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A review by kblincoln
Split Second by Kasie West
4.0
My four stars is only for those of you who have read the first book and loved it as much as I did. Otherwise, I don't really recommend reading this-- not good as a stand alone and most of my enjoyment derived from the pleasure of seeing how the problems from the characters in the first book turned out.
If you haven't read the first book yet, I don't recommend reading my review, it may be a bit spoilery. Stop now, no really, I mean it. The plot twists and the cool way the author treats the main character's ability to see divergent paths her life takes is a major cool factor here. You don't want your surprise to be diluted.
Everyone knows that resolving a romance in a series takes away some tension, right? West found a way to give us romance-lovers the squee moments of two people falling in love, and then a realistic (okay, only realistic if you suspend disbelief for the paranormal aspects of this story) cool way to undo all the relationshipping accomplished in the first book!
We're back to square one. Literally. Or are we? 'Cause what's better than breaking the central romantic relationship built in the first book in a believable way? Making Addie *remember* how much she loves Trevor but not letting Trevor remember! And adding Addie's best firend, Laila, discovering her own love to the book. Two building romances for the price of one! With extra added longing-after angst as Addie tries to curtail her feelings for Trevor since he doesn't share her memories!
Oh yes, there's also some plot with the Compound authorities trying to trick Addie into betraying them, cardboard cut-out villain Duke being inconsistently dastardly, and some development of Addie's relationships with her parents, but really we're in this story for the romance, and this sequel dishes it out in spades with POV switches between Laila and Addie I didn't mind because of how solidly they were developed in the first book.
If you haven't read the first book yet, I don't recommend reading my review, it may be a bit spoilery. Stop now, no really, I mean it. The plot twists and the cool way the author treats the main character's ability to see divergent paths her life takes is a major cool factor here. You don't want your surprise to be diluted.
Everyone knows that resolving a romance in a series takes away some tension, right? West found a way to give us romance-lovers the squee moments of two people falling in love, and then a realistic (okay, only realistic if you suspend disbelief for the paranormal aspects of this story) cool way to undo all the relationshipping accomplished in the first book!
We're back to square one. Literally. Or are we? 'Cause what's better than breaking the central romantic relationship built in the first book in a believable way? Making Addie *remember* how much she loves Trevor but not letting Trevor remember! And adding Addie's best firend, Laila, discovering her own love to the book. Two building romances for the price of one! With extra added longing-after angst as Addie tries to curtail her feelings for Trevor since he doesn't share her memories!
Oh yes, there's also some plot with the Compound authorities trying to trick Addie into betraying them, cardboard cut-out villain Duke being inconsistently dastardly, and some development of Addie's relationships with her parents, but really we're in this story for the romance, and this sequel dishes it out in spades with POV switches between Laila and Addie I didn't mind because of how solidly they were developed in the first book.