First off, many thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this book as an e-ARC! I greatly appreciate it!

To preface this review: I've read Silvia Moreno-Garcia's books before. Both Mexican Gothic and The Daughter of Doctor Moreau were one-star reads for me, but this one seems to have an interesting concept, so I thought, why not give this one a try? It sounds totally different from the other books of hers that I've read. 

Unfortunately, it's more of the same. Her writing is fine. It's simple, it tells instead of showing more often than it should, but it's fine. Her characters are flat and show no development between the two time frames, and the whole concept just seems wasted. It had so much potential, especially given the 80s setting, which is my favorite historical setting. 

I'm disappointed by this book, but I'm not surprised.