Book Review: THE INITIAL INSULT by Mindy McGinnis

 

The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Mindy McGinnis is an "auto-buy" author for me --- meaning: I will read anything she writes because I am a huge fan of her talented writing and a masterful storytelling.

This story, THE INITIAL INSULT, is one that left me shaking my head at the end.

Did I like it? Did I love it? Did I hate it? I had to take a few weeks just to process what I'd digested.

It's a complicated story (which I love). It's a weird/unique story (which I love). It was exceptionally written (love). The timeline was nonlinear (which I personally struggle with oftentimes). This is the first of two books, and plotlines are not yet resolved (which is hard for me, because I'm an impatient person). I listened to an early audio edition that was read by a non-human voice (which I disliked). Side note: I've noticed a lot of other reviews give Mindy less stars on the review because of the awful synthetic audio, but that is NOT Mindy's fault, for heaven's sake! So that in no way influences this review. And rest assured, the finished audio book for sale to the general public is recorded by a professional narrator.

However, I do think that this is the type of story that is better served by a visual copy of the book because of the timeline jumps, point-of-view shifts, and unusual name pronunciations.

Overall, I loved this complicated and unusual story of teenage revenge, and I look forward to the next book!

Thanks, Mindy, for another great rollercoaster of a story.


[I received an early audio copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley for free in exchange for an honest review. This is no way influenced my opinion.]

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