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I love a character I can love to hate, and Virginia fit the bill from the moment she couldn't even be bothered to answer her phone while her own daughter was missing. Her bizarre, frustrating reactions gave the story an entertaining hook early on, and the alternating timeline helped build that initial momentum. Jumping back to the videographer’s perspective in the past was especially effective, giving solid insight into the eerie reality that someone was actively targeting Jade.
Jade herself, however, proved much harder to connect with. While I understood why she didn't want to go home, her logic fell apart the longer she chose to stay with Lucinda despite constantly suspecting her of shady behavior. Jade’s thoughts were rooted in paranoia but her actions did not align with them as she shrugged off red flag after red flag. Paired with long chapters, that lack of urgency made the final third drag significantly. Moorhead seemed caught in a loop of false reveals toward the end, constantly serving up the "real" truth only to take it back a chapter later. Several odd details also felt completely abandoned - like whether there was an actual chain around Jade’s leg, or why Lucinda stole her engagement ring.
If you like messy family dynamics, and dual-timeline mysteries, then you will enjoy this book.