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A review by sfp85
The Silence in Her Eyes by Armando Lucas Correa
3.0
Intriguing premise and filled with suspense.
I was hooked from the beginning of this book! Correa’s voice was strong throughout, keeping me turning the pages until the very end. The protagonist, Leah, lives with a form of visual impairment called akinetopsia, or motion blindness. Something I’d never heard of before but which created an intriguing premise. A clever detail which heightened her other senses, and an interesting angle to use in order to when describing her altered perceptions of her environment and people around her. However it also confused me, and I felt disoriented at times (which may have been the point). I love reading stories set in NYC, and this one was of personal interest to me since it took place in an apartment building a few blocks from where I used to live. The short chapters quickened the pace up and the characters felt very real. Leah’s motion blindness left me feeling suspicious of everyone around her, since it was difficult to pick up on their reactions, making Leah the perfect unreliable narrator.
After the midpoint, I found the story confusing at times, unable to tell what was real due to Leah’s state of panic. The reasoning behind the murder felt odd, as did the relationship between Alice and Mark, and their reasons for befriending Leah. Leah was an intriguing protagonist but the reveal of her true nature at the end came as a shock considering the lack of references to suggest otherwise (apart from the midpoint). I would have liked to read a different POV from someone who observed Leah, instead of it all coming directly from her. Her impaired perceptions definitely created suspense, but it also left a lot of the side characters feeling flat.
3/5⭐️⭐️⭐️
For readers who enjoy complex female characters, psychological suspense, and twisty reveals.
I was hooked from the beginning of this book! Correa’s voice was strong throughout, keeping me turning the pages until the very end. The protagonist, Leah, lives with a form of visual impairment called akinetopsia, or motion blindness. Something I’d never heard of before but which created an intriguing premise. A clever detail which heightened her other senses, and an interesting angle to use in order to when describing her altered perceptions of her environment and people around her. However it also confused me, and I felt disoriented at times (which may have been the point). I love reading stories set in NYC, and this one was of personal interest to me since it took place in an apartment building a few blocks from where I used to live. The short chapters quickened the pace up and the characters felt very real. Leah’s motion blindness left me feeling suspicious of everyone around her, since it was difficult to pick up on their reactions, making Leah the perfect unreliable narrator.
After the midpoint, I found the story confusing at times, unable to tell what was real due to Leah’s state of panic. The reasoning behind the murder felt odd, as did the relationship between Alice and Mark, and their reasons for befriending Leah. Leah was an intriguing protagonist but the reveal of her true nature at the end came as a shock considering the lack of references to suggest otherwise (apart from the midpoint). I would have liked to read a different POV from someone who observed Leah, instead of it all coming directly from her. Her impaired perceptions definitely created suspense, but it also left a lot of the side characters feeling flat.
3/5⭐️⭐️⭐️
For readers who enjoy complex female characters, psychological suspense, and twisty reveals.