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lellaphant 's review for:
Pivot Point
by Kasie West
Well. Let me see... it was alright. It was most definitely not what I was expecting - I thought that it would be a primarily sci-fi/fantasy-ish book with the romance as a side plot (as in most sci-fi-ish YA books), but it was in fact quite the opposite. The primary focus was Addie's relationship with the boys in each different future, and while that surprised me (and made the book a tad bit less enjoyable), it was still pretty good.
The Good:
1. The writing. Kasie West is a talented writer, I have to give her that. And she certainly came up with a very interesting idea. Again, I wish she had focused more on the fact that there are these people that can do things with their minds (!), but she did manage to make an otherwise extremely romantic book pretty interesting (the whole murder thing, for instance). Unfortunately, the real action-y bits were all towards the end. (And they weren't really all that action-y).
The Bad:
1. Addie. Okay, I get it - she grew up in some fancy little area where she's all sheltered and stuff, but there is no way she would literally be that stupid. I mean, come on. In a fancy advanced area, you have to have things like, I dunno, contacts?! Or maybe even normal social interactions?? Because that was the other thing - Addie had the social skills of a two year old. I'm pretty awkward and whatnot, but there is no way that I'm that much of an idiot! She spent most of her time outside the compound trying to make this guy be her "boy best friend" and that was all so awkward I wanted to cringe! I did cringe! Please, can we please teach her how to interact with people? Living in the same town your entire life does not mean that you can't interact with strangers and act somewhat normal. I mean, really. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Addie annoyed me to no end. She was like a wannabe everything - wannabe nerd (fail), wannabe introvert (also fail), and wannabe "books are my entire life so therefore I think that they determine how everyone's life should be" person (gag). Ugh.
2. The whole two-different-futures going on at once thing. I was so confused sometimes. There would be a chapter set in one future, then another in the other, and I got really lost. It all kinda blended together after a while, basically.
The Good:
1. The writing. Kasie West is a talented writer, I have to give her that. And she certainly came up with a very interesting idea. Again, I wish she had focused more on the fact that there are these people that can do things with their minds (!), but she did manage to make an otherwise extremely romantic book pretty interesting (the whole murder thing, for instance). Unfortunately, the real action-y bits were all towards the end. (And they weren't really all that action-y).
The Bad:
1. Addie. Okay, I get it - she grew up in some fancy little area where she's all sheltered and stuff, but there is no way she would literally be that stupid. I mean, come on. In a fancy advanced area, you have to have things like, I dunno, contacts?! Or maybe even normal social interactions?? Because that was the other thing - Addie had the social skills of a two year old. I'm pretty awkward and whatnot, but there is no way that I'm that much of an idiot! She spent most of her time outside the compound trying to make this guy be her "boy best friend" and that was all so awkward I wanted to cringe! I did cringe! Please, can we please teach her how to interact with people? Living in the same town your entire life does not mean that you can't interact with strangers and act somewhat normal. I mean, really. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Addie annoyed me to no end. She was like a wannabe everything - wannabe nerd (fail), wannabe introvert (also fail), and wannabe "books are my entire life so therefore I think that they determine how everyone's life should be" person (gag). Ugh.
2. The whole two-different-futures going on at once thing. I was so confused sometimes. There would be a chapter set in one future, then another in the other, and I got really lost. It all kinda blended together after a while, basically.