Signal Lost = 2. Setting
As a SF novel, the has to be a certain amount of worldbuilding. Did the setting engage you? What did you like about it? What annoyed you? How would you rate the setting?
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Aha I didn't see this question when I burbled on with the first one. Yes the setting - both historical and spatial - intrigued me once I got used to the fact that although there was interstellar travel, this book didn't participate in it and the travel was entirely in-system.
The setting was decent. It had a lot of similarities with The Expanse (space opera with no FTL, everyone in one system, lots of stations and habitats), but without dwelling on the technical details of spaceships and the like. I don't think this setting did anything particularly new, but it did a competent job of being vaguely believable and setting up some conflicts. It's a shame that the book wasn't really up to it.
The main point that needed suspension of disbelief was the immediate attraction of the two main characters, across a wide species divide. But that's the main conceit of the book, so I'm happy to let it slide.