In February 2020, she was announced as a finalist for the Nebula Award 2019 in the Best Novel category for her book Gods of Jade and Shadow. [16] This magical story blends Mexican history and mythology into a fantastic adventure. The lush world Moreno-Garcia has built will carry readers away on a feminist coming of age journey with Casiopea, a heroine for our time.” PRIME MERIDIAN by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a beautifully low-key novella set in the near-future where a young woman struggles in the gig economy and dreams of moving to Mars." Silvia Moreno-Garcia has consistently written books that interest and engage very easily. Readability (especially when the concept is a little strange), is not an easy task to accomplish, but Moreno-Garcia manages it with aplomb in her latest novel.... It’s a clever, well written and tragic tale of love, obsession and creation."

Demon possession again?” Montserrat asked. Her eyes were on the VU meter; on her knee she balanced a notepad. If you’ve ever thought that what Dangerous Liaisons really needed was more Force Adepts, this may very well be the book you’ve been waiting for.” Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a treasure and Silver Nitrate is a gem: a chilling roller coaster of a tale that captures perfectly why we love horror movies, scary books, and things that go bump in the night." When it comes to the horror, though, Moreno-Garcia gets it absolutely right... it’s enormously fun." Every novelist gets questions and critiques about their work, but Moreno-Garcia has had readers and publishers alike criticize her books because they don’t match their understanding of Mexico. She’s heard that she includes too many Spanish words, not enough Spanish words, names that are too difficult to pronounce, too many Mexican characters who are not poor, not enough American characters, and too many Mexican characters who are from cities instead of farms. “It’s a type of ethnocentrism when you just think that your culture is the only one that matters, and therefore you don’t have anything to learn from everybody,” she says.

While it is a slower paced novel, the focus on atmosphere and character development make it a compelling one. Moreno-Garcia once more draws the reader into her Mexico and presents a rich and vivid world."

Harry Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer team up to exonerate a woman who’s already served five years for killing her ex-husband. Immensely satisfying, refreshingly new and gloriously written… The gift of this book, and Moreno-Garcia’s storytelling, is how it imbues this well-worn genre with added strength, grace and even musicality.” Moreno-Garcia crafts a world so rich with details and history that you won’t be able to look away." I]t’s measured, thought-provoking and darkly fascinating, the sort of insightful character study that Moreno-Garcia does so well, full of characters who are largely irredeemable but – in spite or perhaps because of this – utterly believable. Psychologically complex and darkly satisfying, it’s an absolutely fascinating, compelling read."This insightful look at criminal lifefrom the viewpoint of a sardonic yet lonely soul seems destined for more plaudits.” Here are the winners of the 2021 Locus Awards". Literary Hub. 28 June 2021 . Retrieved 6 July 2022. What makes “Mexican Gothic” so fresh is not only its cramped, crawly ambience—comparisons to “Jane Eyre” are not too generous—but also the fact that it’s steeped in a deep colonial history that haunts the narrative."

The woman pressed a hand against her lips and stared at the cabin, with its welcoming lights. But that oasis of warmth was distant. A twig snapped, and the woman looked behind her in terror. She began to run. With Silver Nitrate, Silvia Moreno-Garcia once again writes herself to the summit of a new genre. After having brought readers to the island of Doctor Moreau in her retelling of the classic and writing a brilliant noir in Untamed Shore for her last two releases, this is a straight up occult horror thriller. Written with a great instinct for tension and pacing, Silver Nitrate draws the reader in and truly immerses them into its version of 1990s Mexico. But these books don’t just switch genre. The voice and style of writing adapts with them. And that is what makes Moreno-Garcia such an impressive author – her versatility, her ability to switch voices like a chameleon switches colour.Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic". www.isfdb.org . Retrieved 6 July 2022. An evocative slow-burn SF drama about colonialism, heredity and scientific hubris, couched in lush prose.”