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.”

This was hard to get into and I had to continue to reread. The character is hard to identify with. It was also hard to follow. I struggled to finish this one.

Thank you, NetGalley and Atria Books for the copy of The Silence In Her Eyes by Armando Lucas Correa. It was fascinating learning about akinetopsia and I loved seeing Leah’s life through her eyes, including her inner fantasy life. I really liked how she was able to get around and live on her own and the people she surrounded herself with. The book didn’t really feel like your typical thriller, so if that’s what you’re looking for you should be prepared. The ‘thriller’ elements were slowly and expertly woven in and the ending was a shocker! If you’re looking for a beautifully written story with well-drawn characters, this is the book for you.

Protagonist Leah has a neurological condition that means she can only see the world as snapshots. Philosophically, this is an interesting perspective. She has to fill in blanks and rely on her other senses to figure out what’s going on. It makes her vulnerable, but it also makes her isolated and naive, and this comes across in her boring, repetitive narration that leaves the reader feeling like they’re also only getting snapshots. Because we really don’t know much about Leah, I found it hard to connect with her or this book.

There was a unique concept that I hadn't encountered before in the thriller genre within this book. However, the writing could have been improved. The protagonist has a unique perspective in which she can't see motion but can still see. She likes photography and reading, which surprises other characters, but this theme became repetitive early on. Although the author created some thrilling moments, they were often brushed over and important details were left out for several chapters.

I found this story very predictable, and there have been several like it where the main character is not technically blind, but has some vision distortion. There have been stories about women with 'face blindness', who can't see peoples' faces, fall in love, and then are miraculously cured by the end. In this book, Leah has 'akinetopsia, or motion blindness, so all her images are static. Granted all of these conditions are real, they just get portrayed sometimes as convenient for the circumstances. Leah has had this condition since she was 8 years old as a result of an accident at home. Her mother has cared for her all her life, until she passes away when Leah's story begins.

Leah lives in a beautiful pre-war apartment in upper Manhattan. As you can imagine, all her senses have been heightened to compensate for her vision distortion. She can smell people making tea next door, their anxiety, their passon, the drying of their tears, and she can hear everything, no matter how minute.
The story gets intriguing when Alice moves into the apartment next door. Leah befriends Alice and soon learns she has an abusive husband who will not give her a divorce. As Leah gets more involved in Alice's life, disastrous things start to happen and you begin to question if you really do know Leah at all.

First of all, I found Leah's medical condition interesting, and learning about how she compensates for it. Secondly, it gets pretty implausible quickly after the departure of Alice's husband, and Leah's romance with Mark. The ending felt rushed as we didn't see much previous evidence building up to it, only suggestions. I didn't believe that Leah was capable of doing what was described, and that everything ends up fine in the end.

This book was really fascinating it took a concept I had never heard of before and really ran with it. What made it even more interesting was this condition of motion blindness is an actual disorder where people, just like our main character suffer from a neurological condition that makes them unable to see items in motion. This book follows our main character, Leah, who suffers from the previously mentioned condition as she tries to live her own independent life. Leah lives on her own and is very independent and that is how she likes it. She is perfectly normal except since she can't see movements her world becomes a little blurry at times however she is used to this. When Leah is suddenly convinced that someone was in her apartment is when the story really takes off. Since all movements are a blur to her she is unable to see who this person is or what they are in the process of doing. Desperate for answers she tries to figure out what is going on. With the intruders scent following her everywhere and then her friends voice begging for help through the walls Leah is convince she has to help. I really enjoyed this thriller because first of all it was all about something I had never heard of before but also because you were able to have it told through the main characters point of view so you got to see it through the eyes of a woman with a disability. This also lets you view the book and try along with Leah to figure out who is behind everything and what they really want. Take an unreliable narrator, a story full of tension and suspense, and a possibly intruder, mix them all together and the result is a book that will have you hooked. This was the first book I've read by this author and I'm happy to say I was a big fan it was amazing for me to believe that this was his first thriller book when I noticed all of his others were historical fiction. There were so many twists in this book that I found myself holding my breath sometimes just waiting for the outcome. I
really liked how the author made Leah very self-sufficient and extremely functional considering she was dealing with such a crippling disability. It was nice not to have to see her rely on everyone in her life like is sometime portrayed in other novels. This was a very fast-paved novel that I found myself unable to put it down. I loved the pace and I was desperate to find out the truth behind everything. this was a very different book than I was used to reading however I enjoyed it very much and I'm very glad I was given the opportunity to check it out. If you want a book that will keep you on your toes than this is definitely one for you.