Slow and Steady
From what I read, you can already tell that this will be a book full of dramatic build ups to mysterious highs. These first few pages introduced the reader to multiple characters in a 24 year span who have not all been connected yet. That to me is already a trill. In this story, we see new beginnings on one end and a budding mystery on the other end. To me, it may seem that multiple characters are being thrown, but I am excited to see how every story connects.