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A review by feartheknuckles
Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
5.0
Beautiful prose and a story that packs a punch. Signal to Noise is a truly breathtaking tale of young love and loss. Silvia Moreno-Garcia somehow manages to weave together plenty of magical and fantastical elements, while maintaining the grounded nature of the story. Plenty of times throughout this book, you could take the witchcraft out completely and the story would still be understandable, completely relatable, and 100% magical.
I could argue that the “magical” elements in the story aren’t real at all. It could largely be the young characters finding a way to deal with the trials of growing up, falling in love, and finding their way through loss. I could argue that....but I won’t. The “magic” adds a bond to our characters that isn’t needed, but makes the reality of the things that they experience pack much more of an emotional punch. Also, it's more fun when it's actual witchcraft.
I could argue that the “magical” elements in the story aren’t real at all. It could largely be the young characters finding a way to deal with the trials of growing up, falling in love, and finding their way through loss. I could argue that....but I won’t. The “magic” adds a bond to our characters that isn’t needed, but makes the reality of the things that they experience pack much more of an emotional punch. Also, it's more fun when it's actual witchcraft.