at risk of sounding like a bitch, this was incredibly mediocre. so all over the place, it feels more like a half-finished manuscript - bouncing back and forth between countless different povs in 2019 + 1999 but never giving us enough time to really connect with any characters. for a relatively short novel, there were far too many dropped plot lines (bling ring??). i’m also low-key sick of the jaded ex-wife trope in thrillers like wowww your husband left you for a younger woman what an original plot point