My thoughts were mixed on this read. On one hand, I was intrigued the entire time, partially due to the entertaining audiobook narration and also due to the gossip-filled, train-wreck-like nature of the plot. 

I enjoyed the true crime podcast angle at first, but unfortunately, by the end, that aspect felt forced and more like a gimmick.  It felt as though it wasn't fully explored, so I was ultimately unsatisfied. Ironically or intentionally, that fits the true crime podcast plot and narrative device, as most of those things end incompletely or unsatisfactorily. 

Additionally, there were too many frustrating scenes with illogical characters. So many conflicts and issues would have been avoided if some of these people had used rational reasoning. 

So, in the end, I found elements of the read entertaining, but ultimately it wasn't that great. Just meh.