A review by allfawkesgiven
Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.

I have read several of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's books (Mexican Gothic, Gods of Jade and Shadow, Velvet Was the Night, Daughter of Doctor Moreau) and really enjoyed them; Signal to Noise felt choppy to me by comparison. I found myself getting into the story only to run into sections where I felt jolted out of the narrative because whatever scene I was reading would abruptly conclude on a strange beat before it had even started, then shift into the next scene...only to do the same thing again. Whenever this happened, it left me crinkling my brow over why that scene had been included in the first place. 

I learned this was actually an early writing of hers--that possibly pre-dates her other work--and was just published in 2023. So this may explain why the writing felt so much different than the other novels I've read of hers.

I think the story was enjoyable and many fans will enjoy this book! Ultimately, I decided to DNF because of the choppy scenes and move on to the next Moreno-Garcia book I have on my list.