diff --git a/Sources/RDReaderView/ReaderView/Paging/RDReaderPreloadController.swift b/Sources/RDReaderView/ReaderView/Paging/RDReaderPreloadController.swift
index 20f7f32..293b4b3 100644
--- a/Sources/RDReaderView/ReaderView/Paging/RDReaderPreloadController.swift
+++ b/Sources/RDReaderView/ReaderView/Paging/RDReaderPreloadController.swift
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ final class RDReaderPreloadController {
     }
 
     func invalidate(environment: Environment) {
+        RDReaderTapDebug.log(
+            "PreloadController.invalidate",
+            "clearing pageCurlCached=\(pageCurlCachedViews.keys.sorted()) preloaded=\(preloadedPageViews.keys.sorted())"
+        )
         pageCurlCachedViews.values.forEach { $0.removeFromSuperview() }
         preloadedPageViews.values.forEach { $0.removeFromSuperview() }
         pageCurlCachedViews.removeAll()
@@ -81,8 +85,16 @@ final class RDReaderPreloadController {
         let view: UIView
         if let reusableView = detachedReusablePageView(for: pageNum) {
             view = reusableView
+            RDReaderTapDebug.log(
+                "PreloadController.pageViewForDisplay",
+                "cache HIT page=\(pageNum) view=\(RDReaderTapDebug.describe(reusableView))"
+            )
         } else {
             view = contentViewProvider(pageNum, nil) ?? UIView()
+            RDReaderTapDebug.log(
+                "PreloadController.pageViewForDisplay",
+                "cache MISS page=\(pageNum) created=\(RDReaderTapDebug.describe(view))"
+            )
         }
         if shouldCache(view: view, for: pageNum, environment: environment) {
             pageCurlCachedViews[pageNum] = view
@@ -95,6 +107,10 @@ final class RDReaderPreloadController {
     func takePreloadedView(for pageNum: Int) -> UIView? {
         let preloaded = preloadedPageViews.removeValue(forKey: pageNum)
         preloaded?.removeFromSuperview()
+        RDReaderTapDebug.log(
+            "PreloadController.takePreloadedView",
+            "cache \(preloaded == nil ? "MISS" : "HIT") page=\(pageNum) view=\(RDReaderTapDebug.describe(preloaded))"
+        )
         return preloaded
     }
 
@@ -118,10 +134,22 @@ final class RDReaderPreloadController {
             let contentView: UIView
             if let existing = preloadedPageViews[targetPage], existing.superview === preloadHostView {
                 contentView = existing
+                RDReaderTapDebug.log(
+                    "PreloadController.prime",
+                    "cache HIT(preloaded) page=\(targetPage) view=\(RDReaderTapDebug.describe(existing))"
+                )
             } else if let cached = pageCurlCachedViews.removeValue(forKey: targetPage), cached.superview == nil {
                 contentView = cached
+                RDReaderTapDebug.log(
+                    "PreloadController.prime",
+                    "cache HIT(pageCurl) page=\(targetPage) view=\(RDReaderTapDebug.describe(cached))"
+                )
             } else {
                 contentView = contentViewProvider(targetPage, nil) ?? UIView()
+                RDReaderTapDebug.log(
+                    "PreloadController.prime",
+                    "cache MISS page=\(targetPage) created=\(RDReaderTapDebug.describe(contentView))"
+                )
             }
             let shouldCacheContentView = shouldCache(view: contentView, for: targetPage, environment: environment)
             if shouldCacheContentView {