I wasn't sure what to expect with this book, but I really enjoyed it. The present day segments reminded me a little of some of my favorite historical mystery series like the Lily Adler Mysteries and the Gilded Newport Mysteries, but in a contemporary setting. I actually thought the pacing between the past and present segments was done pretty well, the journal entries were interspersed in such a way that the reader was discovering them at the same time as Annie. I got pretty sucked in and had my own mental murder board going as more information was revealed. I also thought the author managed to handle introducing all of the characters/suspects in such a way that they were revealed gradually and with enough emphasis that it was fairly easy to keep track of them all. The audiobook narrators were both good, and reflected the different outlooks of their characters in their delivery. Annie had more of a sense of humor and Frances was more introspective. I'd definitely read more from this series.