Tress is tired of not knowing what happened so she comes up with a plan to force Felicity to tell her all she knows about that night. Felicity was young when it happened and all she remembers is waking up and not knowing why she was alone. Tress’s parents disappeared one night and the last person to see them was Felicity. They used to be best friends when they were younger but because of a life-altering event that happened 7 years ago, that changed. Told in alternating POVs, with an added 3rd POV, we have Tress and Felicity. She always writes the most interesting stories with the most interesting characters. I haven’t had a chance to read all of her books, but I plan to this year. When I saw Initial Insult was written by Mindy McGinnis I knew it was going to be good. In the first book of this duology, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis draws inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe and masterfully delivers a dark, propulsive mystery in alternating points of view that unravels a friendship. With a drunken party above them, and a loose panther on the prowl, Tress will have her answers – or settle for revenge. A Halloween costume party at an abandoned house provides the ideal situation for Tress to pry the truth from Felicity – brick by brick – as she slowly seals her former best friend into a coal chute.

Felicity has buried what she knows so deeply that she can’t even remember what it is… only that she can’t look at Tress without having a panic attack. She knows that one misstep could send her tumbling from the top of the social ladder, and she’s worked hard to make everyone forget that she was with the Montors the night they disappeared. She might still be a Montor, but the entire town shuns her now that she lives with her drunken, one-eyed grandfather at what locals refer to as the “White Trash Zoo,” – a wild animal attraction featuring a zebra, a chimpanzee, and a panther, among other things.įelicity Turnado has it all – looks, money, and a secret that she’s kept hidden. When her parents disappeared seven years ago while driving her best friend home, Tress lost everything. Tress Montor knows that her family used to mean something-until she didn’t have a family anymore. Welcome to Amontillado, Ohio, where your last name is worth more than money, and secrets can be kept… for a price. Published by Katherine Tegen Books on February 23, 2021 The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1) by Mindy McGinnis This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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