Rating: 2.5/5 Stars
Initial Insult follows two girls-Tress and Felicity throughout life. They were friends, then they were not.
Initial Insult is marketed as a thriller on Goodreads, however it is NOT a thriller at all. Yes, Tress’ parents disappear, but we don’t really go in why they disappeared and what really happened. There is one time Tress calls the tip hotline and that is it. That’s the only way it goes into it. I didn’t like how Felicity and her mother looked down on seizures and how horrible they are. Yes, they are deliberating, but the mentality they share is a bit disgusting in my opinion. They think it will make them lesser people and that she will never get married or have anything if she shows others that she has seizures. I really didn’t like that and how they just talked about it. The beginning is really juvenile. I found it hard to follow at times because the book jumps time periods and point of views, so jumping in mid chapter was confusing. This is a character driven novel as well. I did like the friendship progression and see the hardships they went through separately.