Split Second (Pivot Point, #2)

by Kasie West

[Ashley]

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3.5 Stars

A few things are completely undeniable. Most importantly, Kasie West knows how to rock romances. She's a master at creating two characters with mouth-watering chemistry. It's seriously incredible! I knew Addie and Trevor had it, but Laila and Connor... ohhh damn. Hot stuff!

But I do have to say, I'm a tiny bit disappointed. Split Second wasn't bad or anything (far from it!), but honestly.. I think I was hoping for a little more. I can't help but feel that Pivot Point rocked harder and this sequel didn't quite live up to the first book. Split Second was good, but I wouldn't say it floored me.. and I wanted to be floored!

For starters, we kind of got off on the wrong foot. When I started the book, I thought I had remembered everything from Pivot Point, but it turns out, I had forgotten a few details. There isn't a really detailed recap in Split Second, so I felt like I was being thrown into the deep end. I was a bit lost and struggling to pick up the pieces. Eventually it did all come back to me, but it doesn't change the fact that I was hazy on the details for a while.

And I also felt like many parts of the book felt unresolved. I suppose it was realistic in the sense that the teenagers just wanted to fix their own lives/romances and didn't care much beyond that. But as a result, I felt like we didn't get much information at all about the government and the whole compound society. I finished the book feeling like I didn't have a good understanding of how that was left. I think I expected it to turn into some kind of "Let's overthrow the government and uncover all the secrets and change the world" book, but it totally didn't. And the fact that it didn't was a bit disappointing after learning that the government supposedly changed its citizens memories A LOT.

I know I'm complaining a lot, but the fact is that I DID like the book. It was fun, swoony, and a bit hilarious at times! It was definitely a good book. I'm just a bit mopey because I wanted it to be SO SUPER FREAKING AMAZING like Pivot Point was, but it didn't wow me to that same degree. I really LIKED everything. I just kept waiting for the moment when I'd fall head over heels in love with the book, and it never quite got there!