play without clarity. Made the ending and the storyline very hard to understand,

Thanks to the publisher, netgalley and author for the ARC.

I am a huge fan of Correa, The German girl, A Daughter's tale and especially The Night Travelers have been favorites of mine and have picked them all for book club reads. So when I saw he had a new book coming out, I hurried to NetGalley for a copy.
However, psychological thriller is not my favorite genre, but I did hope Correa's writing would overcome this, and it almost did.
Pros: The character Leah has a syndrome called Akinetopsia, in which she can see but cannot detect movement, which I found quite fascinating.
The suspense was excellently done, and my fear of what would happen next kept me reading.
The ending took me completely by surprise.
Cons: I had difficulty following what was happening and knowing what was real and what was dreams. So I was sometimes befuddled.
I would definitely recommend this book to fans of the genre. And I will certainly read whatever Correa writes next!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the EARC in exchange for an honest review.

Leah has motion blindness (akinetopsia) since she was 8 years old when she witnessed her fathers death. Most people just assume she is blind, but she sees alot more than people think and her other senses take over for her sight.

When Alice moved in next door, Leah overhears her fighting with her estranged husband. One night, Leah wakes up to someone in her apartment and when she overhears Alice pleading for help through the wall; Leah makes a decision that will take everything she has.

This book was intriguing to read about a character who has the motion blindness and that other senses take over. The book did a good job of explaining what it was that she had because i wasnt sure what that was. Shorter chapters are a plus for me in any book so that was a plus,

If you are looking for a psychological thriller that will hold your attention, then you should check this one out.

Thank you NetGalley and the author for the opportunity to read this book! Unfortunately the book was no for me. It was predictable and boring.

Leah has akinetopsia or motion blindness. She's lived this way since a head injury at age 8. She's lived a rather quiet life, with a few close people. Her mother has recently died and she's made the adjustments to her new life without her mother. From all outward appearances, Leah is blind.

A new neighbor has moved in and Leah overhears arguments. Then one night, Leah wakes up and is sure that she's not alone. There is a heavy masculine scent in her room. Leah blacks out, and when she wakes the next morning, she thinks maybe she dreamt the entire episode. But the scent seems to follow her around. Then she starts hearing her neighbor pleading for help.....

This book took the psychological thriller to a new level with Leah's impairment and that's what made it work so well. Very often, most thrillers follow some sort of formula, but this had a nice twist I really enjoyed what Correa did with this one and I'm looking forward to what comes next.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review.

Leah has been living with motion blindness, or akinetopsia since she was eight years old when she witnessed her father’s death. Most people just assume she is blind, but she sees a great deal and her other senses have heightened because of her diminished sight.

When Alice moved in next door, Leah couldn’t help but overhear her fighting with her estranged husband. Leah befriends Alice. One night, Leah wakes up someone in her apartment. When she overhears Alice pleading for help through the wall, Leah makes a decision that will take everything she has.

This book was so much fun! I was intrigued to read about a character who is unable to see movement. I wasn’t quite sure what that meant but the book did a good job of explaining it and bringing it to life. I learned quite a bit by reading this book and I appreciate that. It is nice to read books about characters who are so strong. The twist on this one had me reeling! I just couldn’t believe it and it took me by complete surprise. I’m still thinking about it. I saw that the publisher compares this author to some pretty famous thriller novelists, id argue that they do a better job. I loved how the chapters were not overly long, but short enough to hold my attention, they were perfect for me. I found the pacing to be rather quick and it helped propel me through the story which I enjoyed.

If you are looking for a gripping psychological thriller, then you should check this one out.

Thank you to Atria Books, and Netgalley, @netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I read this ARC from Netgalley. Interesting read, a few twists I didn’t see coming. Not a great book but a good book.

This was a wild, new at least to me premise! The main character can't see movement but is convinced she saw a crime occur. It was really interesting getting into Leah's mind as she wonders what happens and what to do since she cannot every be 100% sure what she saw if it was in motion. I thought the choppy writing style complemented the subject matter and really built up the atmosphere.

Engaging and entertaining. A recommended purchase for collections where crime and thrillers are popular.

Thank you to publishers and Netgallery for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. I’m rounding up from 3.5 stars. This story is of Leah who lives with a condition that doesn’t allow her to see movement. This was the result of an accident when she was 8. She lives in an apartment alone after her mothers death along with Antonia, a woman who helps her with cooking and cleaning. At the same time a woman named Alice moves in next door. Alice befriended Leah but Alice is afraid of her husband. He’s a rich alcoholic and abusive man and she is terrified of him. Or is she?
This book is beautiful prose but it went very slow for me and I had a hard time getting into it and almost quit a few times. I’m glad I finished it though the last quarter of the story picked up and had several twists. I’m trying to make up my mind of what I really think of Leah if she was a victim or not. Who were the victims or maybe there aren’t any. I’ll be thinking about that for awhile.

This is a very gripping novel, and the unique trait of motion blindness in a protagonist made the story that much more interesting to me. There were some light errors that seem more related to ignorance than anything else (ex. referring to manga as anime in the first few chapters) but other that those, the story was well crafted and intriguing. I'm very curious as to what else this author will do in the future.

To be honest, I’m not really a fan of the cover art but the title and premise are what caught my interest. Leah presents as a lonesome, imaginative, kind of paranoid and even at times obsessive individual, but given her circumstances, the trauma she’s faced and how she’s had to rely on her other senses and the few people in her life to make up for her inability to physically see correctly, you can sort of understand why. But is it all justified? Or is it exaggeration?

This was such an interesting story and I really enjoyed it; an original psychological suspense that makes you wonder how it’ll conclude. I wouldn’t say it’s all suspense all the time, at times can be rather slow, but there are some really shady characters and events that occur throughout that keep you intrigued; some twists and turns before it all comes to light and honestly, I was a bit caught off guard by some of the final revelations, which at least for me, makes a suspenseful thriller all the more satisfying.

This is Correa’s first venture into this genre (typically writes historical fiction) and I’d say it is a fairly solid entry. The chapters are short and can seem abrupt, especially when there’s a time jump with nothing to indicate this aside from one character making a mental comment about the time that’s passed. It’s not perfect but I wasn’t disappointed by it and how it wraps up. Content includes several deaths, domestic violence, a few brief non-detailed sexual encounters, mental health, stalking, and assisted suicide. 4.5 out of 5!

A word for the editor: the last line in paragraph of chapter 36 the word “in” should be “is.”