The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis

The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis book cover

Tress Montor knows that her family used to mean something—until she didn’t have a family anymore. When her parents disappeared seven years ago while driving her best friend home, Tress lost everything. 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. Felicity Turnado has it all – looks, money, and a secret that she’s kept hidden. She knows that one misstep… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Rape & dubious consent scenes, implied
  • Alcohol consumption & recreational drug use
  • Graphic blood & injury depiction, including influenza epidemic, emesis, and seizures
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a friend & parents
  • Kidnapping & captivity
  • Death of a pet
  • Animal attack