Thank you to NetGallery for giving me an early release copy of The Silence In Her Eyes by Armando Lucas Correa, this book will come out on January sixteenth of 2024.

Spoiler Free Review:
The Silence In Her Eyes premise is intriguing, I wasn’t even aware motion blindness was a thing, it was an interesting topic to read about. I liked how the author used that when another sense is lost others senses are heightened kind of troupe. Another thing I liked about this book has to be the writing format, it reads smoothly and it looks good.

However my thoughts on The Silence In Her Eyes are that it was just okay. The book really focuses on Leah’s motion blindness as well as some struggles for independence. I thought that Leah got attached to other characters too easily even if she hardly knew them, her motion blindness got brought up so many times that it became repetitive. The thriller/horror element felt more like a subplot that left me some unanswered questions and confusion. Towards the end, it felt like the thriller/horror element was left out until the last chapter. The ending was decent I think it will shock a lot of readers.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for an ARC of this book.

The premise of this book immediately drew me in. For one, I am a huge sucker for 1. a good mystery and 2. a book with a main character who has a disability. I am a moderate-severe special education teacher and I am always going to grab anything to help me understand my students more, or understand a less mentioned type of disability.

Akinetopsia or motion blindness, was not a disability which I had previously heard about, so I immediately wanted to learn more. In this type of blindness, the brain struggles to compute motion, and instead gives a person freeze frame images of motion- almost like a slow gif where placement of objects or people change when the individual blinks. From what I was able to understand from a little extra research, it looks like an individual can be born with it or develop it from brain trauma, like our main character Leah. I found it fascinating that Leah can actually see very well in fact, but only stationary images.

Leah was quite a fascinating character, and I kind of wanted to be her friend. She is somewhat reclusive, but also really wants to have positive relationships and good friends. When her new neighbor Alice moved in, the readers get to know some of Leah's real strengths. She not only has excellent hearing, but also has an innate ability to sense other's feelings and emotions (almost aura like). Alice, her new friend, is in trouble, but how? and why?

Not only is Leah worried about her friend, and what trouble she is in, but Leah also has a stalker who leaves behind the peculiar scent of bergamot. Leah knows this person has been into her apartment, as his scent lingers where he's been. But why has he come into her apartment, and why can she smell this scent in Alice's apartment too? Is the person behind smell of earl gray tea to blame for Alice's bruises and anxiousness?

The twists that this book takes are insane. As soon as I though I had figured out what was going on, I obviously had not. I did not put the full picture together until the last page, and wow.

This book was a quick read, as I wanted to figure out what the heck was going on and who this dangerous scented man was. Not only that, but I was worried for both Leah and Alice throughout the book.

If you want a book that will keep you guessing until the end- pick this one up. You won't regret it.

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.