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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
“One person can't change the future. Do you know how many people and things are involved in every major event that happens? Sure, you might be able to change some of the minor aspects of a day, but ultimately things that are going to happen, if you go along a certain path, do happen.”
I finished this book yesterday night, and I thought about it the whole day xD
I think the concept of the story is very unique and something I have never read before, I love it!
I'm always fascinated and interested in special abilities, and I love how the world around Addie is constructed. The Compound: OMG sounds amazing!!
It's very fast paced and I constantly wanted to know what happens next in both of the scenarios. I couldn't stop myself from reading but I also didn't want it to end so soon.
Then the ending broke my heart... but it also gives some hope...
I can't wait for book 2!
I loved how the scenarios first are so different and then come kinda together in the end =D but are still very different...
I enjoyed the characters, the only one that annoyed me after some time was Duke, but only a little =D
“Our relationship feels different. Like someone has taken my favorite sweater and thrown it in the dryer and it doesn't fit right anymore. I want to pull and tug on it until it feels comfortable again.”
My favorite characters are Addie, her Dad and Trevor and of course Trevor's little Brother =D
“Do you ever feel like you do something or are something for so long that it defines you?”
“Just promise me something. If this is a Search and you don't pick me, don't pick this path, for whatever reason, promise me you won't Erase me.”
I finished this book yesterday night, and I thought about it the whole day xD
I think the concept of the story is very unique and something I have never read before, I love it!
I'm always fascinated and interested in special abilities, and I love how the world around Addie is constructed. The Compound: OMG sounds amazing!!
It's very fast paced and I constantly wanted to know what happens next in both of the scenarios. I couldn't stop myself from reading but I also didn't want it to end so soon.
Then the ending broke my heart... but it also gives some hope...
I can't wait for book 2!
I loved how the scenarios first are so different and then come kinda together in the end =D but are still very different...
I enjoyed the characters, the only one that annoyed me after some time was Duke, but only a little =D
“Our relationship feels different. Like someone has taken my favorite sweater and thrown it in the dryer and it doesn't fit right anymore. I want to pull and tug on it until it feels comfortable again.”
My favorite characters are Addie, her Dad and Trevor and of course Trevor's little Brother =D
“Do you ever feel like you do something or are something for so long that it defines you?”
“Just promise me something. If this is a Search and you don't pick me, don't pick this path, for whatever reason, promise me you won't Erase me.”
Omg I can't rememer the last time I felt so emotional reading a friggin book. Soo good! Even though I understod most of what would happen at the end. There was a lit of foreshadowing, some false but most of the things I though was going to happen happend. But still omggg. It does not matter, and I need to read split seconds asap.
I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!! I thought I might not because how lame her power was but, man, I was SO wrong.
Actual rating. Is 4.5 stars. Proper thought gathered review to follow.
4.5 stars
Pivot Point was not what I expected and that was a good thing as I did not expect it to be good. In Pivot Point Kasie West managed to mix genres in such a way that it comes off practical and real to life even though many of the characters have superhuman mental abilities. But somehow the novel feels contemporary and "normal".
Our main character, Addie, is a searcher and this means when a decision comes her way she is able to "search" the future to see where the two paths of the decision will lead. The decision facing Addie in this novel is her parents are divorcing and she must decide whether she will stay with her mother in the compound, a town which is special to the superhuman individuals, or go live with her father who is moving to a town with "normals" (aka us boring people). The novel spends almost its entirety going back and forth between these two options for a time period of 6 weeks, but what is only mere moments for Addie overall as she searches.
The two paths have similarities, which are nicely weaved into each side of the story, but they have strikingly different outcomes. Addie must decide which is the best of two terrible options. Honestly I did not know how she was ever going to decide until things started becoming really clear about two-thirds in. Even with the outcomes, the decision is not a terribly easy one and your heart breaks a bit for Addie having to decide between two people she loves.
Not only did the story have an interesting premise, a well-incorporated sci-fi element, smooth writing and a great lead character, the book was also funny in many parts. The seriousness is balanced well with the humor. The dialogue between characters was a highlight of this novel and I found I did not want to put it down.
Overall Pivot Point is entertaining, well-written and made sci-fi feel effortless in its normalcy. I really look forward to book two!
Pivot Point was not what I expected and that was a good thing as I did not expect it to be good. In Pivot Point Kasie West managed to mix genres in such a way that it comes off practical and real to life even though many of the characters have superhuman mental abilities. But somehow the novel feels contemporary and "normal".
Our main character, Addie, is a searcher and this means when a decision comes her way she is able to "search" the future to see where the two paths of the decision will lead. The decision facing Addie in this novel is her parents are divorcing and she must decide whether she will stay with her mother in the compound, a town which is special to the superhuman individuals, or go live with her father who is moving to a town with "normals" (aka us boring people). The novel spends almost its entirety going back and forth between these two options for a time period of 6 weeks, but what is only mere moments for Addie overall as she searches.
The two paths have similarities, which are nicely weaved into each side of the story, but they have strikingly different outcomes. Addie must decide which is the best of two terrible options. Honestly I did not know how she was ever going to decide until things started becoming really clear about two-thirds in. Even with the outcomes, the decision is not a terribly easy one and your heart breaks a bit for Addie having to decide between two people she loves.
Not only did the story have an interesting premise, a well-incorporated sci-fi element, smooth writing and a great lead character, the book was also funny in many parts. The seriousness is balanced well with the humor. The dialogue between characters was a highlight of this novel and I found I did not want to put it down.
Overall Pivot Point is entertaining, well-written and made sci-fi feel effortless in its normalcy. I really look forward to book two!
This!! Kasie West is one of my newly discovered favorite authors. She flawlessly executed the dual storyline and connected them in small, clever ways. At times, it was a bit predictable, but the story was so engrossing that I forgive her. West knows how to weave a story and keep you on the edge of your seat. I was pulling my hair out by the time I got to the climax of the story, especially since there weren't that many pages left and it seemed far from resolved, or at least far from how I wanted it to be resolved, but there's a sequel so we can all breathe easy.
I thought this was going to be a 4 star read, but the second half of the book really had me entranced and stressed out. Can't wait for Split Second!
Interesting concept, and really interesting book most of the time, but mired down in creepy drug dealers and the Texan obsession with highschool football.
Phenomenal. I wish I would have read this book sooner.