Signal to Noise

Signal to noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Magical realism at its finest!

This is Silvia Moreno-Garcia's debut book that launched her phenomenal writing career and honestly, had I not known it was her debut, I would never have guessed from the caliber of the writing. It was brilliant.

Meche lives in Mexico City, she has 2 best friends and an ability to cast magical spells. Soon Meche is drunk on its power but can she pull herself back before she doesn't something she can't undo?

It's set in the past when Meche is growing up and when she leaves Mexico City to when her dad passed away and she has to return as an adult. I enjoyed the split timeline equally which rarely happens to me. Meche gets drunk on the power she wields and she goes to a very dark place.

I found the characters charming and well written and the story was fabulous. Casting spells from music? Love it!

4 stars