It is impossible to talk about this book without bringing The Initial Insult into the discussion, and BOTH of them are impossible to plot-talk without sounding unhinged. digging deep into poe's catalog to dust off the name "ada lalage." it's so saturated with winks and allusions that it would come off as silly if there weren't so many horrific things happening in the meat of the story, but no one's laughing at The Last Laugh. the orangutan doing her rue morgue thing. The poe references in The Initial Insult were laid on so thick it was almost obscenely referential, yet somehow she found more gold to mine for this one: the tell-tale heart-shaped best-friend necklaces. everything's not going to be okay.Įverything is going to be fucking awesome. this is not an "everything's gonna be okay" palliation of what happened during our first trip to amontillado, ohio. She's not interested in going easy on her readers, and The Last Laugh is just as bold and brutal as the first-my god, the maggots. You can only swallow so much of your own blood before it turns your gut black, tinting everything inside you darkly. I was leery that a second book might soften the blow of it, but i should have trusted in her enough by now, after reading four of her books i should have understood that 'softening' just isn't her thing. The ending of The Initial Insult was perfect: unexpected, shocking, ballsy-not just "for a YA book," but for ANYTHING, and the fact that it wasn't going to stand as written-an upraised middle finger to happy endings felt like a betrayal of that boldness. That was me being a polite little milquetoast. In my review of The Initial Insult, i said, "before i read this i was excited to see there was already a follow-up planned, but now that i’ve finished it, i’m apprehensive." Can she keep both mind and body together long enough to finally find out what happened to her parents?įulfilling my 2022 vow to read more YA/finish series i have started and left unfinished With time ticking down and an enemy she considers a friend lurking in the shadows, Tress’s grip on reality is failing. Ribbit is held by a pact he made with his mother long ago, a pact that must be delivered upon in four days. That means saving the girl, so that Felicity can take her place at his side and Ribbit can exact revenge on all who have done him wrong-which includes his cousin, Tress. ![]() ![]() In the past he’s willingly played the fool, but now it’s time to fulfill his destiny. Ribbit Usher has been a punchline his whole life-from his nickname to his latest turn as the unwitting star of a humiliating viral video. As her mind slides deeper into delirium, Tress is haunted by the growing sound of Felicity’s heartbeat pulsing from the “best friend” charm around her fevered neck. With an infected arm held together by duct tape, the panther who clawed her open on the loose, and the whole town on the hunt for the lost homecoming queen, the odds are stacked against Tress. ![]() Tress Montor murdered Felicity Turnado-but she might not have to live with the guilt for long. In the dark and stunning sequel to The Initial Insult, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis concludes this suspenseful YA duology as long-held family secrets finally come to light.
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